FISHERY STATISTICS OF THE UNITED STATES 1949 STATISTICAL DIGEST NO. 25 Fish aNnD WILDLIFE SERVICE United States Department of the Interior UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Oscar L. Caapman, Secretary FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, Atsert M. Day, Director DANIEL M. COHEN Statistical Digest 25 FISHERY STATISTICS OF THE UNITED STATES 1949 BY A. W. ANDERSON and C. EK. PETERSON UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1952 ee For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D. C. - - - Price $1.25 (paper) Fishery Statistics of the United States and Alaska are compiled and published annually to make available information on both the economic and biological aspects of the domestic commercial fisheries. Data on the economic aspects are necessary to persons engaged in the commercial fishery and to governmental agencies concerned with its regulation and protection. Those here given cover the total catch and value by species, the yield and value of manufactured products and byproducts, the employment ofmen, craft, and gearinthe capture of fishery products; and related information. From the biological standpoint these data are important to sound fishery management in providing detailed information on fluctuations in the commercial catch by species, locality and gear; and on the type of gear and boats operated. They assist conservation agencies in regulating the commercial fisheries so as to produce maximum yields without depletion. Previous statistical reports on the fishery industries were issued under ‘the Depart- ment of the Interior inthe Administrative Report series for 1938 and in the Statistical Digest series for succeeding years. Reports for preceding years were issued in the Administrative Report series of the former Bureau of Fisheries. The following is a listing of the various Statistical Digests issued since 1939: No. Fishery Statistics of the United States, 1939 Alaska Fishery and Fur Seal Industries, 1940 Propagation and Distribution of Food Fishes, Fiscal year, 1941 Fishery Statistics of the United States, 1940 Alaska Fishery and Fur Seal Industries, 1941 Propagation and Distribution of Food Fishes, 1941] Fishery Statistics of the United States, 194] Alaska Fishery and Fur Seal Industries, 1942 Propagation and Distribution of Food Fishes, 1942 Alaska Fishery and Fur Seal Industries, 1943 Fishery Statistics of the United States, 1942 Propagation and Distribution of Food Fishes, 1943 Alaska Fishery and Fur Seal Industries, 1944 Fishery Statistics of the United States, 1943 Alaska Fishery and Fur Seal Industries, 1945 Fishery Statistics of the United States, 1944 Alaska Fishery and Fur Seal Industries, 1946 Fishery Statistics of the United States, 1945 Fishery Statistics of the United States, 1946 Alaska Fishery and Fur Seal Industries, 1947 Fishery Statistics of the United States, 1947 Fishery Statistics of the United States, 1948 Alaska Fishery and Fur Seal Industries, 1948 Propagation and Distribution of Food Fishes, 1944-1948 Fishery Statistics of the United States, 1949 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 FISHERY STATISTICS OF THE UNITED STATES: 1949 By A. W. ANDERSON, Chief Branch of Commercial Fisheries and C.E. PETERSON, Chief, Statistical Section Fish and Wildlife Service CONTENTS Page Pinte Odie TOM) Pat's aot cl eh ch as ai eta ala oiailora| ai oleate oes Sree at cia a Sen eee Statens A Re Mein Oe LEO ee 2 Sectitony lt sGenerall RE View ya 's.. te se oieterene ara reteha oral cial tie ai ey sete a olay Peeters S rele aed 3 United States and Alaska Summaries .........ccceccceccccccccccserseressces 6 Manufactured Phi sheny ;Produc t sty. -ic cts o'-: 2s) cro.aio nitio1 Bo: crcnbic Guts cx: b tk bho ie GSES HANS SIGNS CRORE SET LS Aer Bae IRA Sr 201 (Galltitormmiatalg as -foserejs)avevesorsrarstctsceiaivevenctcrs. sicker cee nee en Renmei 206 Supplementary Surveys Landings by Halibut Fleet at Seattle, Washington ..............----e+-- 210 RecempusmbyiseattlemWiollesaleyeallensmaerinin mittee nine cme mine one 212 Section. a plake iPishernesmngayae days ieeiosiciesc ay nenetreeestareks eres aiareiecieve ces upseae 216 Unitteds states mandy Canadalsunmarile sis ce emcee ra iain co ciciicmicic coca ee ein 218 United States Summaries CONTENTS - Continued Page Section 9..="MississrppaeRiver PisherQes (aa h.% . iit dis cists a lerom Oha obte ala AG's ole 234 Section VOL —Alwska) Pisherve ss: mys ere'arets oveleratatel atc atele) vial ei stele ate elec: ele aici siete rater ctotetetets 236 Section 1) — Hawatan |Pas here yore sia alheicte nett | si elelalelaie ie! e nial alatalfelefelel aialatslstnia’atetelatats 243 Section 12. — Review,of CertainyMay or, Rrsheriesiys)-j- 4 of. ok ooh «ola atten sce wcrc s 247 United States, and) AtlaskayGod Fashery. es scr sc c's eiats ciel wisin simnelel ial's. s)stereaialwietenstetta 247 Atlantic Goast Haddock (Pushery. x ajo oic ciclersiuis nln (etelele.o\ clos «) «ate sisi efotsheicnucnesiarelctet=ints 249 Paca tic Const) Halabiut shishexive -epsictacnlebveinia(as ie (o\ssilmyele) eisie) cin + wisi isieteievatate(teteiate 249 Atlantic Coast. Mackerel PLSHELY ecrelatietsinira ters iefeteta e's b cir lare ere s\cteteielete ovnlete sietaiete 25h Peciizc: Goast: Mackerel: Pxsnerye wc cine ale wietemists sete eelauchars, siejletore aiora al talats ePetanamnns 252 Atlanticeand Gul £ (Coast (Menhaden: bis ter y osu wince aiaim «| alncie =\ciele'njuisivinicls/olale lolol 253 Ocean , Perch, Fishery, cists isis sia cicmer el eee URE Ne as Calin ni'ns w(arelars) aa iate ie) a ene stetata) cera 255 Pacatic Coast. Pilchard BUSMeRYy? wo ce) < tte lnie sue vrerstotey lesa, eifel cles: =) cle lete oi ctaletetetevenstenerene 255 Paczire, Conse: Salmon! (Hse Yi e ayereta ales mle mite ate tein a alelalie) et etn fal al'eiis nliatlalialat = nim eeaere ata 256 Pacific, Coast. Tuna sashes oie aislsusisiafaleieinlaloiaisha alata. ialatelisialatsi wus oteisl ois ieteteis sane ae 259 Whe lyre ain oie tp tos iviig ni nism e okeeseioinial 9 <0; siaie oleleis) aiat ale Sislefaselevalalai-n)m miske eel ofaisl ata taeeetetene 262 Section. 13...=, Statistical Sumvey Procedure © oc¢ sedie.eo.e @ Oe nis vies) ¥is,0) ose alti sleneene 263 Sectional) SUGVEVSin ao icucic) cele Sininim ciejele/a's)/ ae 0.010 eypiel de wale ala o eee eo ea eee aE ciel ataaee 263 Local andySpeerall (Surveys aaa ais.c «a 0. ares «0s Mla aeiaieleless Matelal cishe Sates brotha ee er 3 Staten 268 Practices :and., VERS «are onan m aiels) qs a alma otc! wl aicle ol are wai Wel che ePelel chalet oleh etal dove) tel ean era eee 270 Gonversion Bacto rs oan < a mapeims sisrnsin: 50/5) 5ininiel olebal sTUYe Rial » ebkhota 0) a) Si etabe ole (eel eYe) a) oi etis ait 27a Section .14. .— Glossary ,of Names of .Fushery. Products): oo < scvecasooacbie da wenuee 273 Section - 05. 6— Pictonuas Sect OM «sim o:eleituelalcia alates ataka qual olaibica) <) Seta aietel saa ene «ee 279 Section. 16. .= Status tical) (Pibblivic atin ons wie even) cuneate. eval asia oteysis aeetOld Cs) aunt Yet eis G3 ae 297 INTRODUCTION This report contains a review of the fishery statistics for the year 1949, collected by the Branch of Commercial Fisheries during 1950. These include data on the volume of the catch of fishery products and their value, employment in the fisheries, quantity of gear operated, the number of fishing craft employed in the capture of fishery products, and certain information on the volume and value of the production of manufactured fishery products and byproducts. Statistical surveys for the 1949 data were conducted in all sections except the South Atlantic and the Mississippi River States. Statistics on the various fisheries were collected by the following field agents: R. Balkovic, B. F. Greer, H. Haberland, C. H. Lyles, D. A. McKown, R. H. Marchant, C. B. Tendick, J. P. Wharton, R. H. Wilson, and F. M. Wood. The surveys in Washington and Oregon were supervised by F. C. Hinsdale. Data for the Great Lakes were assembled by the staff of Dr. John Van Oosten of the Branch of Fishery Biology; and those for the fisheries of Alaska were collected by the Branch of Alaska Fisheries of the Service. Information on landings at Massachusetts ports was collected in cooperation with the Market News Section and the Branch of Fishery Biology. Dataon the Hawaiian Fisheries were furnished by the Division of Fish and Game, Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry of the Territory of Hawaii. The statistical surveys conducted during 1950, for 1949 data, were under the general direction of F. A. Power, Chief, Statistical Section, assisted by C. E. Peterson, Statistician. The survey material was assembled, tabulated, and prepared for publi- cation by the staff of the Statistical Section under the direction of B. EF. Finley, Fishery Marketing Specialist. He was assisted by Mary Donahue, Elsie Fnglish, Fvelyn Hecht, Alice Hnatiw, Delia Ridge, Dorothy Stein, and Melissa Tinkey. Operation of the tabulating unit was directed by Mabel Swart, assisted by Barbara Fair, Adele Marshall and Marie Voigt. G. I. Sundstrom prepared many of the illustrations contained in the report. In assembling the data on the fisheries, all appropriate records collected by the various State fishery agencies were used. In the Great Lakes and the Pacific Coast States, these records were such that it was necessary for the Service personnel to conduct only partial surveys. Statistics on the imports and exports of fishery products were furnished by the Bureau of the Census. Information on the means of collecting the data and an explanation of terms used may be found in Section 13 of this publication, Grateful acknowledgment is extended to the State and Federal agencies and to the various individuals who cooperated in furnishing portions of the data contained in this volume. SECTION 1.- GENERAL REVIEW Surveys covering the catch of fish and shellfish for the year 1949 were made in all areas of the United States and Alaska with the exception of the South Atlantic States and the Mississippi River and its tributaries. The South Atlantic States were last canvassed in 1945, and detailed data published in ‘‘Fishery Statistics of the United States, 1945’’ (Statistical Digest No. 18). The most recent complete data for the Mississippi River and its tributaries are for 1931. However, catch statistics for the Upper Mississippi area for 1949 were made available by the Upper Mississippi River Conservation Commission and are.shown inSection 9 of this publication. In the following tables, the most recent employment, operating unit, and catch statistics are shown for each section of the country. It is estimated that the 1949 catch of fishery productsin all sections of the United States and Alaska totaled 4,796,000,000 pounds, valued at $339,000,000 to the fishermen. This was an increase of 5 percent in quantity compared with the previous year. The value of the 1949 catch declined 8 percent compared with the record high of 1948. The fisheries of the United States and Alaska experienced a general decrease in prices during 1949, and values for a number of items declined sharply. The price of fish oil, which reached a peak of 24 cents per pound in 1947, fell to as low as 5-1/2¢ per pound. Sharp declines also occurred in the amount received by canners for their production of canned Maine sardines, California pilchards, tuna, and most species of salmon. Despite general price declines in other products, the price of fish meal was maintained at a high level because of the recognized value of this product in animal feeding. Prices averaged somewhat over $150 per ton --nearly four times the amount received in 1940. Outstanding developments during the year were the record landings of tuna and tuna- like fishes; the record landings of menhadens the continued success of the ocean perch (rosefish) fishery; and the marked gains recorded by the Pacific salmon and pilchard fisheries. During 1949, the production of tuna and tunalike fishes on the Pacific Coast set a new record with landings totaling over 332,000,000 pounds. This catch ex- ceeded the previous high established in 1948 by over 7 million pounds. The catch of menhaden off the Atlantic and Gulf States during 1949 broke all previous records with landings of 1,081,000,000 pounds, valued at over $11,500,000 to the fishermen. The catch was far greater than that of any other species taken by United States and Alaska fishermen. The Atlantic Coast catch of ocean perch (rosefish) during 1949 totaled almost 237,000,000 pounds -- a decrease of less than 1 percent in quantity but an in- crease of 2 percent in value compared with the previous year. The United States and Alaska catch of salmon totaled over 484,000,000 pounds in 1949 -- an increase of over 80,000,000 pounds compared with 1948. Salmon landings in the Pacific Coast States in- creased over 30,000,000 pounds compared with the previous year while those in Alaska gained almost 50,000,000 pounds. The Pacific Coast pilchard catch during 1949 amounted to 633,500,000 pounds, valued at $10,800,000 to the fishermen. This represented an in- crease of 70 percent in quantity but a decrease of 2 percent in value compared with 1948. The mackerel catch on the Atlantic Coast decreased 18 percent in volume compared with the previous year while the catch of Pacific mackerel gained 26 percent in pound- age during the same period. The per capita consumption of fishery products in the United States in 1949 totaled 11.4 pounds, edible weight basis. This was considerably above the wartime level of 9 pounds when a large portion of the canned pack was allocated to the armed forces and to lend-lease distribution. The total catch of fishery products in the United States, as based on the most recent surveys for each section through 1949, amounted to 4,791,000,000 pounds, valued at $329, 700,000 to the fishermen. The difference between these figures and the estimated totals listed above are due to the inclusion of estimates on the 1949 landings for the South Atlantic area and the Mississippi River and its tributaries. The following table which contains recorded production for the areas in which surveys were made for the years shown and estimates for other regions, indicates the trend of the yield and value of the domestic catch during recent years. Year Pounds Value to Average price the fishermen per pound 1939 4,443, 328,000 $96,532,000 2.17¢ 1940 4,059,524,000 98,957,000 2.44 1941 4,900,000, 000 129,000,000 2.63 1942 3, 876,524,000 170, 338,000 4.39 1943 4, 202,000,000 204,000,000 4.85 1944 4,500,000,000 213,000,000 the Ue 1945 4,575,500,000 269,900,000 5.82 1946 4,456,000,000 310,000,000 6.96 1947 4,344, 000,000 307, 600,000 7.08 1948 4,575,000,000 367,000,000 8.02 1949 4,796,000,000 339,000,000 7.06 GENERAL REVIEW A total of 1,002 vessels of 5 net tons and over received their first documents as fishing craft in 1949. This was 8 percent less than the number entering the fleet the previous year, but between three and four times the number documented annually prior to 1943. In the five years ending with 1949, a total of 5,312 vessels had been documented as fishing craft. In 1940, the entire fleet in the United States and Alaska totaled only 5,562 vessels. Despite the large increase in the size of the fleet, the annual catch has not increased proportionately compared with the prewar production. This has been due largely to the low yields of salmon in Alaska and pilchards in California. Vessels obtaining their first documents as fishing craft, 1936 - 1949: Year Number Year Number 1936 jj 435 1943 358 1937 335 1944 635 1938 OY ky 3 1945 741 1939 357 1946 1,085 1940 320 1947 1,300 1941 354 1948 1,184 1942 358 1949 1,002 1/ Data are partly estimated. San Pedro, California, continued to be the nation’s leading fishing port, with landings of over 553,000,000 pounds, valued at $27,000,000 to the fishermen. Monterey, California, was in second place, with approximately 285,000,000 pounds followed by Gloucester, Massachusetts with 251,000,000 pounds. While San Diego, California -- with landings of almost 205,000,000 pounds -- occupied fourth place with respect to the volume of the landings, it was first in importance as far as value was concerned. Landings at that port had a value of $32,500,000. It is estimated that the 1949 catch was marketed as follows: 1,629 million pounds (round weight basis) as fresh and frozen products; 1,663 million pounds were used for canning; 1,404 million pounds for bait and byproducts; and 100 million pounds for cured products. The 1949 production of canned fishery products in the United States and Alaska amounted to 855,000,000 pounds, valued at $295,500,000 at the processors’ level. The output of fishery byproducts was valued at $78,500,000. Compared with 1948, the value of canned products decreased 12 percent while the value of the byproducts decreased only 2 percent. Almost 286,000,000 pounds of fishery products were frozen during 1949. This was a decrease of over 6,000,000 pounds or 2 percent compared with the record figure estab- lished during 1948. The value of foreign trade in fishery products (imports and exports combined) by the United States during 1949 amounted to over $186,500,000. Of this amount, $151,600,000 represented the value of products entered for consumption and $34,900,000 the value of exports of domestic fishery products. Import items which were received ina considerable greater volume during 1949 were fresh and frozen tuna; shrimp; fillets, other than groundfish; and salted herring. Items showing large declines compared with the previous year were fresh sea herring, groundfish fillets, canned sardines and tuna, and sperm oil. A review of the fisheries of each geographical area will be found at the beginning of each section in this volume. Summaries of the more important specific fisheries will be found in Section 12. Summarized data of the operating units and catch for all areas have been previously published in Current Fishery Statistics No. 703. GENERAL REVIEW DISPOSITION OF CATCH, 1931 - 1949 MILLION POUNDS 5, 000 4,000 1,000 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 19 949 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 USED FOR BYPRODUCTS AND BAIT 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 949 a UNITED STATES AND ALASKA SUMMARIES SUMMARY OF CATCH (EXPRESSED IN THOUSANDS OF POUNDS AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS) NEW ENGLAND, MIDDLE ATLANTIC CHESAPEAKE, SOUTH ATLANTIC, GULF, PRODUCT 1949 1949 1949 1945 1949 AREA XXII AREA XXIII AREA XXIII AREA XXIV AREA XXV QUANT; TY QUANTITY | VALUE | QUANTITY |VALUE | QUANTITY QUANTITY 931,433 232,781 339,577 355,948 68, 543 101,875 65, 369 168, 640 999,976 = 537 520, 976 334, 656 25, 183] 404,946 i, 132 524,588 MISSISSIPPI] RIVER TOTAL, LAKES, 1949 AND TRIBUTARIES, ALASKA, 1949 1931 VARIOUS YEARS QUANTITY |VALUE | QUANTITY | VALUE FISHER. ree ntet < SHELLFISH, ETC. . TOTAL sae Ta 1949 PRODUCT PACIFIC, QUANTITY QUANTITY 1,311,479 52, 250 FilSHe Bar awetss ists SHELLFISH, ETC. . WHALE PRODUCTS. . ”790 ”790 NOTE: THE ROMAN NUMERALS APPEARING UNDER THE NAMES OF THE SECTIONS ARE THE NUMBERS GIVEN THE AREAS) BY THE NORTH AMERICAN COUNCIL ON FISHERY INVESTIGATIONS. |T SHOULD BE EXPLAINED THAT THERE ARE INCLUDED IN THE OPERATING UNIT TABLES FOR THE AREAS, CRAFT WHOSE PRINCIPAL PORTS ARE IN THE RESPECTIVE AREAS BUT WHICH MAY AT TIMES FISH ELSEWHERE, SUMMARY OF OPFRATING UNITS ITEM NEW ENGLAND, | MIDDLE CHESAPEAKE, | arpenric GULF, 2 1949 ATLANTIC, 1949 1949 Tee an aban 1949 NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER, NUMBER NUMBER F | SHERMEN: arm fa eae ON VESSELS. . AW ir nea 6,385 3,433 2, 150 2,455 7,396 ON BOATS AND SHORE. ...... . 18; 454 11,738 16, 196 10; 414 15,465 TOTAL cele M el einer ot eure ramones 22,861 VESSELS: STEAM 's.\Sairetewlaitatieicl sMrOen fre ke NETO TONNAGE oo cic meee suatonr ours E MOTQR= sro \eplepuay cma atee Saou 2,244 NEF TONNAGE © 3 “a lade hse, % 34,680 SINUS Sete saan o. Geo: o elt ic 5 NET ON NAGE. onion Atami nineties zs TOTAL VESSELS Bree abies ere 2,244 TOTAL NET TONNAGE... ... 34, 680 BOATS: MOTGR ra: sy, 0) elie! ish nine, Gp touted eome 6,474 OTHER Ss a cise) oS ue eine ee 4,894 ACCESSORVABOATS¥ acs to creme! © fe ces 276 APPARATUS: HAUL SBINES 6: Swaps ae 15 217 590 514 295 PURSE SEINES AND LAMPARA NETS . . 187 55 18 45 53 STORPSEINES) succiiairajeccel er aieciee 136 - - - - OTRERATBAWES sage ete awlenone kellie 900 272 64 1,119 5,483 BEAMPURAWES I. om outencarentelucouey elie - 21 = - = GILL NETS... Sain Me egnect oc 1,349 2,271: 2,153 3,940 1,964 TRAMMEL AND BAR NETS. ...... - - - 8 1,089 POUND NETS, TRAP NETS, AND WEIRS. 303 260 1,878 2,520 1 ELONTINGETRAPSH eee or aes 86 - - - - STOPPNETS ett eae a er cnet te ce 11 18 6 - 4 FYKESNET Sato. sutsis va ay alee) cations 35 863 2,202 353 1,065 BAG. NETS yerrgmweae errr earns 40 - = = 3 OTHER INETS42/, vcs eat etna eee 542 50 1,176 309 7,014 HOOKS, BAITS OR SNOODS. ..... 1,167,279 269,912 1,130,340 866, 620 838, 238 EELGPOTSUAND. TRAPSa isis Gen 1,222 2,285 24,054 535 - BRUSHITIRAPS).. semtombal ote! ine manners - - = - 88,500 LOBSTER POTS AND TRAPS. ..... 601, 786 9,786 - 5,900 11,840 CRAB, CRAWFISH, AND TURTLE POTS AND TRAPS ......-.. 1,482 955 71,335 7,330 4,020 HARPOONS AND SPEARS ...... 213 5 - 49 132 CLAM DREDGES:.0 311 toy wey au leeNe aon ¢ 35 129 - - 3 CRABSDREDGESs cu cua) os) 6 bite ems - 38 369 - - OYSTERMDREDGESiar, Go ual ot oenee 116 376 836 349 393 SCALLOP“DREDGES ws “ster orses eres 5,734 126 - - 36 MUSSEL AND OTHER DREDGES. ... . - - 7 - - SCRAPES... Sa iden ae - 517 - TONGS, RAKES, SHOVELS, HOES : FORKS, PICKS AND GRABS... . . 6,019 8,661 7,754 647 2,193 BAVING OUTRITS: bey iee mame cam mane - - - = 40 OTHER APPARATUS 5/. .. 2.0.46 300 17,470 2,418 10,857 267 SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) GENERAL REVIEW SUMMARY OF OPERATING UNITS - Continued MISSISSIPPI RIVER TOTAL, VARIOUS YEARS NUMBER 49,849 107,814 10,273 205, 188 PACIFIC ALASKA 1TEM 10497 AND TRIBUTARIES, aera). 1931 NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER F | SHERMEN : ON VESSELS. 6 ais b) Gieeto watonceD 15,579 1,694 5 H/ 10,757 ON BOATS AND SHORE. ....... 16,215 3,448 15, 884 = MOA ete ais: Merete co Steel 31,794 5,142 15,884 VESSELS: STEAM ieee occ th a Sh ee eh eave! eeleereh 2) 30 NEI TOMNINGE 56 6 4:6 60 5.0 00 646 MOTORBAMs cece ee ee boris a Miep ces ve 469 NET UONNNG2 Gly 5 Goo 5001 6 5,427 SNIIEE Sic, CRCETaEH lnemc nS. OMe - NEM TONNAGE: 5 Beef 2 sume G 2 - WOVAL WESSELS aio oe ob oo 499 1,597 TOTAL NET TONNAGE... ... 6,073 19,861 ee ee BOATS: MOTOR . 2.3 «6 6 5 we se et ww Om 6 so oo bo 0 6 oo OO oO INSCIESSORN (OMS) Gg 5 S66 6 6 0 0 Oo APPARATUS: HAUERS EINES ite el silo) len idl = PURSE SEINES AND LAMPARA NETS STORVSBIINES 7.) < e OTTER TRAWLS. . . . BEAM TRAWLS .. . . GUNSE INEUS 66 6 Aas TRAMMEL AND BAR NETS. POUND NETS, TRAP NETS, A FLOATING TRAPS. . Si? MENS 5 5 6 6 Fuse NEWS 6 6 6.6 De es 2 © oo w VoO0CDHooDoOOoOnD Oooo oD BAG NETS. 2 « « OTHER NETS 2/ . HOOKS, BAITS OR EEL POTS AND TRAPS. . BRUSH) TRAPS: . 6 as « LOBSTER POTS AND TRAPS CRAB, CRAWFISH, AND POTS AND TRAPS .... HARPOONS AND SPEARS . . CLAM DREDGES. . O CRAB DREDGES. . D OYSTER DREDGES. O SCALLOP DREDGES ... . MUSSEL AND OTHER DREDGE SGRARESWeliels elie (elle « TONGS, RAKES, SHOVELS, HOES, FORKS, PICKS AND GRABS DIVING OUTFITS. .... CROWFOOT BARS ..,. . « OTHER APPARATUS 5/. . . 2,636 1, 186, 930 is) = ee © © © © © © © Pe 8 ow e © © © © © © eo 6,348 Dee e® © © © © © oe 4 = 7 78, 903 120 S} ee ee © © ow DO a1 ONO eo ee N L ) § es oe ee eo 1/ INCLUDES PERSONS IN BOAT AND SHORE FISHERIES. 2/ |NCLUDES CAST, DIP, LIFT, REEF, AND BRAIL OR SCOOP NETS. 3/ NUMBER NOT DETERMINED. 4/ OYSTER DREDGES ARE INCLUDED WITH TONGS ON PACIFIC COAST. 518 374 32,541 191 2,459, 179 519 5/ INCLUDES FISH, PERIWINKLE AND COCKLE, AND CONCH POTS; BOX, SLAT, SHRIMP AND OCTOPUS TRAPS; LOBSTER AND SPONGE HOOKS; AND COQUINA SCOOPS. NOTE:--DATA FOR THE SOUTH ATLANTIC STATES ARE FOR 1945 EXCEPT FOR THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA WHICH ARE FOR 1940. GREAT LAKES FISHING TUG UNITED STATES AND ALASKA: GENERAL REVIEW CATCH BY REGION EXPRESSED IN THCUSANOS CF POUNDS AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS) NEW ENGLAND, SPECIES 1949 FISH QUANTITY | VALUE ALEWIVES. . . 5,067 AMBERJACK . . (i) { y ANGLERFISH. . BARRACUDA . . BLUEFISH. . . 61 BLUE RUNNER OR HARDTAIL. 4 - BOWFIN, 2. . BUFFALOFISH . BUTTERFISH. . CABIO OR CRAB CARR. ts oo . CATFISH ANO BU CERO et ss CIGARFISH . Ciierpstae nae CRAPPIE . . CREVALLE. . 2,704 216 L CROAKER CUNNER, CUSK. . DOLPHIN DRUM: BUACK «2 ah oe RED OR REDFISH. a EELS: COMMON. . .. 119 21 GONGER. . 3 is FLOUNDERS ... FRIGATE MACKEREL eo e's sls « ate e faa Me ol wh ae eS nN e- -e P e ER EAD Ss & 6 6 6G .6 CtLDs 9 6 8 2 © @ = GARFISH .. . GIZZARD SHAD. GRAYF ISH, GROUPERS. GRUNTS. . HADDOCK . HAKE: RED Tews + oe le sc 41,666 393 WHITE ove is ce © 14,213 531 HALIBUT cc ee 473 106 HARVESTF ISH OR STARE SH oe ben 4 = HERRING, SEA. . HICKORY SHAD. . . HOGCHOKER . . HOGFISH . . JEWFISH . . KING MACKEREL KING WHITING OR "KINGFISH" LANCE. ws MACKEREL. . . MENHADEN, MINNOWS . MOJARRA . MOONF I SH. MULLET. . MUTTONF ISH. OCEAN PERCH (ROSEFISH) . . . . .| 236,987] 9 OCEANMPOUT 5s, ous. me si ( PAMDLEFISH OR SPOONBILL CAT. PERMITat gee. PIGEISH sia 6 0 PIKE OR PICKEREL PILOTFISH. . . PIRRISH oie “eas POLUOGK. a a8. -s POMPANO . . . a. oe Ci epee Ce ee ee ee 3 5 a 62 6. eT ceo TOTAL SALMON, . SALMON: : SAND PERCH, ..... - = SAVE ISH Sober csas antss: 5 - - SCUP OR PORGY .... 4,644 181 SEA BASS, BLACK (ATLANTIC) . 302 | 37 SEE FOOTNOTES AT END ‘oF TABLE QUANTITY 144 16, 805 5,061 1,113 7,509 47 685 4, 680 466 (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) MIDDLE ATLANTIC, CHESAPEAKE, SOUTH ATLANTIC, 1949 1949 1945 GULF, 1949 QUANTITY | VALUE FR In o Tn eed —~—o = aun as aR >» —" GENERAL REVIEW Continued UNITED STATES AND ALASKA: CATCH BY REGION (EXPRESSED IN THOUSANDS OF POUNDS AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ) NEW ENGLAND, 1949 MIDDLE ATLANTIC, 1949 CHESAPEAKE, SOUTH ATLANTIC, 1949 1945 SPECIES FISH - CONTINUED SEA CATFISH... © SEA ROBIN . . - «= SEA TROUT OR WEAKF | SH: GRAY. . SPOTTED WHITE . SHAD. .. SHARKS. . SHEEPSHEAD : FRESH -WATER SALT-WATER,. SILVERSIDES . SINMNESS: 645 %6 SME SG a6 SNAPPER: MANGROVE. . .. « (ED) 5 o! Souda WHITE SNOOK OR SERGEANTFISH . . SPADEFISH . . SPANISH MACKEREL. SPOT. 2. 2 2 « e STRIPED BASS. .. STURGEON, COMMON. SUCKERS chlel ai te SUNFISH . SWELLF1SH SWORDF | SH TAUTOG,. . TENPOUNDER. ee eee es eee eee ee ee we we ee © © ee G0 O80! D800 6 6 TILEFISH. TRIGGERFIS' H TRIPLETAIL. TUNA AND TUNAL FISHES: BLUEF IN BONITO. LITTLE. A TOTAL TUNA WHITEBAIT WHITE PERC WHITING . WOLFFISH. H . E ee 8 © oe O90) 050808080900" 6 Ot poo YELLOW PERCH. i YELLOW PIKE . YELLOWTAIL, ATLANTIC UNCLASSIFIED. . . TOTAL... 2 « « SHELLFISH, ETC. CRABS: BLUE: HARD. . . SOFT AND PEELERS. ROCK. . as) si she SIMONE 5) So oS A A 6 TOTAL CRABS . . . . | 1,201 CRAWFISH, FRESH-WATER HORSESHOE CRAB. . . . LOBSTERS: NORTHERN. . 2 « « SPINE 5 Were eS SMP og oo Bla 6 CLAMS: COQUINA . . . HARD. . . 2 o OCEAN QUAHOG. RAZOR.) jay ee « SM 6 6 Goo SWS Bole 6 GONGHSI peti cblts® oh ey ets 41 Aloe esis anisole alte aa as =a SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) see wee Lg GENERAL REVIEW UNITED STATES AND ALASKA: CATCH BY REGION - Continued EXPRESSED. IN THOUSANDS OF POUNDS AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS) NEW ENGLAND, MIDDLE ATLANTIC, CHESAPEAKE, SOUTH ATLANTIC, GULF, SPECIES 1949 1949 1949 1945 1949 SHELLFISH, ETC. - | QUANTITY | VALUE ta 3) VALUE | QUANTITY | VALUE | QUANTITY] VALUE | QUANTITY | VALUE CONTINUED tsa ty = puaale tal oe ee MUSSELS, SEA... B9 OYSTERS, MARKET: EASTERN, PUBLIC 488] 232 540] 336] 16,914 EASTERN, PRIVATE. 3,515] 1 in 16,872| 8,736| 14, ts] TOTAL OYSTERS. |_1,473 | 9,072] 3) PERIWINKLES AND COCKLES,. . SCALLOPS: BAY . ww SEA. 2 « SQUID... . i. « SEA URCHINS . TERRAPIN, D1 AMOND-BACK TURTKES .. a's FROGS . .\4 > IRISH MOSS. ROCKWEED. . SPONGES . . BLOODWORMS . SANDWORMS . MOND ones aes ee Se ae PACIFIC, LAKES, ISSISSIPPI RIVER ALASKA, TOTAL, SPECIES 1949 1949 & TRIBUTARIES, 193 1949 VARIOUS YEARS FISH QUANTITY | VALUE | QuanTiTY] VALUE | QUANTITY] VALUE [QUANTITY [VALUE | QUANTITY | VALUE ALEWIVES. fof. . 3 3 - - - - = - = = 40,630 751 AMBERJACK .. .. - - - - . - = = 211 8 ANCHOVIES |. ee 3,724 62 = ~ = = = = 3,724 62 ANGLERFISH. , 2... = : — = ~ 2 = ~ 65 3 BARRACUDA... . 2,458 366 - - - = = : 2,542 370 BLACKGASS. .- . 4 - - = ~ 14 2 = = 14 2 BLUERISH, §. feo ¢ - = - = - - - - 4,312 611 BBELIKEL ais . = 14,085] 1,568 = = = 2 14,085 1,568 BLUE RUNNER OR HARDTAIL .. 