FISHERY INDUSTRIES. 



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COD FISHERY. 



The quantity of cod produced in Alaska in 1917 was hardly equal 

 to that of the preceding year, but in value it greatly exceeded the 

 output of 1916. At times during the year the demand for Alaska cod 

 was greater than the supply, and there was some fear that the catch 

 would be extremely light, with a correspondingly serious effect upon 

 the trade. 



Ordinarily the demand for cod in the West Indies must be reckoned 

 with in any distribution of the supply, but, fortunately perhaps, there 

 was no call from that quarter until much later than usual, as some 

 importations had been made from Nova Scotia and Labrador. The 

 resulting surplus thus opened the way for the development of mar- 

 kets in South America. The Hawaiian Islands and Australia received 

 a part of the cod products of Alaska. 



VESSEL FISHERY. 



The Northern Fisheries (Inc.), of Anacortes, is the only new con- 

 cern to engage in the vessel cod fishery of Alaska in 1917. It operated 

 the auxiliary schooner Progress (115 tons) in fishing off the Alaskan 

 coast from the Shumagin Islands to the westward, and also as a trans- 

 porting vessel for the station at Kodiak. The schooner Fortuna (138 

 tons), operated by the Pacific Coast Codfish Co. in 1916, did not go 

 to Alaska in 1917. The Alaska Codfish Co. added one vessel, the 

 schooner S. N. Castle (464 tons net), to its fleet. 



Alaska Cod Fleet, 1917. 



o Transporting vessel tor shore stations; also made one fishing voyage. 



b Transporting vessel. 



e Transporting vessel; also made two fishing voyages. 



d Wrecked Aug. 30, 1917. 



• Wrecked Mar. 3, 1917. 



