Every year about 700 million pounds 
of salmon are canned in the United 
States and Alaska. Besides that, salmon 
THIS IS A FLOATING CANNERY. THE SALMON ARE CANNED OR 
FROZEN FOR SHIPPING, RIGHT ON THE SHIP. 
is canned in large amounts in Canada, 
in Japan, and in Russia. It is not hard 
to see that salmon is one of our most 
important food fishes. 
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