2. - - - - - = - 1,227 40 BOWBINS. sb ss 6 3 - - 22 1 428 9 = = 450 10 BUFFALOFISH . . . - - 6 1 15,773 687 - - 16,573 752 BURROT. © 1. -/- = ¢ - - 841 25 - = = 3 841 25 BUTTERFISH. . . . = = = = - = - = 6,947 615 GABEZONES|G-. - » 2 16 1 - - = - a = 16 1 CABiO OR CRAB EATER = - = = - = - = 60 4 CABRILLASS ac 5 4 210 28 - - - = = = 210 28 CARA Miatecccicd 406 12 4,568 151 11,891 456 - ~ 19,218 731 CATFISH AND BULLHEADS. . .. 202 39 1,415 250 10, 267 878 = - 28,789 3,272 DERM as 1B ia ip (eta - - - - - - - 2 (4) CHUB skies oad - = 7,732| 1,294 < - - = 7,732 1,294 CIGARFISH.... - - - = - - - 4 (4) SES 6 MMs - - 134 37 - = - = 134 37 COMMEr = GK so 6,251 231 - < = = 2,186 55 71,012 | 4,030 CRARPIIES® 4 oss «. « - - - 41 3 < a 976 208 CREVALLE. Sts... 4 - - - - - - - - 545 20 CROAK ERS os wr - - - - - = - - 19,609 2,506 CUNNER Null se 5 : a - - - - ~ - - - 12 (1) CUSKS. oni s 2 - - - - - - - = 3,620 133 DOLLY VARDEN TROUT. - - - - - - 15 1 15 1 BOBPHIN . Ue: a cent - . - - - - - - 82 8 DRUM: BUCK o-Bugs ss, 6 ia - - - - - - - - 1,992 157 RED OR REDFISH. , - - - - 4 = < = 3,978 587 EELS: COMMON. ....4. - - 20 2 6} (1) - - 2,059 265 CONGER spicy» a - - - - - - - - 98 3 FLOUNDERS,.... 42,165 | 2,302 - = = - - - 125,707 | 10,967 FLYING FISH... 34 3 - - - 5 = = 34 3 FRIGATE MACKEREL. . - - = - - - : = 135 5 GARFISHE. 2 = a a - : (4) (1) 72 1 - 7 254 1 GIZZARD SHAD. . . . - = 32 1 - - - - 794 16 GOLOEISH coe new - + 170 9 - - - - 170 9 GRAYFISH; Ge. . 14,068 | 2/739 P . 3 bk = 14,749 747 GROUPERS. ..... - - - - - - 10, 107 1,023 GRUNTSH? GeV ere ve - - - - - - - - 160 12 SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) GENERAL REVIEW Wl UNITED STATES AND ALASKA: CATCH BY REGION - Continued EXPRESSED IN THOUSANDS OF POUNDS AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS SPECIES PACIFIC, MISSISSIPPI RIVER ALASKA, TOTAL, 1949 & TRIBUTARIES, 1931 1949 VARIOUS YEARS FISH = CONTINUED QUANTITY VALUE HADDOCK. . . « « 134,971 9,250 HAKE: PACIFIC. . . « 141 1 REDA a Fal de... 42,612 426 WHITE. 2 oon 14,351 538 HALIBUT. . 2 2 e 49,915 | 7,821 HARDHEADS. . . . 17 5 HARVESTFISH OR STARFISH. . . « 1,413 82 HERRING: WAKO) pee va, “6 21,934 788 BEAM tel evs 205,030 3,177 HICKORY SHAD . . 1,219 86 HOGCHOKER. . . . 18 1 HOGFISH. . . 6 15 1 JACK MACKEREL. . 51, 250 1,111 UEWEUSH ule ois 403 40 KINGFISH (CALIFORNIA). . 764 40 KING MACKEREL. . 4,235 584 KING WHITING OR "KINGFISH". 2. 4,237 219 LAKE TROUT... 3,309 1,355 LAMPREY. . 2... 370 TAUNCE SS bom he ti 38 3 BINGCODS i985: ¢ 8, 188 747 MACKEREL . 2. 91,841 3,594 MENHADEN . . . 1,075,573 | 10,905 MINNOWS. . 2. « 101 7 MOJARRA. . . = « Bae 3 MOONEYE. . . . . 11 {1) MOONFISH . . . . 32 MUMMET coe 44,013 | 4,255 MUTTONFISH . . . 253 44 OCEAN PERCH (ROSEFISH). . . OCEAN POUT... PADDLEFISH OR 236,987 | 9,820 SPOONBILL CAT . 999 52 RERCHPMNL. crise 485 67 PERM mts 2 0Gane 5 ; PIGENSH# esos 2 584 4] PIKE OR PICKEREL 193 20 PILCHARD ... . 633,540 | 10,760 PILOTFISH. . . . 17 1 PINFISH. . ou. 23 1 ROMOGK Meer a 5 28,832 808 POMPANO. . 2. « 1,091 500 QUILLBACK. . . . 271 1 RATFISH. . 2 2 « 1,472 13 ROCK BASS. . . . 233 29 ROCKFISHES . . . 23,971 1, 100 SABLEFISH. . . . 11,830 981 SALMON: ATLANTIC . . CHINOOK OR KING CHUM OR KETA . PURI co) Sein oe RED OR SOCKEYE SILVER OR COHO TOTAL SALMON 388,346 | 32,662 484,206 46, 697 SAND PERCH... 30 1 SNUIGES 6 6 0 9 © 510 60 SMFS Gea oo 35 i SIMIUPIING shoo 6 148 27 SCUP OR PORGY SEA BASS; BLACK (ATLANTIC) 10,497 | 1,254 BLACK (PACIFIC). 114 16 WNT eetrster en ron ve 1,410 291 - = = = = = 1,410 291 SEA CATFISH. .. . - - = = = = = = 1,383 | . 63 SEA ROBIN. ... - - = - - = = = 184 4 SEA TROUT OR WEAKF ISH: GRAVE Lae 28). - - - = = = : = 15,478 | 1,408 SOUPS 5 45 o - - - - = - = - 7,521 1,529 WHIDTEN) ote SOEs, - - > = = = = = 657 51 SHAD cJieteie tc. ots 2,200 146 - = = = = = 11,002 | 1,636 SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE (CONT | NUED ON NEXT PAGE) 12 SPECIES SHARKS. . . - « « SHEEPSHEAD : FRESH-WATER SALT -WATER,. SILVERSIDES . SKATES. . . « SMELT... SNAPPER: MANGROVE. . . . RED. lessee © WOLT Ets naman SNOOK OR SERGEANTFISH . SPADEFISH .. .« SPANISH MACKEREL SPORE)» Je STEELHEAD TROUT STRIPED BASS. . STURGEON: COMMON. . « SHOVELNOSE. SUCKERS .. . SUNFISH... SWELLFISH . . SWORDFISH . . TAUTOG. ...- TENPOUNDER, . TILEFISH. . TRIGGERF | SH TRIPLETAIL. TULLIBEE. = TUNA AND TUNALIKE FISHES: ALBACORE. .. BLUEFIN... BONITO. ... ETE .- . SKIPUACKO. . YELLOWFIN . . TOTAL TUNA WHITEGATTOMN © 2 WHITE BASS.C . . WHITEFISH: COMMON. . MENOMINEE OCEAN. . WHITE PERCH WHITING . . WOLFFISH. . YELLOW PERCH YELLOW PIKE YELLOWTAIL: ATLANTIC. . . . BAC URIRCH ptvinal ie UNCLASSIFIED. .. TOTAL... 6 0) 's) vanme 8) + = 5) B'-e ls © oe, e)s, a) ss 18 SHELLFISH, ETC. CRABS: BLUE: HARD. 2 « © « SOFT AND PEELERS, . DUNGENESS . KING. (6! 0". ROCK. « « « STONE ° TOTAL CRA\Fal SH, FRESH-WATER. . . HORSESHOE CRAB. . LOBSTERS: NORTHERN, . SPINY... SHRIMP... ABALONE . .. SEE FOOTNOTES eer we eens odexeme ie AT END OF TABLE GENERAL REVIEW UNITED STATES AND ALASKA: CATCH BY REGION - Continued (EXPRESSED IN THOUSANDS OF POUNDS AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS) PACIFIC, LAKES, MISSISSIPPI RIVER ALASKA, TOTAL, 1949 1949 & TRIBUTARIES, 193] 1949 VARIOUS YEARS QUANTITY QUANTITY 6,996 2/ 2,719 8,096 541 222 1,543 6,361 93 686 528 }4,240,506 |227,493 110,628 5,553 35} 034 1 * 207 ly 608 "134 (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) SPECIES SHELLFISH, ETC. CONTINUED CLAMS: COQUINA ... HARD. 3. = « OCEAN QUAHOG. MIXED . TOTAL CLAMS. . GONCHSP riley touts MUSSELS, SEA. . MUSSEL SHELLS . OcTORUSMeN tie OYSTERS, MARKET: EASTERN, PUBLIC . EASTERN, PRIVATE. PACIFIC 5 6 4 906 WESTERN... TOTAL OYSTERS. PERIWINKLES GOPMUES, Bio 496 b SCALLOPS: BAY Gy-ttemn tite SIA a hales SD 6 5 5 2 SEA URCHINS . TERRAPIN, D1 AMOND-BACK TURTLES! .). BROGSMem eee IRISH MOSS. . ROCKWEED. . . SPONGES . . . PEARLS AND SL UGS BLOODWORMS . SANDWORMS TOTAL. . ». « « WHALE PRODUCTS: ILIMIER 6 56 6 oo '5 MEAL. 2. . = «© «© = OE Oo Oo ng Oc Oo WOUNLS 6 Go oO GRAND TOTAL. . LESS THAN 500 THE CATCH RS 13 GENERAL REVIEW UNITED STATES AND ALASKA: CATCH BY REGION - Continued (EXPRESSED IN THOUSANDS OF POUNDS AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ) PACIFIC, MISSISSIPPI RIVER ALASKA, 1949 & TRIBUTARIES, 1934 1949 QUANTITY TOTAL, LAKES, VARIOUS YEARS 1949 QUANTITY OF GRAYF ISH 5 1,849 278 [nie col ee) PE ee ee 562 POUNDS OR 500 DOLLARS. IN CALIFORNIA 1S |INCLUDED WITH SHARKS. SWORDF 1SH HARPOONER 14 GENERAL REVIEW UNITED STATES AND ALASKA: CATCH BY STATES STATES MARINE WATERS & COASTAL| MISSISSIPPI RIVER LAKES, TOTAL, RIVERS, 1949 & 1945 |AND TRIBUTARIES, 1931] 1949 AND 1045 1/ VARIOUS YEARS POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE ALABAMA, . .. . 10,155,100] $1,973,751] 1,622,153| $32,754 = 11,977,253] $2,006,505 ARKANSAS... . - - 115,732,507] 411,451 e 15, 732,507 411,451 CALIFORNIA . . . | 1,129,261,300| 72,504,719 1, 129,261,300] 72,504,719 CONNECTICUT. . . 24,194,800] 2,157,545 24,194,800] 2,157,545 DELAWARE . . . . | 166,473,900] 3,007,773 : - 166,473,900] 3,007,773 FLORIDA. . . . .| 263,845,300] 16,440,160 4,098,800] $526,628] 267,944,100] 16,966,788 GEORGIA... . 21,397,700] 1,349,536 2 : Z = 21,397,700] 1,349,536 ILLENONSieoerions - - 114,262,630 , 1,496,600] 285,936] 15,759,230 653, 174 INDIANA. 2... = 7,717, 596 s 30, 400 2,060 7, 747,996 159, 282 [OWA et tee - 7,777, 967 ; = 7,777, 967 302,395 KANSAS... 455,421 ; = 455,421 16,673 KENTUCKY... . = 1,621,751 ; = 1,621,751 60,882 LOUISIANA. . . . | 288,587,200] 27,403, 637]19,213,368 4 307,800,568] 28,398,011 MAINE. . . . . «| 294,297,200] 14,988,040 = 294; 297;200| 14,988,040 MARYLAND... 58,981,700] 8,583,832 = 58,981,700| 8,583,832 MASSACHUSETTS 647,612,900] 38,991,476 = = 647,612,900| 38,991,476 4,116,398] 25,533/900| 4/1167398 MICHIGAN. . 3,498,280] 137,656 455,490] 10,101,380 593, 146 MINNESOTA, . MISSISSIPPI. . . 52,895,000] 1,625,272] 2,649,723| 1227961 - 1,748,233 MISSOURI... . : = 927,636| 76,981 : 76,981 NEBRASKA... : = 145,310 i - 16, 253 NEW HAMPSHIRE. . 443,400 169,899 = 169,899 NEW JERSEY . . . | 208,997,500] 9,744/560 - 208,997,500] 9,744;560 NEW YORK... .]| 145,505,000] 14,364,800 = 304, 402,923] 147,809,700] 14,767,723 NORTH CAROLINA . | 198,168,800] 5,495,252 = 198} 168,800] 5,495, 252 OHIO i's, 2) sae ys - . ; 3,464,034] 26,867,581] 3,471,106 OKLAHOMA... - - = i 4,145 OREGON © blew es 61,096,400] 7,065,447 : : f 7,065,447 PENNSYLVANIA . - = 712,532 436, 712,532 RHODE ISLAND . . 33,428,000] 2,229,916 = 2,229,916 SO!lTH CAROLINA . 10, 855, 600 899,389 = 10,855, 600 899,389 SOUTH DAKOTA . . : - 114,361 . 114) 361 10,576 TENNESSEE. 2. . - - 3,435, 069 = 3, 435,069 103,915 TEXAGS” Aterdame Me 79,530,800] 9,124,500] 138,500 = 79,669,300] 9,130,868 VIRGINIA. . ..| 275,674,800| 16,598,481 = : 275,674,800] 16,598,481 WASHINGTON . . . | 174,160,800] 20,802,948 = = 174; 160,800] 207802, 948 WISCONSIN. 2. . 2,645, 130 2,019,045] 21,250,930] 2,087,486 ALASKA... . . | 472,889,281] 39,299,005 472,889, 281| 39,299,005 TOTA stirs INCLUDES THE caTCH Or TE GREAT TAKES, aan = TT ire cane OF =F WOODS, AND LAKE OKEECHOBEE, SEED OYSTER FISHERY, 1949 ITEM NEW ENGLAND MIDDLE ATLANTIC CHESAPEAKE TOTAL NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER OPERATING UNITS NUMBER NUMBER F {| SHERMEN: ON VESSELS. . 2 2 2 so ON BOATS AND SHORE: REGULAR . . 2 2 so «© CASUAL. « « o © © © « VESSELS: STEAM . 2 « so NET TONNAGE . MOTOR . . . «. NET TONNAGE . SAILS om =e 'e NET TONNAGE . . TOTAL VESSELS . TOTAL NET TONNAGE . este a6 ere ee aie mone) jem" Th sew ye! ate. BOATS: MOTOR . 2 ee ee ee OTHER! «. 6 scene) opie) meas APPARATUS: DREDGES . . . « « YARDS AT MOUTH, TONGS . « « e wo RAKES . . ..-.. Seen Secle cia (eciece: CATCH BUSHELS BUSHELS OYSTERS, SEED: 2 ee PUBLIC, SPRING. ... « ; 505, i 528, PRES IG SKEALIs 5) tals aan 11,493 77 ; 918) 382 PRIVATE, SPRING . .. . | 298,760 ; k 496,385 PRIVATE, FALL... .. | 77,762 258,813 TOTAL. « 0 « « «© « 388,745 334, 933 | 1,538,279 1,538,358 {3, os, 344 382, 810 | 5,202,368 | 3, 756, 101 GEAR PURSE SEINES. HAUL SEINES STOP SEINES GILL NETS . DINESHRN POUND NETS. . FLOATING TRAPS,. OTHER TRAPS 3/. WEIRSHO mee STOP NETS... onic) (eprelitelvetis ee ee ny FYKE AND HOOP NETS. DIP AND LIFT NETS . BAG, DRAG AND PUSH N OTTER TRAWLS. . BEAM TRAWLS . BOTS tise HARPOONS . SPEARS. . SCRAPES . DREDGES . TONGS .. RAK ESIe cia. FORKS .. MES! 6) 4 BY HAND Oo O60) 080.0 O10 Oecd PURSE SEINES. . HAUL SEINES . . GHLE NETS TRAMMEL NETS. . INES Sata aoe 2 POUND NETS. . . OTHER TRAPS 3/. STOP NETS . =. FYKE AND HOOP N DIP AND LIFT NE CAST NETS . . OTTER TRAWLS. POTS. . SPEARS. DREDGES TONGS RAKES GRABS HOOKS BRAIL OR SCOOP DIVING OUTFITS, ABAL AND SPONGES. . BY HAND... . TOMA ens Ost. O8Bomo. OF 0eO 0.000 ETS 1s NETS ee © © © ee ew 8 eww ew tw et el tlt wl ON T DsO ONC EDe0sO 0 040,050 Git -oeolo oF cMohosOvcro.o E SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF 993093 O- 52 - 2 GENERAL REVIEW UNITED STATES AND ALASKA: CATCH BY GEAR * NEW ENGLAND, 1949 MIDDLE ATLANTIC, 1949 SOUTH ATLANTIC, 1945 A 255, 5 26, 26, 0-050 0.0 G50 -O a0 Oooo 6 TABLE 20, 13, 1, 49, 7; 1, POUNDS 126, 800 561,500 372, 100 178, 500 147, 500 249, 800 029,400 290,300 161, 000 758, 400 955, 700 451,800 486, 700 316, 600 820, 800 553, 100 486, 100 f 404,946, 100 15, 132,350 POUNDS VALUE . | 40,270,200 $888,555 : 1, 958, 200 73,457 . | 65,592, 100 1,041, 089 . | 12,812,100 599,975 . | 25,958, 100 1,475, 832 . | 11,369,500 783,317 : 8,905, 900 346,719 ‘ 39, 600 8,122 . | 66,349,500 1,083, 586 : 4,600 725 55, 200 3,197 : 9,841,500 148,314 B 63, 600 17,473 . [691,848,000 | 31,935,664 . | 26,708, 400 8, 728, 184 : 1, 103, 600 354, 856 i 10, 800 2,020 . | 19,622,900 7, 435,945 j 2,038, 300 505, 545 ; 3, 583, 300 685, 195 : 143,900 23,155 » | 11,686,700 2,392,765 g 10, 300 3, 186 POUNDS 397, 553, 600 1,801, 000 3,226, 800 8, 296, 700 24,841,000 690,000 81,800 384, 000 83, 800 40,021,900 90, 000 3, 134,000 21,900 28,218,600 9,910,600 1, 365, 200 937, 500 318, 000 VALUE $1, 722, 037 2,415, 658 2, 736,395 34,333 1,417, 162 840,733 104, 076 73,557 16, 189 4,314,873 568, 313 63,314 356, 130 56,760 179, 602 92,371 140, 847 15 CHESAPEAKE, 1949 VALUE $4,393,344 | 126, 315,089 Zily 461, 269 Ds 864,786 25, 1,036, 220 53, 8,713 4,522 36,041 3, 24,116 3,839, 429 19, 45, 000 615, 009 33, 10, 900 = 2, 11, 189,971 21, 3,504,113 16, 490, 588 164, 062 113,961 ily POUNDS 430,300 933, 200 340, 500 008, 600 817, 300 13, 600 71,000 059, 100 284, 400 118,200 878, 100 932, 200 671, 200 908, 000 971, 800 219, 000 999,976,300 | 58,536,876 | 520,976,400 |27,117,133 | 334,656,500 VALUE $1,466,592 2,007, 870 888,932 1,316, 166 2,596, 252 272 3,580 297, 154 48,645 1,726, 116 1, 638,301 478, 245 5,719,465 6, 248, 266 412,711 333,746 25, 182,313 GULF, 1949 POUNDS VALUE 276, 486, 900 $3,246, 455 15,881,700 1,709, 906 22, 796, 200 3,517, 906 11, 297, 800 538,621 52, 151,800 5,276, 145 102, 900 21,787 212, 600 90, 324 645, 300 96,840 1,117, 700 93,500 820, 600 125,171 162, 600 16, 630 127,354, 000 29,292,968 1,975, 900 244,129 160, 600 36,424 5,780, 900 1,773, 756 7, 326, 300 3,059,896 45, 600 19, 152 36, 800 17, 7714 10, 400 58,523 200 70 58, 300 412, 280 163, 100 57,518 524, 588, 200 49,705,775 (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) FISHING FOR TUNA ¥ GENERAL REVIEW UNITED STATES AND ALASKA: CATCH BY GEAR - Continued MISSISSIPP! RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, 1931 1949 GEAR PACIFIC, 1949 LAKES, POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE PURSE SEINES. . « . « « «| 1/806,212, 100 | 1/$24,423,869 = = = HOUTASEINES boc e 6 516 4, 133,400 395,375 5,772,600 $325,003 13,739,657 $574,541 GIRL NETS 6 Eo ae Marre ts 2/36, 982,200 2/6, 164,428 | 41,026,700 5,738, 172 166,598 6,547 TRAMMEL NETS. be on (2 (2 - - 1, 134,206 75,615 CURE AM te Fc hos Saree 343,800,800 56,305,612 590,800 227,083 10, 140, 037 772,245 POUNMUINETS: €0< < 3 open 1, 108, 000 149,291 8,320,300 1,239,262 224,275 9,541 WEREINETS .o.¢ caked: & - . 28,200,500 3,733, 159 - - OTHER TRAPS 3/. ete 34,533,900 3,758,554 - - - - 1) ar ae 173,800 8,688 - - - - FYKE AND HOOP NETS. . . 222, 100 39,386 1,780,600 195,640 18,507,204 797, 130 DIP AND LIFT NETS... . 4,546,300 374,968 1, 100 99 30,045 3,307 BAG, DRAG AND PUSH NETS . 41,300 2,455 ~ - > = REED METS. 2 3 tks tw Pade 4,219,800 485,238 - - = 5 OTVER TRAWLS: » = « wuss 88,585,000 4,425,281 - = = - BEAM TRAWES 3 «cathe late o> 799,100 60,943 - - - - CE ere yee - - - - 310,455 26,277 HARPOOUS. «4c ope ss 1,526,000 159,326 - - = e. SHEARS es «4 « Cap. (eats - - - - 2,250 270 DREUGES ee «oO, a 4/8,373,500 | 4/2, 131,953 - - 3,699, 100 40,958 CROWFOOT BARS . , ee - - - - 20,893,550 265,443 Totetee: «2. eo wee (4) (4) - - 1,601,876 21,091 RAKES co siiow « «a « - - - = 370, 130 4,029 SHOVEES 5) 2,9 6.00. & 806, 100 375,820 - - - > BORKSiaws, «4. Cie: duke - - - - 4,812,737 76,214 GRABS. . . ‘ - - - - 873, 099 130, 621 BRAIL OR SCOOP NETS . . . 27,741,500 713,668 - - - - DIVING OUTFITS, ABALONE ANDY: SPONGES ie, e! euana. 713,600 398,259 - BYSHAND as ae non See tet 6 (4) (4) 93,528 TOTAL. «ss = : [raeapste,s00 | 100,373, 14 | ospese,c00 | rass,a10 | oe 302,505 | 2,897,357 ALASKA, 1949 TOTAL, VARIOUS YEARS POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE PURSE IGEINES (3d) = 0 ang 160,421,101 $10,515,250 2,062,501,001 $46,656, 102 HAULESBINES 3%: Sie asp - - 91,781,257 7,816,899 STDESSEINES*'.s)-de ao, mien - ~ 65,592, 100 1,041,089 GINTGNETSis > ..4 a same 67,784,759 5,656,605 218,507,957 25,770,229 TRAMMEL NETS. 2 6 2 « & « = - 12,610,506 648,569 A, SA Sea Ae 68,791,010 8,608, 127 554,885,347 76,263, 158 POUNDINETSS.2) 2) of ou: sie 169,264, 154 13,979,076 282,297,229 20,655,479 TRG NETS 8 = ota, hake - - 28,200,500 3,733, 159 FLOATING TRAPS. 8,905,900 346,719 a nk ee OTHER TRAPS 3/. . Bt - - 34,799, 700 3,857,272 WEIBA “pa acre hv) veer tae - = 67,213,300 1, 100,987 STORANEM Sey +) ok s. Susie - - 802,700 105, 667 FYKE AND HOOP NETS... . - - 26, 155,304 1,566, 124 OIP AND LIFT NETS... .] — = 15,898,045 798,177 GASGANETS eos sok ons - - 323, 600 32,819 BAG, ORAG AND USH” NETS ; =: 104,900 19,928 REGRUNETS wae 2) diasot obey - = 4,219,800 485,238 OTTERTRAWES %. Ais s. si-e 1,206,945 1,017,892,445 75,606,748 BEAM TRAWIS0-c- shone oi 2,267,934 3, 157, 034 287,377 POTS TY fas ve she ssn 1,428,401 75,390,956 11,900,929 PLARTPIICINS, 200 caine, elon Xe lia - 2,651,500 525,082 SPEARS. . . - 625,450 102,028 SCRAPES. .... - 2,932,200 478,245 DRESSY epics la Rat MEAN ote - 88,852,900 28,648,178 CROWFOOT BARS ...... - 20,893,550 265,443 TOMASS OR he Kora usher ar 2 - 38, 101,676 13,395,671 RAKERCs cree eh oh ees a - 7, 156,830 1,791,277 AHNVECAS Motors be alts : 2,519,763 580,351 FORKS Cs ees wens Oe - 4,956,637 99,369 HOES; co Fe su ee a eis - 12,624,200 2,556,827 GRABS: «B21 shone oe eK - 1,462,999 240,766 HOGKBate ce o's bias Te - 10,400 58,523 BRAIL OR SCOOP NETS... - 27,741,700 713,738 DIVING OUTFITS, ABALONE AND SPONGES. ...... 771,900 810,539 BY HAND > hv alc. ae ay oe i 8,085,118 743,635 TOTAL . » »« wo © THE CATCH OF RING AND LAMPARA NETS IN CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN INCLUDED WITH PURSE SEINES. THE CALIFORNIA CATCH IN TRAMMEL NETS HAS BEEN INCLUDED WITH GILL NETS. INCLUDES CATCH BY BOX, BRUSH, SLAT, CRAB, OCTOPUS, LOBSTER, CRAWFISH, AND SHRIMP TRAPS. THE CATCH BY TONGS AND BY HAND HAS BEEN INCLUDED WITH DREDGES. 329,702,341 eels GENERAL REVIEW = MANUFACTURED FISHERY PRODUCTS The output of manufactured products (canned, cured, packaged, and byproducts) in the United States and Alaska during 1949 had an estimated value of 550 million dollars. Canned products are estimated to have accounted for 54 percent of the total; packaged shellfish, 18 percent; byproducts, 14 percent; packaged fish, 9 percent; and cured fish, 5 percent. The value of manufactured products as publishedin the following tables, which totals $453,754,857 represents the most recent figures collected by the Service, on the various sepments of the manufactured fishery products industry. The variation between this figure and the estimated value mentioned in the first paragraph is due to the use of estimated 1949 values for cured fishery products and packaged shellfish in that paragraph. The data listed in the following table are for 1949 for canned fish, fishery by- products, and packaged fish in the United States and for all products in Alaska; for 1940 for packaged shellfish and cured products in the United States except in the Mississippi River area; and for 1931 for cured products in the Mississippi River area. Data on manufactured fishery products processed by fishermen have been omitted. No data on this production are available for any year since 1940, when the total value of these products amounted to $2,343,798. Information on the production by fishermen in 1940 can be found in Manufactured Fishery Products, 1948, (C.F.S. No. 578) or in ‘‘ Fishery Statistics of the United States, 1948’’ (Statistical Digest No. 22). The pack of canned fishery products in 1949 amounted to 855,014,842 pounds, valued at $295,503,905 to the packers. This was an increase of 9 percent in volume, but a decline of 12 percent in value. The increase in volume resulted principally from larger packs of salmon, tuna, California sardines (pilchards) and fish for animal food. The 1949 pack of canned salmon amounted to 265,196,448 pounds, valued at $103, 439,983 to the canners. Compared with 1942 this was an increase of 15 percent in volume, but a decline of 14 percent in value. Despite this decline of the price of canned salmon, the pack was the third most valuable in history. The tuna and tunalike fishes pack of 141,700,593 pounds, valued at $97,710,325 was the fifth consecutive record pack, and second largest value ever received by the processors. California sardines with a pack of 169,569,540 pounds, valued at $21,334,825 showed an increase of 42 percent in volume, but a decline of 3 percent in value when compared with the previous year. The value of fishery byproducts processed was $78,472,495, a 2 percent decrease in comparison with the previous year. The principal byproducts were marine-animal oils, 17,695,833 gallons, valued at $17,364,977; marine-animal scrap and meal, 237,180 tons, valued at $35,652,142; marine and fresh-water shell buttons, valued at $10,478,733; and fish solubles valued at $5,144,111. A record production of menhaden scrap and meal continued while the production of menhaden oil decreased in volume and value. The production of fresh and frozen packaged fish increased from 189,499,843 pounds, valued at $47,708,883, in 1948 to 194,215,265 pounds, valued at $48,389,905, in 1949. FISH MEAL PLANT VERT ICAL SACKING FISH PIT ELEVATOR COOKER PRESS MILL ROTARY DRIER DRY MILL CYCLONE ‘s GENERAL REVIEW MANUFACTURED FISHERY PRODUCTS - VARIOUS YFARS 1/ ITEM YEAR QUANTITY VALUE ALEWIVES: CANNEDSS "289. G1S404, Sd ots Seamer fac toe hay apt eater 1 Oe STANDARDAGASES 111,994 $469,398 ROE SGANNED): isn oid revaltan (Vag ety oheggeel meee otisiparrape|! SS DO 44,106 ‘749,993 SALTED: RQUND so) 0. 0 0; 6&0: & aRleNataMe te Fe oiled oth alan “Eas nL aa POUNDS 899, 400 15,939 GORNEDIcg) 5) 0) a. «0 Sb) s ae oR a de ata ead aos Se PI DO 5,429, 450 123, 287 PICKEED.2/i.idw. contig eke tas Gidea in oe D0 4,851,500 176,819 SRICED in eld aun) sams ene Ming ME hens a dae dien ae aa DO 3,778, 499 379,110 TIGHT=PACK, “CUTS: 27s Re Ses fa) Ve Ree amt suede en oT fe) 280, 100 12,698 WHURPROEDQO 2 49S 20 CCE Set oe Co wian'y Fol aie ieh sees PAPAS. ole) 62,700 3,874 SMOKED, WHOLE /AND: BILLETS 5. ducmeyaesi le oye cf oueie atve 1), 1940 ole) 23, 800 1,052 ANCHOVIES, CANNED. 0 “sa, 5 5. gy « pobre, only caren any ty toa LANDARDGASES 3,757 34, 184 BARRACUDA : SALBED: sDBY aucune dT sR ci iss “AY Rees a Sheen oe GAG POUNDS 19,465 2,433 SMOKED. wepegia x} » chee dumsptenagent> PRO E que) vada a tilglo40 DO 1,000 200 BLUE PIKE: ERESHURILUETS. (4 «2 som oNaltetematis «| ctemeitabiemem semi piaas DO 2, 287,450 970, 684 FROZEN FIULEETS/ SON Stee, Pletal. Os ee, Ae oie | M1O49 DO 628, 223 249,225 BLUE RUNNERS 97 SALTED: give dus bys $60 bins fo ol oho adlarelisboies [1940 DO 250, 000 10,000 BUFFALOF|SH: SMOKED The EXCEPT MISSISSIPPI] RIVER) ......... | 1940 00 325, 000 71, 200 SMOKED) (MISSISSIFRI RIVER)? sods. noes dn. opt aee vals [1851 DO 25,700 3,245 BUTTERFISH: SMOKED (U.S, EXCEPT MISSISSIPPI RIVER) . . « «2 ««.. | 1940 DO 478, 300 111,750 SMOKED” (MISSISSIPPI (RIVER). aust Melle otto, ssl voh eumutat tang 81931 do 2,400 600 CARP: SMOKED (U.S. EXCEPT MISSISSIPPI RIVER) ......... | 1940 00 168,550 49,575 SMOKED A(M(SSISSIPPT RIVER) jee) eiunlouallts (eel sustains Ii 1950 DO 700 245 CHUB, CISCO, AND TULLIBEE: SMOKED {u. ~S. EXCEPT MISSISSIPPI RIVER)... +. «6 « | 1940 DO 5,008,672 1,549,519 SMOKED (MISSISSIPPI RIVER). « matteo ien-s ca. ee ot ee onl (Gal DO 215, 200 48,010 coD: FRESH PILLERSGE Gm. TPS deol toltaital a) tats Wa) chratich Waite aero Rall LOA DO 7, 885, 548 1,949,494 FROZENOFIURETSIS fe Sis Fahw lajle odsislis w fers. cite! ohne ye) [plS49 DO 5,766,217 1,282, 127 EIVERVOL "os erstura ‘aad eAe ancy ca clacn eh tenel cutee: ate Loe GALLONS 283,028 483,845 SALTED: GREEN FFT Soca Te anata eee airiago POUNDS 374, 802 15,685 DRY (Aba) age 3 fe wed dive: SICRORGIE « Spence dl Gloss DO 655, 664 72} 680 DEVAMUNISED STATES) «£015 tarcon a kh, HenuaD sae ad a eee DO 2, 644,732 225, 800 BONELESS AND ABSOLUTELY BONELESS ...... «ee | 1940 DO 8,574,007 1,387, 954 TONGUES (ALASKA) . . MSRISEATALS 0, -HROCERI Ee MINIS DO 5,000 2,000 SMOKED, WHOLE, FILLETS, AND BONELESS... ...... . | 1940 DO 639; 680 74,416 CUSK: ERESHAFILUETS: 6's “oo bile 0 o's smimcwatyel ieee oo eae Meteo aS DO 488, 988 115, 674 PROZENGEULEETS «0 «0. & ao. 0/0, oe) adetystelene mst. a 1949 DO 125, 280 243 960 SALTED) sai ter lowe) says: SSO BO 39, 400 1,227 AL | BUT: FRESH: HULLETS svc /\anan aman ie Mens) Qh eytaueute coereremancannai | 1949 POUNDS 11,865 4,709 BROZEN"TIELETS cg a els a © ete es als) sl eee cs eee MOA DO 376, 148 122) 097 FROZEN STEAKS: lc “ar star SETH Th omacd ota SRA ea AOgS Do 3,445,773 1,295, 656 FROZENTGHEEKS. #1. va) "eite, to) a Maite, obiclta tothe Wels Va samen! 11940 DO 1,070 246 SMOKED Nee fs, sie Yor GG « MaliaMay MGdHa oMa Me. CMa « Laaeeey N1S40 DO 1,500 468 SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) GENERAL REVIEW MANUFACTURED FISHERY PRODUCTS - VARIOUS YEARS 1/ - Continued HERRING, LAKE: FRESH FILLETS. meiemieielie tcl ne) vel (el're\e{ (0. 10) we) ie) le) fel iota 1949 POUNDS 257, 600 $13,522 FROIN (FILLES) GG SIN GMENS 6 5.0) 0 000! 30! ‘on! oY G) oo 1949 DO 127, 768 19,503 SALINE “od Gn Oo Gnd Olt Od 00.0 GO det)O ro On ONOMO 1940 DO 2,998,574 94,588 SMOKED Arete Meht PNDiiertielne! ie) ve.) 6) ©, sfiiei ie) =. (© =| jeufagis te, a) <0 1940 DO 1,078,397 134, 462 HERRING, SEA: SARDINES) CANNED 2. © « - - = - «= « «e+ = - | 1949} STANDARD CASES 3,074,523 | 21,051,675 1949 TONS 5,298 973, 445 MWEANE See) GS 5 "a% co 6) 6 ol ol oo ooo Ol oo) OY Or Oyo oES OL os TaN bares IER es eae ony ere URN ACN Bh Res bac) 1 GALLONS 723; 350 394} 297 SALTED: SIME SALTED 5 4 a oo ooo pp ooo bo oo bo 6 || TAO 9 ROUNDS 421,700 15,424 PICKLED Ii) VINEOAR 3 5:0 0 oo pa oo ead ao ooo || 1940 DO 1,895, 425 90;799 IPCID) (ea seh fare EN Sea cca ae Sieh AR Ex erin | eY-20) DO 1,637,869 173,251 SMOKED : BLOATERS: (AFG ayn Lah AE Ia eae ea A Gee Mes a) Gat | Ke?f0) DO 623,642 78, 582 SORT MC tan 8 es A tek ey EEN oe eo IN 194) DO 8,066 403 MINGUASSIIFIED EME We ARN 2) oo Relea el see ke 1940 DO 70, 406 6,019 BONEUESS (Aaa ar tae. cca RGMMET, Fa oe 940 DO 2,018,330 210/540 MENCTAWISECae MUe Ie Mirena cone ee MEETS Fn tn B14 DO 68,517 3; 862 RIED TUMESCA EX emis ss Clore CR TY A RRIEE So cele LAO D0 171,320 9/909 RIGRERED SNS su cea Muh cere ies At Phi ay Me dO DO 4897500 52)113 ONGUASSIIRMEDISE eh Aue iy come ae Sree ohn far ata fh O4O DO 138; 900 22, 645 SEUEISH, DRY SYLMDDS Socb- 6 5 60 dro 6 Oo 6 Huoro opeger|| ISAO DO 8,857 1,107 MING MACKEREL, GOMe 546656 ¢b e550 co500 0 || IO DO 3} 500 525 LAKE TROUT: ERESNAEIMMMETS NN Shae cay aks wala lay ol. RR od fos a cin fe OAS) po 100, 700 57,065 FROZEN FILLETS . . His is SO Oa Teak Cae eee | ner) DO 1, 600 935 SMOKED (U.S. EXCEPT MISSISSIPPI RIVER) ......... | 1940 DO 789,771 243,842 SMOKED) (MISMSSA WME) Go 5 dogo 60 boc 4 6.6 || Ice DO 2} 100 315 LINGCOD: (ARVESIEY TP ULETISIG A 6 Las COUGH ea ees oSr Sigg Es ECUea CMe Meet em | dae) Do 564, 427 96, 100 EROZEN ME MOET S MEMO eC, Wispasene eM sgh ORT SI Sw aie [wT 949 DO 559,715 110,555 FROZENSSTIEARS MEM ASS hg acy & SPRL Like ne [ie t“s DO 263,614 45,647 SMOKED INGE MPM iy aya 4 Seay area atest digital te. ota |) 1940 DO 800 100 MACKEREL: BRESHURILUENS Mee Ae ys don aoa attdia Jy 2) A asta farnt oe [fr 1949 DO 283,931 62,294 GROZENWEMUMENSe an Alte sy OR oo FORMERS Te se os 11949 DO 553,057 1427 456 GR NIED yee! Bria br Oe re sb eet ocular oe Gs Una 1949 | STANDARD CASES 1,049,927 6,848, 930 SPILT AND) Elainis SWUM 6°55 6 owblo 6 oe uo oo 6 || 1040 POUNDS 1,904, 900 160,370 DR, WHOLE AND GIES 6a 6650 God no00000 || 149 DO 1; 668,548 108,898 canons MMOLE AND) FULLENSs\ 5 6 5 6.6 66 6 5 be 66 8. || eZ DO 90; 300 17,010 ROMMISAINTEDI SCOMMEME SIRT tla on a AWN coy cc tame Ear BM ba SHNTOSO Do 1,000 250 MEAL AND DRY AND ACID SCRAP, .....-+.e--.--s | 1949 TONS 113,393 | 17,813,339 Olbuo 4 MB eae (lO kk Re Tbe WIEST O4O GALLONS 8,293,911 3} 407,510 MOONEYE, EMOKEDSUSEEMMEN MEM oS SR a ala iene P1040 POUNDS 5;000 600 SAUTED NTN MALS eR NCA ANd. AM MR gk SHEN fa.45 nas=il| 1940 DO 1,254,300 81,200 RO EMESAISTED SRE Saha Pek a CRAIN Jc AMEE AE Wash t1O40 DO 60, 000 14,825 OCEAN PERCH (Roser isi): cf : BRESHATUETS Meets et fa Sees as 8 See bs rans alimi4e DO 639, 061 138,956 FROZEN FILLETS... . Soe eee eanene Wiener Sarena (pile?) DO 72,553,477 | 15,195,718 PADDLEFISH OR SPOONBILL CAT: SMOKED (U.S. EXCEPT MISSISSIPPI RIVER) ........ ~ | 1940 DO 127, 500 55,850 SMOKED) (MISSISSIHH RIVER) 6 5 oo o 6 bo ove Gb oro | CEL DO 20, 000 5,000 PILCHARD: CANNED) gate connie 016 oo 6 0 op ob vevols 6 pro |) 149 |) SIANOARD CACES 3,768,212 |21,334,825 BR NPIS AISI ED eet eae a Svea Come aS a NUE ae Tem Vat ela OAD POUNDS 9) 683 968 RUTEINE: vig CH ioc Nae GEE SHEN Coal UID day Sc aR My GM) Pedant Ta Key fe) TONS 39; 278 6,219,717 lies) Sah ap get) een 12) Oop eine ie Pa one 1949 GALLONS 6, 123, 140 2) 872,532 RRESHARNMEETS Aum os eMail hea ek eR eel att as iia POUNDS 2,718,923 424,978 FROZEN FILLETS 2s 0 et ee ee ee 1949 DO 6,390,673 844/317 GREEN epee er Sr peetuen i Uatis 2 ak Seal is ss +y'e | 1040 DO 184,772 5,665 DRYMMWHODEE Me Sie fi 505 cy BORD 5S BREE AS sas wl 1940 DO 262)335 12; 069 SHELA EG Netoat CAL AO RUS a INU: Coma ersten MBAR Ia KeY-C) DO 40,000 *960 ROCKF I SHES: ; RRESHURIMMETCN = SUA NA ape A parr iss AURA aes 2.11 79949 DO 3, 148, 194 443,895 gpROZEN FILLETS ¢ eee ee ee ee 1949 DO 2) 163,665 356,981 BROZENWRIUMEDS Ne BN os of aoe ee he ayo a SPAS: fev ue yoru 1949 POUNDS 36,821 6,878 EROZENISTPAKG. CSG, BOR Ts cfc. 6 5 Che oe 8 SOE, © ew a 1949 DO 26,965 9) 223 SAIS EDMAUASKA ets hus, tbe ee Ses F508 pee be el ede DO 65, 867 9; 130 SALNED (UU) SMES) 6 6 656680 b 066006 06 || LO DO 58,090 3) 281 SMOKED (ALASKA). ... . 