FISHERY INDUSTRIES. 



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SHORE STATIONS. 



Only two concerns in southeast Alaska reported having handled 

 any cod. They were Libby, McNeill & Libby and the New England 

 Fish Co., both of which froze a few tons of cod incidentally in the 

 freezing of halibut. The more important operators in central Alaska 

 were the Alaska Ocean Food Co., at Port Chatham; W. J. Erskine Co, 

 and O. Kraft & Son, at Kodiak; Shumagin Packing Co., at Squaw 

 Harbor; Pacific American Fisheries, at Ikatan; and the Union Fish 

 Co. and the Alaska Codfish Co., at several stations in the Shumagin 

 and Sannak Islands. 



STATISTICAL SUMMARY. 



The investment in the Alaska codfish industry- in 1919 was $1,286,- 

 075, which is an increase of S14,957 over that of 1918. A total of 

 702 persons were employed as compared with 697 in 1918. 



A total of 10,893,312 pounds of cod was produced, having a value 

 of $825,990. This is a decrease of 3,169,648 pounds in production, 

 and $131,194 in value. 



Investment, Persons Engaged, and Products op Ala.ska Cod Fishery in 1919. 



