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Persons engaged, wages paid, and operating units, Alaska herring industry, 1936 



















Southeast Central Western 
Item Alaska Alaska Alaska Total 
PERSONS ENGAGED 
Fishermen: 
AWA TOS Bee eee ee ee ane aoe neo ae 226 214 19 459 
INGE VOS Eee eee An eens oe ee Be an aera een | at aa 4 3 7 
TOUR yaya eo oo ee ee Sean aero aee 226 218 22 466 
_ = —— 
Shoresmen: 
Wi EGS ee oe aes Se a en oo as oo eee eee es 170 384 42 596 
ING CUV6S eee eee re ne eee ae Fae eee eee oe 3 32 35 
Mota ee en wees Pe he eee ea eee 170 387 74 631 
——SSS aS SSS SSS 
Mransporters si WiibeS ase e eee = ae eee a See ee eee 14. |. Soe 14 
: eons Be te 
Grandi totals ses se ae en nee eee ane 396 619 96 1,111 
Wages paid shoresmientsas= ya 2 SEE eS Eee eae $70, 968 $164, 034 $17,974 | $252,976 
iWages paid tranSporterss=so0 ese a= —— ee 235/091: | secs 23, 091 
OPERATING UNITS 
Plants: 
SHOTG See ee a ee ee eae 5 ll 8 24 
Floating: 
IPOWerVCSSOl_ 2 aa ee ene ee ne wee ee eee ee eee eee pg |e Me Babes 22 2 1 
INet tonmage: Soa: eee eee ene ee 1, 5004 | eet seen 1, 597 
Sailinpsviessels ete ee ee ee eee een ae el eee ee ey, 
ING One Soe A ee ee |e eae 1303) | soe see 1, 303 
Motal plants operatedt lat _22 iS eos aaese es ee 5 14 8 27 
Vessels: 
Power Over a tons22 2st se ess eee 35 34 2 71 
IN(etRWopaba ee ie ae ee cates 1, 100 1,101 11 2, 212 
Mann chose et aus es oe oe een ee ee i ered es ee 2 3 
IPO wer GOnleS sn. ae ee ee ee ee ee a te Se ee 4 4 
Seine skifis” 22 Oan-- on os seen ese asoseeen oe eeoene 13 17 2 32 
Other rowboats and skiffs_ 17 9 10 36 
SCO WS ee ee een eee ee 0) ese se eee ae 3 
P36) CVC eee oe ee eee wee il pes eg SS NE 1 
Apparatus: 
IPUTSO SCINOS oo ae ee ee eee ne ee eee eee 36 O2)c AL ee 68 
athomish: 223222 Sy Se es ee ee ce eae 5, 830 5; 288))| 22s eee 11, 118 
Gali ese eee re a a ee ee eae ee oe 33 33 
VEYA aYoraetsce se ween Se ee ee) |e ee See ctos 1, 271 ip ovAl 
IPOUNGISCINGS s== ee aee ee eee ae ee eee eee 8 >| 223 ee ee 
120) 0 wa (0 (ey Se ee ee ea 5 2. | ae 7 
Products of Alaska herring industry in 1936 
Southeast Alaska Central Alaska Western Alaska Total 
Item — ee se eae 
Pounds | Value | Pounds Value | Pounds} Value | Pounds Value 
Mresh> for aiteas)=-=ss— 2, 649, 400} $29, 201 4, 700 $59 |. ee sae eee 2, 654, 100} $29, 260 
Frozen, for bait___.----- 3.057, 805] 21 940) fics saa Ee ee Se ea Ee eee 3, 057, 805] 21, 940 
Pickled, for bait...--_--- 586, 200" $7 61000] Src 7k Ps pee ees Si oo 586, 200 6, 000 
Pickled, for food: 
Scotch cure_----=-.-3 759, 250] 36,374} 8,162,525) 392, 093/2, 491, 450 $109, 744] 11, 413, 225} 538, 211 
Norwegian’ cure! 222 U2. 22 22-- 52 2, 125 17) Rh eS Se 2, 125 92 
Roused for food (bloater 
FSH IOY GN) ees oe YA oe ae | ieee ee ee | as 66, 800) 11, 597 66,800} 11, 597 
Spiced £o42e oes =stcee 1, 500 NL Peeters Se eee oa eee eee BEE es ere ae Se 15 125 
Migal ee ent i iaees See 11, 628, 749] 223, 165] 16, 756,319} 298, 849)_.__.____|--..---- 28, 385, 068] 522, 014 
OUT ee 1 10,235, 302] 372, 680)? 17,785, 995) 578, 713]__._--_--|-------- 3 28,021, 297| 946, 393 
Totals osetes 28, 918, 206} 689, 485] 42, 711, 6641, 264, 806}2, 558, 250} 121, 341) 74, 188, 120/2, 075, 632 
1 1,364,707 gallons. 42,371,466 gallons. 3 3,736,173 gallons. 
HALIBUT 
The voluntary control of production by the halibut fleet was con- 
tinued in 1936 on practically the same basis as in the preceding year, 
its advantages being increasingly apparent as the provisions were 