4 pace 4 er es 12x | 1849 DO 5,458 1,364 KIPPERED OR SMOKED (U.S. EXCEPT MISSISSIPPI RIVER) . . . | 1940 DO 1, 145,864 265, 885 KIPPERED OR SMOKED (MISSISSIPPI RIVER) ......... | 1931 DO 30; 000 10,500 SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) = GENERAL REVIEW MANUFACTURED FISHERY PRODUCTS - VARIOUS YEARS 1/ - Continued ITEM UNIT QUANTITY VALUE ALON : ; FROZEN STEAKS SUS oes 6 + a ee oleae” oo € Spain, ¢ 0,0 1949 POUNDS 1,667,678 $703,725 sre Gr RING fe. aw es ake ce + a eum cha) oo’ | 1949.) STANDARD‘ CASES 207,868 5,796,265 BRU ORS RETA ori, os) Gt te oe Eu aia oh oo ca, | Lee 00 ee st 733° aoa PINK. , i ee ey ee eer rs Meme en] DO 3,236, 4 REDS SOEKEVES SM <.o- x co BEWE oeocenee eet «fal, 1940 DO 1,075,437 | 28,924) 268 BIUWER On COMGr for, 5 5) te sadaaee .« “pobre o| cs) a ]i 1949 DO 277,495 5; 948} 419. SEEPHCADY GAs Gg Gul» ae ae eee ea ale Pete en 1840 DO 8,931 ” 244,275 TOTAL (CANNED: SALMON tcl, COME 2 kg BIKE deen | 5,524,926 | 103, 430,983 EMOKED-) GANNEFATES fc el cw vie «oa aeear che «0 iateag DO 275 11,243 EGGSIFORIGAIT, CANNED. Gln e Glas cs 60d 0 6) shere oil 1940 D0 10,719 275, 744 SALTED: HARD (ALASKA), oe eee “eee ee Pe 1949 POUNDS 278,725 88, 582 HARD: (UNITEDASTATES) . cls: c chp «<0 duemst cles «| 1940 ee) 28, 000 4,200 MUED-CURED! AARASKA)! 21245; saa oo < depart eta sce 1040 ye) 3,675,294 1,469,451 MILD=CURED (UN{TEDISTATES) . 5 ame » o + cd whwiets - ».| 1940 DO 4) 290;510 886,341 EGGS FORICAMIAR TOS: 5 x cle cc cn 206s += duehes te) =.* 6.) 1940 ole) "2a, ae rea Se BEBCIES.¢. «Ostet %l = 2 cha ss a & 0 6 ERE el ee! 1940 dO , SMOKED : WHOLE AND. FIELETSE(ALASKA) 2. wracce + « Gherele »- | 1949 DO 16,396 9,091 WHOLE (U.S. EXCEPT MISSISSIPPI RIVER). ........| 1940 DO 8,113,086 2,770,902 WHOLE. (MISSISSTPPIWRIVER) Gc! of cee. 2. al Gagrs so, 6 | 1937 DO 312, 400 717730 KIPPERED ALASKA. Ee eile wins wis, ales aha so] 1849 DO 11,511 9} 108 NIPEERED (ONITEDSSTATES) ic. < c00 > = ¢ depeeicls.o.+.| 21940 DO 2,543, 104 721,048 MEALS: 0) 2, Geaec! ometSh4ht) WRLONL 0 od eueteks.c..|) 1940 TONS 1,760 245, 847 OIL: EDIBEEY. PAYSON > hs < © SOM p vw O PERE ed cael 04] 1948 GALLONS 14,652 25,716 INDUSTRIAL Sheet MPa UeECPeh ce SUEMa: oS eh le is ahem oi 1949 DO 152,324 73,712 SAUGER: FRESAEFILLETS- O20, 02. « a wee Yee RAL abe Kee ae eM US4e DO 53, 100 14,220 FROZEMPFILUETSI RG .00S. wo cha s, eQ60ic « cf ObOs Es, a2. 161949 DO 34} 000 9,320 FRESHESTEAKS |. tetre€oha 2 le + 0 ef « « » hel ObGPsfe s+ 4) 1949 D0 28; 000 8,320 FRESHSSPLIT: "BULTERFLY ". <1 -aeadoGPASMALE of OhOFets >. «| 1949 DO 217000 5,665 FROZEN SELED) "BUTTERFLY" che wx. rs @ o0 afc o.ets » soft 1949 DO 4,500 1,290 DRYISALTED bs Ge ghse ete! fete SMa » - GASES} so « |) 1940 DO 11,531 1,441 SEA TROUT, GRAY: ; BRESHOF IULETS, Gore’ <, «ip CE co ws cl Shoes| se |) 1949 DO 83, 000 26,510 BROZENUB UL UETS 0) oe dons 25 cate cee aibde a railg BA cress if ot oAG D0 39, 258 11,852 ERESH/ SPL. "SUIMERFLY": .1. sc ce@male.« dopareds.c.+ (| 1989 DO 37, 000 10, 480 FROZEN SPLIT "BUTTERFLY"; >> 1 Gs. ce ee ee eee | 1949 DO 11,000 3, 180 SALTEDA feds 0! 3UcERGicte wha o> cepeg uae » ot apate}ace «| 1940 DO 3,000 649 SHAD: GANNEDMAWSE. cc, «oe ahvle © sy. © abs coho e rll 1949, [STANOARD. CASES 13,835 106, 194 ROEAIGANNED; 5 ceiconctg. Bethe ee! os RS ela ooh Deperder.c 6 |. 1949 00 4,434 273,323 EMORED pesdissRaliche fatale 9. 4 oes 2 0 A BADEAS ele 1 180 POUNDS 127,400 25,344 SHARKMELVER OMCs. cs ln Yaheds wits ele tae Glee Tans tote Petes, GALLONS 444,647 4,707, 231 SHEEPSHEAD! SMOKED cea. 5 cfs 6 > sme « « et wpaseds ooh 1940 POUNDS 8,000 1,000 SNAPPER, RED: ERESHSEULE So tace ioe’ whe a0 is 6) 8 eishGhe Eee oleae DO 13,400 8,510 EROZEN FILDETS cm, were (ov bos te seem = ot peach: fa.c4h 1949 DO 43645 FRESH STEAKS: wcsiiee * » oles © ors) ee ss) ermie » we | 1949 ole) 14,445 BROZEMSSTEARSE, 1c op oMavle ene nue host eh we ebsites Herleaee DO 10,525 SNOOK sPSESHUEILLETS naes go he a0ee.6 ctawmte | Gunlets © « ||| 1949 DO 5,280 SPANISH MACKEREL: BRESHAEIEL ETS: ate che. « she «0 epetriia ww olampedtc. ssh 1949 POUNDS 34,280 EROPENGEILCETS ra spies gc Le, « ¢ Bantet ide 0 Goh @RDED Ls 2 eh SSS DO 660 SEGRE COALS EDA LS elie ino. wal gs) ets. 6) Qe Seige eiiee ca 1940 DO 9,580 STURGEON: CANNED, SMOKED AND KIPPERED. .... ~~ + + « «+ « «| 1949 | STANDARD CASES 20,319 SMOKED AND KIPPERED (U.S. EXCEPT MISSISSIPPI RIVER). . . | 1940 POUNDS 410,599 SMOKED AND KIPPERED (MISSISSIPPI RIVER). ........ | 1931 DO 46,595 ROE, SALTED. ... wide’ by ahs Samy we” oa toh AURA ected Pl BAS DO 120 THIMBLE-EYED MACKEREL, SMOKED. . .. +... se... . | 1940 DO 20 TUNA ANO TUNALIKE FISHES: CANNED: ALBRCORE |. 2 ODOC AS. 3 lee eo Webs « « af othla |. wo ve aft 1942 "| STANDARD CASES 466, 21,750,314 TELCO! Ne S S78 Siok: SISOS eke pew, Ol cI DO 3,902}763 | 51,412,937 BLUEFING [ec (tO 2 cls 5. 6 RRREAS) 5 cad SU PS sl GAS DO 76,877 "9997 642 SKIPJACK (INCLUDES SOME LITTLE TUNA) 1.2.2.2... 1 1949 00 1,438,988 | 18,492/672 BONITO: lo, > Sua a 6 5 foxy se Se a «dt oe & & eG DO 33,734 "365, 444 NELLOWTAIL. « RGR Sh ss SOs oa AL OMR Tie aD D0 126} 133 1,305, 084 MISCELLANEOUS SPECIES OF TUNA. . . 2... .... | 1949 0 76,334 804, 289 MONRO: 6 he Ral She be ee © Jee 2S Gea DO 168, 642 2,579,943 TOTAL CANNED TUNA AND TUNALIKE FISHES . + +++. , 7, 290,320 97,710,325 SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) = GENERAL REVIEW 21 MANUFACTURED FISHERY PRODUCTS - VARIOUS YEARS 1/ - Continued TUNA AND TUNALIKE FISHES - CONTINUED: OMMIIVERU PMR en ici cete te iain. ora fes ie 6 [949 GALLONS 12,384 $645,515 SAITEDMEDRVER paras tee cyan, cia tae NOMA lee) Shel oife 4 eulew iy 1940 POUNDS 140, 828 17,513 SMOKEDNORNKIIPPERED! smn oe a Veueree Sas SLCMET 2h cotiey Ih 1940 DO 1,518 339 SUS Slay com aie ics SHIRT: « . | 1949 POUNDS 11, 100 3,795 WHITE BASS, FRESH FILLETS WHITEFISH, COMMON: BRESHMAIMGMEMS eee saree seek x torieliethittrsy a) sced SMEt flewawet|, 1949 DO 167,755 80,526 FROZEN FULUES G dood 18 65 66 6 4 Go) blo oscva Go og |) WES) DO 16,300 7, 410 CANNED CAVIAR. . . ee ney canna emery O49) STANDARDIECASES 2,558 113, 160 SMOKED (U.S. EXCEPT MISSISSIPPI RIVER) .....°.... | 1940 POUNDS 2,347, 669 817,368 SMOKEDN(MIISSISSIPR)) RIVER) cul ceewesm coe ele peice oi] 1934 DO 275, 000 52, 200 WHITEFISH, MENOMINEE, SMOKED... ......+.2..--s | 1940 DO 10, 000 2,500 WHITINGS: PRES PIUEISS 4 65s 6 600 0) Co ono ce5 OO Oo) Ooo 1949 DO 7,710 FROZEN FILLETS... O90 810,050 OOo hS o4tolloONsS 1949 DO 198,727 FRESH SPLIT "BUTTERFLY". oO Oooo 0 0) 0 ono volo ald 1949 DO 3,375 FROZEN SPLIT MUI 56 6 bob ooo Ola 1949 DO 475,792 TOTAL PACKAGED WHITING . . - «© «© «© © «© «© ©» ew © © ww 4,199,515 685, 604 SYOKEDINI Ae De She ameO atic suiabistibh tayo. nigifh (O40 bo 131,500 19,725 WOLFFISH: ARESHMNMMETSH MeN crus cate ed eet eC tela ope ue cet | 1949 DO 52, 266 16, 006 FROZENUENEDETS) oc. 20,0 Meh Minar Se Pee alts MNIGAS oo) 258,968 76, 166 YELLOW PERCH: FRESHER SUE SumRcue ce UN WS Me MARE eo RPT. UM ae vagag DO 361,582 177,929 RROZENMENUCET Supa mai cuss Cuai' a apact aeeMeqiel s, steel eo Do 56, 534 27, 639 YELLOW PIKE: RRESHORICUETS ued aBinln esol tee Bost bee 14 it 4G Do 631,005 314,738 cRARQZEN FILLETS © oe ee ee ee ee ee ee ee | 1049 DO 61,619 31, 135 BLUE, HARD: CANNED (INCLUDES ROCK CRABS) ........... ~~ | 1949] STANDARD CASES 46,975 943, 120 BRESHACOOKEDIMEAT Misys, yes stein chro neytep@irsbe, You cn ou. [n1940 POUNDS 7, 197,691 2,456,818 IRMA AND SCRAP) cn eos ee eo PG oo a ey | 1008 TONS 6, 906 431, 106 ENESS: CANNED . . . eee eee et era (i049) ST ANDARDECASES 114,854 2,547, 765 GRESHECOOKEDIMEATA(AWASKA)) 2 a Btn Qa S)S8lc eines | 1949 POUNDS 53,943 47,337 FRESH-COOKED MEAT (UNITED STATES). .......... | 1940 Do 1,380,318 412,437 FROZEN-COOKED MEAT (ALASKA). 2... ........« | 1949 DO 39; 510 19,755 (Mel AND) ERO) el ces) ola oye yeaa oer ir TONS 907 47, 668 N FRESH-COOKED MEAT (ALASKA)... .....-..+.2.-. | 1949 POUNDS 34,500 37, 950 FROZEN-COOKED MEAT (ALASKA). . ............ | 1949 D0 1297708 117,520 ROGK Mm RESH=COOKEDIMEATS Mme = Runes 2 SUS S Riel 1940 DO 295,694 107; 881 oGhnnép SPECIALTIES (BLUE AND DUNGENESS). .. ...... | 1949] STANDARD CASES 43469 92,974 LOBSTERS: NORTHERN, FRESH-COOKED MEAT... . 2. +++ eee | 1940 POUNDS 277,500 315, 182 SPINY IRRESH=COOKEDUMEAT 15 4 5 2 MUA lsas 6 5 S06 a le. 4.4 |) 1940 DO 49; 000 16, 400 ousANned SPECIALTIES (NORTHERN AND SPINY). . . .... . . | 1949] STANDARD CASES 277 113,042 CANNED : REGULAR WET PACK... ........+.+.s +. | 1949] STANDARD CASES 664,721 | 11,203,325 SPECIALTIES. . . Sega OOD ssa ol|(: 049 DO 4; 066 121,105 PACKAGED, FRESH AND FROZEN (ALASKA). . Foe) 6 oan) wee POUNDS 517,585 470, 468 PACKAGED, FRESH AND FROZEN (UNITED Sratés) Es a Ee neeten ero DO 15, 620,399 2,302,921 NDRINED eet seesimen ek aa Gla elie sede seh | 1940 Do 1,930, 400 326,416 MENTMORME RAN Mei ico Slnre) Ge org caleey mil aillnngage TONS * 43283 115,292 REATONE STERKG) Fe a ba. | 1940 DO 333,991 126,716 HARD : CANNED: WHOUEMUAT sett ata} c) Silany ¢ se sbapare.lueite | 1949u), STANDARD CASES 13,245 157,544 MINCED Apne Nears CAG ise hain cemwede maemo sR 1949 DO 87,946 831,122 CHOWDER was Moc his cout dpe ie. ealodiamee ft acutei[s 1949 DO 704,583 4,542,070 JUICE, BROTH AND NECTAR. 2... 5. eee ee ss | 1949 DO 14,111 40, 154 FRESH-SHUCKED (UNITED STATES)... .......-... | 1940 GALLONS 138; 691 170, 226 FROZEN-SHUCKED (ALASKA). Wedge ed aot apgedie yenen,||tqhO49 POUNDS 23016 "504 RAZOR: ‘ CANNED: WHOIom Pr eue sven waned fh eA le ey aie eu Ab epee nie sims || 1949ll|| STANDARD) GASES 539 10, 263 MINCED . BIN, EGR uae ir aatenanen epreeMie Set Real Bu ey to) DO 41,118 734} 685 ef ROZEN- SENG (WWLASWN)o\5 GG ow oe oo bee 6 oo Mee POUNDS 300 150 CANNED: WHOLE AND MINCED... - 12s... | 1949] STANDARD CASES 155,129. | 1,469,711 CHOWDER, JUICE, BROTH AND NECTAR... ........ | 1949 DO 169, 389 ” 993} 469 GRESHESHUCK EDT See ramets) rc emcieunenee ania oy ac cee tar Von | 1940) GALLONS 402; 742 611,114 SURF, FRESHSHUCKED: 5 2 2 ee ee 2 et ete es + | 1940 Do 9,080 11,132 MUSSELS, STEAMED, SHUCKED. ©. 2 2 0) 2 2 2S 2 2 Id | 1940 P MUSSEL-SHELL PRODUCTS: state aes Metin e: BUTTONS. . . eae 1949 GROSS 4,720,239 Wate ianatrsy eee ie 3,696, 452 Lite, GRir AO CU SEMIS. 5555 65 6b a 6 8 oe oe | eS TONS 7 43155 771,251 SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) — GENERAL REVIEW MANUFACTURED FISHERY PRODUCTS - VARIOUS YEARS 1/ ITEM OYSTERS: EASTERN: CANNED: NATURAL. . . ole SOUP, STEW AND SMOKED. . FRESH- SHUCKED. Pi er ver wer! SHELL PRODUCTS: CRUSHED SHELL FOR POULTRY FEED... .. LIME, BURNED AND UNBURNED. . 2. se os s PACIFIC: CANNED: NATURAL. iat tiai «co chis.e) te sie te We . SMOKED... treet shigtes tate COCKTAILS, SPREADVAND STEW! s cycecly: oo de FRESH-SHUCKED ALASKA) . ia revs. 1s ieee FRESH-SHUCKED (UNITED STATES). ....... SHELL PRODUCTS (INCLUDES SMALL AMOUNTS OF CL. CRUSHED SHELL FOR POULTRY FEED. ..... LIME UNBURNED, . . ast s eto hence WESTERN OR NATIVE, ERESHESHUCKED! 5 eae SCALLOPS, BAY, FRESH-SHUCKED .......... SQUID, CANNED. ee =) 1a) oo Kad .e: elo) en le TERRAPIN AND TURTLE PRODUCTS: CANNED: MEAT .. DECRG SAO CHP aeecenec Ie SOUPTANDISTEMS CERES > Aa & Ooo om M1 SCELLANEOUS: PACKAGED FISH, FRESH OR FROZEN 3/....... CANNED: ANIMAL FOOD weeete-. 5 alts FESHNGAKES. 3 Sa ooo oe FISH FLAKES, GROUNDF ISH. ROE AND CAVIAR 4/. . PASTES AND SPREADS, 5/. SOUPS AND STEWS 6/ . . MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS 7/ . PICKLED TONGUES AND SOUNDS BUTTONS, MARINE PEARL-SHELL FISH SOLUBLES....... GHUERS 2 55: Ge. MEAL: (e) (o. bp aka) ie) mea) ale, ee ens har ais ey ©) Sea) 9 Rise eeu, wre) ei ae)s e, wes) 2 6 CHAM erent Tee ret) 9) 8) 6) 6) \e) 8) (01! e) is GROUNDFISH ("WHITEFISH") INC. OCEAN PERCH (R TUNA AND |MAGKERERS 2s sta « CPS Se aS BURMSEAMD. CMO Meta obo eS cele 6 ee WHAUE., cote cee POS co MS Sea a MISCELLANEOUS MEAL AND SCRAP 8/. . 1... OIL: BODY : MUNAVAND MACKEREL. © cbc oo cM cs 6 te FUR SEAL oS ahe's 2 chs beeheurkomale of 6 WHALE: SRERMpuicllel is) miss) o . OTHER. . . 5 . MISCELLANEOUS 9/ | LIVER AND VISCERA 10/. OTHER BYPRODUCTS 11/. . ILO TAL ss 4ofammecrs © SUMMARY, 1949 PACKAGED PRODUCTS: FISH, FRESH OR FROZEN (FILLETS, STEAKS, ETC.). SHELLFISH (ALASKA PRODUCTION)... ...... CANNED FISH AND SHELLFISH PRODUCTS ........ CURED PRODUCTS: SALTED, DRIED, OR PICKLED (ALASKA PRODUCTION). SMOKED (ALASKA PRODUCTION)... « BYPRODUCTS: MEAL AND: SCRAPBS Bare sat accihs:.c ec teeme cc apie Olle or: attr onicus? Seba sire Panes 3 SHELL PRODUCTS: LIME, POULTRY GRIT, AND CUT SHELLS BUTTONS. . . . FISH SOLUBLES. . OTHER. . . a TOTARS, (6 oo Vat ieitar'e: <0. ge: tales MS whe SMOe S| CAs Cwens’ aye 6...0ae es Uee eens +) one) ace on . . . oo 8 at wine, 6 aPisrals® uel a aye lanien: a 8, o 6 et « SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE {e} eval sen ati hie valle ip Cle) eh ie. asia s “ei ceke Coredec Cap oh Oe) (fence. ey ee A) oe ha ye qicbuey (6! (SMe: ia? wy see YEAR) 1949 1949 1940 1949 1949 1949 1949 1949 1949 1940 1949 1949 1940 1940 1949 1949 1949 1949 1949 1949 1949 1949 1949 1949 1949 1940 1949 1949 1949 1949 1949 1949 1949 1949 1949 1949 1949 1949 1949 1949 1949 1949 1949 1949 1949 1949 1949 1949 1949 1949 1949 1949 1949 UNIT STANDARD CASES 0O GALLONS TONS dO STANDARD CASES GALLONS DO STANDARD CASES STANDARD CASES DO POUNDS STANDARD CASES POUNDS GALLONS GALLONS GALLONS DO DO DO POUNDS DO DO (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) Continued ° QUANTITY VALUE 338,929 577 6,506, 292 298, 792 35,270 113,989 1,977 2,649 181 478,402 24,870 3,096 28,167 23,088 85}999 946 17, 585 823, 269 1,931,757 4,089,712 103;342,712 198,031 597,935 49,253 47,000 27,950 831,961 94,298 194,215,265 7797 146 855, 014? 842 4,680, 550 33,365 474,360,000 134, 966, 420 732,366, 000 8,809,951 103,342,712 $4,758, 394 19,050 8,722,971 2, 126, 802 244,979 1,766,813 176,396 599,661 266,992 23,479 215,786 65,369 341; 32 25, 164 202) 473 281,058 8,663,442 1, 690, 494 506, 224 6,782,281 5,144,111 *401;983 5,221,652 3,073, 742 55,627 16,088 1,438,619 265,736 20,592 38,500 13,975 406 , 952 4,008, 864 6,697, 046 453, 754,857 48,389, 905 694,618 295,503,905 1,641,843 19,563 35, 652, 142 17,364,977 2,733, 503 10,478, 733 5,144,111 7,099,029 424,722, 329 23 GENERAL REVIEW MANUFACTURED FISHERY PRODUCTS - VARIOUS YEARS 1/ - Continued QUANTITY ITEM YEAR SUMMARY, 1940 PACKAGED SHELLFISH, FRESH OR FROZEN. .......-....4| 1940 POUNDS 94,349,263 | $16,648,384 CURED PRODUCTS: SAL TEDSMORIEDSANDIPIICKEED S|.) clue 0. diel Jer ela eb leita fantse | 11940 DO 46,955, 410 4,203, 046 SMOKED MAND KiBPERED ie imeieeiiet ' DM Meh eis nein Meme teal me O40 DO 28, 868, 886 7,934, 520 TON Lig ict paces cae copie pias amenity Mea cami oi Renal eee che [nil EVO) 28, 785,950 SUMMARY, 19317 SMONED JANCDWCISs Sa ooo 6b oon ooo So oa Se 58 oo 1931 - 1,098, 100 453,754,857 GRAND: TOMAS 6.605 a ool 60) SoM GSE Sed) Gis one Ss6e5 VY DATA ON THE PRODUCTION OF THE DIFFERENT PRODUCTS ARE FOR THE YEARS INDICATED. ay THIS [TEM 1S USUALLY AN INTERMEDIATE PRODUCT, AND ALTHOUGH INCLUDED IN THE TOTAL, MAY BE SHOWN IN ITS FINAL STAGE OF PROCESSING IN THIS OR ANOTHER SECTION. 3f INCLUDES FRESH OR FROZEN FILLETS, STEAKS,OR "BUTTERFLY" OF BLUEFISH, CROAKER, DRUM, OCEAN POUT, PICKEREL, PORGY, SEA ROBIN, SHEEPSHEAD, SMELT, STRIPED BASS, STURGEON, SWORDFISH, TRIGGERFISH, AND UNCLASSIFIED SPECIES. af INCLUDES CANNED ROE OF HERRING, MACKEREL, MENHADEN AND DEEP SEA FISH, AND CAVIAR FROM SALMON AND STURGEON of INCLUDES CANNED PASTES AND SPREADS FROM ANCHOVIES, HERRING, HALIBUT AND SALMON, of INCLUDES CANNED. BOUILLABAISSE, CRAWFISH BISQUE, CREOLE GUMBO, FISH CHOWDER, FROG LEGS NEWBURG, AND SHELLFISH NEWBURG. Wh INCLUDES CANNED RED DRUM, HADDOCK, FINNAN HADDIE, MENHADEN, MULLET, BARBECUED SALMON, SALMON IN CHEESE SAUCE, SMOKED SHAD, KIPPERED SHAD, SWELLFISH, TUNAFISH FRANKFURTERS, CLAM CAKES AND LOAF, CONCHS, MUSSELS, AND SCALLOPS. 8/ INCLUDES THE PRODUCTION OF SCRAP AND MEAL FROM ANCHOVIES, HORSESHOE CRABS, SHARKS, SQUIDS, UNCLASSIFIED SPECIES} COD LIVER PRESS CAKE; AND FISH POMACE. of INCLUDES THE PRODUCTION OF BODY OIL FROM ANCHOVIES, OCEAN PERCH (ROSEFISH), AND UNCLASSIFIED SPECIES. 10/ INCLUDES LIVER AND VISCERA OIL OF HALIBUT, LINGCOD, ROCKFISHES, SABLEFISH, SOLE, SWORDFISH, WHALE, AND UNCLASSIFIED SPECIES. 11/ INCLUDES THE PRODUCTION OF AGAR-AGAR, GLUE, KELP PRODUCTS, PEARL ESSENCE, ISINGLASS, IRISH MOSS, AND CRAB SHELLS. NOTE:--SOME OF THE ABOVE PRODUCTS MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED FROM RAW PRODUCTS IMPORTED FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY ; THEREFORE THEY CANNOT BE CORRELATED DIRECTLY WITH THE CATCH WITHIN THE UNITED STATES AND ALASKA. THE LIME AND POULTRY FEED MANUFACTURED FROM SHELL PRODUCTS WAS PRODUCED FROM OYSTER AND CLAM SHELLS WHICH ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE CATCH STATISTICS FOR THESE SHELLFISH. PRODUCTION OF CERTAIN MANUFACTURED FISHERY PRODUCTS, 1941 - 1949 MILLION POUNDS 800 600 400 200 on ee @ FISH OILS SS CO)” em oye ee ee 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 CANNED FISHERY PRODUCTS AND BYPRODUCTS Canned fishery products and byproducts valued at $373,976,400 at the processor’s level were produced in the United States and Alaska during 1949. This represented a decrease of 10 percent compared with the record year of 1948. The value of canned products decreased 12 percent while the value of the byproducts decreased only 2 percent. The 1949 pack of canned salmon amounted to 5,524,916 standard cases (265,195,968 pounds), valued at $103,430,980 to the canners. Compared with 1948, this was an in- crease of 15 percent in volume, but a decline of 14 percent in value. Although the pack was the second largest in the past six years, it was far less than the 1935-39 average of 7,163,985 cases. Despite the sharp decline in the price of canned salmon in 1949, the pack was the third most valuable in history. There were two outstanding reasons for the comparatively successful 1949 season. The first was the exceptionally good run of pink salmon in southeastern Alaska; and second, the good run of pinks in Puget Sound. If these two areas had not been so productive, 1949 would have been an unusually poor year for the salmon industry. The pack of tuna and tunalike fishes, which amounted to 7,290,320 cases (141,700,593 pounds), valued at $97,710,325, was 252,562 cases greater than the 1948 production. Although the 1949 pack of tuna established a new record for the fifth consecutive year, the canners received nearly 15 million dollars less for the pack than in the previous year. Two developments were responsible for this; first, there was a general decline in values of canned fish and this decline was accentuated in tuna by a record production; second, increased imports of canned tuna brought about increased competition. Production of tuna on the east coast, while minor compared with that of the west coast, was nearly 3 times that of the previous year. Although yellowfin continued to make up the bulk of the pack, the production of skipjack recorded a noticeable gain compared with the pre- vious year. The 1949 pack of California sardines (pilchards) amounted to 3,768,212 standard cases (169,569,540 pounds), valued at $21,334,825. Compared with the previous year, this was an increase of 42 percent in volume, but a decline of 3 percent in value. While the 1949 pack was the second largest in history, it was 1,238,942 cases less than the record 194] production, but with canning being the most profitable method of proc- essing during 1949, a much greater portion of the catch was canned during 1949 than in previous years. Export markets furnished a good outlet for part of the 1949 pack of California sardines. California ledin the production of canned fishery products with a pack of 385,583,894 pounds, valued at $119,497,465. Alaska was second with 211,646,994 pounds, valued at $82,225,067. These areas accounted for 70 percent of the volume of the 1949 pack and 68 percent of its value. The 1949 production of fishery byproducts in the United States and Alaska was valued at $78,472,495 -- 2 percent less than in the previous year. The principal byproducts were marine-animal oils, 17,694,887 gallons, valued at $17,364,977; marine-animal scrap and meal, 237,180 tons, valued at $35,652,142; marine and fresh-water shell buttons, valued at $10,478,733; and fish solubles, valued at $5,144,111. Byproducts were pro- duced in 314 plants in 24 states and Alaska in 1949. = MENHADEN REDUCTION PLANT Ss==s SUMMARY OF PRODUCTION: PRODUCT CANNED PRODUCTS: SALMON: UNITED STATES « » «© « «© «@ « ALASKAs «© « © © © © © © © © TOTAL SALMON. © © « « © SARDINES: MAINE « © © «© © © © © © © & CALIFORNIA. « » « « oe TUNA AND TUNALIKE FISHES: TUNA: SOLID... « « OOO) oO FLAKES AND GRATED oo ee TOTAL TUNAs » «© «© © © o TUNALIKE FISHES: SOLID - « +» «© « apes) isle FLAKES AND GRATED eo fe TOTAL TUNALIKE FISHES . TOTAL TUNA AND TUNALIKE ALEWIVES. »« © © © © ©» © «© «© @ ANCHOVIES « « « » ° MACKEREL (INCLUDING JACK “MACKEREL) SALMON, SMOKED. . «,. - GWABo bp boo oo OO STURGEON, SMOKED. . . - FISH ANIMAL FOOD... - FISH CAKES. «ss ss s FISH FLAKES, GROUNDF ISH FISH PASTE AND SPREAD . FISH MISCELLANEOUS. . . ROE AND CAVIAR. . «= - TOTAL FISH. »« »« « « «© © CLAM PRODUCTS: WHOLE AND MINCED. ... «© » « CHOWDER « « « © © «© © © «© © JUICE, BROTH, AND NECTAR. « TOTAL CLAM PRODUCTS .« -« CRAB MEAT, NATURAL. - . ~~ « CRABS, MISCELLANEOUS PREPARAT LOBSTER SOUP, STEW, AND OTHER OYSTERS: NATURA pte «hSite: ills ae) tape SMOKEDS feteiee, aielieet fate. 5 FISHES. 1ONS . SOUP, STEW, AND OTHER SPECIALTIES SHRIMP: WET PACKs «© « © «© © © «© © © MISCELLANEOUS SPECIALTIES - SQUID - « «© © © © «© « © TERRAPIN AND TURTLE: MEATs » © © © @ © © © @ « SOUP AND STEW » © «© » « ° MISCELLANEOUS SHELLFISH SPECIALTIES TOTAL SHELLFISH » « « o TOTAL CANNED FISH AND SHELLFISH BYPRODUCTS: MARINE-~ANIMAL SCRAP MARINE=ANIMAL OJLS: BODY Olle « «© «© « © » © @ LIVER ANG VISCERA OIL. » « AND MEAL. . . OYSTER AND MARINE CLAM~SHELL PRODUCTS FRESH-WATER MUSSEL-SHELL PRODUCTS MARINE PEARL-SHELL BUTTONS. .« LIQUID GLUE « 2 2 6 2 © w 2 FISH SOLUBLES ». « « « » © « « MISCELLANEOUS BYPRODUCTS. . .- TOTAL BYPRODUCTS. . = -» GRAND TOTAL... . « 1/ ("cut out" oR . CONTENTS FOR OTHER CLAM PRODUCTS. 2/° DRAINED WEIGHT. 3/ EXCLUSIVE OF DUPLICATION. NOTE:--LISTS OF CANNERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF FISHERY BYPRODUCTS BY THE FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, WASHINGTON 25, D. C. "DRAINED" WEIGHTS OF 8 ee ee ee we wo GENERAL REVIEW aol = ol WOWROIRMROY Daa BY COMMODITIES, NUMBER STANDARD OF PLANTS CASES 48 117 1,133,325 48 4,391,601 48 3,074,523 3,432,195 3, 698,258 , , 7,130,453 Pel | eres 128,644,759 59,416 1,247, 736 100,451 1,808,118 159,867 (el 3,055,854 DEES i el ae] 111,994 3,757 1,049 3927 13, 835 1,931,757 144, 080 32,365 18,854 86 ,459 297,977 863,166 a ROTEL] 4,469 4,277 452,918 2,026 3,177 664,721 4,066 85,999 17,585 9,816 rene a | 2,597,889 (ae ee 56,932,806 1949 POUNDS PER CASE POUNDS 54, 399, 600 210,796, 848 20.3 62,412,817 3,768,212 45 169 569,540 21 5, 039,730 180, 336 47,246,715 13,200 622,575 17,424 92,724, 336 6,915,840 1,359,330 28,128 904,992 4,150, 032 275 363 586 ie eee 4,469,655 V 25, 894,980 V 747,510 SST 666 214,512 205, 296 2/ 6,340,852 97,248 152, 496 2/ 9,970,815 195,168 4,127,952 946 45,408 844, 080 471,168 VALUE $22, 167,812 81,263,171 103,430, 983 21,051,675 21,334,825 51,505,272 44,534,525 96 039,797 642,491 1,028, 037 7,670,528 97,710,325 469 , 398 34,184 6,848,930 11,243 106, 194 20,319 8,663,442 1,690,494 506 , 224 22,088 259,644 1,969,998 264, 129,966 3,203,325 5,498,974 76,719 8,779,018 3,490, 885 92,974 113,042 6,525,207 180, 336 62,596 11,203,325 121,105 341,232 25, 164 202,473 236 , 582 31,373,939 [ as2 | 25,650,122 | _ 855,074,842 | 295,503,905 {ee oa TONS 237,180 GALLONS 16,861,476 DO 834,357 TONS 362,028 GROSS GALLONS POUNDS 4,089,712 198,031 103,342,712 VALUE $35,652,142 7,519 ,522 9,845,455 2,662, 252 3,767,703 6,782,281 401,983 5,144,111 6,697, 046 78,472,495 CONTENTS ARE GIVEN FOR WHOLE OR MINCED CLAMS, AND THE GROSS CAN INDIVIDUAL COMMODITIES MAY BE OBTAINED FROM 26 GENERAL REVIEW SUMMARY OF PRODUCTION: BY STATES, 1949 CANNED BYPRODUCTS POUNDS VALUE VALUE VALUE NAIM Gia ae sis 12's 3.6 elie te @ 0), ar ene 95,109,192 $26 ,680,616 $3,488,917 $30, 169,533 MASSACHUSETIO «| cia) asl suis « «is 0 Khe 6 5} a 35,807,848 4,965,276 73976, 235 12,941,511 CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, NEW HAMPSHIRE . « 2,253,480 437,679 1/ 1,786,712 2,224,391 NEW YORK 9855 5) 8° Ro en 8 eee eee vee 5,055,159 1,573,139 ~ 4,081,491 5,654,630 NEMIIERSE Vis} 0] athe pha) alte «es bec 0s sl ape 2 2 2/ 8; 958,989 8,958,989 DELAWARE AND PENNSYLVANIA. « 6 0 ew ee ew 2 2 2/ 4,990,136 4,990,136 MARYLAND): 2: © 0) eee rd n).0.0 “el erepeymnw wiehle 5,700,884 1,109,487 = 45 * 896, 420 3,005,907 VIRGINDAG hie 2) ofall duh « 0 fe Re tle 3,763,662 706 ,578 3,300,586 4,007, 164 NORTH GARORINAT oie? cit d?eie ates de a ah a 647,336 397,912 3,896,130 4,294,042 SOUTH CARDGINAR Ss clk le ple cuMtelicis Mu tibiae 1,460,720 1,401,271 146,653 1,547,864 GEORGIA ou of ese aw 0, 0 of Wile « a, ar milatic 2 2/401,400 401,400 FLORIDAs 2 ss we wae ce ee ee we ew 2 2/1,890,805 1,890,805 ALABAMAs «ee wee tee ee ee te te 2 2/702,571 702,571 MISSISS IPR Mera ore ere cer te Gare comeneiwetine 2,849,024 3,101,511 1,076,832 4,178,343 LOUISIANAs) « « 66 oe 0 se ew tw we os 10,465,646 11,270,778 4,853,704 16,124,482 TERAS Le FAe rears Very certs “nor ohrin rarmumgapes - - 1,370,875 1,370,875 MINNESOTA. « « © se ee we we ee ee ewes 7,402 7,402 Ly ORR ee ee ee Ce acre a 3,376,985 3,376,985 ARKANSAS, OHIO, WISCONSIN, MISSOURI...» ~ (2) 2/ = :173,030 173,030 WASHINGTON 5. of Subtetatad, a's sins 3s co 53,895,059 23,009,231 ~ 6,218,436 29,227 ,667 OREGON ce. ce er ce, orleans ate aie eee Ing 20,001,025 13,683,517 356 , 321 14,039,838 GAL LEORNA 50::2h:stenerniling 5A ACO Aaie, cadiohen 385,583,894 119,497,465 21,713,110 141,210,575 AUABKARW. cs of GAs Malls. c afn ce Oke « std 211,646,994 82,225,067 1,253,193 83,478,260 ACTUAL POUNDS AND VALUES . . 373,976,400 1/ VALUE OF BYPRODUCTS IS FOR CONNECTICUT. 2/ CANNED AND BYPRODUCTS COMBINED WHEN LESS THAN THREE FIRMS IN A STATE REPORT. FACTORS USED TO CONVERT STANDARD CASES TO POUNDS 1948 AND 1949 PRODUCT POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS PER CASE PER CASE PER CASE PER CASE PER CASE PER CASE PER CASE SARDINES: MAINE. » ee 6 6 oe oe 25 25 25 20.3 20.3 20.3 CALIFORNIA « « « oe e 48 48 48 45 45 TUNA AND TUNALIKE FISHES: SOLID. « «© « we we ew wo ow 24 24 21 22.5 21 FLAKES « « « © ee «e's 24 24 21 18 18 MACKEREL 2 « « op eo © 2 48 48 45 45 ALEWIVES” . 9. 5 Se ace es 48 48 45 SHAD « «+ «© © © we wo wo ww 48 48 45 FISH FLAKES. « 2 oe «2 o 48 48 42 OYSTERS. » « « sus © « » © 15 15 14 SHRIMP, WET PACK « « » « « 17.25 21 15 CLAM PRODUCTS: WHOLE AND MINCED «. « « « 15 15 15 JUICE, CHOWDER, BROTH, ETC. « «© 6 « e 30 30 30 CRABSs. 08s ¢ & wis 0 ee © 48 39 19.5 ALL OTHER. « oe we ww ow 48 48 48 NOTE :-=-THE FACTORS LISTED ABOVE WERE USED IN CONVERTING THE STANDARD CASES REPORTED IN THE CANNED FISHERY PRODUCTS BULLETINS FOR THE YEARS INDICATED. THE CASES SHOWN FOR ALL YEARS LISTED IN THE HISTORICAL SECTION ON PAGE 17 REPRESENT THE SAME SIZED CASES REPORTED FOR 1949. PLANTS ENGAGED IN THE PRODUCTION OF CANNED FISHERY PRODUCTS AND BYPRODUCTS, 1949 TOTAL PLANTS, S. ATLANTIC AND GULF - CONT'D.: ALABAMA. . . MISSISSIPPI. LOUISIANA. . TEXAS. « « « TOTAL. « « GREAT LAKES AND MISS. RIVER: NEW ENGLAND: MAINE. « © «© « © MASSACHUSETTS. . CONNECTICUT. « « RHODE ISLAND. . NEW HAMPSHIRE. TOTAL. « « MIODLE ATLANTIC: NEW YORK . .« NEW JERSEY « « « « ARKANSAS . « 1 DELAWARE » » o « « OHIO. . « « 1 PENNSYLVANIA « « « WISCONSIN. . 1 TOTAL. « « «© « MINNESOTA. « 4 CHESAPEAKE BAY: MISSOURI . « 1 MARYLAND «. « « « « IOWA. we 1 VIRGINIA « « 6 « « TOTAL. « « 9 TOTAL. .« . PACIFIC COAST: S. ATLANTIC & GULF: WASH INGTON 80 OREGON. « - CALIFORNIA . TOTAL. . » ALASKA « 6 w « GRAND TOTA NORTH CAROLINA . SOUTH CAROLINA . 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(etiette. xt%e 48 CANS 2,617,369 MISCELLANEOUS, STANDARD CASES. 48 CANS 925,590 ’ 7,343,689 TOTALS: 6 iste Ses Soe Oe 97,710,325 GENERAL REVIEW oi PACK OF CANNED MACKEREL, 1949 Ly ACTUAL | CAN AND CASE SIZES STANDARD STATE CASES MAINE ts (lees 8 © 19,021 15 OUNCES NET, TALL (48 CANS). . . 962,688 | $6,187,087 MASSACHUSETTS. « + « + © « 95,142 15 OUNCES NET, OVAL (48 CANS). . . 105,251 MARYLAND sles 6 6 2 ote 18,954 139,470]] 15 OUNCES NET (24 CANS). . 2.» 161,085 .+ OUNCES NET (24 CANS)... .. . 