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landings of jfishery products by vessels at Boston and Gloucester, 

 Mass., and Portland, Maine, and a large increase in the production 

 of Maine sardines in 1936 as compared with 1935. 



Middle Atlantic States. — No complete survey for the catch of fishery 

 products in these States was made for 1936. In 1935 there was a 

 large increase in both volume and value of the catch as compared 

 with the catch in 1933, when the first previous survey was made. 

 There was a large increase in the production of frozen fish and in 

 the catch of shad in the Hudson River in 1936 as compared with 1935. 



Chesapeake Bay States. — In 1936 the catch of fishery products in 

 the Chesapeake Bay States increased in both volume and value as 

 compared with the preceding year. The value of the menhaden 

 products, which were produced in Virginia, increased appreciably; 

 however, the production of fresh-shucked oysters and packaged 

 fresh-cooked crab meat decreased. 



South Atlantic and GuIJ States. — The catch of fishery products in 

 the South Atlantic and Gulf States during 1936 showed large increases 

 in both volume and value over 1934, when the first preceding survey 

 of the catch was made. There was a large increase in the volume and 

 value of packaged fresh-cooked crab meat in 1936 as compared with 



1934. The output of canned shrimp and oysters in 1936 showed only 

 slight variation from the production in 1935. 



Pacific Coast States. — The commercial catch of fishery products in 

 these States for 1936 was the largest of any year on record and the 

 value of the catch exceeded that of any previous year except 1929. 

 The increased volume of the catch was largely accounted for by the 

 record catch of pilchards in California. The 1936 production of 

 canned sardines, tuna, and oysters increased as compared with 1935 

 while the packs of mackerel and salmon decreased. 



Lake States. — In 1936 the commercial catch of fishery products in 

 the Lake States increased in both volume and value as compared with 



1935. The catch of blue pike was the largest on record, while that 

 of yellow perch was below normal. 



Mississippi River and tributaries. — The most recent complete sta- 

 tistics of the catch of the Mississippi River and tributaries are those 

 collected for 1931. As compared with 1922, when the most recent 

 preceding survey was made, there was a decrease in the catch. This 

 decrease was reflected principally in a smaller catch of fresh-water 

 mussels. A survey made for Lakes Pepin and Keokuk and the 

 Mississippi River between these two lakes showed an increase in 1936 

 for the catch for Lake Keokuk and the river between the lakes, but a 

 decrease in the figures for Lake Pepin. The production of fresh-water 

 mussel-shell buttons increased in 1936 as compared with 1935. 



Alaska.— The catch of fishery products in Alaska in 1936 increased 

 in both volume and value as compared with 1935, and the pack of 

 canned salmon was the largest in history. The production of fresh 

 and frozen fishery products increased while that of byproducts and 

 cured products decreased. 



