FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, iy2<J 



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fish salted was cod, the production of which amounted to 11,755,900 

 pounds, valued at $1,572,507. Haddock was next in importance, 

 the output of which amounted to 3,203,780 pounds, valued at $262,676. 

 Fish were smoked in 64 plants in New Kngland durin*^ 1928, 44 of 

 which were in Maine, 17 in Massachusc^tts, 2 in Khode Island, and 1 

 in New Hampshire. The production of smoked fish in New England 

 during 1928 amounted to 11,627,452 pounds, valued at $1,272,509, 

 which is an increase of 12 per cent in quantity and 25 per cent in value 

 as compaied with the cpiantity and the value of the production in 1924. 

 By far the most important smoked product of New England is herring 

 which amounted to 7,470,283 pounds, valued at $689,041. Finnan 

 haddie was next in importance accounting for 2,316,346 pounds, 

 valued at $213,281. 



Production oj salted and smoked fish in New England, 1928 



Products 



Maine ' 



Massachusetts 2 



Total 



Salted: 



Alewives 



Cod 



Cusk 



Haddock 



Hake 



Herring 



Mackerel 



Pollock 



Miscellaneous 3._ 



Total 



Pounds 



437, 800 



3, 727, 546 



167, 133 



322, 668 



1, 580, 502 



62,500 



956, 501 



28,500 



7, 263, 150 



SmoUed: 



Alewives 



Finnan haddie 



Halibut 



Herring- 

 Bloaters 



Lengthwise 



Medium scale- 

 Boneless 



Kippered 



Salmon 



Fillets- 

 Cod and cusk. 

 Haddock 



Miscellaneous 



« 145, 770 

 I 615, 800 



1, 000, 799 

 125, 490 

 352, 856 



2, 797, 200 



6,000 



Total - 



5,043,915 



Value 



$14,514 



249, 247 



7,343 



15, 809 



64, 523 



Pounds 



Value 



5,700 



41, 874 



1,187 



' 8, 028, 354 



314, 255 



2,881,112 



959, 045 



363, 200 



1,529,000 



2, 157, 952 



65, 700 



400, 197 



16, 298, 618 



< 7, 223 

 73, 652 



51, 3.57 



8,347 



28, 036 



292, 807 



2 1, 700, 546 

 20, 656 



2,870,412 



192, 051 



900 



131, 475 

 197, 272 



5 236, 000 



9 634, 147 



600, 978 



462, 322 6, 583, 537 



$1, 323, 260 



22, 658 



246, 867 



60,180 



18,760 



127, 215 



. 161, 284 



6,594 



Pounds 



437, 800 



11,755,900 



481, 388 



3, 203, 780 



2, 519, 547 



363,200 



1, 591, 500 



3,114,453 



94, 200 



1,966,818 



23, 561, 768 



139, 629 

 6,281 



247, 133 



38, 896 



22, 465 

 92, 463 



5 29, 120 



6 109, 493 



124, 707 



145, 770 



2, 316, 346 



20,656 



3,871,211 

 125, 490 

 544, 907 



2, 797, 200 

 131,475 

 197, 272 



236, 000 

 634, 147 

 606, 978 



Value 



$14, 514 



1, 572, 507 



30, 001 



262, 676 



124, 703 



18, 760 



132, 915 



203, 158 



7,781 



2, 367, 015 



7,223 



213, 281 



6,281 



298,490 

 8,347 

 66, 932 



292, 807 

 22, 465 

 92, 463 



29,120 

 109, 493 

 125,607 



810, 187 



11, 627, 452 1, 272, 509 



1 Includes a small quantity of finnan haddie smoked in New Hampshire. 



2 A few cod salted and a small amount of finnan haddie smoked in Rhode Island have been included under 

 Massachusetts. 



3 Includes pickled herring, cheeks, sounds, and tongues. 

 * Includes the production of 2 firms in Massachusetts. 



5 Includes the production of 1 firm in Maine. 

 8 Includes the production of 2 firms in Maine. 



MAINE 



In 1928 Maine ranked second among the New England States in 

 the importance of its fisheries, employing 34 per cent of the total 

 numbei of fishermen and accounting for 20 per cent of the total catch. 

 The fisheries and industries related to the fisheries, includimg the two 

 wholesale establishments in New Hampshire, employed 9,305 persons. 

 This is 22 per cent less than the number employed in these fisheries 

 during 1924, which is the most recent year for which comparable data 

 are available. Of the total number of persons, 5,596 were fishermen, 

 263 were employed on transporting vessels, 427 in the wholesale trade, 

 and 3,019 in the prepared-products and by-products trade. 



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