282,24] TOWLs op Doo GO OTHER SIZES (CONVERTED TO REP eel lle SITANDARDACASES)) | emelrnilsmiteitel tatients 112,265 CALIFORNIA « » « «© «© «© «= » 916,810 | 5,766,415 1,049,927 GRAND TOTAL. « « « « TOTAL». « «© © © © © » ww ow 1,112,032 | 6,848,930 4/° |NCLUDES THE PACK OF JACK MACKEREL IN CALIFORNIA. NOTE :-- "STANDARD CASES" REPRESENT THE VARIOUS SIZED CASES CONVERTED TO THE EQUIVALENT OF FORTY-EIGHT 1-POUND CANS TO THE CASE, EACH CAN CONTAINING 15 OUNCES OF FISH. MACKEREL WERE CANNED IN 417 PLANTS IN CALIFORNIA, 7 IN MAINE, 6 IN MASSACHUSETTS, AND 4 IN MARYLAND. PACK OF CANNED SHAD, 1949 STANDARD ACTUAL STATE CASES CAN AND CASE SIZE CASES VALUE MARYLAND V/5 G6 o 6 bo 851 15 OUNCES NET (48 CANS). .... ~ $98,090 a eeu ccuia 4 ae eeu OTHER SIZES CONVERTED TO 15 Pubpasee ti? , OUNCES NET (48 CANS) . . 3 8,104 TOA wey) eke ss 13,835 106 , 194 VOWELS 6 5 Mei 73,835 105, 194 V/ THE PRODUCTION IN MARYLAND WAS PRINCIPALLY FILLETS. NOTE :-- "STANDARD CASES" REPRESENT THE VARIOUS SIZED CASES CONVERTED TO THE UNIFORM BASIS OF FORTY-EIGHT NO. 1 TALL CANS TO THE CASE, EACH CAN CONTAINING 15 OUNCES OF FISH. SHAD WERE CANNED IN 5 PLANTS IN OREGON, 2 IN MARYLAND, AND 1 PLANT EACH IN WASHINGTON AND CALIFORNIA. PACK OF CANNED GROUNDFISH FLAKES, 1949 STATES MAINE AND MASSACHUSETTS. « « « «© «= © «© © © © © © © © © © © ©» © © © © © © © @ © 6 8 ow NOTE :-- "STANDARD CASES" REPRESENT THE VARIOUS SIZED CASES CONVERTED TO THE EQUIVALENT OF FORTY-EIGHT CANS TO THE CASE, EACH CAN CONTAINING 14 OUNCES OF FISH. GROUNDFISH FLAKES WERE CANNED IN 2 PLANTS EACH IN MAINE AND MASSACHUSETTS. PACK OF CANNED ANIMAL FOOD FROM FISHERY PRODUCTS, 1949 STANDARD CAN AND CASE S]ZE ACTUAL CASES MAINE AND NEW YORK . = « « 537, 188 8 OUNCES NET (48 CANS)... .. .» | 1,824,580] $4,760,483 MASSACHUSETTS. « « « 2 « « 464,931 16 OUNCES NET (48 CANS). . ... ~ | 1,000,662] 3,816,495 VIRGINIA, MARYLAND, AND WASHINGTON . . = « 33,074 OTHER SIZES CONVERTED TO 16 GAMTRORNIIAY occ bch ORIEN Re eu 896,489 OUNCES NET ( 48 CANS). .....] 18,805 86 , 464 LABIA o BG 0 6 6 ole 6 6 75 WHNlo oo nb OOD TOMks coo ooo ooo DO 8,663,442 1,931,757 | 8,663,442 NOTE:--"STANDARD CASES" REPRESENT THE VARIOUS SIZED CASES CONVERTED TO THE EQUIVALENT OF FORTY-EIGHT CANS, EACH CONTAINING 16 OUNCES. ANIMAL. FOOD WAS CANNED IN 6 PLANTS IN MASSACHUSETTS, 4 IN CALIFORNIA, 2 IN MAINE, AND 1 PLANT EACH IN NEW YORK, MARYLAND, VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON, AND ALASKA. 993093 O- 52 - 3 32 GENERAL REVIEW PACK OF CANNED FISH ROE AND CAVIAR, 1949 STANOARD PRODUCT AND NUMBER OF PLANTS STATES OF PRODUCTION AND NUMBER OF PLANTS ROE: ALEWIFE (30) Keats « >. cleo wee 6 DEEP SEA (3 SHAD: UE) S SP bake © bo 9 ft Maat eeehs MARYLAND 7, VIRGINIA 14, NORTH CAROLINA 9. MASSACHUSETTS 3. MARYLAND 1, NORTH CAROLINA 1, WASHINGTON 2, OREGON 5, CALIFORNIA 2. CONNECTICUT 1, MASSACHUSETTS 1, MARYLAND 1, NORTH CAROLINA 1. HERRING (1), MACKEREL (2), MENHADEN (1) CAVIAR: SALMON (2), STURGEON (1), AND NMLTERISH Calls ts in eum! aaa aes ia TOTAL EDIBLE ROE AND CAVIAR (48) . SALMON EGGS FOR BAIT (5) . NEW YORK 3, WISCONSIN 1. ? , 2 NOTE :-="STANDARD CASES" REPRESENT THE VARIOUS SIZED CASES CONVERTED TO THE EQUIVALENT OF FORTY-EIGHT CANS, EACH CAN CONTAINING 16 OUNCES OF ROE. WASHINGTON 5. GRAND TOTAL SUPPLEMENTARY REVIEW OF PACK OF CANNED FISH ROE AND CAVIAR: BY STATES, i949 NUMBER OF PLANTS (EXCLUSIVE OF DUPLICATION) NUMBER OF PLANTS (EXCLUSIVE OF DUPLICATION) STANDARD STANDARD CASES STATE - CONTINUED STATE VALUE MASSACHUSETTS. N. CAROLINA. $176,400 CONNECTICUT. « 2 6 0 oe WISCONSIN, . NEW YORK » - «© » eo ww WASHINGTON . 283,544 MARYLAND « 0 6 «© © eo OREGON . « « VIRGINIA 2 2 2 6 wee CALIFORNIA . 235,763 TOTAL. 1,969,998 PACK OF MISCELLANEOUS CANNED FISHERY PRODUCTS, 1949 PRODUCT LOCATION AND NUMBER OF PLANTS FISH: ANCHOVIES (NATURAL, SOYBEAN OIL, OLIVE OIL, AND TOMATO SAUCE)... 2. ees $34,184] WASHINGTON 1, CALIFORNIA 5. FISHUCAKES a; sucee shes se te atte ts me 1,690,494] MAINE 4, MASSACHUSETTS 2, NEW YORK 1, VIRGINIA 1, CALIFORNIA 1. FISH, SMOKED OR KIPPERED: SALMON jp sso ners: of hehehe’ ehwire "a Tata 11,243] MASSACHUSETTS 1, WASHINGTON’1, OREGON 3, ALASKA 2. STURGEON «. « « . 20,319} WASHINGTON 3, OREGON 3. MISCELLANEOUS (HADDOCK, HALIBUT PASTE AND SHAD). » . « - Beast mas 10,193] MASSACHUSETTS 1, WASHINGTON 1, OREGON 1. FISH PASTE AND SPREAD (ANCHOVY, HERRING, AND SALMON) . . «se eo 22,088] MASSACHUSETTS 1, MARYLAND 1, NEW YORK 1. FISH SPECIALTIES (FISH CHOWDER, BARBECUED SALMON, SALMON AND CHEESE AND TUNA FRANKFURTERS) « « « « se « 5 201,037] MAINE 1, MASSACHUSETTS 3, ALASKA 1. MISCELLANEOUS (HADDOCK, MENHADEN, MULLET, RED DRUM, AND SWELLFISH) . 48,414] MASSACHUSETTS 1, MARYLAND 2, NORTH CAROLINA 1, CALIFORNIA 1. SHELLFISH: CRAB SPECIALTIES: COCKTATGS Swope choke, [ao Joh. sie! spelen 16,317] OREGON 3, WASHINGTON 4. DEVILED, SOFT-SHELL, SMOKED, IN SAUCE SOUPS, AND STEWS’. =. 2... = 76,657] NEW YORK 1, Ne CAROLINA 1, S. CAROLINA 1, ALABAMA 1, LOUISIANA 2, WASHINGTON 1. LOBSTER SOUP AND STEW, AND LOBSTER THERM VGOR ste forte leh ot ta-tin ot atte ts ate 113,042] MAINE 1, NEW YORK 1, LOUISIANA 1. OYSTER SPECIALTIES: SMOKED IOVSIERS ai el .oMtactee eect: sale 180,336] LOUISIANA 1, WASHINGTON 8. SOUP AND STEW. « « « anise 56,514] NEW YORK 1, ALABAMA 1, LOUISIANA 2, WASHINGTON 2. MISCELLANEOUS (COCKTAILS, DEVILED, PASTE, AND SPREAD)... +. see 6,082] LOUISIANA 1, WASHINGTON 6. SHRIMP SPECIALTIES: CAKES, SMOKED, COCKTAILS, DEVILED, AND PASTE. «os ee ee ee ow 41,371] S. CAROLINA 1, MISSISSIPPI 1, LOUISIANA 3, WASHINGTON 3, OREGON 3. SHRIMP IN SAUCES, SOUPS, AND STEWS . 79,734] NEW YORK 1, ALABAMA 1, S. CAROLINA 1, LOUISIANA 4. SQUID. « 2 ea o ° ee Wich Wa 341,232] CALIFORNIA 10. TERRAPIN AND TURTLE PRODUCTS: MEAT eum) hos i te he oe. Bae OER 25,164] NEW YORK 1, GEORGIA 1, FLORIDA 1. SOUP AND STEW. «© « e ee ee ee ee 202,473] NEW YORK 1, OHIO 1, GEORGIA 1, FLORIDA 1, LOUISIANA 4. MISCELLANEOUS SHELLFISH gcotictes AND MOSSECE Fhe. sity tes) Oe ba ame eee 47,098] MAINE 2, NEW YORK 1. MISCELLANEOUS SHELLFISH SPECIALTIES (CLAM CAKES AND CLAM LOAF, FROG LEGS NEWBERG, SCALLOPS NATURAL AND IN SAUCE, CRAYFISH BISQUE, AND MISCEL- LANEOUS SHELLFISH STEWS)... « > 189,484] MAINE 1, MASSACHUSETTS 2, NEW YORK 1,LOUISIANA 3. TOTAL: 2 6a 0 © ws 68 Bi wwe NOTE :~~"STANOARD CASES" REPRESENT THE VARIOUS SIZED CASES CONVERTED TO THE EQUIVALENT OF 48 CANS, EACH CONTAINING 16 OUNCES NET WEIGHT. GENERAL REVIEW oe PACK OF CANNED CLAMS AND CLAM PRODUCTS, 1949 STANDARD CASES CHOWDER, JUICE, WEXME: CANTS) BHINS Io) BROTH AND NECTAR CASES VALUE CASES 169 ,389 $993,469 324,518 SPECIES, STATE, AND NUMBER OF PLANTS TOTAL VALUE SOFT CLAMS, MAINE (G26 66 5 650 6 6/5 5 5078 $2,463,180 RAZOR CLAMS: WASHINGTON (4) AND OREGON (1)... - u NUS (S)) O00 660 GO Boo oS 669 , 329 TOTAL RAZOR CLAMS « « « « « » « «@ 744,948 HARD CLAMS: 1/ RHODE |ISLAND (hs NEW JERSEY (1), PENNSYLVANIA (1), AND MARYLAND (2). 699,719 | 4,520,981 699,719 4,520,981 NEW YORK (5)... aoe Bo 14,775 45,190 88,802 729,988 WASHINGTON (4) AND CALIFORNIA (1) 6.0 4,088 15,753 31,031 316,636 ALASY (So-o nin 0160010 a o)016 oo 112 300 333 3,285 TOTAL HARD CLAMS. . » «© «+ 6 « « 5,570,890 GRAND TOTAL (46). 8,779,018 ACTUAL CASES CHOWDER, JUICE, VETOES AND) IIE) BROTH AND NECTAR CAN CONTENTS AND NUMBER OF CANS TO CASE TOTAL VALUE VALUE TIN: 3-1/2 OUNCES (48 CANS). »-- 2+ $260,958 $260,958 AMOUNCESI) N(ASNGANS))|Meniie s+) ele! is) e) eine 718,623 718,623 5 Ouess (4) GINS) 6 55 5 6 5 9 ON 1,115,245 1,115,245 8 OUNCES (48 CANS) . . 6 - « eo « « 352,356] 104,727 $435,467 787,823 4O OUNCES (24 CANS) »........ 95,612] 111,820 422,041 517,653 7O OUNCES) (48 CANS) . . « « oo « © e - 432,483 | 2,922,965 2,922,965 15 OUNCES (24 CANS) . = oe). 2 ce G - 239,683 | 1,073,946 1,073,946 20 OUNCES (24 CANS) . ~ 2. «© «© «= © « « = 6,114 20,690 20,690 SyOUNCESE: (Ole CANSI) le) mi toletenvel fern) imieen 490,408 3,146 9,200 499,608 an] COUNGES) (G2 CANS) 6 Go 67675 dos 5 = 65,096 510,754 510,754 Q6)OUNCES| (6 GANS) ¢ 4 6 3s 5 6 « % - 2,286 10,485 10,485 OTHER SIZES (STANDARD CASES)... « « 157,588 33,779 141,912 299,500 TOMA eruretreercd Suey cient ce te ay eins 8,738, 250 GLASS, MISCELLANEOUS SIZES (STANDARD CASES). GAIN WNL ooo 6 oO Oc OO 8,779,018 / INCLUDES THE PACK OF SURF CLAMS IN NEW YORK; PISMO CLAMS IN CALIFORNIA; AND COCKLES IN ALASKA. NOTE :--"STANDARD CASES" REPRESENT THE VARIOUS SIZED CASES CONVERTED TO THE EQUIVALENT OF 48 NO. 1 PICNIC CANS, EACH CAN OF WHOLE AND MINCED CLAMS CONTAINING 5 OUNCES OF MEAT, DRAINED WEIGHT; AND EACH CAN OF CHOWDER, JUICE, BROTH AND NECTAR, 10 OUNCES GROSS CONTENT. SUPPLEMENTARY REVIEW OF CLAM PACK, 1949 STANDARD CASES POUNDS PRODUCT (POU "GLANS So Shinn) Sig bsigmiae ctebie lig ievons 1,001,310 $827, 496 MINCED MCUAMSIttrearen rn mers men et hic) rote. ts 3,468,345 2,375,829 CHOWDER... - Sree ee bapieoenaRoii 25,894,980 5,498,974 JUICE, BROTH AND NECTAR... ss tee 747,510 76,719 a 1, 186 , 060 31,112,145 VOU Msi wanes iaeeo Mak oma tiedt 20 8,779,018 GENERAL REVIEW PACK OF CANNED CRABS, 1949 STANDARD CASES ACTUAL CASES STATES SPECIES CAN AND CASE SIZES CASES VALUE EAST COAST: MAINE, MARYLAND, ROCK AND 6-1/2 OUNCES NET (48 CANS) . . .|109,322] $2,435,575 AND GEORGIA. - + «+ « BLUE $76,773 NORTH ANDO SOUTH CAROLINA, ALABAMA, 6-1/2 OUNCES NET (24 CANS) . « «| 90,336 904,822 AND MISSISSIPPI. « « BLUE 649,105 LOUISIANA. » ee eo «© BLUE > 217,241 (2 ) aun en 13 OUNCE NET 4 CANS Pe ee , ay WEST COAST: 16 OUNCE NET (24 CANS). ~~~ «| 1,490 34,038 WASHINGTON « « « « « DUNGENESS OREGON AND CALIFORNIA. DUNGENESS ALASKA . « « «© «© « « » DUNGENESS OTHER SIZES CONVERTED TO 6-1/2 OUNCES NET (48 CANS)... s « 44,085 TOTAL. «© » eo eo , , 118 888 NOTE :--"STANDARD CASES" REPRESENT THE VARIOUS SIZED CASES CONVERTED TO THE EQUIVALENT OF FORTY-EIGHT CANS TO THE CASE, EACH CAN CONTAINING 6-1/2 OUNCES OF CRAB MEAT. CRABS WERE CANNED IN 2 PLANTS IN MISSISSIPPI, 5 IN LOUISIANA, 18 IN WASHINGTON, 10 PLANTS EACH IN OREGON AND ALASKA, AND 7 PLANT EACH IN MAINE, MARYLAND, NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, GEORGIA, ALABAMA, AND CALIFORNIA. GRAND TOTALs « « « TOTAL. 3,490,885 PACK OF CANNED OYSTERS, 1949 STANDARD ACTUAL CASES STATE VALUE CAN AND CASE SIZES NORTH CAROLINA, GEORGIA, AND ALABAMA $361,339] 4-2/3 ounces NET (48 CANS)... $4,175,746 SOUTH CAROLINA « «© «© © © © © e@ we wo 862,641 MISSISSIPP lial seve «cheeses se 1, 0427959 || 5 OUNCES NET (48 CANS). . ~~ - 788, 140 LOUISIANA. « 2 2 oe we we oe ee © 8 2,491,455 || 6-1/2 ounces NET (48 CANS)... . 996 ,829 WASHINGTON AND OREGON. « «© « 2 «© « «© 1,766,813 OTHER SIZES (STANDARD CASES) . . TIS TSG Gtgat to a) aaka 564,492 6,525,207 , 3 TOTAU dre es saliec ice atte ate oto 4525098> | hpH25y20z 425,661 NOTE :-- "STANDARD CASES" REPRESENT THE VARIOUS SIZED CASES CONVERTED TO THE EQUIVALENT OF FORTY-EIGHT CANS TO THE CASE, EACH CAN CONTAINING 4-2/3 OUNCES DRAINED WEIGHT OF OYSTER MEATS. OYSTERS WERE CANNED IN 24 PLANTS IN LOUISIANA, 19 IN MISSISSIPP|, 8 IN WASHINGTON, 4 IN SOUTH CAROLINA, 2 PLANTS EACH IN NORTH CAROLINA, ALABAMA, AND OREGON, AND IN 1 PLANT IN GEORGIA. PACK OF CANNED SHRIMP, 1949 STANDARD CASES ACTUAL CASES VALUE CAN AND CASE SIZES MESS 1S PP I e-tere werrenwerebinnweemenre $1,967,274 LOUISIANAs © 3.0 0 6 0 oe ee os 8,371,199 GEORGIA, ALABAMA, “AND” SOUTH CAROLINA 52, 607 864,852 11,203,325 NOTE :=-"STANDARD CASES" REPRESENT THE VARIOUS SIZED CASES CONVERTED TO THE EQUIVALENT OF FORTY-EIGHT CANS OF 5 OUNCES EACH. SHRIMP WERE CANNED IN 17 PLANTS IN MISSISSIPPI, 35 IN LOUISIANA, 2 EACH IN ALABAMA AND SOUTH CAROLINA, AND 1 PLANT IN GEORGIA. 5 OUNCES NET (48 CANS)... 7 OUNCES NET (48 CANS)... OTHER SIZES (STANDARD CASES) . . 645, ae $10,886,777 TOTALS celreweusites woe an giarb ows TOVAUMe OR fotce corer ol se nk 11,203,325 GENERAL REVIEW et ae PRODUCTION OF MARINE-ANIMAL SCRAP AND MEAL, 1949 ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC COAST GULF COAST 1/ (INCLUDING ALASKA) PRODUCT VALUE MEAL AND DRIED SCRAP: CRAB: BU Goon ob Do OOO $431,106 - $431, 106 DUNGENESS) si stlel« whee « © = $47,668 47,668 FUR-SEAL. 6 5 oo wo wp ww - 55,627 55,627 GROUNDFISH ("WHITE FISH") ' INCLUDING ROSEFISH. .... . 31,425 5,221,652 - 5,221,652 THING Oo d4016.0 6. 08000.0-0.0 3,049 463, 737 509 , 708 973,445 NENHINOENG 6 6 oo ooo 0 00 4|| Of 113, SOS / siz. 813, 339 - 17,813,339 POUGHNEDS 6) 6-6 6 551000 6c0 6,219,717 6,219,717 GYNENON IG tonOeosOnOmosO.0, CU ONG - - 245,847 245,847 SURIMRoLea 09 oe eos ema eo 1,283 115,292 - 115,292 TUNA AND MACKEREL . . 2 2 so « - - 3,073,742 3,073,742 WMS o GG 0 ove blo lvoe 020 - 117 16 , 088 16,088 MISCELLANEOUS » . - se ee ~~] 3/ 12,522 3/ 795,964 4/ 4,805 | 4/ 642,655 1,438,619 TOTAL « « « « 168,578 24,841,090 68,602 | 10,811,052 237,180 1/ INCLUDES A SMALL PRODUCTION OF MISCELLANEOUS MEAL IN MINNESOTA. A SMALL PRODUCTION OF ACIDULATED SCRAP HAS BEEN INCLUDED WITH DRY SCRAP AND MEAL. 3/ INCLUDES THE PRODUCTION OF COD LIVER PRESS CAKE, FISH POMACE, HORSESHOE CRAB AND MISCELLANEOUS SCRAP AND MEAL- 4/ INCLUDES THE PRODUCTION OF ANCHOVY, SHARK, SQUID, AND MISCELLANEOUS SCRAP AND MEAL. 35,652, 142 PRODUCTION CF MARINE-ANIMAL OIL, 1949 ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC COAST GULF COAST (INCLUDING ALASKA) PRODUCT TOTAL GALLONS GALLONS VALUE GALLONS| VALUE BODY OIL: FURERIENCS oc 000006 O-6 6.9 = = 49,253 $20,592 49,253 $20,592 HERRING ich @: OSs. cee teweiehine 122,448 $61,574 600,902 332,723 723,350 394, 207 MEMVADEWO O80 O Go o-oo oO oo oO 8,293,911 3,407,510 - - 8,293,911 | 3,407,510 PILCHNRDo 6 6 00 GOO D006 0 - - 6,123,140 | 2,872,532 | 6,123,140 | 2,872,532 SALMON: FOIE: a no 5 oo a Oo 14,652 25,716 14,652 25,716 INDUSTRIAL. co a bege ord 152,324 T3y7i2 152,324 73,712 TUNA AND MACKEREL o090 00000 597,935 265,736 597,935 265, 736 WHALE: GSE come, AOA cn CRO COD 47,000 38,500 47,000 38,500 OTHER .. « 9 a00000 27,950 13,975 27,950 13,975 MISCELLANEOUS Ve Slee der taiseantait 258,892 100,441 831,961 406 ,952 TOL 6 oo OO Ooo OOo 7,519,522 LIVER AND VISCERA OIL: G@Dnocs0escooogac00D 283, 028 483,845 283,028 483,845 GM 0 oOo GD Hb OOO DOS 97,657 709 , 764 444,647 | 4,707,231 WiBo oa oo ooo oe O OOO (2) (2) 12,384 645,515 MISCELLANEOUS We 6.0900! 80 3,356 94,298 | 4,008,864 TOTAL 2 © © © © © © wo ww 9,845,455 | 9,373,469 | | 5,160,027 | 8,322,364 | 12,204,950 | 17,695,833 1/ INCLUDES THE PRODUCTION OF ROSEFISH AND UNCLASSIFIED BODY OILS ON THE EAST COAST, AND ANCHOVY AND J UNCLASSIFIED BODY OILS ON THE WEST COAST. EAST AND WEST COAST PRODUCTION COMBINED. 3/ INCLUDES THE PRODUCTION OF HALIBUT, ROCKFISH, SWORDFISH, WHALE, AND MIXED LIVER OILS ON THE EAST COAST, ~ AND HALIBUT, LINGCOD, SABLEFISH, SOLE, ROCKFISH, AND WHALE LIVER OILS, VISCERA OILS AND MIXED LIVER OILS ON THE WEST COAST. GRAND TOTAL... +. ess 17,364,977 oe GENERAL REVIEW SUPPLEMENTARY REVIEW OF THE MFNHADEN FISHERY, 1949 y MENHADEN UTILIZED ORY SCRAP AND MEAL POUNDS GALLONS VALUE NEW JERSEY... A Gite ve, .by.8 ene 157,582,459 1,570,065 $3,263,996 NEW YORK AND DELAWARE. - ss ss ee 2493684,210] 2/25} ,763, 2,428,176 4,863,875 VIRGINIA » sss wc cease eee es 126,430,336] ~ 15,100]” 2,417,735] 739,442 2,710,706 NORTH CAROLINA «2 60 & we tle 6 6 227,679,400 2/23,016|2/3,421,841] 751,687 3,681,742 re ae ee ee en 54,919,900 1,006,765] 259,834 1,100,027 MISSISSIPPI, SOUTH CAROLINA LOUISIANA, AND TEXAS « « « «© + wo 256 , 333,960 2,544,707 5,600,503 3/1, 072,630,265] 113,393] 17,813,339] 8,293,911/3,407,510 y DOES NOT INCLUDE THE PRODUCTION OF MENHADEN SOLUBLES. A SMALL PRODUCTION OF ACIDULATED SCRAP HAS BEEN INCLUDED WITH THAT OF DRY SCRAP AND MEAL. 3/ 1,600,940,694 FISH. Tey, Lo an,» 21,220,849 NOTE :~~MENHADEN PRODUCTS WERE MANUFACTURED IN 9 PLANTS IN NORTH CAROLINA, 6 IN VIRGINIA, 4 IN FLORIDA, 3 IN NEW JERSEY, 2 EACH IN DELAWARE, * !SSISSIPPI, AND LOUISIANA, AND IN 7 PLANT EACH IN NEW YORK, SOUTH CAROLINA, AND TEXAS. PRODUCTION OF OYSTER AND MARINE CLAM-SHELL PRODUCTS, 1949 1 CRUSHED SHELL SHELL LIME, FOR POULTRY FEED UNBURNED VALUE VALUE NEW. JERSEY’. 2 0 oo sine 6 © © ole $55,177 $59 , 862 PENNSYLVANIA AND MARYLAND. « « 2 ee 285,405 339,505 VIRGINIA, FLORIDA, LOUISIANA, AND TEXAS 1,786,220 1,972,413 WASHINGTON, OREGON, AND CALIFORNIA. . 266 ,992 290,471 TOTAL ok criss oh a¥c. ot eeret whiate cee 2,662,252 1/ MARINE CLAM~SHELL GRIT WAS PREPARED IN 17 PLANT IN WASHINGTON. INCLUDES A QUANTITY OF BURNED LIME PREPARED IN VIRGINIA. NOTE :--CRUSHED SHELL PRODUCTS WERE PREPARED IN 4 PLANTS IN NEW JERSEY, 3 PLANTS EACH IN PENNSYLVANIA, MARYLAND, VIRGINIA, AND WASHINGTON, 2 PLANTS EACH IN TEXAS AND CALIFORNIA, AND 17 PLANT EACH IN FLORIDA, LOUISIANA, AND OREGON. PRODUCTION OF FRFSH-WATER MUSSFL-SHELL PRODUCTS, 1949 LIME, GRIT, GROSS VALUE TONS VALUE $3,204,115 $71,251 IOWA «e606 6) dy ° ot 6) dy ee 4,293,600 4,155 NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, ARKANSAS, AND MISSOURI « « «© «© © © © © ew wo 426 ,639 492,337 TOTAL® 3.8) ¢ wis @ le 10.8.6 .2) ® NOTE :--MUSSEL SHELL PRODUCTS WERE MANUFACTURED IN 11 PLANTS IN IOWA, 2 IN NEW YORK, AND IN 7 PLANT EACH IN PENNSYLVANIA, ARKANSAS, AND MISSOURI. MUSSEL SHELLS PURCHASED DURING THE YEAR AMOUNTED TO 5,628 TONS, VALUED AT $204,222, SHELLS WERE TAKEN IN 10 STATES IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND GREAT LAKES REGION. THE PRODUCING STATES IN THE ORDER OF THEIR IMPORTANCE WERE: TENNESSEE,WHICH CONTRIBUTED 31 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL QUANTITY; KENTUCKY, 30 PERCENT; ALABAMA, 17 PERCENT; INDIANA, 12 PERCENT; ILLINOIS, 6 PERCENT; ARKANSAS, 3 PERCENT; AND 1OWA, MINNESOTA, MISSOUR!. AND WISCONSIN, 1 PERCENT. GENERAL REVIEW oie PRODUCTION OF MARINE PEARL-SHELL BUTTONS, 1949 CONNECTIGUIj. 2° ss « « sje e+ 2 © « « 1,118,060 $1,786,712 NEW WOKS o20°0 0 fou Dio Ons 10-600. 0 559 , 339 1,272,226 NEY dEREE? 6 6 6 Gob oop De oOo OD 1,290,305 1,898,461 PENNSYLVANIA AND MARYLAND. « « « «© « «© 972,076 1,723,263 (CHA o a 6 ohd 60 o GOS Boo OO 149,932 101,619 TOTAL.~ «© © © © «@ »© © © © ew wo ow 4,089,712 1/ PRODUCED PRINCIPALLY FROM IMPORTED SHELLS. NOTE :--MARINE PEARL-SHELL BUTTONS WERE MANUFACTURED IN 12 PLANTS IN NEW JERSEY, 4 IN NEW YORK, 3 PLANTS EACH IN CONNECTICUT AND IOWA, 2 IN PENNSYLVANIA, AND 7 IN MARYLAND. 6,782,281 PRODUCTION OF MISCELLANEOUS BYPRODUCTS, 1949 GALLONS 198,031 $401,983| MAINE 1, MASSACHUSETTS 3, CALIFORNIA 1. Pounps | 103,342,712 MAINE 2, MASSACHUSETTS 5, NEW YORK 1, NEW JERSEY 2, DELAWARE 1, VIRGINIA 2, NORTH CAROLINA 1, SOUTH CAROLINA 1, MISSISSIPPI 2, FLORIDA 1, LOUISIANA 1, CALIFORNIA 10. 6,697,046] MAINE 5, MASSACHUSETTS 2, VIRGINIA 2, NORTH CAROLINA 2, SOUTH CAROLINA 1, CALIFORNIA 4. PRODUCT LOCATION AND NUMBER OF PLANTS GLUE « «© » «© «© © = FISH SOLUBLES. - - MISCELLANEOUS 1/ TOTAL. «© «= « 1/. INCLUDES THE PRODUCTION OF AGAR-AGAR, KELP PRODUCTS, PEARL ESSENCE, ISINGLASS, IRISH MOSS, AND CRAB SHELLS. DRAWN FISH STEAKS SINGLE FILLETS BUTTERFLY FILLET DREESED 38 GENERAL REVIEW NUMBER OF PLANTS PRODUCING FISHERY BYPRODUCTS, 1949 PRODUCT ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC COAST — GuLF coasts 1// AND ALASKA ZSTAL NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER OYSTER AND MARINE CLAM=SHELL PRODUCTS: CRUSHED SHELL FOR POULTRY FEED... .. 2 eee 6 21 SHELL LIME: MED Ss Soke se eee ee a eee ees - 2 DNBURNED cco 64 oo Sie. se» wee eee eee 4 17 FRESH-WATER MUSSEL SHELL PRODUCTS: SEVTIONGG oes aul bwials. © © 2,6) wen Sa 9) - 13 CRUSHEO SHELL FOR POULTRY FEED . 2 + + se ee - ’ TIMES DUST AND SHELLS. « > 6 6 = 64 oieue beeen - 6 MARINE PEARL-SHELL BUTTONS . . 2 2 2 s+ «ss se» - 25 ACIDULATED SCRAP, MENHADEN « 2 ee se ew we ee 2 ORIED SCRAP AND MEAL: ANGHOGYs. waa > cn <) emma on 0) > hayes) © Bin 2 2 CRAB: SUT Sy dD eC RPate ee Eee ar WOR Ona ee iy - 17 DUNGENESS sooo pitenS: a ie ise eee eat tee 4 4 HORSESHOE 6° of so, She ce Diener dete) Gh eilecn: aie - 1 FUR SEAL) < 6.0 < 5 0 os 0. Piie « SiiotateWeuals 1 1 GROUNOFISH (INCLUDING ROSEFISH). . + +++ ees - 10 HERRING: cucce) 5, seve: see fe Dig) eck ee te 6 8 a 10 WERBAUENTS cute © Gucci) Sua sc aecans 3 ete - 31 BIN CHABD. ache hk kteee ek oa inn en os eerie 76 76 SAUHON:.o:'ss 6-n gs pa Aelinanh wpe in Wain ane sl 7 7 SHAR kcbie cide <5 cea Mike? a6 Cle gReahi a eats, TS (= 2 SHR IMBL scat +cat Kes Renee tas Ente es ses talks - 46 SQUIDie wicks hss eat hacia aaa ces ene ikea 1 1 TUNA GANE MACKERELs os ° shes. 0 Sins Hee os calae 38 38 WHALE elaine 75 75 RQSERISH Ts io <— 2) (pela, be oat Chemie oe mnie) eirame - 3 SALMON: ERI GUEice Capit te un anepliee is 6 | l\e1 se) a biot Sin) oie 3 3 INDUSTRIAL cue) stents cain © ances lame cme ine 6 6 TUNASAND MACKEREL. os «.ece. > s 0 a 0) « oeaniaete 36 36 WHALE =: SPERMet ie. s- 0) © 3 6.6 o.oo inl nisiaMol ois 1 1 OTHER) WHALE sx5..6 come, quUentl isla kennom teins 1 1 MISCELLANEOUS BODY OIL . 2 2 0 oe ws we ew 10 16 LIVER AND VISCERA OIL: GODS <0 ss 6 0s oc cheats «+ «| > Sitiwiame - 8 HALIOUTLRATS coves, Share Mel's. Soe reee eae 3 6 UINGCODE:, os et aree Se eng wt 4,199,515 685,604 - - WOLFFISH .. . Baha Ny eS er PTS 311,234 92,172 - - MISCELLANEOUS 1/ . hoes eae, : : 48,698 18,723 15,764 WOWee o 65 ooo 5G 155,310,011 36 ,588, 124 9,113,257 3,145,217 ———-+---_ +--+ = — —— CHESAPEAKE, SOUTH ATLANTIC, GREAT LAKES SPECIES AND GULF POUNDS POUNDS VALE BLUE PINES oO 00 Ob 0 5 O66 OG - - 2,915,673 $1,219,909 RUOUNDERSHMrcrm ier ton cus vicercuen oy eire 96 , 200 $30,198 - - CROUFERE Glia 4 OO O° ob OO De 641,419 250,361 - - HERRING, LAKE. . BEE ets. ok fe a6 = = 385 , 368 33,025 TAKER ETROUIG lent d ao cata ten oa iescaneuis - - 102,300 58, 000 SAUTON oe! MSN 8S" GEASS Lolo AES Sio - - 200, 300 90,162 SAUGER laucnee opel eot PBI S - - 939,844 404,955 GEA BASS os 6"6% 6 6 ww 6b So O00 140,600 38,815 - = SEA TROUT, GRAY. .« ig OTe eer ae 170,258 - 52,022 - = GNAFEERG ED ovo ob 6 ol oho on 6 70,700 38,125 = = SNOOKMMCInbo eeuinens Alea ichin 9, 000 5,280 - = SPANISH MACKEREL .. ~~... . ss» 95,500 34,940 - = MITE EARS? 9 ud Lis Molids dcdae ce inl aude = 11,100 3,795 WHITEFISH. » 2. 4s. i 184,055 87,936 WEEEOWSPERCH) "ere ce ste: (ete) is! 0) ls 418,116 205,568 YELLOW PIKE... . . DivOrD 0. Olas: 46 MISCELLANEOUS 1/....-...2.. 130,225 WULo-c 5 € 0 poo o 1,353,902 483,871 6,438, 168 2,658,349 SPECIES PACIFIC POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE BLUE PGES Sd Tamed Gibececinen owes - - 2,915,673 $1,219,909 GPs 6 5 95 O00 8 5.6 06 BO Oo On 1,735,411 $268,129 13,651,765 3,231,621 CUSK@rwRe ete hsts cone psy Wreaths - - 614,268 140,634 FLOUNDERS. . .. . dS 8 O)/a0 0! 8, 183, 126 2,137,350 28,923,576 9,096, 156 GROUPERS »« - » » « - Sashes ve! fet Wee) hel = = 641,419 250,361 HADBOCKel a(trsill aie) = oe oOo on hoe - 42,139,796 11,844,771 HAKEremroneycmei icy is) cebtetcacates fa sopeeyliits - 1,370,228 234,854 KALIEWIo o So) ace Sofa 6 oo bo 4 3,630,750 1,371,372 3,630,750 1,371,372 HERRING, LAKE. oe ee iS Oy Oy dsO 0 = 385, 368 33,025 UNG TROUT Sou 6 Gao oo Gg Ala me - - 102,300 58 , 000 IINGGOD eo atestinel tia isi tarmal oi tePliall! oiktsritalits 1,387,756 252,302 1,387,756 252,302 MAGKERG niin (ei tenkeuninn: ne emeureyus - - 836 ,988 204,750 FOUL dG d.4 Bla A SoS o oe oidisen = - 9,109,596 1,269,295 ROCKFISHES . A drgiaedk mo ta lat 5,311,859 800,876 5,311,859 800,876 OCEAN PERCH (ROSEF ISH) elEeusol e sistitotays, = = 73,192,538 15,334,674 GNSUEFIEMS Bioto) elarcce seo Sucvous 63,786 16,101 63, 786 16,101 SNWOM 6 ois bos 6a Ge poo GG 6 1,467,378 613,543 1,667,678 703,725 GAUGERUce. cofireiifey cojsetnstncgetaisisiecnn fre eeertiet tg - - 939,844 404,955 ISEANBASS) eteiuehtsdimiialsetta) enti S00 140,600 38,815 SEA TROUT, GRAY. . - soe oo oo 170,258 52,022 SNAPPER RE Diitslitebeltcii va tepttslitelhw ils) tol lis 70,700 38,125 SNOOK. . » - « eat BU aaa pola tr ts 9,000 5,280 SPANISH MACKEREL ee ee ek 95,500 34,940 VENUS GEER G oMtic oxo olla oo 0.5 11,100 3,795 WHORE RASH nite tttejotslotalt cued! “ethvellis\iniaitienie 184,055 | 87,936 WEMNTINGS 0 Sie ololg not Glo lou 4,199,515 685,604 WORE SHicedieiiedetieueciia, leiuantetvedi ers 311,234 92,172 YELLOW PERCH « « « «- « «© « « @ ze 418,116 205 ,568 YELLOW PIKE. . - . cole Buh ie “ 692,624 345,873 MISCELLANEOUS 1/- 2... 5:5: 3,335 823,269 281,058 TOTAL. 21,795,821 5,463, 008 194,011,159 48 , 338,569 Vv INCLUDES BLUEFISH, CROAKER, DRUM, OCEAN POUT, PICKEREL, PORGY, SEA ROBIN, SHEEPSHEAD, SMELT, STRIPED BASS, “STURGEON, SWORDFISH, TRIGGERF ISH, AND UNCLASSIFIED SPECIES. NOTE :--PACKAGED FISH WERE PRODUCED IN THE FOLLOWING STATES IN THE SECTIONS INDICATED. NEW ENGLAND-~-MAINE, MASSACHUSETTS, RHODE ISLAND AND CONNECTICUT. MIDDLE ATLANTIC--NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY. CHESAPEAKE, SOUTH ATLANTIC AND GULF--MARYLAND, VIRGINIA, NORTH CAROLINA, ALABAMA AND FLORIDA. GREAT LAKES--NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, OHIO, MICHIGAN, WISCONSIN AND ILLINOIS. PACIF|C--WASHINGTON, OREGON A!ND CALIFORNIA. 42 GENERAL REVIEW FROZEN FISH TRADE FISH FROZEN A total of 285,822,000 pounds of fishery products were frozen during 1949 by domestic freezing plants that reported their activities to the Fish and Wildlife Service. This was a decrease of over 6 million pounds or 2 percent compared with the record figure established during the previous year. However, the 1949 production of frozen fish was the third largest ever recorded. It is estimated that a catch of approximately 555 million pounds of fish and shellfish was required to yield the nearly 286 million pounds of round, dressed, and drawn fish, fish fillets, and shellfish frozen in 1949. During the year, 82 percent ofthe freezings consisted of salt-water fish; 16 percent shellfish; and 2 percent, fresh-water fish. Compared with 1948, production of shellfish was relatively more important, while that of salt-water fish was less important. Five items accounted for 62 percent of the total poundage frozen. These were ocean perch (rosefish) fillets, which comprised 22 percent of the total; whiting in all its methods of preparation, 13 percent; halibut andshrimp, 11 percent each; and haddock, 5 percent. Substantial increases in the quantities of headed and gutted whiting, silver salmon, and shrimp frozen during 1949, were more than offset by declines in cod, flounder, haddock, pollock, and whiting fillets; mackerel; round whiting; and tuna. According to geographical sections, the New Fngland States led all other sections in the quantity of fishery products frozen, accounting for 5] percent of the total. Alaska ranked second with 15 percent, followed by the Pacific Coast States with 12 percent. The increased development of cold storage space, coupled with the increased acceptance of frozen products by the public is believed to have been mainly responsible for the continued large freezings of fishery products during 1949. COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS, 1942 - 1949 MILLION POUNDS 150 125 100 75 50 25 JFMAMJJASOND 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 SPECIES SUMMARY OF FREFZINGS GENERAL REVIEW PY MONTHS, 1949 43 SALT-WATER FISH: BAIT AND ANIMAL FOOD. - - BLUEFISH . BUTTERFISH . .. - COD, HADDOCK, HAKE (EXCEPT FILLETS) CROAKERS .... EELS . FILLETS: Gal) “5 0 FLOUNDER HADDOCK LINGCOD MACKEREL AND (inc ee 6 o we ee © 8 8 POLLOCK .... OCEAN PERCH (ROSEF ISH) WHITING (1NC. SPLIT BUT OTHER FILLETS FLOUNDER (INC. SOLE, CALIFORNIA HALIBUT HALIBUT. . « » HERRING, SEA . MACKEREL (EX. AND KING) MULLER 6 G6 S600 5.0 SABLEFISH (BLACK COD) SALMON: KING OR CHINOOK SILVER OR COHO. . FALL OR CHUM... . STEELHEAD TROUT . UNCLASSIFIED . . scup (PoRGIES) ... SEA TROUT (WEAKFISH, SPOTTED) . . SHAD (INC. ROE SHAD) SHAD ROE... SMELT ess = 6s SWORDFISH . . FLUK oe © © © FILLETS, ° eo ee Ne o Uv 5 ee eo be ee Me He 8 ew ow ooo 0 OD TO ONG lO. @)O" Oo D o 0-6 6 0 0 3D0 0-0 = TUNA . BaOls WHITING (SILVER HAKE): ROUND. . . . HEADED AND GUTTED “(Ex. E co =e ee De Dee © © e@ © un ee ce Leese Oc He ee ee w o00000 000 N' UNCLASSIFIED SALT-WATER FISH . TOTAL SALT=WATER FISH . FRESH=WATER FISH: BAIT AND ANIMAL FOOD. . « FILLETS). BLUE PIKE AND SAUGER (EX. FILLETS) CATFISH AND BULLHEADS. . CHUBS ... . FILLETS: BLUE PIKE AND SAUGER LAKE HERRING . YELLOW PERCH . YELLOW PIKE ee OTHER FILLETS .. LAKE HERRING AND CISCO (EX. LAKE TROUT . 2 « « ee STURGEON AND SPOONBILL CAT SUCKERS . 6 « 2 » « TULLIBEE . . ° ° YELLOW PERCH (ex. FILLETS YELLOW PIKE (EX. FILLETS WHITEFISH . 2. « 2 «© «© UNCLASSIFIED FRESH-WATER Fl ee 8 TOTAL FRESH=WATER FISH SHELLFISH: CLAMS .. CRABS (INC. CRAB MEAT) . eee ee | PI CKEREL ( JACKS OR YELLOW JACK ° SH F LOBSTER TAILS (SPINY LOBSTER) OYSTERS! Oh) aaa ier SCAMMOPS! Aueiieureuie foots eecee SHRIMP (1NC. SHRIMP MEAT) SQUIIDE Nm uene Aas UNCLASSIFIED SHELLFISH . TOTAL SHELLRISH . . « © TOTAL FISH AND SHELLFISH L ) 2 2 © © © © © © © 2 8 8 8 ooc0 doo 0 Oo E Oo 0-0-0590 0.0.0 oO-sto oO ooo Oo O-0050-0-0 00 S JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE POUNDS POUNDS: POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS 558,146 180,414 | 2,677,252 | 2,376,389 627,087 587,287 2 "928 23738 107896 233471 77.601 23,576 35,005 8,532 73431 20,554 143122 48,796 52,113 40,026 130,440 137,208 69,712 3 2 213,354 5,909 5,605 60,097 56 , 067 - 2 23181 213281 20,768 217,142 | 237,410 | 368,450] 503,015] 482,663'| 396,256 194,857 | 207,499 | 463,541 227,637 | 353,394 | 256,655 263,511 980/544 | 970,096 | 2,737,603 | 2,128,966 | 2,436,254 20,909 22/207 19,210 6,335 67,271 27,560 23969 26,328 8,460 71,199 8,773 72},699 411,079 175,998 997813 538,800 | 219,021 164,871 2,470,864 | 2,8967816 | 3,146,957 | 4,705,123 | 7,627,316 | 7,916,944 942 390 33,440 | 132/433 148,842 254,157 88,713 179,630 | 3452602 319,835 | 356,512 72,155 56,210 | 328,614 86,613 85,937 133,829 2 2 2 : 12,799,855 | 10,372,839 187,710 86,276 | 230,029] 359,455 | °334)955 130,312 95,215 7,534 8,453 25,634 121,019 | 418,339 157,120 56,688 7,166 11,775 12269 93106 19,019 9/200 512 1113548 | 2323976 | 381,203 2 - 1,003 660| 573,155] 856,912 E k B : 33145 | 229)862 c 16 2)472 5 n 4,601 6,743 2,506 - - - 2,487 59,097 62,205 16,313 22,652 26,945 1,365 1123340 967419 23,687 26,194 58,941 5,049 32,330 84,136 : 13846 43344 53,827 38,345 - - : 14} 396 39/885 6,694 40,153 23,618 | 461,373 | 2047470 8,094 35,308 z 2 2 2 2 25912 = 141,997 - 900 - 113670 36,716 - 6.075 36,415 | 790,315 57,329 15,640 45,974 42/172 | 1,975,244 | 6,681,745 505,389 616,671 1,0627655 | 13595,592 | 1,2173915 [Se 5,692,123 | 5,997,376 [10,183,259 [13,676,629 [31,011,672 | 33,368,238 18,802 = 257,000 : s = 335 : z 747 43,136 7,635 68,781 11,996 12,535 18,861 943575 43) 023 9,470 5,296 2,469 4,295 12,469 93,618 - = 22,082 15,500 3,575 - - = 7,620 : - = 19,600 805 700 : - 1,000 E 2 114 2 150 110,310 1,802 8,053 23,174 6,989 : 120 33424 26,109 30}785 13,598 976 406 2) 072 43,738 1,200 30,038 1,321 1,474 43641 10,346 33,082 64,744 : 6,850 5,043 q a 5,010 2 2 2 = 255 : = 15,879 ,145 = 3, 682 753 275 61,461 32)084 8,723 22) 698 7,519 2,034 6) 421 8,144 293157 75,290 58,236 80,738 151,986 | 205,924 173,848 311,920 91,810 | 373,954 | 395,621 509,793 | 475,648 9,734 24,589 10,360 91,197 64,936 39,077 37,183 20,690 28,740 86,535 | 303,234 89,201 69,358 85,153 61,619 34/911 1,685 39,266 27,617 24) 423 55,066 46 040 51,755 143929 1133324 60,454 82,385 | 274,696 | 426,562 | 467,913 1,085,720 | 563,162 | 895,882 | 1,521,013 | 3,185,429 | 3,411,045 40,445 20,437 159,260 | °336,432 | 2)1153843 | "9407600 47,139 25,426 22) 642 203950 103,979 64,054 1,430,520 | 824,334 | 1,315,954 6,253,423 | 5,066,085 7,434,563 | 6,913,520 |11,873,167 |16,484,024 |37,774,888 | 38,909,971 CONTINUED ON) NEXT PAGE SUMMARY OF FREEZINGS: BY MONTHS, SPECIES SALT-WATER FISH: BAIT ANO ANIMAL FOOD. . . BUUGFISH | fetes. ope BUTTERF ISH (J) s. "ens. fie COD, HADDOCK ,HAKE AND POLLO (Except FILLETS) . GROAKERS hes fas: ake som 2 AS ° FILLETS: COON. -% FLOUNDER (ine: SOLE HADDOCK . . LINGCOD .. MACKEREL . POLLOCK) oe w= Js OCEAN PERCH (ROSEFISH WHITING (INC. SPLIT BUTTERFLY) eval’ e binatie OTHER FILLETS ... FLOUNDERS (1NC. SOLE, FLUK AND CALIFORNIA HALIBUT) HAL TEUT s,m cute ety oo pte HERRING, SEA...» MACKEREL (EX. FILLETS, SPANISH AND KING) MULLET . . ae SABLEFISH (BLACK COD) . . SALMON: KING OR CHINOOK SILVER OR COHO . FALL OR CHUM. . PINKie tee STEELHEAD TROUT. UNCLASSIFIED . . scup (porGIES) .. SEA TROUT (WEAKFISH, AND SPOTTED) SHAD (INC. ROE SHAD) SHAD ROE |. Gee. ae. SMELT .. SWORDFISH MUR eo te eee WHITING (SILVER HAKE): ROUND. L.ee.tete « HEADED AND GUTTED (EX. FREVETAT 7. ts ese UNCLASSIFIED SALT-WATER BIGH ep teat. Fu j 5 j ey ty Gi . . ents » os a he BS we a Te . . TOTAL SALT-WATER FISH , FRESH-WATER FISH: BAIT AND ANIMAL FOOD... BLUE PIKE AND SAUGER (EXCFIREETS inns em ie coe CATFISH AND BULLHEADS .. cHUBS’ ..1.% FILLETS: BLUE PIKE AND SAUGER LAKE HERRING. . . YELLOW PERCH... YELLOW PIKE ... OTHER FILLETS .. LAKE HERRING AND CISC! (ex. FILLETS) . TACK). Pavaltee 0 5 STURGEON AND SPOONBIL SUCKERS...“ 2s TOCETBEE to: otaueemersa YELLOW PERCH (EX. Fiuters) YELLOW PIKE (EX. FILLETS). WHITEFISH, So "e <) iseten UNCLASSIFIED FRESH-WATER FISH. we es wes AT Co) CAKE. TROUY Set stlerse-ieitonks PICKEREL (JACKS OR YELLOW LS TOTAL FRESH-WATER FISH.| 500,599 | SHELLF1SH: CLAWS «<1, PR a Sainte ie Site CRABS (INC. “CRAB MEAT) wr LOBSTER TAILS (SPINY LOBSTER)

