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U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



SALMON 



In 1929, salmon were canned at 156 plants in Alaska, 36 in Wash- 

 ington, 15 in Oregon, and 1 in California. Compared with the 

 previous year there was an increase of 3 plants in Alaska and 1 in 

 Washington, and a decrease of 2 in Oregon and 1 in California. 

 The combined output of the 208 plants amounted to 6,990,682 



FiGURE_6.— Value of fishery by-products in the United States and Alaska, 1929 



standard cases of forty-eight 1-pound cans valued at $56,085,697. 

 Of the total, 1,620,523 cases valued at $15,616,312 were packed in 

 the Pacific Coast States, and 5,370,159 cases valued at $40,469,385 

 in Alaska. The pack for the Pacific Coast States was 92 per cent 

 greater than in the year previous due mainly to the larger pack in 

 Puget Sound of humpback or pink salmon, as 1929 was a ''good" 



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 Figure 7.— Value of canned fishery products and by-products in the United 

 States and Alaska, 1921 to 1929 



year. Compared with 1927, the previous "good" year, there was 

 an increase of 8 per cent in the pack. The pack in Alaska was 12 

 per cent less than in the previous year. 



The world pack of canned salmon in 1929 amounted to 10,058,155 

 cases, which was a decrease of 6 per cent, as compared with that of 

 the previous year. Of the total, 6,990,082 cases, or 70 per cent of 



