54 ALASKA laSlfEIMES AND FUll IKDUSTIUES IN 1917. 



MINOR FISHERIES. 

 TROUT. 



An appreciable increase in the production of Dolly Varden and 

 steelhcad trout in Alaska occurred in 1917. It is noteworthy that 

 the value of these products was $16,896, as compared with $6,935 in 

 1916. The Midnight Sun Packing Co., at Kotzebue Sound, leads in 

 production, having canned 1,064 cases and pickled 144 barrels of 

 Dolly Vardens. In 1916 there were 530 cases canned and 17 barrels 

 pickled. The quantity of fresh and frozen trout shipped from 

 southeast Alaska in 1917 was 7,798 pounds, as against 50,822 pounds 

 in 1916. 



Products op the Alaska Trout Fishery in 1917. 



SABLEFISH. 



The production of sablefish, or black cod, as it was formerly known, 

 was increased threefold in 1917 over that of 1916, thus indicating 

 that there is an increasing demand for this highly nutritious fish 

 and that it is coming into more general favor. The frozen product 

 represents more than half of the catch, while the quantity shipped 

 fresh was almost one-third of the total production. In 1916 a total 

 of 304,141 pounds, valued at $11,185, was produced, as compared 

 with the production of 1917 of 1,020,490 pounds, valued at $38,303. 

 This is an increase in quantity of 716,349 pounds and in value of 

 $27,118. 



Shipment op Sablefish from Alaska Waters in 1917. 