1,027,010 CROAKERS . 2 ec eee eee eee sees 827,990 a Re ey re eee Macarena 204,203 FILLETS: cod .. ee a We p 238,182 - 4,397,252 Flounder (inc. SOLE) > 2... ee 2,732,129 4 6,119,485 HADDOCK 2 ee ee c eee vee ees - 15, '766; 7267 LINACOD) Sa ca Wile? eo) Mabie! w eneun Ss 377,954 "378,793 MACKEREL ars ic te vs Ju, ui'ette) > es) Ee 107,258 4117665 POLLOCK . 4 oe e. 8 ‘gee aoe o)bue - 4,067,091 OCEAN PERCH (ROSEFISH) . 2. p eee - 62,059,931 WHITING (INC. SPLIT BUTTERFLY} . 1. - 4,633,106 OTHERSFILEETS” a oecevetelle: ©, 0.4 10 6,786 1,992,843 40,835 37373,256 FLOUNDER (INC. SOLE, FLUKE AND CALIFORNIA HALIBUT) 2 2 ee ee eee 202 ,305 112,374 - 1,387,279 HAEIBUTS, 1 wu isua. aj. n1a apy. Veyach wl 500 7,201,206 23,255,980 30; 7047939 HERRING, SEA... . Alpes can « 32,104 “ 90,000 278687266 MACKEREL (EX. FILLETS, SPANISH AWEICING) Bons steal act's o, Uhvasta) nist te - 155,579 = 2,938,137 MORTES er aoetiets iets alert eitstte cetera: - ~ 1,198,393 SABLEFISH (BLACK COD) . 22 eee eee 1,992,572 3,706,421 5,698,993 SALMON: KING\OR CHINOOK* 2. 2 0 « sb 60 6 0 2,483,396 2,937,446 4,520,842 SILVER OR“ COHO & «<< clsMeuei mils ee 6 2,548,118 5,782,528 8, ?330,646 FAEL OR CHUM . 4 sc «lees ss cae 785,066 835,230 1 7620, 296 BiNbieis ets a, % "ce spe selmyeh nie oro 51/08) 1,933,930 1 7985, 011 STEELHEAD,JTROUT 2 2 9.0 wils,e 0 5 6 52/074 15,286 67,360 URCEASSIPLED Mes aiflel.s 1c t'eh och a tuie se. « 233/756 1,256,988 1,502,265 SGUPI(FORGIES)) 0%. aa ce tal » ee, eno sc - - 548,373 SEA TROUT (WEAKFISH. GRAY ANO SPOTTED) . - 773, ”361 SHAN UINCa ROE SHAD) is buts 0 a a tes 63,897 98; 362 SHADIRCE wird o) oils e4ur jo¥ognme, «a 9,149 60/975 SHELTis. ls a se. Bes. wipahene slags oe 760,773 1,007,377 SWORDRISH 4. wife’ siisite 0 be et eeatteraca 6,335 170,086 TUNA 96 SW ep Fey Ow eh ae EES 1,276,663 1,412,687 WHITING (SILVER HAKE): ROUND) ap are ts whee tal ee nen ans 3,200 - 1,984,939 HEADED AND GUTTED (EX. FILLETS) - - - 34,727,150 UNCLASSIFIED SALT-WATER FISH «se wo 1,841,591 4,842,120 1,054,665 15,203,799 TOTAL SALT=WATER FISH «2 2 ee eee 233,764,101 FRESH=WATER FISH: BAIT AND ANIMAL FOOD . ws wo ew we + eo - 1,025,802 BLUE PIKE AND SAUSER . 2 2s ee ee we - 223,133 CATFISH AND BULLHEADS . 2... se see - 576,018 CHUBS Sip he eseeeRS oo chalks a, 01s © he - 1,023,315 FILLETS: BLUE PIKE AND SAUGER . . «os 2 ee - 224,846 PARENHERRUNGma) carers) ichaba ohenarter a te - 373299 VEUEOW PERCH) cesea, 6 oie ops 6) 5) o 0 - 947388 VEGLOWIPIKEM Seen eee miloluep of ¥ 0 (as - 18,383 OTHERPENULET Shs smpi cc g Tats sus Sop us - 63449 LAKE HERRING AND cisco (ex. FiLLeTs} . . - 1,408, 622 CARKELTROUT Wi capwaged es wistc oce s'eed o - ”259/762 PICKEREL (JACKS OR YELLOW JACK) . 1... - 162) ,695 STURGEON AND SPOONBILL CAT «4 2s eo - 2487948 SUCKERS! cv" cama sponse (6 doko. nike tena te - 15,638 TUDE LBEEss.-d-gee FS a ee - 48,110 YELLOW PERCH (EX. FILLETS)... eee - 122,565 VELLOWIEVKE: (1 EX-- FILLETS leva em essen er ane - 186, 768 WHITEFISH « « s ae we he ge’ me wee Ce - 424 >702 UNCLASSIFIED FRESH-WATER FISH... ss 1,341,140 TOTAL FRESH-WATER FISH. « «2 + ee 7,448,583 SHELLFISH: = = GUAMS! a0 @ asin fay psi at ah. 267,029 a 365,913 GRABSE(JING.WiCRABIMEAT Sis cuetyeefe ac 416,144 1,406,452 LOBSTER TAILS (SPINY LOBSTER). . 2. « 597,443 905,648 OYSTERS «5. ala abe up ain neeeee et emastes 237,620 407,874 SCRLLOPS ois sker ells. ate shh ORME fel - - 4,1987624 SHRIMP (INC, SHRIMP MEAT), 5. ec ee 25,983,598 1,220,684 33° 4537460 SQUIBNeg!, g's nthe ¥ = kde naliee Reels 3,639 547, 042 47128, 485 UNCLASSIFIED SHELLFISH . . se ee eo 42/859 7153 *742)878 MET ALHSHEULAISH! « bay pinche felts taamnenre 44,609,334 TOTAL FISH AND SHELLFISH «. « « « « « 28,963,460 | 963,460 | 35,081 081,291 43,776,861 285,822,018 NOTE: --THE SECTIONS INDICATED INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING STATES: SOUTH CENTRAL=--KENTUCKY, TENNESSEE, ALABAMA, MISSISSIPPI, LOUISIANA, TEXAS, AND ARKANSAS, PACIFIC-=WASHINGTON, OREGON, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, UTAH, AND MONTANA, ALASKA GENERAL REVIEW 47 SUMMARY OF FREEZINGS: BY SECTIONS AND MONTHS, 1949 NORTH MONTH NEW MIDDLE SOUTH CENTRAL, ENGLAND ATLANTIC ATLANTIC EAST POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS DININR? o 0) 6 > 0 Goo Goo ob oo 6 3,613,971 705,409 378 ,648 166 ,342 FEERURN Ob) Olc Go O,OLePOLDRO OA 5 .0nn 4,587,246 271,444 182,054 126 ,090 WANE o 40 6 65 0 G adi 5 6 6 61deg 5,369,048 775,688 447,225 23,745 iNpiniiiks a alco 6 Shoo Oeto. 0 d- 0.0.0 9,478,375 1,574,594 294,860 424,630 MEN? 8” OMtaige Guge Oe Be Llc Olio. Oe oes aio 16,424,558 1,579,400 583, 138 380,990 NIUNEgesmioiite sacl ear tandaitia: tol Koubej Wer clean t-te hs 19,785,998 1,302,247 609,626 206 ,883 SULS 6 Aa OF SUSE Oise onrd inet Recto ae tre5 17,363,973 1,349,344 7775195 208,158 AWEUBTG 05. 600 3-0 9 600 60.46/50 4 5, 9 6 21,908,001 1,650,606 1,150,848 286 ,847 SEPTEMBER - 2 + e+ es ws oe E Ar 18,514,098 1,462,738 1,868,053 313,777 OGLOR ERM erties Ncube, Ae) fol Mab ia, WelMlephewy Foie) ha, ile 12,950,126 1,839,592 1,482,996 417,217 NOVEMBER maw ferttetilen io fo. Welle) Polkion Toth witiatils, Ia 9,779,860 1,534,816 1,573,365 1,110,530 DEGAVEDING GC) O05 10 ONO. OL ONG cig wold 5,593,190 1,869,891 1,267,696 725,752 WOWALS a5 eG 3 Wo 6 oo Ano 0 145,368,444 15,915, 769 10,615, 704 4,440,966 NORTH CENTRAL MONTH b) SOUTH PACIFIC ALASKA TOTAL WEST CENTRAL POUNDS” POUNDS. POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS SANUARG 6 %86%5 7616 68 oc 4,970 952,193 1,613,030 - 7,434,563 [RERUN 6 6 6 Oboe ano One 9,911 554, 184 1,182,591 - 6,913,520 MAR CHiewic: fel felee Gey ie: cP (lMrauns lea 259,221 676 247 2,420,393 1,901,600 11,873,167 NERMLoc G Oot O Oho bore 12,404 1,681,750 1,669,551 1,347,860 16,484,024 MAV AME Wich otneiaeeisiee) i. teimarte tre 102,070 3,320,527 4,020,574 11,363,631 37,774,888 MIUNEmelstoncemtahauve t's) rolls Wey Parte 25,057 3,213,955 3,919,983 9,846,217 38,909,971 TUL? UBS APSR eee Ape Bea 24,406 1,969,651 5,320,249 7,456,231 34,469,207 ANUCURT bo Od al allpato a6 15,288 2,893,479 4,805,251 7,335,998 40,046,318 SEPTEMBER. «+ «se 5 so wo 19,897 3,187,158 4,254,986 3,474,512 33,095,219 OCTlyato 6 6 S16 Bo o cou G 136,995 4,131,175 2,758,918 591,283 24,308, 302 NOVEMBER . .« 56 Od 6 one 179,236 4,621,843 2,443,345 93,341 21,336,336 DECEMBER - . Op male, See 870,068 1,761,298 672,420 366 , 188 13,176,503 TOTAL . iho) fe! Getto es 1,659,523 28,963,460 35,081,291 43,776,861 285,822,018 NOTE :--NEW ENGLAND INCLUDES MAINE, MASSACHUSETTS, RHODE ISLAND AND CONNECTICUT; MIDDLE ATLANTIC--NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, AND PENNSYLVANIA; SOUTH ATLANTIC--MARYLAND, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, VIRGINIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, GEORGIA, AND FLORIDA; NORTH CENTRAL, EAST--OHIO, MINNESOTA, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MICHIGAN, AND WISCONSIN; NORTH CAROLINA, WEST-~ 1OWA, MISSOURI, NORTH DAKOTA, NEBRASKA, AND KANSAS; SOUTH CENTRAL--KENTUCKY, TENNESSEE, ALABAMA, MISSISSIPPI, LOUISIANA, TEXAS, ARKANSAS; AND PACIFIC--WASHINGTON, OREGON, AND CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, UAH, AND MONTANA. ALASKA. HOLDINGS Holdings of frozen fishery products in domestic cold storage plants reporting to the Fish and Wildlife Service on the first of each month during 1949 averaged a record 123,73°,000 pounds. This monthly average is approximately 9 million pounds above the figure of the previous year, and nearly 4.5 million pounds above the average figure for the former high year of 1946. Ten years earlier in 1939, these holdings averaged 63,681,000 pounds. Holdings on January 1, which were a carry-over from the 1948 stocks, were 150,973,526 pounds. The peak, reached on December 1, amounted to almost 158 million pounds. The low point for holdings during the year was reached on May 1, when nearly 75 million pounds were in storage. According to the geographical distribution of average monthly holdings, the New England States ranked first, followed by the Middle Atlantic and Pacific Coast States. 993093 O- 52-4 4s GENERAL REVIEW SUMMARY OF COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS: BY MONTHS, 1949 SALT=WATER FISH: OCEAN PERCH (ROSEFISH) WHITING (INC. SPLIT BUTTE! OTHER FILLETS «2 e - FLOUNDERS (INC. SOLE FLUKE A BA'T AND ANIMAL FOOD . 2 2 6 oo 4,977,578 | 3,490,658 BLUEFISH «6 ee ee wee ew wo 144,050 158,095 GUTTERFISH! o° oils o's fe & ‘ee eee 98,498 80,294 COD, HADDOCK, HAKE AND POLLOCK (EXCEPT FICLETS) a 4s male toute 1,099,530 982,760 CROANERS <0) 5 bye Seis ete is we ieh's 123,231 106,389 ERE tela a < sie) © tales wolves 79,370 115,962 FILLETS: COO sig vie cle Woe 0 6) ore 7,072,158 | 7,021,438 FLounoer (inc. SOLE) 2. 0s 272407068 | 1/834,697 HADODCK * s(eloi.0 fake tOMs se abe 6,132,812 | 6,969,741 LINGCOD 2 22 ee ee eee es 110,230 159,296 WACKEREL . ce sid bisile tes! s 260,875 240,991 POLLOCK 4.2 1 ee e peer 2,614,537 | 2,447,431 TERFLY) . 1) 1263280 816,790 | 1,295,085 CALIFORNIA HALIBUT). 2 6 2 wee 1,015,765 938,724 | 1,045,320 714,816 839,850 PREV sa al aie te tne ie 8,766,243] 6,293,082 | 3,192,124 | 1,553,994 12,579, 7823 RERRINGC SEA a ne ete eae ety tents 171207658] "8257866| "841,620 | 17115,374| 1,138,736 MACKEREL (Ex. FILLETS, SPANISH ANDEKING)) 4 5 352,084 254,816 347,392 305,199 SCALLOPS . 2.2 2s 1,474,654] 1,763,785 1,811,414] 2,198,582] 2,312,700] 2,315,412 SHRIMP (INC. SHRIMP MEAT). 2 2 « « «© « «| 7,809,525] 6,794,735 8,742, 708| 12,258,586] 18,770,583| 16,469,483 SQUID. » ss «..«-+| 3,912,168] 3,815,788 3,040,621} 3,535,161] 3,402,932] 2,862,986 UNCLASSIFIEO SHELLFISH 979,797 687,445 860,015 967,456 955,678 896 ,642 TOTAL SHELIFISH . | 72x085 9875) SSeS TOTAL FISH AND SHELLFISH .. - 146,812,532 SUMMARY OF HOLDINGS: BY SECTIONS AND MONTHS, 1949 NORTH CENTRAL, WEST NORTH CENTRAL, EAST POUNDS SOUTH CENTRAL PACIFIC ALASKA TOTAL POUNDS POUNDS JANUARY 1 ) ’ 7,519,564/ 150,973,526 FEBRUARY 1 22,530,233 3,563,438] 127,635,455 MARCH 1 18,635,929 2,338,775| 104,138,449 APRIL 1 13,827,876 | 6,269,017 3,004,565| 82,722,384 MAY 1 12,259,215 | 6,004,881 2,969,502} 74,940,068 JUNE 1 21,178,764 6,215,812 11,287,883] 91,453,047 JULY 1 28; 302 ,667| 19,495,825 6,745,450 18,031,070] 114,031,029 AUGUST 1 20,423,577 7,801,278 20,228,155] 127,216,558 SEPTEMBER 1 22,659,803 15,750,697 | 8,010,705 20,810,171 146 , 343,680 OCTOBER 1 24,751,416| 7,128,078] 16,435,408 |6,802,624 23,968,261 150,607,730 NOVEMBER 1 25,062,996] 8,313,052] 19,676,668 | 8,371,962 26 , 268,559 156,077,303 DECEMBER 1 | 44,530,512) 25,683,588/9,531,486| 21,344,356 | 9,341,537 23,880,798] 10,360,513] 158,713,877 AVERAGE 31,908 ,086| 22,561,068] 5,639,072] 17,445,442 | 7,705,207} 8,709,213] 18,510, 103] 11,259,960 NOTE: NEW ENGLAND INCLUDES MAINE, MASSACHUSETTS, RHODE ISLAND, AND CONNECTICUT; MIDOLE ATLANTIC~-NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, AND PENNSYLVANIA; SOUTH ATLANTIC--MARYLAND, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, VIRGINIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, GEORSIA, AND FLORIDA; NORTH CENTRAL, EAST--OHIO, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MICHIGAN, AND WISCONSIN; NORTH CENTRAL, WEST-~ MINNESOTA, IOWA, MISSOURI, NORTH DAKOTA, NEBRASKA, AND KANSAS; SOUTH CENTRAL--KENTUCKY, TENNESSEE, ALABAMA, MISSISSIPPI, LOUISIANA, TEXAS, ARKANSAS; AND PACIFIC--WASHINGTON, OREGON, AND CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, UTAH, AND MONTANA. COLD-STORAGE HOLDINGS OF CURED FISH During 1949, monthly cold storage holdings of cured herring averaged 11,63?,011 pounds, while those of mild-cured salmon averaged 3,765,995 pounds. Compared wah 1948, this represents an increase of 1,20,294 pounds or 12 percent in the average monthly holdings of cured herring, but a decdagct of 978,621 pounds or 21 percent in average mild-cured salmon stocks. Cold storage stocks of cured herring were largest on July 1 when they reached slightly above 17 million pounds. The peak period for mild-cured salmon during 1949 was on October 1, when the stocks reached over 6 million pounds. SUMMARY OF HOLDINGS OF CURFD FISH: BY MONTHS, 1949 SALMON, DATE HERRING, CURED MILD-CURED POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS JANUARY 1 5,542,111 4,335,888 3,893,568 1,528,304 15,299,871 FEBRUARY 1 5,725,445 3,694,973 2,345,142 1,650,931 13,416,491 MARCH 1 7,879,345 2,715,606 3,783,893 1,421,886 15,801,730 APRIL 1 7,457,850 1,966,686 2,816,798 1,349,303 13,600,637 MAY 1 7,877,424 1,522,406 2,910,524 1,364,202 13,674,556 JUNE 1 12,661,277 888,271 4,697,539 1,510,648 19,757,735 JULY 1 17,259,332 2,475,434 5,424,108 1,369,465 26,528,339 AUGUST 1 16,651,443 4,150,863 5,929,991 1,312,959 28,275,255 SEPTEMBER 1 17,066 ,934 5,878,789 4,096,716 1,393,680 28,436,119 OCTOBER 1 16,529,491 6,420,325 5,347,255 1,398,886 29,695,957 NOVEMBER 1 13,337,355 5,892,960 4,767,059 1,567,414 25,564,788 DECEMBER 1 11,428, 127 5,248,738 4,014,771 1,530,724 22,222,360 DECEMBER 31 | 10,909,658 4,998,048 3,395,061 1,564,280 20,467,047 GENERAL REVIEW ne FOREIGN FISHERY TRADE During 1949, the value of United States foreign trade in fishery products amounted to $186,484,162, of which $151,609,793 represented the value of products imported for consumption and $34,874,369 the value of exports of domestic fishery products. The value of imports for consumption was 3 percent below the figure of the previous year, while the value of exports of domestic fishery products increased 43 percent. Fishery imports during 1949 consisted of 470,517,127 pounds of edible products, valued at $113,752,823, and non-edible products valued at $37,856,970. Import items which were received in a considerable greater volume during 1949 were fresh and frozen tuna, shrimp, fillets other than groundfish, and salted herring. Items showing large declines compared with the previous year were fresh sea herring, groundfish fillets, canned sardines and tuna and tunalike fishes, and sperm oil. Fishery exports during 1949 were made up of 146,660,030 pounds of edible products valued at $29,212,013, and non-edible products valued at $5,662,356. Exports of canned salmon increased from 2.6 million pounds in 1948 to 12.8 million pounds in 1949, while those of canned sardines increased from 29.3 million pounds to 106.8 million pounds. Exports of fish oils amounted to 38.6 million pounds--an increase of 228 percent com- pared with the previous year. Ld The data presented in the following tables are preliminary and are subject to minor revisions as they have been prepared for publication prior to the issuing of ‘ ‘Foreign Commerce and Navigation of the United States, 1949’’ by the Bureau of the Census. These statistics have been furnished by the Bureau of Census, Department of Commerce. EXPORTS OF DOMESTIC FISHERY PRODUCTS, 1949 y POUNDS VALUE ITEM EDIBLE FISHERY PRODUCTS FRESH OR FROZEN: FISH: COD, HADDOCK, HAKE, POLLOCK AND CUSK. ......s..s--s « 344,068 $66 ,075 SAUMONG oR alkc iol ivcehOn CMCC ceeOMO sick OMAN CMEC ec esas 2,172,095 339,780 CIRER mut meenr pac ou inaromiers Ue chur crrahch vende, tet eee sey crus Sey ene 2,138,694 : 279 ,082 f TOTAL FISH, FRESH OR FROZEN « «ss + 2 eo sw ew 4,654,857 684,937 SHELLFISH: GIPAMS eee isi cane cicuts wie eure Maibtemien sitien eiuetetietins sistas 405,996 17,569 MOBSTERSe Metre lane or chee ere Cee ee oe EE eck 164,950 78,732 GVSHERS MINE SHEL beh cn an cpew lemme gtonycnicnys wctyer cielacbysiine siete: 75,203 16,138 OYSTERS SHUCKEDE ot ch shene seroma. ence he Sachs Oh. Bale 875,743 438 ,585 SHRIMP sie cmcibion tome cibaegica G coamenos oy ioulonine cual ceils isi (eh iecientel ow 555,470 364,339 ONHER Memeo aruaelicunainienaicin cums mated Siecle cache me cir sine bose vale chaataot ae 110,829 48,018 TOTAL SHELLFISH, FRESH OR FROZEN. « » « « © so « TOTAL FRESH AND FROZEN FISH AND SHELLFISH... « « 6,843,048 1,648,318 CANNED: FISH: COD, HADDOCK, HAKE, POLLOCK AND CUSK. . .» «s+ «es « 38, 330 14,243 MERRDNIS G8 diedits Toildenulatio eau Bilowie cremmtas Gada en aoacie 780,921 106 , 806 MACKERE Wer tcmreMl hich a occincryen tepeee tame gkery c\hicyiaali vet fonasiirelirevtey ae. Ye 2,235,503 429 ,541 SNRMONS! ovata “Gr OOo Oo" O'OnH Loo EOL ol oMOnO) Be bnononb 12,831,631 6,041,257 SARDINES 6505 WhardiS-o1 G50 .ouoso 6: Slo ononono. BeoupeS 106 ,840,819 16,213,020 TUR Gta Stay 5 Ta toner spr-cucug MOP Oso lomonG cami: 6. Ae oro 478,505 364,016 OUMER 6 Gi toes (GsasraR Aone a ahha Gt Gee fod Be Oa a ei hur clade 3,414,586 656 ,843 TOMALD RUSH) CANNED inst Notaegsentcgmcatstiet tonict ast ve" sell sctinet el fe 126,620,295 23,825,726 SHELLFISH: 1/7 CLAMS « « e CRABS AND CRAB MEAT OYSTERS . . SHRIMP. « « OTHER » « « TOTAL TOTAL . 2 eee oe ee eee eee oe es ec eo es eee ee eee 0 00.0.0 eee ee oo 006 SHELLFISH CANNED. « « « « FISH AND SHELLFISH CANNED SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE ee eee see ee ee ce ow 19,651 112,583 88,030 1,645,013 8,755,163 137,240,735 8,472 116,952 75,912 1,342,837 1,212,826 26 582,725 (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) m GENERAL REVIEW EXPORTS OF DOMESTIC FISHERY PRODUCTS, 1949 Vy EDIBLE FISHERY PRODUCTS ~- CONTINUED CURED: SALTED, PICKLED OR ORY-CURED: COD, HADDOCK, HAKE, POLLOCK AND CUSK. « + «+ 6 se we ee oe $225,277 HERRING: ¢ 00 <0 © sty oun @ ap ere <9 suey 5 5 6 ene 0 8 Oy 6 ce 42,402 SAUHONS = 's fo che cto Sa he gle ss te abd ott vere Eta es) On 57,927 OTHER FISH. oo ee eee ee wes is Cees we es ew 22,411 SHRIMP vue: Bemis: epee muainatatlar telKac ke? hdr 1,726 ,670 165,682 WHITEFUSH) o v2. 0. :0.:c teh, Gl otic: ‘sy oy oie) 0) geile) ba ae ae nae, oun ie 13,738,000 3,991,601 VELCOW PERGHS. side e Seite lel te 9c n mhaias wn) ein atketuad 808,759 118,348 YEGLOW! PIKE: (6 oo GROURtD =, a OFA) Ae etc Ts eae ea 7,976,677 - 1,779,609 OVHER 0.6. 2 sileke cS. seeks Pek eile wae 15,265,791 2,947,785 TOTAL FRESH-WATER FISH. .«. « © «© © «© ©» © © © © we wo 52,290,078 (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) 11,322,016 GENERAL REVIEW Sa IMPORTS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS ENTERED FOR CONSUMPTION, 1949 - Continued ITEM POUNDS { i VALUE EDIBLE FISHERY PRODUCTS - CONTINUED FRESH OR FROZEN - CONTINUED: FISH - CONTINUED: WHETHER OR NOT WHOLE (EXCEPT TILLETS, STEAKS, ETC.) CONT'D. SALT-WATER: . $389,195 COD, HADDOCK, HAKE, POLLOCK, AND CUSK « + + + © + ¢ « 4,175,856 Be MVILIGWI Gb 60 0 OG o.06 G00 01D 0 0 OOO OBC 'o 12,773,290 3,317,127 MACKEREL : ERESHa Heiter lito: Weilettteltostetiol sce) eh le) sk sMiahielleh 0} \etiehie 752,293 64,601 FRCHEN IC 6 6 oc bol bo iona toslohono in Io IdNOr oun OH ojo 1,757,161 188,328 ATMON ci inital en cel eiici ettatt wtetiicl ole! i} ole aioh lou ei Bo Mray 24,746,701 5,658,217 SEA HERRING: PEM od oo On oO OOo OOD Od Oooo oD Oo oO 36 ,885, 107 727 , 789 PROMENG 6 60.6 bn o/5"02b06 000-0 6 0% D1O 6 a0 1,383,287 95,632 GV 5 6 6 G16-0..0-O, UnOsbs00GbeDlG Ob POlGso: ONO Oo ld 244 ,897 26,163 SMELT fo o 06 0 Gd bo 66-50 Gi0%0 G0 660 6 6 oD 6,229,653 1,089,522 STURGEON : FRIES oi 6) oe eio ool ooo deol nb ep\ooNa. op Mor orlond 354,084 261,895 FROZEN eel ch usil a) (alileltutuitteifs|! sc) sell jel will WleM cll s Rie ¥.clMisitie 47,487 40,227 SWORDFISH: FRESHIMR ME CG od MaieleWmelLcTRis Comte Meth lew det li fell Ke'Pie Bem aivtapatHattnell\'s 1,936 ,933 785,668 FROZENe « © . Gu e Gind Lan icusd Tah Ouse alka udovoowta 4,369 ,567 827,860 TOTUAVA (Mex CAN WHITE SEA Bass). AiG OVO Gy Ge Oy Os Oromo 1,771,685 216 ,687 TUMAo oO 6 G)o 0 606 G'S) Geo Gro G00 1. a1. G00 OO" Owoun 20,606 ,381 2,921,551 Oizo 6 0 joo 6.6 ov0 aa oo & dG G,c,0) G0 00,0 0 6,082,921 906 , 187 TOTAL SALT-WATER FISH « © « © » © © © © @ ww ww 124,117,303 17,516,649 FILLETS, STEAKS, ETC: COD, HADDOCK, HAKE, POLLOCK, CUSK AND ROSEFISH » » «+ » » TOMHERisimeletelirey tetidesie le)\\ei\\6) « ie (6 0.0) Je) .¢ Je) 10) (ee 16 (e) is} lisiiie 47,322,265 8,728,272 18,496 757 5,085,033 TOTAL FILLETS, STEAKS, ETC. « so 5 os os 0 oe 65,819,022 13,813,305 TOW PIS FEES Gt AROHEN 6 5606 0006 oc 42,651,970 SHELLFISH, ETC.: CLAMS (IN SHELL OR SHUCKED, MAY INCLUDE SOME PRESERVED OR FREPAHED)) 0 OG 66 6.0.0.0 00 516 6'4'6 00.5.0 6 Ola oO 0 4,957,806 $853,198 CRABS: FRESH OR FROZEN » « « Snot Sond toa O doy omatocmonGen 83,922 12,364 CRAB MEAT (FRESH- COOKED). O.0 0 & OG 0.0 0 0 G.0.g-0 5,637 5,009 LOBSTERS: COMMON (INCLUDES FRESH-COOKED MEAT) » - © « «© se ss ee = 21,322,795 9,804,335 SENN? 5 Ou GDn SRO mowe kan GL. Aon OncNOMG HOmoucuce OO aye 9,356 ,052 5,109,015 OYSTERS: EXCEPT SEED OYSTERS » «= = e eee SMO Conte cro ree 39,208 14,539 OTHER (PRINCIPALLY SEED OySTERS)« Gini Octo: GOL on Cec 3,092,243 270,789 SCALLOPS: FRESH . 6» S040 Serra ea) olivate tele ie) hls 29,778 11,368 OTHER (PRINCIPALLY FROZEN). Ses ce 369,908 192,472 SHRIMP AND PRAWN (MAY INCLUDE SOME DRIED AND CANNED) « SG lato 29,673,205 13,606,057 RROGSEUTGS a re cralldellicr vay eines ethane corelived ie. oi Wa Win ee bay wel hettosrte 1/ 1,462,760 1/1306 ,029 TWWrMues) (LNW CM) OSG aad ec Goo ono boo no ofo 1,047,521 54,119 TOTAL SHELLFISH, ETC. FRESH OR FROZEN © - « » « «© « 31,239,204 TOTAL FRESH AND FROZEN FISH, SHELLFISH, ETCoo «= © « 73,891,264 CANNED: FISH: ANCHOVIES: INO UetweieeyniMteptelietratre tis) ertal ape ee | a 6a (ee) 0 @ 8 (efile 5,440,595 2,856 , 034 Gh ON @lWsvS4 Gil, SUB laNo roi: due oea.o 6 Ole cp ono orc 823 , 387 219,227 SAUMONEGINOTMIIN MO! Wepeamiemeve aieremmomrestayi tanta er alle) a1) le vers) (0 f=) 6 917,786 254,863 SARDINES: iN @libe=c oc . TERA Te A eis ve slaviuah vw: os vet velhis 16,207,305 6,033,018 NOT IN OIL {incr toes HERRING) Bay Fee nre hat yic hamteu key tena? Onleriry 6,815,614 1,465,904 TUNA, IN OIL rate ter Seen a Te Roe Ow soe: (el eiteh lew. ey ee 4,504,907 2,199,214 BONITO AND YELLOWTAIL AP RCRA Me cibeny iat Mantes tar Rape) ai fey te 8,053,940 3, 106 523 OTHER: MNO Eewromrouh se sure ciisy rcbtioNrel (omtenioteoutolloliaiMes velietielliel otr’s) layihe 405,769 245,359 Or IN @lle 6da0d 000d Goobcandoac obo 5 1,076,849 412,749 TOWAL CANES) FISK o oo dg a c.c to od o-oo UO Ginvo oO 16,792,891 44,246,152 SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) IMPORTS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS ENTERED FOR CONSUMPTION, EDIBLE FISHERY PRODUCTS - CONT'D. CANNED - CONTINUED: SHELLFISH, ETC.: ABALONE ( MAY INCLUDE FRESH AND DRIED AND CANNED ANDGSAUGE) phe, 0. wy whan twp bee aia ae (er aes CLAMS : SEEDS Goa oa bw eo) SLO Rewer OTHERS: 6. on ls. bse SLU MOO Ree CHOWDER, JUICE, ETC. ss ae CRAB MEAT (INCLUDES PASTE AND * sauce) LOBSTER MEAT: GOMMON s 2 2 5 eee SPINY s). si slneue sue OYSTERS AND OYSTER JUICE QTHERS ow pemiehs: 0. ais ww wh @ ove ee or wie. © de eS ae 8.9 ceee esee oe oe aero S eee eee eas “eee o ate 3 eee sees y one = o ae @ ey a S Crue TOTAL CANNED SHELLFISH. « © « © © «© @ © MISCELLANEOUS: ANTIPASTO- «6's = sis Mar ste seat ged ey re" FISH CAKES, BALLS AND PUDDING. . . « Be. San teete CAVIAR AND OTHER FISH ROE (INCLUDES SOME NOT CANNED) PASTES AND SAUCES: Cee eee 2. ae i oon LOBSTER... - heen ae ays SHELLFISH (ExcePT LOBSTER AND PCRABS)) fo, cuitueu rate TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS CANNED. » «© «© © © © © © TOTAL CANNED FISH AND SHELLFISH « « + « «© «© « CURED: ORIED (UNSALTED): COD, HADDOCK, HAKE, POLLOCK SHARK GAINS © be wah «bene Werte ietlenaityieme: + © la°m, (s OTHERS 6 cueh suse © SVeMe GE aus) eyeyepows TOTAL DRIED (UNSALTED). » 2 + + ee ee eee PICKLED OR SALTED: ALEWIVES. « 2 2 « « Alaa: © 6) e) ‘aikeiienee ie Patieele COD, HADDOCK, HAKE, POLLOCK AND CUSK: SKINNED OR BONED « «© © © © © © © © © © wo OTHERS Ce ta = 0, 20m whos ja (0) 6 Ww rec pe a) ei ® ue HERRING occ 6 S10 0 os) saw eRe She & ete) e (oe ee MACKEREL cage aie ©. gf ee Ore Se Sol aja aye SAUHMOND) @ let. 0 ¢. es afte? 6, pe) 8) “el leue © (8, ee, OTHER: o cci-n,re\.' 0 « wiepiveybere (s: 8) 5 a eye eee TOTAL PICKLED OR SALTED. » we ee ee eee SMOKED OR KIPPERED: COD, HADDOCK, HAKE, POLLOCK AND CUSK: WHOLE, OR BEHEADED, OR EVISCERATED, OR FILLETS, STEAKS, ETC. + © « ws « HERRING: WHOLE OR BEHEADED: HARD DRY-SMOKED. « + oe « OTHER «;fo., 20 io) a. ain cataete BONED. « o « « attra NOT BONED (EviSCERATED, “spuit) SAUMONE oie fe elvele: fat tole Metter) <6 OTHER Sema ots) tn! 5, (stains aonehre TOTAL SMOKED OR KIPPERED. « «+ «© © @ © © © @ TOTAL GURED! «0 0) 6 nis, .e 6) 0, © Serie el ae.8 is OTHER FISH AND SHELLFISH, NOT ESPECIALLY PROVIDED TOTAL EDIBLE FISHERY PRODICTS « « « «© «© # © « SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE Dyn fart) 2 oe o ies © 1e/\@ @) oye GENERAL REVIEW Continued “ 1949 POUNDS 5,224,211 $1,768,764 28,081 13,375 278) 344 124,289 16,510 3/540 2,306,794 1,959,604 1,409,585 2,088 , 586 696 ,073 520,955 336 ,282 303,012 1,223,088 484,953 11,518,968 ° 7,267,078 206 ,837 101,623 965,506 183,577 417,129 558,252 75,079 51,259 443078 25,594 141,610 69,096 1,850,239 989,401 57,615,359 | 25,049,370 688,589 204,266 221,081 103,309 429,646 161,958 1,339,316 469,533 849 366 87,405 5,937,743 1,407,304 43,398,498 6,591,835 34,681,695 3,604,052 3,886,611 543,970 683,137 266,218 1,101,702 319,651 90,538,752 12,820,435 253,425 53,821 2,834,188 668,570 1,041,768 100,564 181,901 23,362 356 5512 76,726 1,149,838 196 5953 84,163 35,286 30,154 8,349 1,163,631 97,810,017 14,453,599 1,424,513 358,590 470,517,127 113,752,823 (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) IMPORTS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS ENTERED FOR CONSUMPTION, 1TEM GENERAL REVIEW NON-EDIBLE FISHERY PRODUCTS FISH AND MARINE ANIMAT OILS: coD: INDUSTRIAL. MEDICINAL . ay rtbs HALIBUT LIVER... HERRING . O10. oo Gor nGlo SHARK, INCLUDING GRAYFISH: BODY. d-0-0) 060 “6 (LIER oo 6 oO ng 6 6 SOP) o Go 6 oped oO BOG OG WHALE: SPERM, REFINED. SPERM, CRUDE. OTHER SEAL. OTHER: BODY. ... LIVER... 