628 U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



Exports of all other salmon, by ciistoms districts, calendar years 1919-1927 — Con. 



IMPORTS OF FRESH SALMON" 



For some years it was the custom of the canneries on Puget Sound, 

 when fish were scarce on the American side and abundant on the 

 Canadian side, to import fresh sahnon to fill out the domestic supply 

 and the Canadian canneries would do the same when the conditions 

 were reversed. In 1904 the Canadian Govei*nment prohibited the 

 export of fresh sockeye salmon to Puget Sound for packing purposes, 

 and in 1910 an effort was made to have Congress retaliate by enacting 

 a similar law for this side of the line, but the bill failed of passage. 



The table below shows the yearly imports of fresh salmon from 

 British Columbia: 



Imports of fresh salmon from British Columbia, Canada, for a series of years ' 



' After 1909 all imports of fresh salmon are listed under " Fish, fresh." 



After 1911 the imports of fresh salmon from both coasts of Canada 

 and from Newfoundland were lumped together, and are shown in the 

 table below. Generally, about nine-tenths of this salmon came from 

 the Province of British Columbia in Canada. 



*' The tables include salmon — fresh, frozen, and packed in ice. 



