ALASKA FISHERY AND FUR-SEAL INDUSTRIES 299 
GENERAL STATISTICS OF THE FISHERIES 
The total number of persons engaged in the fisheries of Alaska in 
1936 was 30,383, or 7,763 more than in 1935. Fishery products were 
valued at $50,455,272, an increase of $19,224,626, or about 62 percent, 
over the value in the preceding year. Of the total amount, 92.2 
percent represented the value of salmon products; 4.1 percent, herring; 
1.9 percent, halibut; and 1.8 percent, the value of all other fishery 
products. 

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