6 9.0 TOTAL FISH AND MARINE PEARLS: A CULTIVATED. »- » =» » « © NATURAL . » TOTAL PEARLS. » SHELLS AND BUTTONS: SHELLS, UNMANUFACTURED: MOTHER-OF-PEARL » « « TORTOISE SHELLe « «© » OTHER »« « «© «© © © © © SHELL AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL ORNAMENTED. » OCEAN PEARL OR SHELL BUTTONS AND BLANKS ANIMAL OILS DO O 00 Oo OF Oy Ov Oe eoe Oe 2 2 © © © © © boOoOo D7 TOTAL SHELL AND BUTTONS » « «» » e« SPONGES : HARDHEAD OR REEF e SHEEPSWOOL. . + « VELVETs « © © «© © YELLOW AND GRASS. OTHER « « « «2 « © TOTAL SPONGES . OTHER: AGAR-AGAR « « « 2 «© @ = AMBERGRIS . « « « » «& ec eee «2 ee eo oe eo ee eo 2 ee 00000 ee ee o eo 2 2 © o eee oe AQUARIUM FISH (INCLUDING. GOLDFISH). eo 8 e AQUATIC LEATHERS: FISH: SHARK. « @iERo o Good 0.0 REPTILE SKINS, (Raw). REPTILIAN AND SHARK SKINS SEAL SKINS: RAW (NOT FUR SKINS) FUR: NOT DRESSED . NOT DYED. « » DYED-DRESSED. WALRUS» 2. 0s BONES: CUTTUERIGS 6 5 5 66 WHALE AND MANUFACTURES OF «2 « «© «© « COD LIVER OIL CAKE AND MEAL . THAN FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION FISH (OTHER FISH SOUNDS . - @WEo 6 9 6 ISINGLASS RELRS 5 6.0 SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE 2 6 © © © © © 8 of 85 a" oo oo s 2 me 8 6 ew PRODUCTS. e 6 © o ee ee eo ee se ee ee 8 oe ee ee ees © ee ee ee ee ee © © 8 2 © ee We 2 . eo 2 © © 8 oe © «© © ee 8 © 2 ew see ee ee eee GALLONS DO DO DO DO DO DO ioe) ioe) ICY) 55 Continued QUANTITY VALUE 663,512 $478,555 1,496,101 2,843,279 1,978 105,885 2,119,650 1,290,708 2,830 29 ,634 576,131 3,543, 103 13,869 10,396 49,912 115,906 1,104,411 1,275,608 758 1,542 3,136 1,883 21,762 77,619 72,469 2,803,826 6,126,519 12,577,944 1,733,698 532,310 2,266 , 008 POUNDS 5,775,607 2,727,160 DO 2,784 3,998 DO 2,989,813 439 ,820 - = 29,483 GROSS 844,197 580,683 sh = - 3,781,144 POUNDS 778 5,287 DO 26 ,709 139,772 DO 179 1,436 DO 8,838 25,041 DO 231,551 1,765,538 De) 268,055 1,937,074 ——— SSyee ll Gaee DO 313,098 471,036 DO 157 10,148 - - 25,599 DO 122,777 19,989 DO 2,973,820 83,574 DO 4,545,943 2,074,389 = = 3,422,552 DO 1,302,575 411,052 NUMBER 1,079 11,305 DO 50 1,012 DO 1,940 35,411 DO 8,988 15,668 POUNDS 159,668 20,505 i 2 7,383 POUNDS 2,118,810 115,700 - - 906 ,950 POUNDS 147,133 53,774 DO 375,817 67,834 DO 16,520 10,906 DO 2,190,257 65,895 (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) i GENERAL REVIEW IMPORTS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS FNTERED FOR CONSUMPTION, 1949 - Continued QUANTITY NON-EDIBLE FISHERY PRODUCTS - CONTINUED OTHER ~ CONTINUED: LIVERS (EXCLUDING VISCERA, GLANDS, ETC.) . « POUNDS 3,061,954 $1,794,460 MOSS AND SEAWEEOS, DYED OR MANUFACTURED. « « bo = 195,370 SCRAP ANDO MEAL: MEIWAU FEEDS. s,.<'/e) REE Rie ee) a, eon TONS 46,985 6,954,997 RERTICIZER) esne io MORI SPT) a wea) oaths a 00 5,198 506 ,710 SODIUM ALGINATE. » 2s ese esee ee sneve POUNDS 9,270 8,092 SPERMICETTI WAX. « 2 ee ee see ee wees 19,380 4,489 TOTAL. OTHER. c c).o GmeINT ® is le aie x cM = 17,294,800 TOTAL NON-EDIBLE FISHERY PRODUCTS. « « « « 37,856,970 151,699,793 GRAND TOTAL. © «© oe se ee ee ew we we 1/ INCLUDES A SMALL QUANTITY PRESERVED. 2/ PRIOR TO 1948 IMPORTS OF BONITO AND YELLOWFIN WERE INCLUDED WITH THOSE OF TUNA. IN 1948 PART OF THE ~ BONITO AND YELLOWTAIL RECEIVED WAS INCLUDED WITH TUNA. NOTE: - THE DATA ARE PRELIMINARY AS THEY WERE COMPILED PRIOR TO THE ISSUING OF "FOREIGN COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION OF THE UNITED STATES, 1949", THE DATA INCLUDE IMPORTS TO UNITED STATES TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS. DATA ON THE FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS, OTHER THAN ALASKA, ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE OPERATING UNIT, CATCH, AND MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS TABLES. IMPORTS OF FRESH AND FROZEN TUNA BY COUNTRY,: 1949 POUNDS COUNTRY COSTA RICA. . . . . . | 10,077,771 $1,527,297 JAEANN e: =: 5) «1a 5 (ai aul, 27009505 442,272 PERU ge, @) ©) a & mo) aul) ey ae0, oN! 130, 702 MEXICO. . . « » « « | 1,990,098 323,342 CANADA. . « « 2 « « «| 1,234,246 217,319 ECUADOR . . . .... {| 1,026,000 130,780 ALEVOTHERS:: ot pn cule dlp lide, eco 149,839 TOTAL. 20, 606,381 2,921,551 IMPORTS OF FILLETS, STEAKS, ETC. BY COUNTRY, 1949 COUNTRY POUNDS * GROUNDFISH (INCLUDING OCEAN PERCH) CANADA (INCLUDING NEWFOUNDLAND). . . . . . | 41,685,312 $7,823,982 IGELAND.. ./ Gey this eae: 5) 2 ees) | SedS0, 528 801, 442 NORWAY: site! Qiao civ! Sh ain SDR eM 0 Brg 506, 425 102,848 TOTAL iste s,s. as oh bist speed ote pre 47,322,265 OTHER THAN GROUNDF ISH ~ CANADA (INCLUDING NEWFOUNDLAND). . . . . . | 14,680,697 4,329, 449 UAPAN. 5) 2p i ayaie b> s| oO aeeMieMe of eb 0’||'.1, 220, 918 495, 550 NORWAY: 2° ied ameteeiis ert (s/c (eisemoecnl's See, ole dg CRISS 158, 121 IGELAND.. SgbYSBae & st 6) DUAN e aan ss 390, 665 49,372 Ald OTHERS) wee pees oy Ass cOGe cooale a 667, 120 52,541 TOVAC, Wewets taclcPietsteie (+ oe bre 5,085,033 GENERAL REVIEW IMPORTS OF SHRIMP BY COUNTRY, 1949 1/ VALLE $13, 450, 481 155,576 COUNTRY MEXICO. . «2 2 © © ee ew ALL OTHERS. 2 »- » » » + « = HOWNLS 6 6 halo 6 066 13,606, 057 a7 PRIMARILY FRESH AND FROZEN. IMPORTS OF CANNED SARDINES IN OIL BY COUNTRY, 1949 COUNTRY POUNDS NORMAVE Glos noo lol a ejesmace $3, 625, 762 PORIUENLS G c°o 6 0 a 0 6 ol] BpOAO eels 1,717, 206 CANADAGEL Se Sls cae ora) is 496,998 267,543 AULJOTHERS: sas 6 212 eo] 2 993,497 422,507 16, 207, 305 TOTAL. 6,033,018 IMPORTS OF CANNED TUNA IN OIL BY COUNTRY, 1949 POUNDS TAA o Golo oo bla coon d| slp teilp Sue $883,742 PW, 4 600 a0 6 6 oad] Upeishaets 800, 396 ANGELS 6 G0 6-3 oH Od) | Spe 254, 627 RORMUENLs 5 oo 56 goo 5 4] ceepeels 140, 288 INU OIMERSs. 5 6 GO oco b |). Baaoere) 120, 161 VOWS oo ole a0. 2,199,214 4, 504, 907 IMPORTS OF CANNED BONITO AND YELLOWTAIL BY COUNTRY, 1949 POUNDS COUNTRY PEW ole clo ldlo elo coo d| Aer), Gee $3,077,001 CMILENs cguet oe a CONGHOnEoIG 76, 863 25, 056 AMUAOTHERSH a om aeaementaae 5,225 4,466 Woes © SNe bled) eyces e490 3, 106,523 58 SECTION 2.- NEW ENGLAND FISHERIES (Area XXII) During 1949, the demand for fresh fish at the docks in the New Fngland Area was con- siderably lighter than in 1948 and the market was weaker. Keener competition from other protein foods, being offered at their lowest post war prices, brought about this weaker market condition. Demand was light at the start of the year and the market weak. There was a good recovery during the Lenten season although not as great as in the previous few years. During the late spring months, the demand slackened and the market weakened again. Fxcessively hot summer weather adversely affected the demand even more. Fall brought about a recovery and a stronger market, however the demand slowed down again during the last few months of the year with only brief rallies on occasions when supplies were very short. The frozen fish market in New England started the year off slowly with some over- stocked items on hand. It was not until the late winter that any appreciable improve- ment was noticed and, in the meantime, some inventories were moved at a sacrifice. The demand for frozen fish continued from fair to good until the late fall, with the poorest period during midsummer. At the end of the year, mostly due to the holiday season, the demand tapered off again. As the year closed, supplies of haddock and flounder fillets were light, but there were good supplies of cod and ocean perch (rosefish) fillets. Headed and gutted whiting was the only item in apparently heavy supply. The offshore vessels out of Eoston continued to fish on their usual grounds, varying little from their practice in recent years, and doing the greater part of their fishing on Georges Bank. However, when haddock became scarcer toward the end of the year, the number of trips to more distant grounds (Brown, La Have, Fmerald, Western, and Middle Ground) were more numerous. Haddock was more plentiful on these more distant grounds and trips were more successful. The Gloucester ocean perch (rosefish) fleet operated on the grounds off Nova Scotia with increasing frequency during 1949. Generally, fishing conditions were good during most of the year, with the best catches during the early part of the year. However, fishing was spotty during some of the late fal] and winter months, with the worst weather of the year coming in October, when high winds pre- vailed for several weeks hampering fishing operations considerably. During 1949, the mackerel seiners had one of their poorest years in New England waters. Very few mackerel were located by the purse seiners during the year, apparently due to the scattering of the schools. By the end of August, all the vessels which had fitted out for purse seining in the spring, had ceased searching for mackerel. Most boats returned to otter trawling while a few turned to seining for menhaden, which was sold to reduction plants in Gloucester. The menhaden returned to this area in large quantities during 1949 after an absence of many years. Some vessels reoutfitted for mackerel purse seining in November and made a few successful trips off Cape Cod and Long Island. However, foul weather set in shortly thereafter and they put away their gear for the winter. Swordfish harpooners had an average season. After a few good trips early in the season the remainder was no better than fair. These vessels were hampered a great deal by foggy weather which prevailed for lengthy periods during the middle of the summer. The large otter trawl fleet, the backbone of the Boston fish-producing industry, was reduced in the spring of 1949 when twelve vessels were sold to the U. S. Army for use in Bizonal, Germany. These vessels represented about 25 percent of the large trawlers, and a conservative estimate places the loss in production at close to 20 million pounds in 1949. There were no adequate replacements for these vessels, and none were contem- plated for the immediate future. Producers were reluctant to risk further investments, blaming high cost of production and reduced income due to lowered prices. aaa ee 2 This number was assigned to this area by the North American Council on Fishery Investigations. It should be explained that there are included in this area craft whose principal fishing ports are in the area but at times fish elsewhere. A notable example is the southern trawl fishery which extends into Area XXIV. NEW ENGLAND FISHERIES The New England Fisheries were handicapped during 1949 by several labor disputes. On May 2, 1949, lack of an agreement on terms for a new contract between the shore workers and the operators brought forth a period of about 4 months of confusion and uncertainty on the Boston Fish Pier. This resulted in a reduction in vessel landings there. There was one minor controversy over the grading of fish while unloading, and the rules for the grading and reselling of fish were under heated debate but no definite action was taken to alter them. The major concern in the transportation field was the increased shipping costs. Movement of fish by truck continued to increase as it had in recent years. Fishery leaders in New England continued their efforts to limit the increasing importation of groundfish fillets. Their request that the Government establish an absolute quota did not receive favorable action. A higher tariff rate was sought to offset the lower cost of producing foreign fillets, but this measure was also without success. In the following tables, landings by certain types of gear may be shown in one state although the vessel, crew, and gear may be credited to another state. The catch is listed in the port where it is landed, while the operating units are credited to the port where the vessel landed the greatest portion of its catch. The last complete survey of the fishery transporting, wholesaling and manufacturing industries was made for 1940. In that year, 186 men were employed in the operation of 84 vessels engaged in the transporting trade, and 12,650 persons were employed in whole- sale and manufacturing establishments. The latter employees received #7,547,395 in salaries and wages during 1940. Detailed statistics on these branches of the industry for 1940 can be found in ‘‘Fishery Statistics of the United States, 1944’’ (Statistical Digest No. 16). The following tables contain summarized and detailed information on the 1949 catch and operating units of the New England States. Condensed summary data on the operating units and catch by states of the New England States, appearing on the following pages, have been previously published in Current Fishery Statistics No. 692. NEW ENGLAND CATCH, 1949 OCEAN PERCH (ROSEF ISH) SEA HERRING HADDOCK WHITING coD OTHER MILLION "100 150 200 250 POUNDS VALUE OF NEW ENGLAND CATCH, 1949 OCEAN PERCH (ROSEF1SH) HADDOCK LOBSTERS SEA SCALLOPS coD OTHER MILLION DOLLARS 59 60 NEW ENGLAND FISHERIES MAINE: CATCH BY GEAR, 1949 OTTER TRAWLS WE IRS STOP SE INES PURSE SE INES POTS MILLION 20 40 60 80 POUNDS NEW HAMPSHIRE: CATCH BY GEAR, 1949 THOUSAND 10 20 410 420 POUNDS MASSACHUSETTS: CATCH BY GEAR, 1949 OTTER TRAWLS TRAWL LINES DREDGES PURSE SE INES OTHER MILLION 10 20 560 570 POUNDS RHODE ISLAND: CATCH BY GEAR, 1949 TONGS OTHER MILLION 5 10 15 20 POUNDS CONNECTICUT: CATCH BY GEAR, 1949 OTTER TRAWLS OREODGES HAUL SE INES OTHER MILLION 10 15 20 POUNDS NEW ENGLAND FISHERIES 61 SECTIONAL SUMMARIES SUMMARY OF CATCH, 1949 MAINE NEW HAMPSHIRE PRODUCT MASSACHUSETTS POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE FIGH 6 65 oa oo ||Aee SO Colo $6,215, 185 21,400 $1,588 621,691,400 $30,583, 258 SHELLFISH, ETC.. . | 31,795,600 8,772,855 422,000 168,311 25,921,500 8,408,218 38,991,476 | 294,297,200 | | 294,297,200 | 200 14,988,040 443,400 169, 899 647, RES 900 RHODE ISLAND CONNECT | CUT TOGA vel len PRODUCT POUNDS" VALUE POUNDS POUNDS VALUE FARSH ey votieh vente) 10, ve: 26, 999,500 $841,331 20, 219, 70( » 700 931,433,600 $38,577,019 SHELLFISH, ETC.. . 6, 428, 500 is 388, 585 3, 975, 100 68,542, 700 19,959,857 TOTAL. .. 58,536,876 33, 428, 000 2,229,916 24,194, 800 Sas es 999,976, 300 SUMMARY OF OPERATING UNITS, 1949 ITEM MAINE NEW HAMPSHIRE MASSACHUSETTS | RHODE ISLAND CONNECT | CUT TOTAL NUMBER NUMBER FISHERMEN: ON) VESSELS. 2. 1 ss ow ON BOATS AND SHORE: REGULAR 2 6 5 6s 0 e © CASUAL. 9. os 3 3 ee WOWNE: 6 Boe Goo VESSELS: NOUOR 6 int Bho eco ve Ooi NET TONNAGE . | 55... STEM a oo oo 6 of 6 GO 0 NET TONNAGE |. 7... TOTAL VESSELS Crests 111 TOTAL NET TONNAGE. . . 2,307 26, 032 1,131 2,650 32,120 ooooae.-s —oee—eeoooSSS}.) O————*———q<*<$—EKq—£—>T SSS BOATS: | MOUOR 5G ofa cee lomeme oo 5,200 101 2,655 529 351 8,836 CURIE a) Be OMS Cana emer cme 1,770 67 2,040 879 247 5,003 NGC BOWS 5 Sours oc 18 - 186 30 7 241 APPARATUS: PURSE SEINES: MAGKER EIS scenes wicuh clu emxerss 15 - 35 - 81 131 LENGTH, WEDS, og! ble 5, 150 - 17, 120 - 13, 288 35,558 CHIMES ob els oo Gian 55) - 1 - 56 LENGTH, YARDS ..... 16,780 - 39 = 16,819 HAUL SEINES, COMMON... . - 5 BeeT, - 1S) RENGIIHsaVARDSI Is oe een eee 300 = 285 1, 600 - 2,185 SIGE SEIMESUS! S55 40556 G6 136 = = 136 LENGTH, YARDS ...... 41,850 = - = 41,850 GILL NETS: ANCHORGs Bue Swen aNeeo - - 318 3 321 SQUARE YARDSaue omemene - - 162, 133 1,100 163, 233 DRIFT . . SE ae oes 354 - 545 30 99 1,028 SQUARE YARDS. .... . 108, 992 - 259, 667 9,000 86, 300 463,959 LINES: AND Sere akcriowiyailtrcit cy fie\duie sts Uo Wily 37 757 221 73 2,805 MOCKS. gees suo ope 3,300 74 895 221 219 4,709 TRAWL OR TROT WITH HOOKS. 12,503 16 11,435 - - 23,954 MGS 6 oheleto o 616 6 |/SZep eee 1, 200 635, 450 = - i 162, 482 TOLLE Sy See Bi orcrnen ieie - - - 88 - 88 HOOKS Breath Mouton otrelfnel te - - - 88 - 88 FOUND NESS SG AA 6 G6 a.6 - - 81 = 5 B6 REOATING! TRAPSs Seah e cree 24 - 46 16 - 86 STOPMNETS ats aere cect otis = - - - 11 11 Leen, WAws 5 6 5 4 6 5 - - - 300 300 WIENRS, sotices Gand JOS chee setae 217 - = - - 217 Pas MEDS5 Pied 6 64 15 - 1 = 19 35 DIP NETS, COMMON. ..... 150 8 246 = 93 497 BN WEISS 5 o1h leo 6/5 Bo 40 = = S - 40 Fr WZUS) olin Ss ver Sy Sue, (oe 45 - = = = 45 OTTER TRAWLS, FISH. ... . 101 - 573 92 134 900 YARDS AT MOUTH. .... - 2, 686 - 15,574 2,339 i 1,773 22,372 RARS per BOXtuustes tensa reytier ae 7 - = S | - 7 POTS: GRAB) 8h" sevcc ka etacr del. - - 1,332 150 - 1,482 EELS ee eee - - 125 490 600 1,215 fOBSTER Men - . | 461,675 11,750 98,309 17, 443 12, 609 601, 786 PERIWINKLE AND COCKLE . ; - - = 300 - 300 (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) 62 NEW ENGLAND FISHERIES SUMMARY OF OPERATING UNITS, 1949 - Continued APPARATUS - CONTINUED: HARPOONS., . 2. 2 6 «© © SPERRSS. 5 ts coe. aie Ww DREDGES: Clie sevice niece tere 35. YARDS AT MOUTH. . 33 OYSTER, COMMON, . . 116 YARDS AT MOUTH. . 165 SEALLOPS | «. Soe tants 5,734 YARDS AT MOUTH. . 5,268 TONGS: OYSTER. al. Ms eee 151 OTHER+. eae 1,368 RAKES, OTHER THAN FOR 1,611 OYSTERS. . « we es FORKS . 2.» ee e « « HOES. . o- Vf INCLUDES 1 SUCTION DREDGE, 2 YARDS AT MOUTH. CATCH BY STATFS, 1949 SPECIES MASSACHUSETTS FISH POUNDS POUNDS. VALUE RUEWIVES |. coe) <. cvete in euehcne | 35 200,,700 $7,937 ROSERUACK, “chao see bleu oupma = 9 ARGEERE I SHivone thamyenteuiieetabrenrccs 34 BLUERISHE. 2 )c) musadetaate seers 5,050 BUNTERRIGH: atts. or rs be.6 emer < 00 , 58,067 COD.Is. Sk sthieee. sey Shove: |' 6,075,400 2,921,841 CREVALLG Es el oscecbs. s dsme - - 31 PUNNERD ©2606; c.ro1 hie tay awe - a CUS Sere sn cree eee et aooonn 81,906 EELS: CONMON) © cc derabeve 2shesiam abies 6,627 CONGER"S ce es sete ee 218 FLOUNDERS: GRAY {SOLES omels..< teint amen a: = - = 509, 007 LEMON SOLESE 5°. okerte Manes - - 662,292 FELLOWTRIC 5 cyiawekeeniels tite - - 2,417,506 BLACKBACK sa, cs) omen on ekous - - 1,555,852 DADE. fi chaos s, (pam aemene - - 172,367 BUUKE.S. cutetics “oS cmeMen orcs ote - 337, 869 UNCCASSIFIIED Scottie mets fe - = BRIGATE: MACKEREL... “cv omonele eke - - 5S GRANEISH'S . «os co eae aeepaine - - 763 HADDOCK:;: 5 0 cie. 0 of eife ee ene te 8,697,596 HAKE: REEL wel arteriole oie ne te eas 340,023 WHINE SHE; ccs 44, 400 1,943 - 5,300 153 625, 200 5,718 3,407 12,100 1,000 |133,764,600 | 9,170,910 10,642 1, 158, 800 32,015 | 41,666, 100 392,442 1,645 7,300 450 | 14,213,000 531,959 27 < = 472, 200 105, 988 70,707 2,668, 600 54,000 |168,413,200 | 2,676,545 43 2 = 400 43 6,797 1,000 100 87, 000 6,897 45 = = 15, 100 634 41,504 92,200 11,257 | 17,916,100 | 1,275,810 (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) SPECIES FISH - CONTINUED MENHADEN . ... - MINNOWS. . « 2 2 « OCEAN PERCH (ROSEF OCEAN POUT . POLLOCK, .. SALMON . . SCUP OR PORGY SEA BASS. . SEA ROBIN. . SEA TROUT OR SHAD . « « « SHARKS 34. < SILVERSIDES. SKATES . . « SMELT. 2. » « SPOT... - STRIPED BASS STURGEON , SUCKERS. . SUNFISH. . SWELLFISH, SWORDFISH. TAUTOG . . TILEFISH . TUNA AND TUNAL! BLUEFAN. |.) sa BONSTO.. .) ws RITTEE . ob os TOTAL TUNA , WHITE PERCH. m Be Bee ele cuales otis Poise we « x ol es 0 ee tes ahee, § Lv, Oe me Us F WinnINcS + «|» aie FROZEN FILLETS: «0. « 0s « « SMOKED . HADDOCK: FRESH FICLETS2 2. ~ .\- FROZEN FILLETS... . ~ SALTED: GREEN? 2s teens (2) 8s) Ee DRY erie i sree WHOLE. . . BONELESS AND ABSOLUTELY BONECESSGiolre. 5 5 i SMOKED: FINNAN HADDIE. . - ~~. WHOLE ss tS tre sd tots FILLETS. eee od Gy HAKE: FRESH FICUETS~. 1.13.05 +e y FROZEN RILEETS<" 5). are SALTED: GREENS 2/1 > ae, bo ee DRY. . Ps Se te oe WHOLE. . BONELESS AND ABSOLUTELY BONELESS... . . SMOKED FILLETS ...... HALIBUT, SMOKED. ....... HERRINGs \SEAna Seite te 2s oe CANNED, SARDINES... .. - SALTED: BRINEw « © 2 2 8 oo oe PICKLED IN VINEGAR... - SMOKED: BLOATERS: HARD... SOFT hs i % WHOLE. .) + 2s KIPPERED . . . LENGTHWISE . . MEDIUM STALE , BONELESS . . .« MEAL « «+ « « OlUs vt ss etwas ee is a0 5 so) ete Oe a ae eee 792,839 CONNECTICUT. . « « « Oe eC eee 2, 130,219 TOTAL 85, 789,699 SUMMARY OF PRODUCTS ITEM YEAR UNIT QUANTITY VALUE PACKAGED FISH. . . ete @ ene 1949 POUNDS 155,310,011 $36,588, 124 CANNEO FISH AND SHELLFISH... 1949 STANDARD CASES 4,776,428 32,083,571 FISHERY BYPRODUCTS. . . «+ «+ » « « 1949 im i 13,251,864 PACKAGED SHELLFISH. . . oa Sate se 1940 POUNDS 7,513,073 1,783,467 SALTED, DRIED AND PICKLED |. 5 o.- 1940 Do 17,125,075 1,581,065 SMOKED AND KIPPERED . ~. « » + «© « @ 1940 Lee) 4,677,590 501,808 TOTAL 85,789,899 FILLETING PLANT |- hel] | RECEIVING CHUTE TO FREEZER NEW ENGLAND FISHERIES ee MAINE OPERATING UNITS BY GEAR, 1949 PURSE SEINES MACKEREL OTHER HAUL SEINES, COMMON STOP TRAWL OR SEINES TROT WITH HOOKS ITEM NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER FISHERMEN: ON VESSELS .... - ON BOATS AND SHORE: REGULAR. 2 « « « « CASUAL Sess. ss TOTAL. © os. VESSELS, MOTOR NET TONNAGE. ... . BOATS: MOTOR. 2 « « 2 «© » « OMBER Ir ten OG o.0 ACCESSORY BOATS. agate! APPARATUS: NUMBER . . . LENGTH, YARDS. SQUARE YARDS . HOOKS. . . « e 108, 992 eee o ee ee BAG NETS LIFT NETS FLOATING TRAPS NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER F | SHERMEN: ONSVESSELES eum nicl ON BOATS AND SHORE: REGUIEAR i tcittet tte) (NSUNE RS A a a TOTAL te ters) © oe VESSELS, MOTOR. . . « NET TONNAGE. . .. . BOATS: MOTORS 5 < es 6 © @ OIRIERA.4 oo Geo tei ie APPARATUS: NUMBER . 2. ee ee wi, YARDS AT MOUTH RAKES, OTHER THAN FOR OYSTERS BY HAND, TOTAL, OTHER THAN JEXCLUSIVE OF FOR OYSTERS [DUPLICATION DREDGES, ITEM SCALLOP NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER FISHERMEN: ON VESSELS... . © 16 GUE ON BOATS AND SHORE: REGULAR. . . . 2 « 3,614 GASUAE FORE eee 2 VOWS Gg 5 ad o VESSELS, MOTOR NET TONNAGE. . ... 2730 BOATS: MOTOR As tusceckeco outers. z 5, 200 OU aecmokeRemnaaEe 555 1,770 ACCESSORY BOATS... . - 18 APPARATUS: NUMBER... S00 YARDS AT MOUTH 461,675 LOBSTER FISHING 70 NEW ENGLAND FISHERIES MAINE: CATCH BY GEAR, 1949 SPECIES GILL NETS POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE ALEWIVES cts “io water - 5 * BUGKEREISH. |... sigudwe 2 200 $10 CON eos. sha eee 1,598, 800 124,716 UGK OeCe Make ish s Wl oak 29,500 897 FLOUNDERS: BLACKBACKT > Goss os 6 600 35, DADE ete pete Woe « 200 5 HADDOCK 5 a0 Oo 186,400 16,077 HAKE: ES = - 154, 200 8,693 WATE oReeee ha. sss - - 1,466, 800 56, 167 HAINGUT sich sie». < » - - - - = = 1,000 238 HERRING, SEA. . . .. . | 19,235,000 | $309,700 - - 65,515,500 | 1,037,798 - . MAEKERGIS, .)sPaueue «2 || 23051,700 96, 284 - - 61,900 3,097 352, 200 25,055 MENHADEN. . , . « « «.« | 5,019,000 44,942 - - - - - OCEAN PERCH (ROSEFISH). - = - - - 100 2 POELOCK 5 8 oaeenls Weta 155, 700 1,786 - = - 3,162,900 89,947 SHADE. shalttale <5 - - - 4,500 193 Si Sige Same haere - - - 59,400 6,171 SMEWIES eh bsta i oom $1,336 - 16,500 3,858 STURGEON: ..}e(ktiads << = = 500 69 TUNA, BLUEFIN. . 2... - - 700 102 WHINING Spee a tere ta - - 23,500 240 WOLRRISH.\. fot 2. = - 100 4 UNCLASSIFIED, FOR FOOD. - = 16, 800 318 SHRIMP. »f 2. «titelis dw - - 200 3 he a a ug - 7,500 153 TOL) cel terts LINES TRAWL OR TROT POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS RPEWIVEsap ema tere tee - - - - 735, 000 $6,350 CODES Sb Re sco valence 759, 100 1,392,600 |$61,507 as Z CUSWc.-4s ahale cos 12,300 659,600 = FLOUNDERS: GRAY SOLE@H.. 2. 4.. 800 = BLACKBACK ...... 100 = DARA) 2a tebe ay sha 8, 000 = GRAYFISH.1. 05%, 6 62S 567, 000 180 HADDOCK ©}. eas . f-. - HAKE: REGWRy- ol. came, ee - WHITE: ji: tie peach anaes 101,860 - HALIBUT recatpe ms (arvat Oe 8,700 HERRING, BEACs aceon - 1,058,729 MACKEREL cds igemect. 6,900 16,189 MENHADEN’ CONGERS 2 .< «2 FLOUNDERS: GRAY SOLE . LEMON SOLE. . YELLOWTAIL. . BLACKBACK . , oe DAB. @ + FLUKE . . « UNCLASSIFIED HADDOCK . . . HAKE: RED’, . » WHITE <= HALIBUT . , HERRING, SEA 2 a * el ee BS See est Gis, 8 70 6: ve Re ee ery to ae ees ae Jer O0G) Ole jek omer Se nae ears 8 Pan's! aes COCKLES MASSACHUSETTS: CATCH BY GEAR, TRAWL OR TROT WITH HOOKS 118,700 8,700 7,100 2,000 56,200 37, 400 1,393,000 200 FYKE NETS DIP NETS OTTER TRAWLS VAL POUNDS 1,400 700 NEW ENGLAND FISHERIES LINES 13-8 1, 5300 6, 503, 900 1,004, 800 400 1,000 105, 200 93, 800 46,900 4,200 4,623,700 1,200 2,151, 200 101,900 UE POUNDS VALUE $51 < - 57 = : 17 - - 6,700,800 }|$58,851 (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) 1949 Continued POUND NETS 3,500 1,364, 5000 5, 674, 400 "458, 400 39, 900 28, 600 2,500 600 6,000 5,500 15,400 400 2,800 1,037, 700 356,500 78, 200 90, 100 = 009, 100 POUNDS VALUE 1,300 $49 535, 700 41,676 42,230,700 |2,399,548 200 4 200 7 1,247,000 47,788 5,300 207 7,379,300 508,871 4,517,000 649, 882 25,309,700 |2,409,415 14,306,000 |1,548,529 3,035, 100 172,017 1,782,300 337,208 500 34 21,661,500 |8,326,949 39,799, 200 339,944 5,544, 700 205,291 318, 200 60,979 3,113,200 47,991 FLOATING TRAPS 28 5,712 94,632 POTS POUNDS 29,000] $4,550 NEW ENGLAND FISHERIES 75 MASSACHUSETTS: CATCH BY GEAR, 1949 - Continued FYKE NETS DIP NETS OTTER TRAWLS POUNDS | VALUE SPECIES MACKEREL. le ve de =) 0 .clts 285, 100 $39, 100 = MENHADEN. . . - - 2 oe 19,200 231 = OCEAN PERCH (ROSEFISH). 181,477,600 | 7,804,708 = CSEAN ROWIs 6 oo ooo 5,200 = OMI 56 6.560.005 18,838, 800 = SCUP OR PORGY .... - 428, 600 a SPAGBASS 202 21a umed 2 30, 500 S SHAD is eaesdersic velrsrentinuacare 100 - SHARKS Aah a vag 6 02 89,300 s SKATES Sit ay see os 4,200 : GUTE(EI Rice ERE eed PCE ee Te 900 = STURGEONS Gabe cha 4.6 6, 100 = SWORDFISH. 2... + 600 = MAUTOG ae Shar als 9,300 & TRIMERIISHIS 2b sca, Ss 198, 700 = TUNA, BLUEFIN. . 2. 13,300 = WHITING Ria Sha sae es 75, 162,200 = WOWRRIISHE Nace) aus ean 1,930, 000 136,611 = UNCLASSIFIED: RORBROOD! Shei ce 4,138,900 100,318 = OTHERS chance tanvctanceuseions 12,251,500 115, 3055 = GRABS HIROCK Mn Enewre = $98,455 LOBSTERS, NORTHERN. . . 1,500 ,405, 097 PERIWINKLES AND COCKLES 41,300 1,851 3 SCALLOPS: BAN Giiswjel (ol 6 /fre tm) etmeti ce SEAMrmetist el iisiiteli te tcmte SAW Gul vale Jaf occu oO 11,069 4,006 32,100 106, 100 565, 858, 200 POUNDS 6, 200 COs a 05 blo bho 6 EELS, COMMON sinre i ieiealte! FLOUNDERS: WOLFFISH os UNCLASSIFIED, FOR FOO ERAVESOMEA UN tyieslo ts) ts 100 = LEMON SOLE... . 2s 9,300 - WELLOVMATL 6 6 6 6 0 0 A, 900 = BILACKEIGKS 6 oo 6 4 o 35,800 = DAB 9 0 6 0 8 0 BOY 0 200 = HADDOCK NBs WSi tatters 25,500 - HAKES WHITE. 3 6 (2 + “es 100 - MALIEUN ooops Ovosononore 100 - POLIO) ola hb osolobal d 100 = SHNKG 4 600 Gedo One! ¢ - SWORDIISH a Gk e/c ie es pe - TUM, BLUEFINS Soo 6 c - D. CLAMS, HARD, PUBLIC. 321,000] $96,258 MUSSELS, SEA... 1. - - OYSTERS, MARKET: PUBLIC, SPRING . . . 2,500 1,520 PUSLIC, FALL Sd 5.0 6 - = 13,000 5,750 PRIVATE, SPRING. . . . 2,200 1,100 = = PRIVATE, FALL... . . 78, 300 50,612 82,000] 48,116 SCALLOPS: BINA Vols Lalo ne a Stim 6 838, 100 615, 836 - SING Wo ds olaiice Gites Gi 6 13, 436, 800 4, 976, 133 SPECIES POUNDS POUNDS CLAMS: RD, FUELING 5 6 5 5 4 1,267,300 3, 000 $1,238 HARD, PRIVATE. ... . 132, 000 - - PIVAIRG Ono Ge oro O00 = 73, 700 8, 750 Sorin, FUBLIC 6 265 5 - 917, 600 376, 766 SOFT, PRIVATE. .... 300 500 231 SURF ob a olaG a bo 5, 100 - MGHELSS SI 65 65.6 5 - = OYSTERS, MARKET: PRIVATE, SPRING. .. 16, 300 - PRIMES FALLS 6 6 6 16, 200 - SONULOPS, BS 6 6 6 4 2 90, 000 - URIS MOSS 556 5556 500, 000 = SANDWORMSE ute ys) ist ee 3,200 23926 WOUWNE 6A 6 oo 6 2,027, 200 568,910 143, 900 23, 155 998,000 389,911 76 NEW ENGLAND FISHERIES RHODE ISLAND OPERATING UNITS BY GEAR, 1949 FLOATING ore L ! TRAWLS TEM TRAPS FISH” F | SHERMEN: ON VESSELS;. +. sierc Ala ON BOATS AND SHORE: ‘ REGUERR sau. o)ous CASUAL. . 2 0 « «© © TOTAL . . « VESSELS, MOTOR. . .. - NET TONNAGE . .. . © BOATS: MOTOR ..scece OTHER: os 0. . ACCESSORY BOATS .... APPARATUS: NUMBER, . . - © © 2 © LENGTH, YARDS... . SQUARE YARDS. . 2. « « HOOKS . 5 « 2» « © YARDS AT MOUTH, . 92 POTS HARPOONS 5 PERIWINKLE NUMBER. NUMBER NUMBER FISHERMEN : ON:-VESSELS Jeno. einen - 4 33 ON BOATS AND SHORE: REGULAR? os poe ens 2 76 22 CASUALSST. «= sts «= 159 - TOTAL sduseire 55 ae as TT 3 a ee oe <. 2 VESSELS, MOTOR... .. NET TONNAGE . . ee - 150 BOATS: MORO Bee vc. sae ue 6 OTHER: vie) oes ‘eo siteiee S ACCESSORY BOATS... . < APPARATUS: NUMBER. Does 6 2 ht 1 YARDS AT MOUTH. . . . 1 DREDGES - CONT'D, RAKES, TOTAL, ITEM OTHER THAN EXCLUSIVE OF FOR OYSTERS DUPLICATION OYSTER, SCALLOP OYSTER COMMON NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER F 1 SHERMEN: ON VESSEUS. ©, 6 ste = 286 ON BOATS AND SHORE: REGULAR’. . . 2. » « 471 CASUAL. «se e we 1,075 TOTAL 22 2 pw 2 @ VESSELS, MOTOR. .... NET TONNAGE... . BOATS: aga Mee aii tage See S29 GIVER => stuns use 879 ACCESSORY BOATS... . 