68 ALASKA FISHERIES AND FUR INDUSTRIES IN 1916. 
halibut would be prohibited at all times of the year. In the absence 
of concurrent action by Canada the bill authorized the Secretary of 
Commerce to suspend the operations of the measure. The bill passed 
the Senate on June 3, 1916. It was reported favorably to the House 
of Representatives by the Committee on the Merchant Marine and 
Fisheries on January 29, 1917, but was not passed. 
STATISTICAL SUMMARY. 
In 1916 the investment in the halibut fishery of Alaska amounted 
to $2,149,311, as against $2,842,800 in 1915. The number of persons 
engaged in 1916 was 1,116, as compared with 1,455 in 1915. The 
production of the halibut fisheries in 1916 was 11,495,557 pounds, 
valued at $679,463. This is 3,922,232 pounds less than in 1915, when 
15,417,789 pounds were produced, valued at $781,011. 
INVESTMENT IN THE ALASKA HALIBUT FISHERIES IN 1916. 
Items. Number.| Value. Items. Number.| Value. 
Fishing vessels: || Dories and scows..-.......-..-. 410 $23, 270 
Steamer and power...--... 163 |. $890,500 || Fishing apparatus............|...--.--.- 67, 555 
MOUNAP Se ce cise 2 35039 Wanee meee Shore and fixed property - .--- oeee eee 323, 486 
Bailing... sods saci 4 eee! 130, 000 : | cammaaameetl 
PONMNAP Gee soe oe ware DPA Nose ees ae Obed eer aaa eee ete \aeceeces< 2,149, 311 
Outfit $55.4 Sere ea ee 714, 500 
Races Number 
Whites’: 22sec a2 covvc.cc. threathee eG get ter: eels a aes See 1,076 
Neitivies: == Feri liens. - Sse eases ie 1 UTNE oEso et Jesh oh LGN AAS... Saas eee 40 
Petals}. tuers.ton. tuo. Bigs ifs AO. 2 ee 1,116 
Propwuct or THE ALASKA HaALiputT FISHERY IN 1916. 
Products. Pounds. Value. 
Halibut: 
Kresh' (including local ha.3 Pee een oe ee en eee eee eames aerate sere 5,672, 118 $407,422 
RT 0208 2siooofh osda saGetnce Ces aad eeno<ep bd: Jessee Ree ares ase Bee es ee 5, 724, 023 268,319 
TCE 6 Be a ea so ree i a ns ce oth c oso OCR ON Se ISS 68, 958 2,368 
rl ee: ah Ge Ee ee ONES MEE Fn TIP RN SUNT U tot Rr Aer Ae ae 25, 658 1, 162 
LLG UEO CUB Ty 1s UMN RS, en aad aA ete Ae ees net Daye a Mike Seeman, ohh Oe ae 4,800 192 
ANA AU MmCR AU COSA IP ATE DiS EM Ae a Mi Cea Gigs ere pit ed adits Dee 11, 495, 557 679, 463 
COD FISHERY. 
The cod industry in 1916 was very prosperous. The fishing vessels 
made excellent catches and the price received for the product was 
higher than that obtained for many years. It is reported that the 
Norwegian cod fishery did not measure up to its normal production, 
