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Losses in the herring industry were comparatively small. A launch 
valued at $8,000 and _a barge valued at $4,000 were lost by the 
Kachemak Saltery & Canning Co. Miscellaneous small boats, gear, 
and supplies, valued at $2,179, and herring products valued at 
$8,459, were also lost. The total losses were therefore $22,638. 
INVESTMENT IN THE HERRING FiIsHERY IN ALASKA IN 1918. 
Southeast Central Western 5 
Items. Alaska, Alaska, Alaska. Total. 
No, Value. No. Value. No. | Value.| No. Value. 
Plants operated .................... 9 | $238, 496 25 | $188, 008 2 | $6,800 36 | $433, 304 
Cee CUOVE en igs toes Soc eR ei BE ee ae 516, 993 |-...-.- BOG LS: |2 225-52 SONI ae 913, 893 
Vessels: 
Power vessels over 5 tons....... 24 | 134,000 14 80, 300 1] 6,500 39 220, 800 
Net tonnage........-...-..2 7 eee DBAP IY « sos. oh | Nae ries eee ey 
GME ESS oo ~podaeooseisdeee ties t ul 7, 000 3 TS QUO) ee atos| ge scces- 4 20,000 
Launches under 5 tons.......-. 4 4,000 16 24, 400 1 250 21 28, 650 
Boats, row and seine.........-- 40 2, 955 75 5,485 20] 1,737 135 10,177 
Lighters and scows.......------ 14 33, 250 26 14, 900 1 300 44 48, 450 
IPMBGTIVONS!:: oi ccececccceccee se 2 1,500 1 1; 000) | ssaeeee bos hect 3 2,500 
Gear: 
Haulissines see 0b: St 20925.2 18 | 23,800 16| 12,396 2 530 36 36, 726 
Fathoms 
Purse seines 
Fathoms 
Gill nets 
Fathoms 
Dip nets 
Pound nets, floating 
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PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE ALASKA HERRING FISHERY IN 1918. 
Southeast | Central Western 
Occupations and races. ‘Alaska. Alaska. Alaska. Total. 
Fishermen: 
Wii ye es Be ea eee ae Tee 121 115 8 244 
INALIVES smeeee ta enen a dsa cc ce ano ncommcesehts soe bere 1 19 24 
Others: See eee he Ste ce enc nce cee enintec te caoces ON ete oie crate | sam earae Siete 9 
30) (2) 131 119 27 277 
Shoresmen: ys el 
MS EOT BBS eat 5, i Ate ee ak ae Malad ea ate es Pag 2) 306 176 3 485 
INGEUVOS Sere Sore se Sakae. Cae eae TSS een 2 12 59 73 
RHO Ss pag te soa 2 ae cece eter cee ete ne eee 8 goa We aera — eae 24 
otal se peck Pic ncnss Sek sede ss oe age eae 316 204 62 582 
Transporters: Whites................2--2-0etesteeeeeee- 12 dS [52 eat ei 25 
iomnd iota.) be ESS 355 |= Saggy eae 
Propucts or ALASKA HERRING FisHery In 1918. 
Products. Quantity. Value. 
Herring: 
Canned. G=poend Cans)... o.2 000 sn mae eee aldo cce es Cases. . 31,719 $231, 735 
AURIS HILGU ONTO 2... c= s2scece scene sans Socceepteteeses cc ccsess pounds. . 100, 000 1,500 
IDES 0 enn See See | e  2 oie do: 2. 606, 326 6, 564 
Lita iT Pei St eo ee do=— 1, 407, 200 17,827 
HipEnIMO Nai beceecs = So 22s Soo lee Se Se saa a ea oea see ewet reese eset e domes 4,152, 835 36, 654 
itagkdedsor food. Scotch cure... 2... .<.22siscsascetssesseccescee esse: do. - 9,744,175 748, 606 
Pickled forfoed, Norwegian cure... .12.2d2222lcce2 sc cee okacdeceee- dor 8,968,515 632, 402 
LO Pere 8 eS ee ks ene. aca gallons. . 138, 012 97,000 
PGES 2 <2 oe es de ae) |e tons. . 645 47, 250 
WME oo coe cine’ Soe Se C Ee REE ee OE OD ee i es) (2 2 apes i 1, 819, 538 