30 APPARATUS: NUMBER, 2 . « « YARDS AT MOUTH. .. . NEW ENGLAND FISHERIES wy RHODE ISLAND: CATCH BY GEAR, 1949 GILL NETS SPECIES PURSE SEINES | HAUL SEINES BRE POUNDS | VALUE ALBEWIVIES) 0c) 5) 0) of =| 0) 0) « CODA Sea 585 Jee - a 2 a z 705, 600 EELS, COMMON . So WoL ee wD - 9 700 FLOUNDERS: BLACKBACK . 2 ¥ 2,300 BEUKE 3 = 6 - 200 HAKE, WHITE . 400 HERRING, SEA. EAUNCE 3)... MACKEREL. .. POLLOCK... SCUP OR PORGY SEA BASS. . . SHARKS. . . . SKATES. 6 6 = STRIPED BASS. WHITE PERCH , UNCLASSIFIED, lOO. 050 0-0 Gat O10 0-0 Soo 0 cob 6 0 0 Goo 0 (yo 0-0) 0-0 4-0 0Nb,de0 15 fo} TMs es es we ow fo) UOUNE 6 6 65 SPECIES ALEWIVES. . ANGLERF ISH. BLUEFISH. . BUTTERF ISH. GOD 5 ob CREVALLE. CUNNER. . DOLPHIN . EELS; COMMON eilsiviemrccseic ayer vette - CONGERE ISG ou cess (5). Sn ics) obi 4,000 FLOUNDERS: GRAY SOLE . - 9,500 LEMON SOLE. : - 66,300 YELLOWTAIL. 1, 138, 200 BLACKBACK . 1, 294, 600 DABMaWiula « 5, 700 FLUKE... 341; 600 UNCLASSIFIED. 3} 200 FRIGATE MACKEREL HADDOCK... . HAKE: REDIAN:, 3, 4 WHITE 2. HALIBUT... HERRING, SEA. HICKORY SHAD. KING WHITING O} MACKEREL. . MENHADEN. . POLLOCK... SCUP OR PORGY SEA BASS. . . SEA ROBIN . . SEA TROUT OR W. SHAD MOE otic. < SHARKS... . SKATES. . . SEOIMae mate STRIPED BASS. 488, 600 3,500 ee ee ww ow OO 0 0 6 0055 5020 0 O=u8O-o eo © ew eo ee ee ee ew bo DO OO Of 6 G20 OF CO OO. O80 ec ee we we wo coo 0D a OO ee ee oo ow 69, 600 - 520, 700 6,300 727, 800 400 900 336,900 38, 100 19,700 1, 669, 900 177, 800 8,500 13, 900 3,000 5, 100 me 8 6 8 xa ee 8 6 © Te © ew ew 8 tw ww tw se wt tw ww me tt z Qeeeese 7 a) Dee © © © © Te 2 8 6 A a wn ee ee © ee © 2 wh we wwe Te ew tl 300 41, 100 1, 600 1,900 STURGEON. SWELLF1SH SWORDF | SH WAU TOG Ee is) a TILEFISH. ... TUNA AND TUNAL BLUEFIN . . BONITO. . WHITE PERCH WHITING . . WOLFFISH. . UNCLASSIFIED: MON FOOD. 6 Ava wo ¢ CW oo 6 66 6 oo CRABS, ROCK . . 50.0 LOBSTERS, NORTHERN. ote PERIWINKLES AND COCKLES SWI sod 66-6 4%0 0 1,422, 5800 VOW von Bo 6,090, 900 2, 837 | 21 7609, 500 560, 749 494,500 164, 203 CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE i 21,500 i?) > AO Oo OO oo OM KOO Goo OOO 6 OG K 11,400 5, 200 64, 400 Out: 00-008 O00 C900 dO Imidto Oo O16 Os )Oemoeo D ee ee 8 me ww ee ww www Ke we te =x ee 8 © © Me ew ew ew ew ew tt on 3 1,300 6 504, 200 = : - - 108, 000 : - 354, 600 Sp 000 78 NEW ENGLAND FISHERIES RHODE ISLAND: CATCH BY GEAR, 1949 - Continued SPECIES VALUE CLAMS: =—T3 HARD, PUBLIC > $53, 250 = OCEAN QUAHOG z 5,232 $147, 138 SOFT, PUBLIC . rnd s . se eee a ee Sk ae cs cee MUSSELS, SEA . ; 23,250 . OYSTERS, MARKET: PUBLIC, SPRING. ..... 116,092 PUBLIG, PALL 3.5: renew 75,728 PRIVATE, SPRING... ... 79,737 - PRIVATE, FALLS. fa 6 53, 605 - PERIWINKLES AND COCKLES. . . 11, 600 - SCALLOPS, ‘BAY, <°F. . « sts 185,490 - 94,381 147, 138 WOTAL. . Sfac0 «4 q oe 1,532,700 | 603,984 334,036] 423,900 CONNECTICUT OPERATING UNITS BY GEAR, 1949 GILL NETS LINES, POUND STOP FYKE ANCHOR ORIFT HAND NETS NETS NeISs 1TEM BI SHERMEN: NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER ONAVESSELS3 ce" ~: a} cd ON BOATS AND SHORE: REGULAR . . 2 6 : GRSURTS., cc | alse ois 15 TOTAL tee oe) ohm 7 VESSELS, MOTOR. ... 2 NET TONNAGE . 2... i BOATS: MOTORS dorick cs ates 6 OTHERS fs och os chs : APPARATUS: NUMBER. 2... 19 LENGTH, YARDS... " SQUARE YARDS. . . . x ROOKS Ct, csae. Ps = DREDGES ITEM OYSTER HARPOONS common 1/ NUMBER NUMBER F |SHERMEN: ON VESSELS. .... 26 266 ON BOATS AND SHORE: ESCA ele 'bi wt) uve CASUAL. . . « « © OTA Laas 4 266 VESSELS: MOUOREAE oi. ec 7 37 NET TONNAGE . . . 133 1 aie STEAM A os ca eee = 5 NET TONNAGE... = 513 TOTAL VESSELS . . 7 42 TOTAL NET TONNAGE 133 1,625 BOATS: MTTOR og): a:. ah trample g a OMHERL As Gad babe ie : - - ACCESSORY BOATS... . : = 5 : 7 3 APPARATUS: NUMBER. om cicat ohio. 2 93 134 600 12,609 7 85 YARDS AT MOUTH... . 4 1,773 5 4 : 129 SEE FOOTNOTE AT END OF TABLE, (CONT 1 NUED ON NEXT PAGE) NEW ENGLAND FISHERIES 79 CONNECTICUT: OPERATING UNITS BY GEAR, 1949 - Continued DREDGES - CONT'D. TONGS RAKES, TOTAL, OTHER THAN EXCLUSIVE OF S_-ALLOP OYSTER Fam GNSTEES AUALIeAT TaN NUMBER. NUMBER. NUMBER’ NUMBER’ F | SHERMEN: ON) WESSELS. 6 0 5 6 6 2 467 ON BOATS AND SHORE: REGULAR. . 5 2 « « CASUALS © 2 6 2 os 130 NUMBER NUMBER WOW 5 bo 0.0.0 VESSELS: MOTOR... . NET TONNAGE . STEAM. . . NET TONNAGE ° TOTAL VESSELS TOTAL NET TONNAGE BOATS: OMOR cy hase erthe! ve 351 OTHER. . Der a 247 ACCESSORY BOATS G40) 0-5 7 APPARATUS: NUMBER. . o8 a 50 YARDS AT MOUTH. INCLUDES 1 SUCTION DREDGE, 2 YARDS AT MOUTH. CONNECTICUT: CATCH BY GFAR, 1949 GILL NETS SPECIES DRIFT POUNDS POUNDS VALUE AGEWIVESS fener 1, 138, 000 8, 000 $155 RIERISH Eh tems aco eld e 2 : CARR AIG uitoho so eee ae - - GUNN ERIS hs ne os 1, 000 15 FLOUNDERS, BLACKBACK. . . . . 13000 15 GRAVEISH Ga cee te so oe ct 1}000 15 MENHADENS 2 hme Bae ao 17500 36 MINNOWS Ue Sen Ss Sidi = - SOUP OR ROHS o ob Go 66 oe 1,000 15 SEAMROBIN LSP Es te Gas atte = 1,000 15 SMAD EG aNatoca ts co) on eae means ae 213, 200 2377, 600 37, 600 SKATES Men eerie ra ck - 1.000 15 SUCKERS eA gle os coil vs 5,400 5 i TAUTOGE yas rere se So 8 UNV = 1,000 15 YELLOW PERCH. 500 TOTAL. SPECIES STOP NETS POUNDS 6,700 POUNDS 2,100 1,500 BLUEFISH, .. BUTTERFISH. . COD Me arenre 900 CUNNER. . . EELS, COMMON FLOUNDERS: BLACKBACK , DAB) val FIUUINE 6 6 6 UNCLASS|F | ED GRAYFISH. . . MACKEREL. . . MENHADEN. . . POLLOCK... SCUP OR PORGY SEA BASS. . . SEA ROBIN. . SEA TROUT OR WEA SWADs 5 6 6 6 0 SHARKS iiieislie a SWNNESS 6 6 6 0 ee eee cme e) « eee ee eee ee eo ew oe we ee 100 Tes ee we ew we we ew ee ee eo we ew we FSD = oO GeO Capo ob E 12) eee —e ee wt we te ww . Kes ew ew ew ew ee COO ds0-0 5 0-00 Oo 0-0 G0 (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) 993093 O- 52-6 80 NEW ENGLAND FISHERIES CONNECTICUT: CATCH BY GEAR, 1949 - Continued LINES, HAND POUND NETS SPECIES STOP NETS STRIPED BASS. SWELLFISH .. SWOROFISH . . TAUTOG .. TUNA AND TUNAL WHITING . . . SQUID. 2 we TOTAL. POUNDS ANGLERF ISH tre +bes:- corre “orerepee 4,000 $140 BLUERYSH ace © cere). is ienks 400 100 BUIMERESHie 4c) ss 6 is ue st - 702, 800 71,124 CARP ngewarertws Gui ve rentow s terieaiete 3,200 = re CATFISH AND BULLHEADS. ..... 7,600 - - COW ec Aalsd fs tes, oie. eevee - 589, 800 60,000 GUNNERS o0s04 (s.fol ce «lone cle - 1, 100 45 DOLPRIN: she) a, cBiiet ste’ a’ aden re te - 600 26 EEUS SECONGER setts folio ues e.le heirs - 6,000 200 FLOUNDERS: GRAYSSORES tet ’el otto" oe) Gules = - 6,200 545 PEMONISOLE ccc cise sents - 40,000 5,000 YELLOWTATIO. 5 5 5 sce ah eee - 550, 200 60, 060 BUACKBACK. Us ire. \'e, veloute, (oltsinente . 3,905, 000 201,600 2) AP wer ie ie 2 - 22, 200 760 PUKE Sis, ro. oes owen eee - 369, 500 70,056 UNCLASSI BLED oo e-1e-onwinstveoviemc - 4,000 131 GRAYRISH cp ata) rare Hace) °s - 3,600 124 HADDOCK aye gsi oie tte aren 12, 100 1,000 HAKE: [12° FSC0y BREE ome = acticar 1,158, 800 32,015 WHITE a: chs) sues, otek, «awe 7,300 450 HERRINGSSEA> Come, ko s) clo, Rarcatcing 2, 668, 600 54, 000 KING WHITING OR "KINGFISH" . . . 1,000 100 MAGKERE Satibe cc) tea) sw eat Ne 1,000 100 MENHADEN < 70 92KS, ic. os obs » OE 3, 200 39 MINNOWS 3, POELOCK 0.45 RSMO Reo fer ies bias a - 1,600 241 SENPLOR(PORGMEM et. co) + «lke « atch - - 1,758, 100 91,287 SENSBASSI cere nee ie: ois) Sits, (eats - - 29,400 5,100 SEAS ROBIN sRousdeghe .c) 6: cutehre) opie - - 117,800 1,766 SEA TROUT OR WEAKFISH, GRAY. . . - - 1,500 175 SHADis.. «be keene vo ser + ols - - - . 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These data are published in detail in ‘*Maine Landings’’ which is in the Current Fishery Statistics Series of reports issued by the Service. In addition to the individual monthly reports, two annual summaries were published in 1949, one listing the catch by months, (Current Fisheries Statistics, No. 544) and the other listing the catch by gear and county, (Current Fisheries Statis- tics, No. 548). The data on Maine landings during 1949 represent the landed weight of fish. Figures on the landings of shellfish and marine products, other than fish, represent the round weight of the catch except for bivalve and univalve mollusks, which are reported in pounds of meats. Landings of fishery products at Maine ports in 1949 totaled 292,203,570 pounds valued at $14,988,040 to the fishermen. This represented a decrease of 4 percent in quantity of landings and a decrease of 7 percent in value of landings compared with the previous year. Increased landings of ocean perch (rosefish), whiting, menhaden, lobsters, and unclassified fish largely used for reduction, were not sufficient to offset a decline of nearly 33 million pounds in herring receipts. Herring, used principally in canning Maine sardines, accounted for 51 percent of the total poundage and 16 percent of the total value. Although lobsters accounted for only 7 percent of the total catch, they represented 45 percent of the value, making them the most valuable species taken. During the year, 48,926,666 pounds of fish and shellfish, valued at $1,662,711 were landed in Portland. Prior to 1947, these landings were included in the bulletins entitled ‘‘Landings at Certain New England Ports’’, summaries of which appear in annual Statistical Digests. To avoid duplication, beginning in 1947, data on Portland landings were omitted from these bulletins since the data appeared in the monthly and annual Maine reports. LANDINGS AT MAINE PORTS, BY MONTHS, 1949 MILLION POUNDS 60 40 20 JAN. FEB. MAR. APR. MAY JUNE JULY AUG. SERS OCT. NOV. DEC. 993093 O - 52 - 8 112 FISH cop: ROUND: LARGE.» «.0 6 « MARKET. © ¢ © © SCROD « sos © DRAWN: LARGE 6 2c 0 MARKET. 2 0 « « SCROD's < «=< HADDOCK : ROUND: LARGE JS" se 4 SCROD © cle sie DRAWN : LARGE « 2 os SCROD 2 ee ss HAKE: RED, ROUND. « « « WHITE: ROUND » « + « « DRAWN » o 2 oe POLI.OCK: ROUND » « oo « DRAWN 2 ee + CUSK, DRAWN « « « HALIBUT, DRAWN. « MACKEREL, ROUND FLOUNDERS, ROUND: GRAY SOLE .. LEMON SOLE. . YELLOWTAIL. « « BLACKBACK . . DAB « 2 6 2 01s ROUND WHITING: ROUND « « 0 « « DRESSED « « « « WOLFFISH (CATFISH) DRAWN 2% 2 0 « ALEWIVES, ROUND « EELS, ROUND . « SHAD, ROUND «. « « SHARK, DRESSED . SMELT, ROUND. « STURGEON, DRAWN SUCKERS, ROUND. MISCELLANEOUS . TOTALn e@ SHELLFISH, ETC. SRABS) 5) era js on = CLAMS : SOFT: ¢ 6.3 6. HARD (QUAHOGS). LOBSTERS, MAINE « SHRIMP. ¢ 2 2 0 SCALLOPS, SEA . MUSSELS, SEA. . PERIWINKLES « « SEA URCHINS(SEA BLOODWORMS. « SANDWORMS « « « LIVERS. 5 © « SPAWN « «|» © 4 4. 3, ooeeee TOTALe «© # @ GRAND TOTAL®s + ©, 's (ua) Aare FOR. © 0Le NEW ENGLAND FISHERIES 1949 LANDINGS AT MAINE PORTS BY MONTHS, JANUARY FEBRUARY POUNDS VALUE POUNDS 2,673 $160 7,000 ,673 50 16,609 359 4 48 1,067 63,656| 6,046 154,811 72,938 3,709 183, 167 4,386 163 8,710 643 64 439 - - 74 227,019| 25,446 137,174 199,642 763512| 43627 497360 62,595 560 30 1,690 1,287 40 190 913179| 9,648 170,019 257 5 - 114,971 4,365 218,599 50,721| 43575 114,263 481 184 13876 14,853] 1,022 29,260| 3,258 107,160| 8,368 19,080 | 901 960,293) 36,068 3,553 | 154 25 1 130 3 33,659} 9,490 2,500 | 58 1,879,828 | 118,439 _| 118,076 [3,662,827 | 180,326 16,858 ™m 746,772 | 131,812 5,295 721 561,195 | 239,302 75,746 | 29,778 91,940| 4,961 468 116 8,575 | 281 87 50 59,626 | 4,785 195 1,566,757 | 412,600 |1,215,127| 380,269 3,446,585 | 531,039 |3,439,605 | 498,345 |5,209,110| 652,899 (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) APRIL POUNDS VALUE 30,856 | $1,070 137,505 4,338 16 ,836 259 254,284 | 12,123 354,193 | 13,010 66,592 1,923 69,379 3,808 12,158 392 567,284 | 35,536 239 ,393 9,134 5,300 278 931 38 224,529 | 13,847 7,698 97 425,585 9,973 164, 189 5,899 5,054 1,470 68,198 3,192 12,389 646 58,642 2,756 120,621 3,117 3,758,583 | 150,253 245 1,072 348 12,463 64 287,351 1,922 124,751 3,267 348,811 40 761 101 20,355 150 6,340 366 2,021,716 | 506,664 8,757,971 | 794,215 NEW ENGLAND FISHERIES LANDINGS AT MAINE PORTS BY MONTHS, 1949 - Continued 113 SPECIES MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST FISH POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE CoD: ROUND: CARGE © 6 - 35,817 $1,074 29,098 $644 6,347 $133 8,426 $208 MARKETe © « 68,223 1,552 28,572 463 23,218 571 3,591 61 SCROD . « « 9,801 102 5,918 60 2,055 22 994 10 DRAWN : LARGE « « 405,504 19,894 412,673 24,516 389 , 285 32,183 279 524 26,155 MARKET » e 263,142 8,646 200,439 5,689 181,740 5,920 158,237 4,720 SCROD « e 33,409 621 13,948 409 7,970 219 10,707 275 HADDOCK : ROUND: LWAEE 5 6 5 13,544 699 3,894 71 9,356 493 2,023 1 SCROD.. « 2,725 76 161 5 798 30 - - DRAWN : LARGE . . - 260,697 16,594 332,413 18,513 349,770 21,551 507,193 31,134 SCROD .. . 83,707 3,042 105,492 3,545 90,660 3,147 117,319 4,225 HAKE: RED, ROUND. . 4,475 67 13,065 408 11,382 399 38,715 2,053 WHITE: ROUND « » » 14,480 289 248,584 45964 470,129 9,395 88 567 Veal DRAWN » » 350,751 12,833 538, 236 17,809 429,558 12,503 463,826 17,314 POLLOCK : ROUND ... 1,278 21 7,360 75 153,015 1,826 61,814 508 DRAWN . » « 374,194 7,349 412,520 3,791 450,498 9,642 375,866 9,298 CUSK $3 ae } ROUND 86 - - - : 3,977 69 2,699 29 DRAWN oats 155,525 3,748 151,597 4,052 104,780 2,745 109 ,605 3,160 HALIBUT, DRAWN. 17,166 4,368 6,264 1,720 2,399 582 4,537 1,283 MACKEREL, ROUND 74,248 7,758 484,803 27,010 1,695,068 61,955 501,749 28,500 FLOUNDERS , ROUND GRAY SOLE ° 74,503 3,082 140,033 5,313 83,030 3,217 106 ,523 4,432 YELLOWTAIL « 4,000 123 275 8 1,288 53 90 2 BLACKBACK 19,812 592 20,297 674 18,467 567 43,316 1,313 DAB : 69,088 1,346 74,235 1,535 38, 074 818 54,986 1,170 OCEAN PERCH. (ROSEF ISH) , ROUND .. .| 6,692,634 260,623 9,224,509 302,914 8,343,129 269,148 | 8,192,472 268,852 WHITING: ROUND 310 486 ,227 9,393 2,594,604 32,470 4,953,657 50,944 | 1,994,767 23,669 DRESSED .. 19,291 727 173,458 1,749 2,200 66 - = WOLFF 1SH(CAT- FISH) ,DRAWN. « 34,262 861 22,864. 505 | is72 315 3,994 123 ALEWIVES, ROUND 885,867 9,460 2,382,600 21,349 - - = = Eurail SHEROUNG - - - - - 12 1 EELS, ROUND. . 1,000 160 1,200 192 - - - - GRAYFISH (90G- FISH),ROUND. . - - - : - : 370,000 2,640 HERRING, ROUND. | 4,091,964 66,641 | 24,755,480 369,571 | 19,729,255 322,221 | 16,006,960 262,325 MENHADEN, ROUND - - 358,780 3,651 2,007,225 18,160 | 2,661,290 23,228 SALMON,ROUND. . 2 = 212 106 740 370 66 31 SHAD,ROUND. « « 210 4 53 2 235 5 319 13 SHARK ,DRESSED . 2,588 84. 3,524 Wid | 8,005 277 7,551 238 SMELT,ROUND .« . 2,132 257 - - | 212 23 695 120 STURGEON , DRAWN.» 5 1 60 10 220 30 - = TUNA yROUND« « « - - 4,486 641 101,814 9,481 46,912 4,438 MISCELLANEOUS . 4,980 81 4,765 69 13,460 174 180,160 1,305 TOTAL+ © © |14,557,249,| 442,168 | 42,757,477 859,714 |39,699,729 | 839,259 32,405,506 724,731 SHELLFISH, ETC. GRABS) els) /siljeute 138 ,297 3,515 100,554 3,241 44,941 1,974 78,769 1,566 CLAMS: SOFTe » « « - | 1,299,602 197,391 942,631 165,/23 764,835 154,609 475,399 83,685 HARD(QUAHOGS ) 69,949 12,724 89,364 20,315 41,866 Sia, 254,339 34,680 LOBSTERS MAINE. | 1,007,920 379,461 807,192 346,191 1,949,145 678,584 | 3,383,442] 1,123,435 SHRIMPe « 0 « « - - 153 3 - - - - SCALLOPS, SEA . - - 9,907 3,517 18,103 6,405 16,230 5,468 MUSSELS, SEA. 49,385 1,073 - = = - - PERIWINKLES . « 594 209 1,377 705 927 307 936 311 SEWN co) G 0 5 - - 10,110 179 5,620 120 - - BLOODWORMS. . « 33,873 25,254 46,121 33,008 51,696 35,958 49 ,966 37,004 SANDWORMS . . « 2,628 1,447 4,144 2,850 |: 3,163 1,453 1,968 1,042 SEA MOSS. » « » 140,000 2,800 450,000 9,000 120,000 1,440 255,000 3,060 UIWERSS 6 8 605 115,350 8,021 165,820 11,325 229 ,057 16,295 222,308 15,584 SPAWN « 2 + 2 6 116 11 10 1 = = = = TOTALe » -| 2,857,714 631,906 2,627,383 596,068 | 3,229,358 904,522 | 4,738,357] 1,305,835 GRAND TOTAL .|17,414,963 | 1,074,074 | 45,384,850 | 1,455,782 |42,929,037 | 1,743,761 | 37,143,863] 2,030,556 _ (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) 114 LANDINGS AT MAINE PORTS BY MONTHS, NEW ENGLAND FISHERIES TOTAL. oe © 8 SPECIES SEPTEMBER OCTOBER FISH POUNDS POUNDS VALUE coo: ROUND: LARGE s « ecw se 6 6 6 805 6,162 $185 MARKET « «© «© © eo 362 5,618 84 BERODs 8 a5 6m a he 133 3,675 36 ORAWN: LARGE. «\ s)@ se © 6 197,280 131,683 9,879 MARKET) af ous tire 0 te 147,780 206 ,955 8, *668 SCRODs cfs as ot te 5,347 6,344 "242 HADDOCK ; ROUND: LARGE sists wpe oe te 237 405 24 DRAWN: CARGE s. 01 gan we «ts 556,777 769 ,967 59,532 SCROD. «i cps, ave. te 152,524 215,642 10,103 HAKE : RED, ROUND « « 6 © « « 55,335 49,570 3,018 WHITE: ROUND. «| cos sie 0 © 8,262 24,150 483 DRAWNs «bende intue 16 450,803 357,259 17,518 POLLOCK : ROUNDe' © 0) ditt ate ois 172 826 12 DRAWN > 0. «| sus) tw ate 410,294 826 ,807 23,109 CUSK: ROUNDS, -e, «baie €< 01 © 307 1,963 29 ORAWN. wi te «ie 88,102 92,452 4,231 HALIBUT, DRAW gta eck 1,927 1,759 485 MACKEREL, ROUND. « « « 277 ,666 312,259 15,805 TLOUNDERS, ROUND , GRAVSSOLE. Lets aca? ee 71,616 55,110 2,817 LEMON SOLE «5 < 2 ss = = = YELLOWTAIL | 6:0 gue « © 7,277 25,617 1,127 BLACKBACKs « Bee a Wie, 8 © ) oS 8 «4 #6 s & whee @ © » «| 44767255 135,012 421,209 41,052 3,696 ,569 9,893 1,872 470 32,940 47,105 3,031 160,000 218,102 718,039 62,884,271] 1,231,237 |14,575,029 75,532 7,389 1,126,665 1949 - Continued NOVEMBER POUNDS | VALUE 7,637 | $230 6,832 103 422 4 127,658 7,091 104,602 3,599 6,901 160 542,875 40,359 87,463 4,454 4,760 196 18,309 366 289 ,044 11,932 424,573 4,691 735,272 16,563 1,610 25 44,030 2,378 1,171 339 5,943 544 25,503 1,334 445 42 5,948 177 47,710 1,916 19,066 580 2,895,842 127,035 32,452 326 7,908 277 7,53 77 52,000 520 8,489 ,660 136,216 480 22 3,439 135 12,440 3,136 565,081 5,485 370,312 DECEMBER POUNDS VALUE 6,604 $198 4,915 74 3,704 37 94,910] 5,516 74,613 | 2,953 2,160 37 394,943 | 38,064 74,465 | 4,049 875 53 5,881 118 146,042 | 9,475 118 2 662,123 | 14,247 2,071 30 51,153 | 3,263 873 241 24,782 | 1,343 125 5 10,750 403 93,172] 3,718 19,468 565 3293,419 | 99,033 10,162 153 2,674 94 1,788 55 33,000 330 757,690 | 11,274 190 6 2,248 95 7,123 | 1,748 152,023 | 1,271 732 92,288 1,967 396,978 385551 2,957 377 830 27,218 5,659 10,434 18,696 957 578,948 777,448 + + «(37,032,438 | 1 4,994,244 | 244 66, 66, 760,436 | 496 2,325,135 | 7 325,135 /17, 17,420,338 | 338 {1,110, 1,110,542 | 264,259 | 253 (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) NEW ENGLAND FISHERIES 115 LANDINGS AT MAINE PORTS BY MONTHS, 1949 - Continued T SPECIES 1949 | 1948 =| Ta) RAV em PRICE AV. PRICE FISH POUNDS VALUE PER POUND POUNDS VALUE PER POUND COD: ROUND: WAR GEtem cite fteaten (mrel teh ce 144,708 $4,405 3.044 218,430 $7,272 3.33¢ MARE 6 6 000 440 6 304,629 8, 036 2.64 302,621 8,734 2.89 SEDs a 6 6 oo OOO 45,012 558 1.24 45,620 513 1.12 DRAWN: (WNREEG i Go A %o ooo 6 2,573,640 176 ,373 6.85 3,797,836 262,408 6.91 MARKEM ciel eo seimerice) 2,026 ,559 75,347 3.72 1,804,213 75,396 4.18 SCROD sue eps an emen ate 170,010 4,768 2.80 217,700 6,052 2.78 HADDOCK : ROUND: LAREEG oO OG 60 ob oO 6 99,999 5,430 5.43 102,548 7,103 6.93 SEDGE 6 6 O00 Oo 6 15,916 506 3.18 11,993 386 3.22 DRAWN : MAREE ob 6 ols 0:0 6 4,845,754 358,691 7.40 4,338,459 354,866 8.18 SHEDS 6 6 6 Gs oo A 1,355,132 57,536 4.25 1,598,298 79 ,636 4.98 HAKE : RED, ROUND... 2. © 186 ,212 9,762 5.24 60,005 2,394 3.99 WHITE: ROUNDS do od 50-60 880,770 17,624 2.00 1,140,646 19,995 1.75 DRNKo 6 6 GO. O00 Goo 3,606 ,042 172,986 4.80 4,433,077 211,387 4.77 POLLOCK : REUNDG go ooo 0b O00 657,111 7,239 1.10 116,961 2,430 2.08 BRINDs o 6 0 Oooo OO 5,070,595 127,205 2.51 6,133,591 206 , 702 3.34 CUSK: ROUNDS Cho GoGo oo 12,627 188 1.49 - - - DUK 694.0 o.oo O00 1,189,923 50,708 4.26 1,014,369 45,834 4.52 HALIBUT, DRAWN.» 2 2» « 44,440 12,285 27.64 42,757 12,598 29.46 MACKEREL, ROUND. . » « « « 3,351,769 157,569 4.70 4,091,530 191,917 4.69 FLOUNDERS, ROUNO+ GHA SOUS G 556 0 On 760,981 34,848 4.58 753,385 453724 6.07 TEMONSOUEN se) ve) soe ele 1,135 73 6.43 8,366 630 7.53 YELLOWTAIL «2 2 2 ow 119,725 8,743 7.30 117,718 7,345 6.24 BLACKBACK. . « «ee « « 832,881 39,774 4.78 870,194 53,123 6.10 Bo cop ooo oO On 585,591 15,777 2.69 563,869 18,931 3.36 @iRERo oo) 6-0-0s6801 0 - - - 990 20 2.02 OCEAN PERCH (OSEFISH), ROUND Gono Goo 48 55,502,605 2,014,071 3.63 49,041,410 1,711,769 3.49 WHITING: ROUNDS o¢ o60 4 050 0 O10 12,205,966 143,564 1.18 8,412,173 105,708 1.26 DRESIED. a G oe o0 GO 225,534. 3,627 1.61 242,381 7,910 3,26 WOLFFISH (CATFISH): GEUNDS G6 oaaooo Oo - - - 3,236 127 3.92 DANMo bo Gono oO 0 158 ,847 4,295 2.70 213,406 8,575 4.02 ALEWIVES, ROUND. » » =. 3,280,647 31,157 295 1,867,820 11,370 61 BUTTERFISH, ROUND. « » « » 227 10 4.41 - - - EELSp ROUNDE! epee! ete tele 41,800 8,672 20.75 20,231 3,534 17.47 GRAYFISH (9OGFISH), ROUND ec « o,5 : « e « « 587, 000 4,802 282 - = = HERRING, ROUND . » . ~~. « | 149,893,889 2,408,383 1.61 | 182,460,955 3,486 ,455 1.91 MENHADEN, ROUND. © « « « « 5,027,345 45,040 -90 24,109 227 094 SALMON, ROUND. ...... 1,018 507 49.80 - - - SHADS ROUNDS G00 6 Oo So 4,908 205 4.20 2,552 86 SSH SHARK, DRESSED . . » « « 59,448 2,173 3,66 49,419 1,621 3.28 SATE WIINGS|one) ©) wellreubenarel ve - ~ * 695 35 5.04 SMELT, ROUND... ..... 160,776 40,003 24.88 542,236 137,291 25.32 STURGEON, DRAWN. 2 « 2 « « 409 69 16.87 228 39 17.10 SUCKERS, ROUND. .... 3,305 651 7.00 4,143 544 13.13 SWORDFISH, DRAWN . « « « « - - ~ 461 258 55.96 TUNA, ROUND. . .. 2. 159 ,604. 15,134 9.48 229,138 19,095 8.33 MISCELLANEOUS. » . « « « « 2,381,403 19,357 81 98,377 3,123 3.17 TOWAUy ay civerlomercx oe ‘| eeeiee 6,088,152 2.35 |275,048,146 7,119,163 2.59 el eee (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) 116 SPECIES SHELLFISH, ETC. CRABS See a > Antinal CLAMS: SORT Ee. «..5..0) = HARD (QUAHOGS ) LOBSTERS, MAINE. SHRIMP . « « « « SCALLOPS, SEA. MUSSELS, SEA . PERIWINKLES. . SQUID ied sn << SEA URCHINS (SE BLOODWORMS . SANDWORMS. . SEA MOSS. . LIVERS .. « SPAWN. « « « APCs uk SOR DEC TOTAL © * © GRAND 0. Come elms © elerete «6 2 > amis © Ge 0 werene 6 © a oe ie o's NEW ENGLAND FISHERIES LANDINGS AT MAINE PORTS BY MONTHS, 1949 - Continued AV. PRICE AV. PRICE POUNDS PER POUND, POUNDS PER POUND 734,399 $20,217 340,086 $19,878 5.84 8,622,872 1,419,691 8,969,362 1,801,207 20.08 589,794 98,483 16.70 288 ,677 60,348 20.90 19,272,495 34.75 | 15,923,053 6,439,474 40.44 9,853 18.33 27,325 3,122 11.42 508,516 35.34 453,686 217,662 47.98 386 ,321 3.97 124,129 13,365 10.77 10,288 30.97 19,773 6,213 31.42 20,075 1.97 - - - 79,490 2.88 180,085 4,448 2.47 401,716 73.94 567 ,987 305, 044 53.71 33,811 55.93 77,871 57,307 73.59 1,125,000 1.66 1,483,721 29,675 2.00 1,779,347 6.96 1,509,274 104,993 6.96 47,296 24,342 1,697 6.97 8,899,888 26.47 | 29,989,371 9,064,433 292,203,570 | 14,988,040 5.13 |305,037,517 16, 183,596 5.30 NOTE :--THE FACTORS USED IN THE ABOVE TABLES TO CONVERT NUMBERS OR BUSHELS OF SHELLFISH, ETC., TO POUNDS ARE AS FOLLOWS: CRABS, 3 TO A POUND; CLAMS, SOFT, PUBLIC, 15 POUNDS OF MEATS PER BUSHEL; CLAMS, HARD (QuaHocs ), 11 POUNDS OF MEATS PER BUSHEL; BLOODWORMS, 44 WORMS PER POUND; SANDWORMS, 40 WORMS PER POUND, HERRING, 70 POUNDS PER BUSHEL; AND PERIWINKLES, 18 POUNDS OF MEATS PER BUSHEL. HERRING OCEAN PERCH) (ROSEFISH)E LOBSTERS OTHER MILLION POUNOS LOBSTERS HERRING OCEAN PERCH (ROSEF ISH) OTHER MIL! TON DOL! ARS 30 MAINE LANDINGS, 1949 60 99° VALUE OF MAINE LANDINGS, 1949 120 150 SECTION 3.- MIDDLE ATLANTIC FISHERIES (Area XXI11)4 The 1949 catch of fish and shellfish in the coastal areas of the Middle Atlantic States (New York, New Jersey, and Delaware) totaled 520,976,400 pounds valued at $27,117,133 to the fishermen. This represented an increase of 4 percent in quantity but a decrease of 5 percent in value compared with the previous year. Menhaden accounted for 75 percent of the total 1949 landings in the Middle Atlantic States, and 16 percent of the total value. The fisheries of the Middle Atlantic Area remained in a fairly healthy condition during 1949 with most of the major fisheries either holding their own or making slight gains in production. However, the continued failure of the pound net fishery was noticeable in New York and New Jersey. There were two factors which helped save many of the pound net operators from complete financial collapse during the year. These were successful summer retail markets, and prolonged winter operations. The pound net fisheries being located in the center of the popular resort areas, found a ready retail market for their fish during the summer months while production was at its peak. The profits recognized from direct retail sales coupled with the elimination of additional shipping and icing charges greatly aided the hard-pressed pound net operators. Prior to 1949 it had been customary to take the pound nets from the water in the early fall before the beginning of the autumnal storms, however with a non-productive season be- hind them and good fishing weather at hand, many operators left their equipment in the water. Migratory species continued to make their appearance in the nets throughout the winter. -»Out-of-season prices were received for these fish and, although some gear was lost because of storms, a new phase of seasonal operations was inaugurated. The New Fngland mackerel fleet made its appearance in the Middle Atlantic Area in early April and recorded an exceptionally successful season. During 1949, the purse seine operators caught almost 17 million pounds of mackerel. The 1948 mackerel purse seine season in the Middle Atlantic area had been unusually unsuccessful with slightly over one half million pounds being taken. The 1949 fall mackerel season was not so successful for hand line operators and gill netters as the spring season had been for the purse seine fleet. In the fall, the mackerel failed to school or to respond favor- able to chumming operations. These two factors were mainly responsible for the failure of the fall season. The menhaden catch in the Middle Atlantic area was only 3.2 million pounds above the amount taken the previous year. The prices paid for oil dropped greatly during 1949, but meal prices showed a marked increase and in part compensated for the fish oil problem. The 1949 production of oysters in New York and New Jersey recorded a noticeable gain compared with the previous year, Increased plantings and a good demand for fresh stock again made this fishery the most valuable single item in the Middle Atlantic Area. The failure of the soft clam production during 1949 was due mainly to the depletion of the famed Shrewsbury River clam beds in northern New Jersey. In 1949, because of pollution and intensive digging, these once-productive beds reached a point where constructive measures had to be taken if they are ever again to become the fertile grounds they were in the past. During the year, the state began studies to determine what measures should be adopted to preserve and build up these valuable grounds. 4 This number was assigned to this area by the North American Council on Fishery Investigations. It should be explained thet there are included in this area craft whose principal fishing ports are in the area but at times fish elsewhere. A notable example is the southern trawl fishery which extends into Area XXIV 117 118 MIDDLE ATLANTIC FISHERIES The last complete survey of the fishery transporting, wholesaling, and manufacturing industries was made for 1940. In that year, 215 men were employed in the operation of 72 vessels and boats engaged in the transporting trade, and 5,880 persons were employed in wholesale and manufacturing establishments. The latter employees received $6,736,554 in salaries and wages during 1940. Detailed statistics on these branches of the indus- try for that year can be found in ‘‘Fishery Statistics of the United States, 1944’’, (Statistical Digest No. 16). Condensed summary data on the operating units and catch by states of the Middle Atlantic fisheries, appearing on the following pages, have previously been published in Current Fishery Statistics No. 693. MIDDLE ATLANTIC CATCH, 1949 MENHADEN MACKEREL CLAMS OYSTERS SCUP OR PORGY OTHER MILLION 100 200 300 POUNDS VALUE OF MIDDLE ATLANTIC CATCH, 1949 OYSTERS CLAMS MENHADEN SEA SCALLOP SCUP OR PORGY OTHER MILLION DOLLARS MIDDLE ATLANTIC FISHERIES NEW YORK: CATCH BY GEAR, 1949 PURSE SEINES OTTER TRAWLS DREDGES TONGS OTHER MILLION POUNDS is) 30 45 60 TS) 90 NEW JERSEY: CATCH BY GEAR, 1949 PURSE SEINES POUND NETS OTTER TRAWLS DREDGES OTHER MILLION 25 50 TW) 100 125 150 POUNDS DELAWARE: CATCH BY GEAR, 1949 PURSE SEINES DREDGES TROT LINES OTTER TRAWLS OTHER MILLION 1 2 3 159 160 POUNDS 119 120 MIDDLE ATLANTIC FISHERIES SECTIONAL SUMMARIES "SUMMARY OF CATCH, 1949 : NEW YORK PRODUCT NEW JERSEY VALUE POUNDS VALUE FISH |. 5 She: 5 ganucueerenenaearodneetnell $4,453,553 191,492, 100 $4,536,262 SHELLFISH, ETC. gwen sermmtctelts teats 9,911,247 17,505,400 5,208,298 9,744,560 145, 505, 000 14,364, 800 DELAWARE TOTAL...» .