316 U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
FRESH SALMON 
Twenty-four firms in southeast Alaska, most of which were engaged 
primarily in other branches of the fisheries, reported an output of 
fresh salmon. The total products amounted to 4,690,507 pounds, 
valued at $369,442, as compared with 2,951,636 pounds valued at 
$168,427 in 1935—an increase of 59 percent in quantity and 119 per- 
cent in value. These figures do not include salmon for fox feed, which 
is shown under miscellaneous salmon products. 
Products of the Alaska fresh-salmon industry in 1936 





Species Pounds Value 
@oho;yorisily ens eyes ee ce Ee i Se SNS Ue 2 ey) ete he 1, 967, 543 $101, 410 
@humyor kta. 225. oe e ee ot are oe ee eee ee ee eee 43, 051 860 
Pink 00 bump baekoeto= 2s 2as eae nanan Ee Se ee tats 5 I 2, 500 75 
King, or spring. pepe ee i then Hoo eee SSO e es ak )ee cece ee Le pee 2, 677, 413 267, 097 
TN Gegliea fae kee ee es oe hs bo ee eens See se ees eee eS Sd 4, 690, 507 369, 442 
FREEZING 
The freezing of salmon in Alaska was largely incidental to the 
mild-curing industry and was carried on only in the southeastern 
district. One cold-storage plant whose chief output was frozen 
salmon gave employment to 18 white shoresmen. The total output 
was 5,574,914 pounds, valued at $374,330, as compared with 4,266,834 
pounds valued at $270,178 in 1935—an increase of about 31 percent 
In quantity and 39 percent in value. 
Salmon that were frozen for use as bait in the halibut fishery are 
not included in the above figures but are shown under miscellaneous 
salmon products. 
Products of the Alaska frozen-salmon industry in 1936 








Species Pounds Value 
Gonos Or Sera a ae ee ee ee Lek ee ee cn re 2, 805, 468 $195, 404 
Chum, or keta___-__- 771, 468 22, 418 
Pink, or humpback- 51, 128 1, 749 
King, or Spring_--- 1, 946, 054 154, 684 
Red; or sockeye: = 2225 Ft Soe eee ee oa = ee ee bro ta eo 796 75 
MNotalacn 2. 22 sl eee Se oe oe Re nae oo as Se ee has ooo Sea ee 5, 574, 914 374, 330 



DRY-SALTED, DRIED, AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS SALMON PRODUCTS 
Two operators in southeast Alaska and one in the western district 
reported the dry-salting of salmon, the total production amounting 
to 30,100 pounds, valued at $4,035. Seven white fishermen were 
employed in these operations in southeast Alaska. In the central 
district one of the canneries on Cook Inlet prepared 75 cases, or 
3,600 pounds, of fish pudding, Norwegian style, valued: at $500. 
The fish used for this purpose were mostly chums, with a smal! amount 
of cohos and pinks. Other miscellaneous pr oducts consisted of 439,238 
pounds of frozen salmon, valued at $4,535, for use as bait in the halibut 
fishery, and 44,980 pounds of fresh salmon for fox feed, valued at $430. 
