194 U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



Canned fishery products and byproducts of the United States and Alaska, 1936. 

 Statistical Bulletin No. 1239. 



Landings by fishing vessels at the three principal New England ports, 1936— by 

 months. Statistical Bulletin No. 1213. 



Landings by fishing vessels at the three principal New England ports, 1936 — by 

 gear and fishing areas. Statistical Bulletin No. 1223. 



Fishery products landed bv United States vessels at Seattle, Wash., 1936. Statis- 

 tical Bulletin No. 1233. 



Part 2. FISHERY STATISTICS, 1936 

 GENERAL REVIEW 



Based upon available statistics for 1936, there was a large increase 

 in the catch of fishery products in the United States and Alaska as 

 compared with that of the preceding year. Statistics of the catch 

 were collected for both 1935 and 1936 in the Chesapeake, Pacific, 

 and Lake States and in Alaska, and, when considering the combined 

 catch of these sections alone, an increase of 22 percent in the volume 

 and 19 percent in the value of the catch is indicated. Wliile these 

 increases are reflected in each of the four geographical sections and 

 in many species, they are especially important in increased catches 

 of pilchard in California, and salmon in Alaska. The value of the 

 production of canned fishery products in all sections increased 26 

 percent as compared with 1935; byproducts increased 17 percent; 

 frozen fish about 1 percent; and packaged fish 6 percent. 



The total catch of fishery products in the United States and Alaska 

 as based on the most recent surveys, amounted to 4,840,299,000 

 pounds, valued at $92,823,000. About 129,000 fishermen were 

 employed in making this catch. 



In 1936 in the United States and Alaska, the production of canned 

 fishery products amounted to 794,707,014 pounds, valued at $94,- 

 564,254; the output of byproducts was valued at $34,976,347; and 

 production of frozen fishery products, excluding packaged products, 

 amounted to 106,679,695 pounds, estimated to be valued at $8,700,000. 

 Based on the most recent surveys the production of cured fishery 

 products amounted to 116,310,859 pounds, valued at $15,615,682, 

 and fresh and frozen packaged fish and shellfish, 202,395,954 pounds, 

 valued at $26,894,905. It is estimated that about 680,000,000 pounds 

 of fresh fishery products (excluding fresh packaged fish and shellfish), 

 valued at about $55,000,000, were marketed during 1936. The total 

 marketed value to domestic primary handlers of all fishery products 

 in 1936 is estimated at $236,000,000. 



Fishery products imported for consumption were valued at $41,- 

 872,560 and domestic exports were valued at $13,214,166. 



N&w England States.— No survey for the entire catch of fishery- 

 products in these States was made for 1936. In 1935 both the volume 

 and value of the catch showed an increase as compared with 1933, 

 when the first preceding survey of the complete catch was made. 

 There were increases in both the volume and value of the combined 



