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Packing Co., at Hoonah. A small amount of crabs also was canned 

 at the salmon cannery of the Alaska Year-Round Canneries Co., at 

 Seldovia, in the central district. 



The total investment, all in the southeastern district, was $59,872, 

 and 29 whites and 6 natives were employed. The output consisted 

 of 124,805 pounds of cold-packed crab meat, valued at $49,185; 

 2,200 dozen crabs in the shell, valued at $3,572; and 87 bi cases of 

 1-pound cans, valued at $600. The total value of products in 1925 

 was $53,357, as compared with $48,727 in 1924, a gain of 9.5 per 



cent. 



TROUT 



There was no separate investment for handling trout in Alaska in 

 1925, all operations being incidental to other branches of the fisheries. 

 The products were as follows: Dolly Vardens, 13,370 pounds frozen, 

 valued at $1,093; 31,309 pounds fresh, valued at $4,566; and 5 barrels 

 pickled, valued at $60; a total of 45,679 pounds, valued at $5,719; 

 steelheads, 6,973 pounds frozen, valued at $343, and 500 pounds 

 fresh, valued at $75, a total of 7,473 pounds, valued at $418. The 

 total production of both species was 53,152 pounds, valued at $6,137. 

 No trout were canned. The production in 1924 was 61,262 pounds, 

 valued at $6,741. 



MISCELLANEOUS FISHERY PRODUCTS 



Minor species of fish are taken in small quantities, chiefly in con- 

 nection with the halibut fishery. In 1925 such products were as 

 follows: Sablefish, 190,517 pounds fresh, valued at $7,477; 731,912 

 pounds frozen, valued at $30,971; and 120,096 pounds pickled, valued 

 at $6,388; rockfishes, 23,936 pounds fresh, valued at $490; smelt, 

 23,420 pounds frozen, valued at $2,342; "lingcod," 30,736 pounds 

 fresh, valued at $615; flounders, 10,835 pounds frozen, valued at $108. 



