208 U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



Industries related to the fisheries of the United States and Alaska — Continued 



• Included in vessels. 



2 Includes scows, houseboats, pile drivers, etc. 

 ' Statistics not available. 



♦ Includes packaged, cured, and canned fishery products, and byproducts. 

 ' Includes data for 1936 on packaged and canned products and byproducts. 



Note. — Of the total number of persons engaged in the preparation of fishermen's manufactured products, 

 6,203 have also been included as fishermen, and 1,235 of the persons shown on transporting craft have also 

 been included as fishermen. 



MANUFACTURED FISHERY PRODUCTS 



The output of manufactured fishery products (canned, cured, pack- 

 aged, and byproducts) in the United States and Alaska during; the 

 most recent years for wliich data are available were valued at $172,- 

 051,188. Of this amount, canned products accounted for 55 per- 

 cent, byproducts 20 percent, fresh and frozen packaged products 

 16 percent, and cured products 9 percent. 



Since general statistical surveys were conducted in only the Chesa- 

 peake Bay, South Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes, and Pacific States, and Alaska, 

 for 1936, the following compilation of manufactured fishery products 

 consists of composite data, based on the most recent statistics. The 

 years covered by the data are indicated by footnotes. 



