802 



U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



INDUSTRIES RELATED TO THE FISHERIES 



Transporting trade. — In 1928 there were 78 persons in Massachu- 

 setts engasced primarily in transporting the catch of fish. In this 

 trade 18 motor vessels and 3 sailing vessels having a total capacity 

 of 747 net tons were operated. The size of vessel in most popular use 

 ranged from 5 to 20 net tons. 



Wholesale trade. — There were 150 wholesale establishments along 

 the coast of Massachusetts engaged chiefly in handling fresh and 

 frozen products. This is 50 per cent of the total nimiber of such 

 establishments in New England. These establishments employed 

 2,104 persons who received $3,574,504 in salaries and wages. Suffolk 

 County had 96 wholesale establishments. Other counties of impor- 

 tance were Barnstable, Essex, and Bristol. 



Prepared and by-products trade. — There were 30 establishments 

 along the coast of Alassachusetts in 1928 engaged primarily in the 

 ])repared fishery products or by-products trade. This is 19 per cent 

 of the total number of such establishments in the New England 

 section. These establishments employed 1,080 ])ersons who received 

 $1,571,352 in salaries and wages. The products manufactured, con- 

 sisting principally of salted fish and miscellaneous canned fishery 

 products, were valued at $6,014,353. Detailed statistics of most of 

 the items manufactured may be obtained from "Fishery Industries 

 of the United States, 1928," Bureau of Fisheries Document No. 1067. 



In addition to the above, 3,430,275 pounds of fresh and salted fish- 

 ery products valued at $141,124 were prepared by the fishermen. 



Indiintries related to the fisheries of Massachusetts, 1.928 

 TR.VNSPOKTING 



WHOLESALE FISHERY TRADE 



Items 



Dukes, 

 Nan- 

 Barn- ! Tj-j-tni tucket, 

 stable L?ff„^?,l and 

 County '^"""^y ' Plym- 

 ' outli 

 Counties; 



Establishments 22 



Persons engaged : 



Proprietors 19 



Salaried employees 32 



Wage earners .[ 192 



Paid to salaried employees... ■ .$66,954 



Paid to wage earners. 252,584 



i 



Total salaries and wages 319,538 



$24, 805 

 63,620 



8,425 



$11, 140 

 22, 620 



33,760 



Essex 

 County 



31 

 34 

 167 



$99, 671 

 170, 884 



270, 555 



Suffolk 

 County 



96 



170 



305 



1,063 



$1, 36S, 470 

 1, 493, 756 



2, 862, 226 



Total 



150 



236 



386 



1.482 



$1, .571, 040 

 2, 003, 464 



3, 574, 501 



