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U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



FOREIGN FISHERY TRADE 



The foreign trade in fishery products of the United States in 1934 

 amounted to $44,611,776, of which $30,789,995 represents the value 

 of these products imported for consumption, and $13,821,781, the 

 vahie of exports of domestic fishery products. Compared with the 

 previous year, there was an increase of 15 percent in total trade, 1 

 percent in the value of the imports, and 66 percent in the value of 

 exports. 



Imports consisted of 286,763,407 pounds of edible products, valued 

 at $23,174,248, and nonedible products, valued at $7,615,747. Fishery 

 exports consisted of 115,702,334 pounds of edible products, valued 

 at $12,002,686, and nonedible products, valued at $1,819,781. 



Exports of domestic fishery products, 1934 



Item 



Shellfish, not canned: 



Oysters, fresh, in the shell do.- 



Oysters, fresh, shucked, frozen, or in ice do.. 



Shrimp, fresh, frozen, or in ice. .do.. 



Shrimp, dried do.. 



other shellfish, fresh, frozen, in ice, or dried do.. 



Total do.. 



Shellfish, canned do-. 



Other fish products do-. 



Total edible products do-- 



NONEDIBLE FISHERY PRODUCTS 



Marine-animal oils do-- 



Sponges do.. 



Fish meal for feed... - - tons. 



Oyster shells... do.. 



Total nonedible products 



Grand total 



Quantity 



3, 293, 227 

 1, 534, 971 

 1,521,785 

 1,647,805 

 225, 468 



8, 223, 316 



4, 009, 702 

 254, 943 



115,702.334 



6, 363, 891 

 82, 661 

 27, 230 

 51, 205 



Value 



108, 653 

 185, 072 

 157, 314 

 268, 829 

 20,729 



740, 597 



652, 243 



78, 084 



12,002,686 



193, 955 



93, 143 



1, 172, 204 



359, 793 



1,819,095 



13, 821, 781 



