FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1936 953 
Fisheries of the Mississippi River between Lake Pepin and Lake Keokuk, 1985—Con. 
OPERATING UNITS: By States 

Item Illinois Iowa Minnesota | Wisconsin Total 
Fishermen: Number Number Number Number Number 
IROGUl anes arene net oc hawt aenesacobens 29 63 198 
COP CA La ae eee eens te a 157 163 681 
Totals: oso cco sk oc caweteek eee 186 226 779 
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Boats 
COL TY ee Sah he ee a Seep ene 122 113 474 
Othersosee ene eee cee ae 54 55 208 
Apparatus: 
Hanliseines!- 222 oso bs Sueno 22 47 108 
Weangthtsvards=—s-2es asec 3, 300 5, 265 9, 967 19, 883 
Gill nets, Anchorman. een Hall SFU (Ne ene 3} 6 9 
Squarewardss-.0 00522 Le SL eee eee 14, 737 19, 402 
‘Erammielpnetss222=- 250-22... 8222 22 6 on sacceotes eeu benseoos doen 58 
Squaresyards#-- 2-4. 2-2 5.22.-..22425 796 65526" 22 525 32S ee eee 7, 322 
Tins stroGses ae peeks waco. ceca ete 47 13 167 
18 (00) fo Se es ee 9, 500 4, 700 1, 300 17, 800 
MV RO MCUs rnanc nn oe oe ee canes 2, 425 4, 189 1, 128 7, 742 
1D) 90) 1005) Cen ee Se eho R EEE as Reece (i 1 DR) Nee RS eesocseocuee 19 

CATCH: By StatTEs 
Species Tilinois Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin Total 
Pounds) Value |Pounds| Value |Pownds| Value | Pounds | Value| Pownds | Value 
OWN feos eso eee 7, 600 $152] 55,700) $1, 114 2, 500 $50 82, 590) $1,722} 148, 390} $3, 038 
aie peeceessese 191,000} 7,850} 412,400} 16,496} 43,000) 1,950] 348, 600} 14,344} 995,000} 40, 640 
ae Ree en ee eee 373, 000} 11, 160} 889, 100] 26, 673) 135,800} 4, 074/1, 046, 000] 31, 380}2, 443, 900} 73, 287 
Carhah: and bullheads. 155, 800} 15, 580} 310,800) 31,080} 9,900 990} 155,500} 15,550} 632, 000} 63, 200 

10) Le Se ee 200 20 800 SO casters eee 2k 150 20 1, 150 120 
Mooneye..-...-.------- 500 10} =3,000 60] 1,500 30| 34,900 698] 39, 900 798 
Paddlefish or spoon- 
billicat sa sss sss 2, 250 225 3, 650 306 |Seeseeealseecece 100 10 6, 000 600 
Pikeor pickere) ss222e. | 2.2 eee 5, 550 Z| Ree ae ee are 5, 550 277 
Sheepshead -----.----- 129,900} 6,491) 216,900} 10,895) 50,800) 2,540} 167,100} 8,355) 564,700) 28, 281 
Sturgeon, shovelnose--|-------_|------- SL LOO | sh 110 | eee ee ee ee ee ee Pee 31, 100} 3,110 
poe Smullet?= s222" 10, 300 206} 35, 000 700} 10,500 210} 44,400 888} 100,200} 2,004 
urtles: 
Snapper=<..<3- =.= 1, 400 28} 7,200 144 800 16) 11,900 238] 21,300 426 
Soft shell_......... 1, 000 20! 4,950 (Oe) Fa ays (eee 4, 800 96} 10,750 215 
Totaloe +=... 872, 950} 41, 742/1,976,150| 91, 093} 254,800} 9, 860]1, 896, 040) 73, 301/4, 999, 940/215, 996 
FISHERIES OF ALASKA '° 
The commercial catch of fishery products in Alaska during 1935, 
exclusive of whales, amounted to 638,335,513 pounds, valued at 
$8,702,783, which is a decrease of 21 percent in volume and 26 percent 
in value as compared with the catch in 1934. Of the total catch in 
1935, 434,003,732 pounds, valued at $6,969,791, consisted of salmon; 
201,789,468 pounds, valued at $1,586,032, other fish; and 2,542,313 
pounds, valued at $146,960, shellfish. In addition, 394 whales were 
taken. These fisheries gave employment to 9,208 fishermen, 1,551 
persons on transporting craft, and 11,861 persons in fisheries whole- 
sale and manufacturing industries—a total of 22 ,620 persons, which is 
a decrease of 14 percent as compared with the ‘number employed in 
1934. 
16 Statistics for the fisheries of Alaska are collected and compiled by the Alaska Division of this Bureau. 
A summary of these statistics appears in this section. For detailed figures the reader is referred to Alaska 
Fishery and Fur-Seal Industries in 1935, by Ward T. Bower, Appendix 1 to the Report of the Commissioner 
of Fisheries for the fiscal year 1936. 
