1054 



U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



Fisheries of Alaska, 1929 

 SUMMARY: By districts 



Items 



Southeast Alaska 



Central Alaska 



PERSONS ENGAGED 



In fishing. -- 



In transporting 



In wholesale and manufacturing industries- 

 Total 



Number 

 5,420 

 920 



CRAFT EMPLOYED 



W'sscls fishing 



Boats fishing 



\'essels transporting 



Scows, houschoats, pile drivers, etc. 



13, 216 



649 



2,481 



191 



423 



Total. 



Fish: 



Salmon. 



Other... 

 Shellfish 



3,744 



Pounds 

 153, 029, 872 

 175, 748, 141 

 1, 054, 498 



Total. 



329, 832, 511 



Whales _ 



Wholesale and manufacturing establishments. 



Number 



108 



PRODUCTS AS PREPARED FOR MARKET 



Salmon 



Herring 



Halibut 



Cod 



Trout 



Sablefish... 



Smelt 



Rock fish.. - 

 "Lingcod". 



Clam 



Shrimp 



Crab 



Whale 



Pounds 

 112,502,402 

 57, 062, 696 

 35, 671, 973 



68, 656 



472, 095 



5, 166 



460 



39, 798 



497, 750 

 78, 519 



Total ; 206,399,515 22,148,196 



Number 

 2,476 

 656 

 4,644 



7,776 



61 



1,605 



142 



352 



2,160 



Value 

 $3, 941, 662 

 5, 285. 980 

 53, 874 



9, 281, 516 



Pounds 

 167, 594, 723 

 13, 912, 108 

 953, 778 



182, 460, 609 



Number 

 225 



15, 457, 493 

 2, 191, 258 

 4, 238, 872 



8,281 



22, 706 



533 



9 



1,108 



Pounds 



101, 123, 757 



3, 965, 351 



1,785,025 



713, 838 



28, 469 



200, 312 

 27, 624 



352, 239 



132, 190 

 4, 644, 125 



Value 

 $3, 809, 149 

 273, 469 

 63, 352 



4,145,970 



14, 937, 846 



154, 162 



183, 733 



39, 75C 



2,978 



203,656 



45, 241 

 266, 221 



112,744,994 15,833,593 



Items 



Western Alaska 



Total 



PERSONS ENGAGED 



In fishing.- 



I n transporting 



In wholesale and manufacturing industries. 



Total 



Number 

 3,025 

 140 

 5,126 



8,291 



CRAFT EMPLOYED 



Vessels fishing 



Boats fishing 



Vessels transporting , 



Scows, houseboats, pile drivers, etc. 



24 



1,334 



83 



224 



Total - 



1, 665 



Fish: 



Salmon. 



Other... 

 Shellfish.... 



Pounds 

 121, 977, 189 

 8, 227, 738 



Total. 



Whales 



Wholesale and manufacturing establishments. 



Number 

 160 



Number 

 10, 921 

 1,716 

 16, 646 



29,283 



734 



5,420 



416 



999 



7, 569 



Value 

 $3, 093, 025 

 61, 708 



3, 154, 733 



43 



Pounds 

 442,601,784 

 197, 887, 987 



2, 008, 276 



Value 

 $10,843,836 ' 

 5, 621, 157 

 117,226 



042,498,047 I 16,582,219 



Number 

 385 



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