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Summarized statistics 5 



Persons engaged 5 



Investment 6 



Products 7 



The salmon industry 11 



Hatcheries 11 



Statistics 12 



Catch 12 



Canning 15 



Canneries in operation 17 



Pickling 21 



Mild curing 23 



Fresh salmon 25 



Minor preserving processes 25 



Return of marked salmon 26 



Observations in Wood River region 27 



Count of breeding run in Wood River 28 



Significance of Wood River data 33 



Explorations of Lake Aleknagik 37 



The cod fishery 37 



Shore stations 38 



Statistics for central Alaska 39 



Persons engaged 39 



Investment 39 



Products 39 



Vessel fishing 40 



The halibut fishery 40 



Fishing grounds 40 



Methods and conditions 42 



Statistics 44 



Persons engaged in the southeast Alaska halibut fisheries 44 



Investment in the southeast Alaska halibut fisheries 44 



Products of the southeast Alaska halibut fisheries 45 



Puget Sound fishing fleet 45 



The herring fishery 45 



Abundance of fish 45 



Uses for food and bait 46 



The fertilizer question 47 



Statistics 50 



Pers< ms engaged 50 



Investment 50 



Products 51 



Fertilizer and oils 51 



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