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963,000 — an increase of less than one-half of 1 percent in volume 

 and 15 percent in value, as compared with the preceding year. 



Lake States. — In 1934 the Lake fisheries (Lakes Ontario, Erie, 

 Huron, Michigan, and Superior, Namakan and Rainy Lakes and 

 Lake of the Woods of the United States and Canada) produced 

 124,148,000 pounds of fishery products. Of the total the United 

 States accounted for 96,411,000 pounds, valued at $5,124,000— an 

 increase of 29 percent in volume and 26 percent in value as compared 

 with the United States catch in the previous year. The Lake fisheries 

 of the United States gave employment to Y,5T9 fishermen in 1934. 



Mississippi River and tributaries. — No complete survey of the com- 

 mercial fisheries of the Mississippi River and tributaries was made for 

 1934. The catch of Lake Pepin and Lake Keokuk and the Missis- 

 sippi River between these two lakes in 1934 amounted to 5,604,000 

 pounds, valued at $207,000 — a decrease of 3 percent in volume and 

 11 percent in value as compared with the yield of the same waters 

 in 1933. 



MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS OF THE UNITED STATES AND ALASKA, CALENDAR YEAR 1934 



Fresh and frozen packaged fishery products. — Based on the most 

 recent available data, the domestic production of fresh and frozen 

 packaged fishery products amounted to 150,593,000 pounds, valued 

 at $20,678,000. Important commodities in this group were fresh- 

 shucked oysters, 6,207,000 gallons, valued at $7,772,000; packaged 

 haddock, 36,666,000 pounds, valued at $3,801,000; and fresh-cooked 

 crab-meat, 5,574,000 pounds, valued at $1,904,000. 



Frozen products. — The production of frozen finery products in 

 1934 amounted to 133,494,000 pounds, estimated to be valued at about 

 $12,000,000. The volume of the production was 39 percent greater 

 than in 1933 ; the most important products frozen were ground fish, 

 halibut, salmon, mackerel, and whiting. 



Cured products. — Based on the most recent data available, the 

 domestic production of cured fishery products amounted to 98,141,000 

 pounds, valued at $13,047,000. Important products in this group 

 were smoked salmon, 8,321,000 pounds, valued at $2,348,000; mild- 

 cured salmon, 9,829.000 pounds, valued at $1,841,000; and boneless 

 cod, 8,993,000 pounds, valued at $1,637,000. 



Canned products. — Canned fishery products produced in 1934 

 amounted to 700,157,000 pounds, valued at $80,021,000 — an increase 

 of 31 percent in volume and 34 percent in value as compared with 

 1933. Canned salmon alone amounted to 402,386,000 pounds, valued 

 at $45,818,000. Other important canned products were tuna and tuna- 

 like fishes, sardines, shrimp, mackerel, clam products, and oysters. 



Byproducts. — During 1934 the value of the production of fishery 

 byproducts amounted to $22,608,000 — an increase of 29 percent as 

 compared with the preceding year. Important products in this 

 group were marine-animal oils and meals, and aquatic shell products. 



TECHNOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS 



Technological research in the fisheries covers a broad field which 

 necessarily involves the sciences of chemistry, engineering, bacteri- 



