FISHERY INi:)USTRIE.S OF THE UNITED STATES, 1929 1053 

 FISHERIES OF ALASKA, 1929 



' Statistics for the fisheries of Alaska are collected and compiled by 

 the Alaska division of the bureau. A summary of these statistics 

 appears herewith. For the detailed figures the reader is referred to 

 Alaska Fishery and Fur-seal Industries in 1929, by Ward T. Bower, 

 Bureau of Fisheries Document No. 1086. 



The fisheries of Alaska during 1929 employed 29,283 persons, of 

 whom 10,921 were fishermen, 16,646 were employed in the wholesale 

 and manufacturing industries, and 1,716 in transporting fishery 

 products. The catch in the round weight, exclusive of whales, 

 amounted to 642,498,047 pounds, valued at $16,582,219. The round 

 weight of whales could not be determined, but their products amounted 

 to 8,925,189 pounds, valued at $502,081. Of the total catch, exclu- 

 sive of whales, 442,601,784 pounds, valued at $10,843,836, consisted 

 of salmon; 197,887,987 pounds, valued at $5,621,157, consisted of 

 other fish; and 2,008,276 pounds, valued at $117,226, consisted of 

 shellfish. 



There were 262 establishments (exclusive of duplication) engaged 

 in the fisheries trade in Alaska in 1929. Of these, 158 canned fish, 



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MILLIONS OF POUNDS 



Figure 29. — Yield of principal fishery products in Alaska, 1929 



103 cured fish, 23 manufactured by-products, and 42 handled fresh 

 and frozen fishery products. 



The output of these establishments amounted to 387,593,551 

 pounds, valued at $50,795,819. The salmon industry was by far the 

 most important and produced 272,244,435 pounds of products, 

 valued at $42,524,845. In value, the halibut industry was next in 

 importance and produced 37,456,998 pounds of products, valued at 

 $4,422,605. The herring, industry ranked third and produced 

 66,577,749 pounds of products, valued at $2,794,084. Of the re- 

 mainder, whale, clam, and shrimp products were most important in 

 value. 



In considering the wholesale and manufacturing industries sepa- 

 rately, the canning industry ranked foremost and produced 258,120,- 

 063 pounds of fishery products, valued at $40,673,061. In value, 

 fresh fish ranked second, producing 34,179,433 pounds of products, 

 valued at $3,810,010. The by-products industry was third, with 

 products amounting to 61,685,269 pounds, valued at $2,714,674; the 

 cured-fish industry was fourth, with an output of 14,369,167 pounds, 

 valued at $2,038,136; and the frozen-fish industry fifth, accounting 

 for the remainder of the products, amounting to 19,239,619 pounds, 

 valued at $1,559,938. 



