FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1921. 



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CANNED OYSTERS. 



The pack of oysters in 1921 amounted to 455,550 cases, valued at 

 $2,179,271. Maryland leads in the quantity and value of the pack, 

 Mississippi ranking second, and South Carolina third. 



Pack of Oysters, by States, 1921. 



MISCELLANEOUS CANNED FISHERY PRODUCTS. 



In addition to the products given in the tables, there were packed 

 in Maine, Massachusetts, and North Carolina 259,644 cases of miscel- 

 laneous fishery products, valued at $778,978; in California, 2,186 

 cases of abalone, valued at $15,496, 11,712 cases of barracuda, 

 yellowtail, and fish cakes, valued at $77,967, and 666 cases of squid 

 and mussels, valued at $4,998; and in Washington and Oregon, 

 other canned salmon products to the value of $69,170. 



BY-PRODUCTS OF THE FISHERIES. 



The bureau has continued its efforts to bring about a more com- 

 plete utiUzation of the waste products of the fisheries and their con- 

 version into products of the greatest economic value. The postwar 

 slump in the prices of scrap and oil served to curtail greatly the pro- 

 duction as compared with recent years. 



FISH OILS. 



The production of fish oils in 1921 in the United States and Alaska 

 amounted to 7,446,281 gallons, valued at $2,078,670. Of this amount 

 the largest item was menhaden oil, 6,260,478 gallons, the production 

 of other oils being as follows: Whale oil, 354,372 gallons; herring 



