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The Pioneer Packing Co., which has canned clams at Cordova for 

 several seasons, did not resume such activities in 1921. One reason 

 was said to be the decreased supply of clams in that region. The 

 Douglas Island Packing Co., at Douglas, likewise did not resume 

 clam canning in 1921. 



MISCELLANEOUS FISHERY PRODUCTS. 



Under this classification are shown the quantity and value of cer- 

 tain species for which no recognized fishery exists. These products, 

 of which sablefish constitute the greater part, are obtained chiefly 

 in fishing for halibut on the ofi'shore banks of Alaska. In 1921 the 

 output of fresh, frozen, and pickled sablefish was 392,767 pounds, 

 valued at $17,985; the production of red rockfish was 12,658 pomids, 

 valued at $362; and of smelts, 2,000 pounds, valued at 



