TABLE OF CONTENTS 



A.— INTRODUCTION. 



Page. 



Total value of products 7 



Value of principal fisheries 7 



Imports and exports 8 



The codfish industry • 9 



The mackerel industry 10 



The menhaden industry - 11 



The smoked-fish industry 12 



The salmon industry 12 



The sardine industry -- 13 



The shad and ale wife fisheries 14 



Sturgeon and caviare 14 



Commercial fisheries of the Middle States 15 



Commercial fisheries of the Southern States 15 



The oyster industry 15 



The clam industry 16 



The lobster industry 16 



The whale fishery 16 



The fish-oil industry *. 17 



The fur industry 17 



Leather, ivory, and hone 18 



Fish glue and guano 18 



B.— METHODS OF PREPARATION. 

 I. — Preparation and Preservation of Food. 



1. Preservation during life 20 



Fish cars and floating cages - 20 



2. Preservation of fresh meats 21 



Refrigeration 21 



Photographs illustrating the fresh-fish industry 23 



3. Preservation by drying 25 



Sun-dried fish: appliances for preparing and packing 25 



Photographs illustrating the preparation of sun-dried fish 28 



Smoke-dried fish : appliances for preparing 30 



Photographs illustrating the preparation of smoked fish 30 



4. Preservation by brine-salting 31 



Appliances used in preparing pickled fish - 31 



Photographs illustrating the preparation of pickled fish 33 



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