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U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 

 Products of the Alaska halibut fishery in 1^29 



COD 



Operations in the cod industry from shore stations in Alaska 

 continued on about the same scale as in 1928, being carried on only 

 by independent fishermen. There was some increase in fishing 

 effort because of favorable market conditions, and the production 

 showed a considerable gain. Products of the offshore fishery ars 



Figure 10. — Codfish schooner in Bering Sea 



not included in the following table inasmuch as the vessels operate 

 from and land their fares in ports of the Pacific Coast States. 



The offshore fleet, which is listed below, comprised 9 vessels 

 in all — 1 belonging to Capt. J. A. Matheson, and 2 each to the 

 Robinson Fisheries Co., Pacific Coast Codfish Co., J. E. Shields, 

 and Union Fish Co. The Alaska Codfish Co. did not send any ves- 

 sels to Alaska this year, but contracted for the catch of the Charles 

 R. Wilson and Sophie Christenson, which were operated by J. E. 

 Shields. The John A was again used in the cod industry by the 

 Pacific Coast Codfish Co.; the Louise, belonging to the Union Fish 

 Co., replaced the Beulah; and the Azalea, formerly employed by the 

 Robinson Packing Corporation as a salmon cannery at Zachar Bay 

 and sold to the Robinson Fisheries Co. in the fall of 1928, was added 

 to the fleet. There was an increased use of outboard motors on 

 fishing dories, all the vessels but one of the offshore fleet being so 

 equipped in the 1929 season. 