@ s) midah'e seg sis" «viele 208,997,500 PRODUCT POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE GUSH pikes ce Gils ce ceo aos ot ae 161,733, 200 $1,839,801 473,274, 100 $10,829,616 SHELLFISH METGH ates. cae ces: 4,740, 700 1, 167,972 47,702,300 16,287,517 166, 473, 900 3,007,773 520,976,400 SUMMARY OF OPERATING UNITS, 1949 ITEM NEW YORK NEW JERSEY DELAWARE TOTAL OPAL sts Japoes i.e eal dive wu se 27,117, 133 NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER F |SHERMEN : ONSMESSEDS a: gcse nee ole hcdticiass omen 1,832 3,433 ON BOATS AND SHORE: REGUEAR NCO do letcat elas scree: comers 1,810 4,853 CRSU AL e's. Yeats aaa 2,325 6,885 TOTAL. . if: Dee terete eee 15,171 VESSELS, MOTOR: 4s: digame ebicteer tee Cetnets 590 NET TONNAGE: <0. * cima: arate eee 14,109 BOATS: MOTORS «2: a Ut -OBe Coen a anrotrel ete 3,320 2,227 155 5,702 OTHER. die tainis vomemnenes (oon ame teme 349 946 69 1,364 ACCESSORY *BOATS 8 ..c Semen rca) a pure 42 72 69 183 APPARATUS: PURSE SEINES: MACKEREL >.< Sur si ukapicv is, Guten ees 4 = LENGTH SMYARDSS fuitive) «coc eke - 1,550 1,550 MENHADEN (Be ities. 6s o) Saute ae 8 18 23 49 LENGTHS: YARDS; Buses 6c euales 3,200 5,710 6,900 15,810 OTHERS ee Bete. BaeeN vo rane S - 2 - 2 LENGTH, VARIG 5 oe 0 cencenonhstessietcuiie - 800 - 800 HAUL SEINES, COMMON. .. 1... 2 ee 136 23 58 217 LENGTH, “YARDS. «¢ gere ce newdes,coos 80,818 6,900 17,400 105,118 GILL NETS: : PRUE Terie anes, osname me res eke 205 1,329 44 1,578 SQUARE KARDS afuere et etremre > cme 631,500 647,938 87, 168 1,366, 606 FOUNATONINED colo ce, a 1S, eaten Mich, ae - 17 5 22 SQUARE YARUS Fos ose ahd ie - 68,000 20,000 88,000 STARE. ciation 6s) 6 6, aimee cee 102 551 18 671 SQUARE “YARDS... «+ dein) sitemes 57,125 951,731 26,902 1,035,758 LINES: HAND! Sore 0c Bc, SOE ets 649 254 - 903 HOOKS 5.5; Cee «a sate 1,300 470 - 1,770 TRAWL OR TROT WITH HOOKS ..... 191 339 85 615 HOOKS... oo. 5: qetaeuirenee ieee 71,500 102, 600 51,000 225, 100 TROLL. 6.2 2s Serene ns eee - 21 - 21 HOOKS 5 Sse. =) Be wee te al ack - 42 > 42 TROT WITH BAITS OR SNOODS. .... - 62 - 62 BAITS OR -SNOODS Sc csnanieytelule mh aece - 43,000 - 43,000 POUND NETS® Sanltice tise s,s. afre sorette 153 77 - 230 WEIRS cwcnts os Ns 6 Oph Ome te - 30 - 30 STOP NESS: rece ro) Sec eaoe eae ac - 18 - 18 LENGTH, “YARDS® .. seas Svebee ene, vo - 9,000 - 9,000 FYKE'NETS, FASH® 2) o53) ceaeners. 543 239 81 863 DIP NETS, COMMON, cies uenseneeomnes - 20 30 50 OTTER TRAWLS,.\ESH) memes oe 8 158 106 8 272 YARDS AT MOUTH. ‘sf aieantithic.6 c © 2,453 2,224 158 4,835 BEAM TRAWLS, SHRIMP. ,..... 4 « - 21 - 21 YARDS. AT MOUTH! *.. civemawist suememaat - 35 - 35 POTS: CONCH. 25 (5 4... Gana emaan fees aati 1,605 - - 1,605 CRAB o 6 a: va) so MPM eMettat tan raid - 55 900 955 BEL tayo; aRUNONe fale Oee ce ay a? 5. 721 1,114 450 2,285 FISH chic: 5 SCP, Shales abit artes 680 15,185 - 15,865 LOBSTER. J. Geey pe eitet os Patients ie 2,836 6,950 - 9,786 HARROONS 3.05 co caeeh co sitet ar sks 5 - - 5 (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) MIDDLE ATLANTIC FISHERIES 121 4 SUMMARY OF OPERATING UNITS, 1949 - Continued NEW YORK NEW JERSEY DELAWARE NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER APPARATUS - CONTINUED: DREDGES: GAM esr ciar sipem tage hicd Sivich sree worst 53 129 VARS Mr (MoWMIS 65 5 6 48 oo 6 106 GRAB Amro wecdiiee scercuiec etemiodundasicopeeges 3 38 YARDS AT MOUTH. . .. 8 Teer sc o 72 OYSTER, COMMON. .. . 6 ete i 376 YARDS Nr Mota 6 6.5 65 6° 1a 6 402 SGNULOP G6 oo 010 6 od Oo 0 om OO 126 VARS Ar MOUS 6.66 6 0 6 6 Au 379 TONGS: OYSTERS bi a 6) 6 oll.o 0 0 1G 6.0 WING 10 1,146 OWNER ALS ts ose Ne to ocd. duc en aero yo nO 6,242 RAKES, OTHER THAN FOR OYSTERS... . 1,088 HOESa 625 a Sob ta Nee eae Ie ne ee 5 185 CATCH BY STATES, 1949 NEW JERSEY SPECIES POUNDS POUNDS ALEWIMIESs 6 oo ¢ oa 0: peo 0 op 0 alo. 99, 000 19,900 $597 ANGLERF ISH, Ce ee ee ae 48,400 9,100 273 LIVE NGM oi a Mgt HALEN OIC Me ilen ae) Soames 251, 200 1,055, 400 121,347 BUGRERFAISHSureiey ajycwateatetiatr a iaih sic, selene 1,520, 400 1,499,700 97,983 CARDS 5 SARs Bl coe eM cals c einen Pen 2 1 eL 56, 600 65,000 3,330 CATBISH AND) BULUHEADS: 22. 2 2). ¢ ee 38,500 111,600 5,742 COD) 5. Se eae Ua Games Pearl eke 2,356, 800 1,386, 600 135,786 GROAKER Wem inn ch dadkoalericeciece silence: Kemet - 85, 200 5,142 CUNMERS YSoco ee BT Saeed a ENE ae 2,600 500 9 DOMPRIN Gey eierbe Ue) AUKetrel a eiycho os) Seen te 100 100 10 BRU, UNS (6) 0 tol glo vGls eusae: Glass tants - 800 44 EELS: COMMONS o co 6 oD Go ODO OOO OO 228,800 128,200 25, 640 GONGERM vai e 75. ve kitie Seer evs isiher auhewwente 8, 600 43,600 1,309 FLOUNDERS: GIRAY? SOLE 16) GUN iio san rohoMermoy Boater ois 10,800 13,600 816 MEOM SOLES 5 Goo G6 oS ooo Geb 376,600 11, 600 649 WEULOWMIMILG 6 G6) ob o bo ololo auc 6 1,461,900 57,000 2,850 IBUNCIWEINEK 6 Gp Oyo) OOo 0D OV OUOs OO 1,911,000 111,600 5,517 DINE) (> 910/70 @) PEDNDOROL Opeth allcatar ican 46,300 = é FURIE 6 Yoyo} oS onlomot be Mol cava) OlRDNa hoa 3,560,000 3,024, 500 446 , 622 UNCLASSIFIED. Go GA Genimeliona» o/b! oweno 28,300 2,700 187 RIUGAMEMMACKEREIES Gua eu ado ste ce ke 25,800 64,900 1,967 GRAVIEIEHIS 5 ton StoMorerONa omc tog Checmc Eee 53,700 1,800 54 GROUPER soo 6 o- BB OG OMG GF o-o bo aen - 2, 100 210 [WADDOEK. 6-6 16° Guamatowcosbid lo) DebiGonG 1,197,300 8,500 722 HAKE: RED. co pmignion be to wichee Mose Se nee Giromtoancyh 589, 100 354,700 10,698 WHITE Gea, So oRER Bee SSmane) SaaNomENS 59,000 57,200 1,716 RAL OIWI SSG ASB Re eibcheOaroelentpe Gatontomaais 3,700 = - HERRING RSENS Ne) se Stismaine feo et ie ere eres 219,500 1,961,700 25,748 INIGRORNE SHADE eva, a detects! va 6 feces) aSteeee - 3,100 93 IINGHMACKEREL gs cs, js Weight sis: (ecu ohare - 25,000 1,968 KING WHITING OR "KINGFISH", ...... . 33, 800 = - IUUINCIE Wo Ron OR Galamblecico.-0 Monon cmeanetie oy 22,500 - = MBCKERE ION oir act teuse va oe RAS eeea ie ce fella meses 1,886,300 19,066, 500 412,966 MENTADENR ene is ctae SG Dima eS Peis ean 89,488, 700 143, 173, 600 1, 639,207 UIE rec pcr ce cineca eer ten ce PS AIRE - 1, 200 104 BNWOIPAISHine se dein. cuseemoyers tetra a fe A meee - 17,400 850 ROMTOCK I Ries G2 BUEN Be. kg Ra 41,300 900 63 SCUPRORMPORG Yate oc weber 2 cue fn) ey bsum 7,285, 000 9,363,900 459,921 SHARBASS Rachie) ceiver cst. 6 awh UE Se 1,299, 200 3,756,500 454,139 SEASROBING cure pote ie epee en eile) (isan ase mene 16,900 23,900 602 SEA TROUT OR WEAKFISH, GRAY. ..... - 406, 700 2,567, 800 301,891 SAAD5 SNS echt Sa Sl wcbkoseo WstcinO Nae Geto alodeon O 899 , 500 1,406,600 252, 180 SHARIN r temctetal tr the) Weemcbeer lic) yall i feel sr. 9) Mo 24, 100 19,100 708 SIMWERSIDES 3.9 66.05.0516 0 5100 010 220,300 = = SAUER MeN otstey Ei tanita et R AS eva Val fev ecg) ae te 47, 800 12,800 384 SROMPemtein Ter ohile) sctetestete, fe ie ler cer enliel te 10,000 12,300 1,469 SHRM EDNBAS Siar ureuyeuWey Wop oneten fevuis) le, fen, oul ee 626, 000 21,200 4,820 STUREGONS BIAS ol Byonakows ua G 1a acho 11,300 3, 600 1,080 BUGKERS aye ireyiey ie colepeoetetna. cee eyes a Me 5,700 2,000 342 SUINNFASHeew ts, vee vo) meee ete fers. cop tente 1,700 = = SHELLFISH Gay ceootoed Wome semcne Seni 822, 800 57,800 3,043 SWORD EaSH MMe eae nel Rene cc) lolte mice ani leit 21,900 100 75 AUG Gr tteemsm retin veuye sevReWien tery) loi (ewe Yel eu Me 5, 000 65,90 1,992 TANTEI SHR Su reste Venuret Medren es erisy iat wees nee 914,300 49,400 (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) SPECIES FISH - CONTINUED TUNA AND TUNALIKE FISHES: BEMERIN’ 3) cute: 0 1D dsG0o GOs0 800 50 OG oO tO NOLO oO OO GoD BGG G0 G5 DO De0 DS0eo= 0 tO OG O10 O86 91 159,748, 100 29,500 155,800 1,038, 000 57,500 2,233,000 57, 600 2,290, 600 1,274,200 1949 - Continued $752 1,677,355 2,360 7,790 5, 100 612 29,835 8,625 207,350 18,912 "55 40 300 100 361,450 5,800 503, 800 TOTAL POUNDS 1,205, 800 943 , 800 116,200 3, 700 2,181,200 3,100 34, 400 33,800 22,500 20,952, 800 392,410, 400 30, 700 17,400 42, 200 16, 804, 700 5, 060, 800 40, 800 4,012,500 2,363, 600 43,200 220,300 60, 600 48,500 902, 200 24,500 7,700 13700 880, 600 22,000 70,900 963; 700 64,200 16, 900 705, 100 28, 000 132, 100 1,577, 900 7,500 4,700 1,031,300 53, 800 161, 733, 200 7, 839, 801 473,274, 100 4,227, 200 70,300 |__— 226,262 262 [eens 200 een 297,500 f. e0,099 | 659, 600 90, 100 11,078,800 508, 900 1,011 800 5/311,400 255, 600 284, 000 7,413, 700 9,458, 100 707 CO | Ore | A727 OOO | 702,300 166,473, 900 3,007, 773 520,976, 400 123 4,256, 193 2,464 850 1,563 1,112, 700 685, 423 15 lity 413,215 402,262 1,914 13,185 2,746 4,851 229,205 8,835 897 174. 59,747 10,829,616 392,654 22,976 415, 630 2,563 309,075 45,040 3,807, 609 159,333 191,896 509, 652 4, 668, 490 31, 080 25,330 162,450 173,611 3,920, 885 4,815, 488 9,072,434 27, 834 1,593, O77 92, 459 220 4,285 16,287,517 27,117,133 124 MIDDLE ATLANTIC FISHERIES SUPPLEMENTARY REVIEW OF THE CATCH OF CERTAIN SHELLFISH, 1949 1TEM CRABS, BLUE: HARD . 2 ee «os SOFT AND PEELERS HORSESHOE CRABS, . CLAMS: HARD, PUBLIC . HARD, PRIVATE. SOFT, PUBLIC SURF . . - 2 « CONCHS'. . 1... MUSSELS, SEA. . OYSTERS, MARKET: PUBLIC, SPRING . PUBLIC, FALL. . PRIVATE, SPRING. PRIVATE, FALL. . SCALLOPS: BAT ee eave fee SEAsi es s © © te © CRABS, BLUE: HARD) =. 6 ve», te SOFT AND PEELERS . HORSESHOE CRABS. . CLAMS : HARD, PUBLIC . . HARD, PRIVATE. . SOFT, PUBLIC . . Suge sos) oh by,'c CONCHSEs ac. ks MUSSELS, SEA... OYSTERS, MARKET: PUBLIC, SPRING . PUBLIC, FALL . . PRIVATE, SPRING. PRIVATE, FALL. . SCALLOPS: BAe, "sso. ec 5 0 2122 Se Ae 9:0, 0a a) eC Y ne wo: ene 2.9) 6ye) ae Sine none us. a0 W).m, se, io, aye a, Whee. we NUMBER DO POUNDS PER CRAB U.S. STANDARD BUSHEL NUMBER bo POUNDS PER CRAR U.S. STANDARD BUSHEL DO i2Je) DO DO DO NEW YORK $2,351,200 90,000 27,834 470, 433 26,580 25,330 151,175 151,175 2,455,115 2,666, 095 27,834 1,243, 707 361,450 503, 800 NEW JERSEY QUANTITY 5,982, 600 597,814 166,433 QUANTITY 12,681,600 281,200 210,000 1,035,874 49,044 51,519 442,617 8,910 12, 660 34,353 38,410 1,045, 831 1,343, 408 4,620 717,966 VALUE $185,304 4,064 2,563 1,438, 141 11,583 164; 062 393219 4,500 VALUE $392, 654 22,976 2,563 3,807,609 159,333 191,896 509, 652 31,080 25,330 162,450 173,611 3,920,885 4,815, 488 27,834 1,593,077 NOTE:--BUSHELS REPRESENT U.S. STANDARD BUSHEL OF 2,150.4 CUBIC INCHES CAPACITY. CRABS, BLUE: HAN ees, wa) hie SOFT AND PEELERS HORSESHOE CRABS. . CLAMS: HARD, PUBLIC . . HARD, PRIVATE. . SOFT, PUBLIC . . 2 UP pg SS CONGHS 2.3. ot MUSSELS, SEA... OYSTERS, MARKET: PUBLIC, SPRING PUBLIC, FALL . PRIVATE, SPRING PRIVATE, FALL, SCALLOPS: BAVA I Ss)» SEA, NOTE:~-BUSHELS REPRESENT NUMBER PER POUND DO POUNDS PER CRAB LBS. MEATS PER U.S. BUSHE 3 cee! a Oe eye On SIN OUNaNN 5388 888888 88 AVERAGE WEIGHTS OF CERTAIN SHELLFISH, 1949 U.S. STANDARD BUSHEL OF 2,150.4 CUDIC INICHES CAPACITY. MIDDLE ATLANTIC FISHERIES 125 MANUFACTURED FISHERY PRODUCTS, VARIOUS YEARS 1/ NEW JERSEY NEW YORK PENNSYLVANIA & DELAWARE YEAR UNIT UANT ITY VALU BY MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS: ae panes SANTINI, BEUE GEN WALUE BUFFALOFISH, SMOKED. ......, 1940 POUNDS 315,000 $68,700 = - BUTTERFISH, SMOKED. ...-.... @ 1940 DO 290,700 56,740 80,850 $27,447 GABP SESMOKED miei eran mime nerier ter ier een 04.0) DO 40,000 12,900 60,500 24,650 CHUB, CISCO AND TULLIBEE, SMOKED. . 1940 DO 1,710,000 477, 000 508, 000 217,600 coD: FRESH AND FROZEN FILLETS. O49) DO 2,394,320 694,719 401,785 126, 036 SAMTEDERIUIETSH do hemeth eee: 1) 1940 DO - - 685,200 205,560 SMOKED FILLETS. ......... 1940 Do 64,600 12,920 - - EELS, COMMON, SMOKED. ....... 1940 DO 100, 000 28, 100 4,100 1,360 FLOUNDERS, FRESH AND FROZEN FILLETS 1949 DO 3,739, 113 1,500, 198 207,537 87,080 HADDOCK: FRESH AND FROZEN FILLETS. ... . 1949 1,701,320 527,989 507,094 167,209 SMOKED: POLUEIENA 5 5 6 oloh6 & bio arm) DEE 113, 100 17,274 57,140 13,461 FINNANHADDIE......... 1940 115, 000 14,950 34,900 5,595 WHOUES A ERE mina PIB) ceo met at) 1940, - - 28,700 5,740 HAKE, FRESH FILLETS. ....... 1949 98, 000 19,800 (2) (2) HERRING, SEA: BLOATERS, SMOKED HARD. ..... 1940 - - 490,500 73,055 IPPEREDGaN cee Gado le uot ben 1940 63, 000 11,600 2,500 375 SPICED pee oe eule co) ibsuhen tes eile ech pl 940 = = 35, 000 2,500 LAKE TROUT, SMOKED. .... .« ee 1940 67,000 19,700 72,000 31,200 LINGCOD, SMOKED ........ 24. 1940 800 100 a MACKEREL, SMOKED, WHOLE . . a6 HELO) 49 ,000 9,250 10, 100 2,520 MENHADEN: DRY SCRAP AND MEAL. ......-. 1949 TONS 2 2 3/33, 206 B/4,918,546 OVE dds wirdkeemoees at OMOMDIPN Ne serMOLS GALLONS 2 2 3,201,065 [ 1,464,605 PADDLEFISH, SMOKED. . ..«..... « 1940 POUNDS 125, 000 53,850 = a SABLEFISH, SMOKED. ........ 1940 DO - - 95,000 42,750 SALMON: KAIGRERED mej) (tpleieidsy syle! ot) ee, 1 194.0 info) 430,000 167,900 355, 000 159, 250 SMOKED, WHOLE. .--......-. 1949 DO 5, 120,000 1,697,500 1,081,000 426,400 SHADY ESMOKEDS ael.« 4% tne Se ees a 1940 DO 70,000 9,000 45,000 13,250 STURGEON, SMOKED. ......... 1940 DO 417,000 322,250 88,000 67,000 MUNASESMOKEDiaie «+ 0 [nie 2 oe & 1940 DO - - 700 175 WHITEFISH, SMOKED. ........ 1940 DO 1,750, 000 618,500 320, 000 112,300 WHITING, SMOKED. ......... 1940 DO = - 131,500 19,725 CLAMS: CANNED: WHOLE AND MINCED (HARD AND SURF) 1949] STANDARD CASES 74,027 684,798 ie - CHOWDER, JUICE AND BROTH (HARD) 1949 DO 14,775 45,190 (2) (2) FRESH-SHUCKED (HARD AND SURF) . . 1940 GALLONS - - 16,215 26,205 MUSSEL-SHELL AND MARINE PEARL-SHELL : BUIONSI Wea MerdeOts as, vat tere omens, |= 1949 GROSS 922,562 1,713,355 1,664,378 | 2,423,224 OYSTERS, FRESH-SHUCKED (EASTERN). . 1940 GALLONS 249,450 523,625 788,737 | 1,398,319 OYSTER-SHELL PRODUCTS: GRMN fellie keWel ciel ie) FLOUNDERS: GRAY SOLE . LEMON SOLE. YELLOWTAIL. BLACKBACK . DAB’... FLUKE... . UNCLASSIFIED GRAYFISH. . . HADDOCK . . . HAKE: REBes WHITE... HALIBUT... HERRING, SEA. KING WHITING O} MACKEREL. . . POLLOCK... SCUP OR PORGY SEA BASS. . . SEA ROBIN . . SEA TROUT OR WEA SHAD. . . . SHARKS. . . SKATES. . . STRIPED BASS Be. ere a (em ee mee an '@ a eS 2S As zx wae Ds Ae eas © fends. 6 ‘a hele 0 0 o tees 6 8 2 0) =e 0 0 F STURGEON. SWELLF ISH SWORDF | SH TAUTOG. . TILEFISH. WHITING , WOLFFISH. UNCLASSIFIED: FOR FOOD. ... OTHER. . LOBSTERS, NORTHERN CONCHS. . . - « « SCALLOPS, SEA. . SQUID . K' » asks © sie ise us 0 0) ee? "6.6 TOTAL. . SPECIES CLAMS: HARD, PUBLIC . HARD, PRIVATE. SOFT, PUBLIC . SURF . «2 o « MUSSELS, SEA. . OYSTERS, MARKET: PUBLIC, SPRING . PUBLIC, FALL. . PRIVATE, SPRING. PRIVATE, FALL. . SCALLOPS: BAY, oe ws ee SEA. 2 so wo TOTAL. . % ee wee: a z Ss Oeeee Gice'e) Te-am, eo ne) e's) EOL fe. wl os +. eke re era ee aT wo see eee we ec ae we © =e 6 @ © [7 > ae. © Satlepets = (6 s 206) are. & Ce ie 16 0 Gch « 6 eb we one © 2 ee) a © She MIDDLE ATLANTIC FISHERIES NEW YORK: CATCH BY GEAR, OTTER TRAWLS 122} 989 174, 267 2, 742 637, 904 1 7516 [23,144,800 | 2,471,638 | 624,000 _| _215,533_| 21,900 2,455,115 2,666,095 3,682, 700 3,999, 200 23,100 3, 246; 600 27,834 1,221,172 15,871, 100 6,846,413 7,858,300 2,763,116 74,300 1949 - Continued POTS POUNDS 500 000 ul = - POUNDS 7,023, 700 270,000 VALUE $2,351, 200 90,000 2,396 17,170 25,000 85,800 226,900 226,900 151,175 151,175 POUNDS HARPOONS VALUE WOU Sw Pe ee a Sa 900 | _ 21,900 | _10,900 RAKES 27,834 : MIDDLE ATLANTIC FISHERIES 129 NEW JERSEY OPERATING UNITS BY GEAR, 1949 PURSE SEINES GILL NETS LINES IVER MACKEREL }|MENHADEN OTHER DRIFT RUNAROUND STAKE HAND NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER, NUMBER. F1SHERMEN : % ON} WMESRIELS 5 5 acceso 6 oM6 34 ON BOATS AND SHORE: REGUMAR Urpin i ries \ntoobied ce 76 GARWNLS Gf os 610 cl ala 0 124 UOUETL Te ARS a orig is 254 VESSELS, MOTOR. ....... 24 NET TONNAGE. .......% 74 310 BOATS: MOMORMWerrs: Meta, weiter /ol) fo: fei f' eka 107 99 OTIMERE rehen teyic, er eehbe now cate 133 - ACCESSORY BOATS ....... - - APPARATUS : NUMBER: cutee! & pelle loll Beds 1,329 551 254 LNeMEL, WARDS 46 60 6 6 0 = 2 - SQUARE YARDS. .....-.-. 647,938 951,731 e HOOKS, BAITS, OR SNOODS . . - 470 LINES - CONTINUED ae TEM TRAWL OR POUND WEIRS STOP NERS TROT WITH] TROLL BAITS OR NETS NETS @euent HOOKS SNOODS NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER FISHERMEN : aat Bac We Sramee — — ON: WESSELS poem amemeadomews 32 = 101 = = = = ON BOATS AND SHORE: REGUDAR HT at Leip Fes 72 - - CASUNEA Min Gs comes a Bip 14 20 TOAUarpew cake sce ole ee 20 VESSELS, Moule gee aeons ole - NET TWONNNGE S94 G5 6 old - BOATS: MOmORMEtipsureurc pie isi bess) er feb le a OUKER Sr Shear peswielggo: 645 13 APPARATUS : NUONBERR Ma Orirs cso aoe 20 LENGTH, YARDS ....... ae HOOKS, BAITS, OR SNOODS . . = OTTER BEAM POTS DREDGES ITEM TRAWLS, | TRAWLS FisHie | suRIMp.|. CRAB FISH LOBSTER CRAB NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER FISHERMEN : ONVIESSELS\yen ty ete) cl hee 312 = - 14 2 81 32 ON BOATS AND SHORE: REGUPAB ii (cil lfc cite 8a fe - 47 54 22 6 CINSUNLE 16:0 0) 5 aloo bo 2 2 = 3 = TAU 5/82 6 cule be 38 VESSEDS MOTOR £5 ls tas v 1 40 16 NETSTONNAGE 2S SS AEE 53 9 425 125 BOATS: MOTOREE stirctesl ils) clit tke = 24 27 13 3 ONDER MP ns, Siverce Cachba se - - - = APPARATUS : INUMBERD At et ely fi ich vet ch ot Bee ve 15,185 6,950 76 38 VARDSWAT IMOUMHIS 9S 2 is BES = = 70 72 | RAKES, BY HAND, TOTAL, ITEM OTHER THAN | HOES PTHER THAN | EXCLUSIVE OR | OfsteRs | scatiop| oyster | oTHER | OR OYSTERS| OR OYSTERS DUPLICATION NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER’ NUMBER NUMBER F | SHERMEN : ON VESSELS. .. Se oan 797 93 = - - - = 1,832 ON BOATS AND SHORE: REGUIEAR Rea est vii (aie a eCaiu te 1,810 ASUA IIA Seana rticcnir emt y vis 2,325 TOMAS SMEAR 4 cilorore asthe idee is 5,967 > WESSELS IMOUCKA = a fio 60d 6 333 NEITONNAGE ya Sis ee) ie 6,874 BOATS: NOUOR 6G (telco plllowon dnc 2,227 OTHERS Rien he aa auc) ewiendeane 946 IACGESSORM IBOATS! Se) one ates 72 APPARATUS: NUMBER cnc csi ten teqisy vs: dailia, Js WARDS Ar Wow 6 44 4-5 3 2 (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) 130 MIDDLE ATLANTIC FISHERIES NEW JERSEY: CATCH BY GEAR, 1949 HAUL SEINES Se POUNDS | VALUE POUNDS | VALUE RVEWIORS, = bccn 6 Baus 4,100 3,000 $90 BIURSHISH.. « BM 6 sce %. « - 253,000] 32,166 BOTIERHISHS & 5s. Ses a - 886 CARP, . Eee. 6g whee « 11,500 5 CATFISH AND BULLHEADS . . . 10,400 Claes <.s hae «stom e 20 CROAKER wer eniste “ere ohe w me 36 FLOUNDERS: YELEOWFADLE. 95%. 6 ote Bo 5 BEACKBACK?E. - 5 a stew « 25 FRIGATE MACKEREL. ..... 6 HERRING: SEA. GES » spss 80 MACKERELS. bw. Sie tbe. we 16,830, 400 36, 483 MENHADENS «fs 6-6 «she wd 129,822,000 5 MELE 6b TMR he - = POUOCKi crs bn heals x a - 4 SCUP OR PORGY .. 2. 2 2 1,350,500 - - 22 ee ee eee . - - - 24 SEA TROUT OR WEAKFISH, GRAY 141,700 4,440 SAS es Fe cee een ol - , , 25, 184 SHARKS. bdo at eons oe 400 - , 351 STRUPED'BASS.°S o> <} = as - - 860 WHITE ORERCHE., 21% che «. 414 601 CRABS, BLUE, HARD... .. = ston HOTA. ‘clits: © ep wee Bt oer 156,600 , 756,358 62 “700 4,990 922,100 | 101,261 | 163,200] 18,900 | GILL NETS - CONT'D. | LINES SPECIES STAKE TRAWL OR TROT TROLL WITH HOOKS ~POUNDS VALUE AEEWIVESSatesc en o)shar 2 ~~~6, 800 = ANGLERKUSHs feo. a» 0 »f > . = | = 7 BLUEBISHGE. Ps cc coche ce 100 é ; - $720 BUTTERFISH. . . nae 300 2 = = CATFISH AND BULLHEADS . ; - 2,700 E = 2 Coes Ey. So : = DOMEHIN. 2 ch. et... bs Hh Z = EELSSCONGER. . ». <1 + aie 800 z FLOUNDERS: BLACKBACK . . ‘ - REUKE. nan g FRIGATE MACKEREL HAKE, RED... KING ” MACKEREL . Ue Tea M6 (oe 16 wits MAGNERE et oho et tee cee cate 1,069,800 - - MULLER take: eic. 0. 5 arte 20 = = = SCUP OR PORGY.... we 13, 700 - = SEANBASS 7 Same stren cule) SerCnS 18 4,600 - - SEA TROUT OR WEAKFISH, GRAY 84 - - - SHED citvere notte comet apices 169,996 - - - SHARKS sche 400s .. of'e Mr s - - - - SSATESs tCes Sh eee - 800 - SURIBED BASS; wep «si oc = 408 - - RAUMG hw edc! 6.4, 5 sabre 40,2 - = = TUNA AND TUNALIKE FISHES: BRUEGI News cs acs ced ss! 6 = BONITO stele wens ein ie: ve 12 PURE gee pero», sh phan - WHITES PERCH ba. aes! sed 6 6‘ - MOTAL ¢, ache a tole: 6 732 SPECIES POUNDS POUNDS BLUEFISH. . . Z BUTTERFISH. . 2. . CARE epltecnucdemt nay CATFISH AND BULLHEAD: COD" oe ce ww CROAKER 4: od «c_ CUNNER, , . Ae DRUM, BLACK... EELS: COMMONS SM yoo. 6 wihr ic CORGERIS. 8x5 0s tes S| Se ens. a 2 Se ee ef ere a a S).6 wane b) a0: © 6 2 ene S08 28 aT (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) SPECIES FLOUNDERS YELLOWTAIL . . BLACKBACK. . . FLUKE A. FRIGATE MACKEREL GRAYFISH.. . . HAKE, RED. . HERRING, SEA HICKORY SHAD KING MACKEREL MACKEREL . . MENHADEN . . MULLET... PILOTFISH. . SCUP OR PORGY SEA BASS . . SEA ROBIN. . SEA TROUT OR SHAD... SHARKS . . . SKATES . 2... SPO cree STRIPED’ BASS STURGEON . . SUCKERS. . « SWELLFISH. . TAUTOG . 2. TUNA AND TUNA Deo ee ww ew ww ew @o0 mo n00 mi xz OP OSGeo Ga Oe Salo ooo 0 0 OO tO O50 0 6 se 2 2 © Re ew ew wo ew ee m 7 [sy ° z a fo) . eo ee ms ew ew ew wt Cine 4 WHITING. . . . UNCLASSIFIED, FOR FOO! CRABS, BLUE, HARD. . HORSESHOE, CRABS . . SQUID. . . j TERRAPIN, DIAMOND-BAC TOTAL BaCeGr Oo 0 onder ot Oetpord! (pe AED GTO MC oO. or prema 626 e se wn Are « Oe « « © Le 0 « 5 0 8 6 6 et Wie ee 0 te wt tw ee ee SPECIES ALEWIVES . . ANGLERFISH . BLUEFISH .. . BUTTERFISH . CATFISH AND BUL COD) olga oho CROAKER. .. . EELS, CONGER . FLOUNDERS: GRAY SOLE. . LEMON SOLE . YELLOWTAIL . HEA\ ee 8 Te ew ww 6-0 0 (S/o 0 O60 n ee 6 Me ew BLACKBACK . FLUKE. . . UNCLASSIFIED FRIGATE MACKEREL GROUPERS ... . HADDOCK. . . HAKE: REDeo io 6 6 WHITE. . . HERRING, SEA KING MACKEREL MACKEREL . . PILOTFISH. . POLLOCK. . . SCUP OR PORGY SEA BASS . . SEA ROBIN. . . SEA TROUT OR WE . . e eo ee eo ew ww © 6 6 jeperer o 0 O000b GOO 5 see we eo ew ew SD 5 66 0 SHARKS... SKATES . . . SFO .G Glau STRIPED BASS STURGEON . . ee ee we He we ew ew ew ew 8 es © © © © © Ye «© © © © © 8 © 8 a5 eee ee eee we ee ee ew ew e © © © © © De oe © © we ew ww za mm NOOO COHFoOO OD OOO to Go oo mG oOo oO moO OO 3) he ot reek Nie bots Je ot deol ie CWT (PU th I Ch oC) leh <) Ce Cl Ot abo x yo 5 OO 06 6 mee ee ew ww on 0006 $550 bo 0 00 Oo oo MIDDLE ATLANTIC FISHERIES NEW JERSEY: LINES - CONT'D. TROT WITH BAITS OR SNOODS 0iov 0 00 0 TD 1,080,800 | $100 1,080, 800 CATCH BY GEAR, 1949 POUND NETS POUNDS 3,000 47,600 64,200 1,800 194,500 1,898, 600 3,100 2} 600 605, 000 13,351, 600 “2 424,700 4,400 Continued WEIRS Gye isn oo ooo ob 630,000 131 STOP NETS 100,480 | 21,993,000 |730, 780 690,000 8,713 | 81,800 VALUE 4,522 FYKE NETS DIP NETS OTTER TRAWLS BEAM TRAWLS POUNDS” VALUE 5,900 $177 72,000 3,600 22,600 945 UV UO tn OD 1 i) ou Oo thi 1 on wow ul (CONTINUED ON POUNDS | VALUE hh 0 1 NEXT PAGE) POUNDS: 9,000 69,900 503, 500 66, 200 TT, 000 39; 400 13, 600 11, 600 LUE $270 6,268 30,210 POUNDS coo naodnu oD VALUE 132 SPECIES SWELLFISH. ... SWORDFISH. . . . TAUTOG . . w » « TILEFISH bs. 6 2 TUNA AND TUNALIKE FISHES: BLUEFIN. . « - BONITO... WHITE PERCH. . WHITING. 2 . « UNCLASSIFIED, CRABS, BLUE: HARO o> ‘eo « SOFT AND PEELERS . LOBSTERS, NORTHERN . SHRIMP... 2 © « CONCHS .. . SCALLOPS, SEA. vial SQUID. ese ees TOTAL. . « SPECIES ALEWIVES: mers ro. 5 EELS; COMMON . CONGER . HAKE, RED. SEA BASS . SUCKERS. . TAUTOG . . CRABS, BLUE: HARD oa SOFT AND PEELERS LOBSTERS, NORTHERN CLAMS: HARD, PUBLIC . . HARD, PRIVATE. . SURF eC OYSTERS, MARKET: PUBLIC, SPRING PUBLIC; FALL . PRIVATE, SPRING PRIVATE, FALL. SCALLOPS, SEA. . MOTAL.” . « se #2 6s pee Sa SPECIES CLAMS: HARD, HARD, SOFT, TURTLE, PUBLIC , PRIVATE. PUBLIC . SNAPPER, TOTAL is « FOR FOOD MIDDLE ATLANTIC FISHERIES NEW JERSEY: POUNDS CATCH BY GEAR, 1949 - Continued FYKE NETS DIP NETS OTTER TRAWLS POUNDS 10, 800 100 21,000 49, 400 900 100 100 224,600 11,800 BEAM TRAWLS 104, __ 104,600 4,927 | _26,200{ 5,204 | 15,' 200] 5,204 |15, 651, 0C 000 1 28, 688 | 90,000 | 45,000 POUNDS ~~ 100 113,200 2,900 12,300 1,489, 200 200 44,000 12,200 500 277,400 POUNDS POUNDS 1,220,700 10, 400 POUNDS 138,715 569, 000 39,500 407,700 2,778, 900 4,1 68, ae ” 9957.00 BY HAND 205, 497 7,875 39,219 1,090,078 1, 639, 239 ” 3487250 $164, 1062 TONGS POUNDS 303,700 14, 5300 OYSTER DREDGER 11,275 22,436 14,242 6,354 736,497 VALUE: $109, 676 4,285 113,961 133 MIDDLE ATLANTIC FISHERIES Dy DELAWARE OPERATING UNITS BY GEAR, 1949 PURSE HAUL GILL_NETS SEINES, SEINES, DRIFT RUNAROUND MENHADEN COMMON NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER F1SHERMEN: ONSVESSEESS Syek ee =) ON BOATS AND SHORE: REGULAR, . . 2 « «= « CASUA 8) Ree es, TOTALS esa essaedl etl eas VESSELS, MOTOR. ..... NET TONNAGE. © 2... BOATS: MOTOR MGR itcizeb ate ie oi « 1] OTHER eraheowautemrmrcresthenns ACCESSORY BOATS. . 1... APPARATUS: 18 NUMBERM AS Usenet spiel le ore LENGTH, YARDS. .... . SQUARE YARDS LINES, TROT WITH BAITS OR SNOODS NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER FISHERMEN: ON VESSELS . 2. «6 « «= e ON BOATS AND SHORE: INEQWUNRe a Bos Aaa a CASUAL . w 2 ew we TOTAL} oes. 2 VESSELS, MOTOR. ..... NET TONNAGE. .. ... BOATS: MOTOR Neu spuisiestetess 5 i ) OUR. 6 glo cb ono oo = APPARATUS: NUMBER . . 900 HOOKS, BAITS, OR SNOODS. YARDS AT MOUTH... . . RAKES ' TOTAL OTHER THAN EXCLUSIVE OF 1 POTS - CONT'D. pREDeES TONGS, =e YSTER bed aaa ae COMMON” me NUMBER NUMBER. NUMBER. ITEM F | SHERMEN : ONMVESSENSH = Jasutney 12 685 ON BOATS AND SHORE: REGUIWAREN oveie tasers en cc 159 CASUAL Pelee hat cuss TOUS! essa bee VESSELS, MOTOR INET TRONIINEISS G6 eG G86 6 BOATS: MOORS 5 5 ye eR 155 OTHER. . . oe GRO a. 69 ACCESSORY BOATS. 1.1... 69 APPARATUS: NUMBER... Oo CMaNs YARDS AT MOUTH GILL NETS DRIFT SPECIES POUNDS POUNDS VALUE AIBEWIIVIE Sar ouey ude etsy tal Peale 7,000 5 BLUEFISH . . . tes 5,600 = CATFISH AND BULLHEADS. . . 3, 000 - CROAKER. . . BNC ions 9,000 3 FLOUNDERS, BLACKBACK . . . 6,500 - KING MACKEREL. ...... 4,300 5 MENHADEN . . . 2 2 « « 159,748, 100 $1,677,355 (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) si MIDDLE ATLANTIC FISHERIES DELAWARE: CATCH BY GEAR, 1949 - Continued PURSE SEINES GILL NETS SPECIES HAUL SEINES WHITE PERCH .... YELLOW. PERCH, .. 3. TOVAL: 5 cho, «ig tote POUNDS POUNDS VALUE MULLET... . A = SEA TROUT OR WEAKFISH, GRAY . $550 RAD nye ee hed ae 3,825 = eas oo meee 935 SIREBED BASS.\.5 chao od Jkes 1,215 ATURGEON MSS cs a) A Scie ccm» sae GILL NETS Soe, POUNDS LINES, TROT WITH SPECIES BAITS OR SNOODS RLEWIVESS sss ehe © p! » - 1 ~ 1,500 = BOER tsar se © Siete “sails, 557000 = CROAKER . . estes 60,000 ip SEA TROUT OR WEAKFISH, GRAY . 55,000 = SHADT°S oor ts ae ae = - SPOT oe SEs. che. SBtNCLS 11,500 E STRIREDTBASSSE PT Pe) se) citer: 4,500 “ WHITEAPERCH?: 04. . fuses = = CRABS, BLUE, HARD. 1... TOTAL. 2 )6 « SPECIES ALEWIVES, BLUEEISHs. -sveusradsoeveremes BUTTERFISHS=. «, «fe % 4 0 0 « 3,380 CON eee cotina, ais rah Wee ate 40 RROARER US cme": 5) dees 2,625 DROME BLACK none aus: sie. 625 FERS A COMMON.! 5 40fe) sc cps : FLOUNDERS: BUACKHECKY oo cf ata. a, Gb oe, BOURKE Cc corse. niecven oe: c 1,245 UNCLASSIFIED... i. .c Sais « 1,170 KING MACKEREL. ....... 408 MORLET. atte ys > is. ct ahem. = SCUP OR PORGY/J2uNe |. aN Mee 7,790 SEAL BASS letidcre “a fo Catia tid ae 612 SEA TROUT OR WEAKFISH, GRAY . 11,550 SHIRL a werrettet ecules 40 \anremers 150 Suey ber URGES |. Gore nee 187 SIRIFEDIGRSS. oc b's faite 6 6,750 STURGEON Gwen s 2.6) cb lel veusel s, lo 150 WHI TENPEREH ae see 5c ol rere 890 UNCLASSIFIED, FOR FOOD. ... 432 CRABS, BLUE, SOFT AND PEELERS - LOBSTERS, NORTHERN... . SHRIMPS neh cts 0 a 0 “whee: « = ee ee es Se TOTAL cet Ble ae . SPECIES POUNDS EELS, COMMON. . Sr et CRABS, BLUE, HARD | ot CHEE CLAMS, HARD : PUBLIC. me fe Wael al larry ie PRIVATE . . a fo ie)" a? alan OYSTERS, MARKET : PRIVATE, SPRING. « «© « « PRIVATE, FAC e ceo lege ©) & 147, 000 189, 000 911,000 1 , 267, 000 TOTAL Ss 5 pve 2s 135 MIDDLE ATLANTIC FISHERIES HUDSON RIVER SHAD FISHERY During 1949, the shad fishery in the Hudson River gave employment to 845 fishermen, who marketed 1,727,370 pounds of shad with a value of $286,515 to the fishermen. This represented a decrease of 27 percent in quantity and a decrease of 14 percent in value compared with the previous year. There was a decline of 114 fishermen employed in the Hudson River shad fishery during 1949 compared with 1948. The average price per pound received by fishermen in 1949 was 16.6 cents compared with 14.1] cents in 1948. Stake gill nets accounted for 69 percent of the production by weight; drift gill nets, 29 percent; and haul seines, the remaining 2 percent. In 1949, the shad taken averaged 3.49 pounds per fish -- slightly larger than the average of 3.31 pounds in the previous year. Statistics of the operating units and catch of shad in the Hudson River for 1949 by New York and New Jersey fishermen are also included in the operating unit and catch data for the two states. SUMMARY OF OPERATING UNITS AND CATCH, 1949 ITEM NEW YORK NEW JERSEY TOTAL OPERATING UNITS NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER F |SHERMEN: ON BOATS AND SHORE: REGUGAR Mee. 8 bh. 8 32 77 109 CASW Nin ooo Wee on 6 590 146 736 TOTAL... -. « 622 223 845 BOATS: | (OHORG" Soman ollom Blo 277 49 326 OUMlls lo 16. Beoto ong co 2 135 137 APPARATUS: HAUL SEINES. . ... . 43 - 43 LENGTH, YARDS... . 6,930 = 6,930 GILL NETS: PRUNFIa 6-8°%G Oe avs 6 191 14 205 SQUARE YARDS. . . 621, 000 32,500 653,500 STAKE eee i) oe oa 6 102 161 263 SQUARE YARDS . . . 57, 125 368,561 425, 686 NUMBER POUNDS VALUE SHAD CAUGHT: VAIL SIEIINZ6l6 3 a Gs 6 13, 030 43,300 | $5,637 DRIFT GILL NETS... . 152,559 (492) 656 | 76,566 STAKE GILL NETS... . 329,513 73191,414 | 204,312 TOTAL... . 220,559 | 748,800 | 113,395 274,543 | 978,570 | 173, 120 495,102 | 1,727,370 | 286,515 m0 % fa Rees ROT Kees Broce Robin Secon RS BOR see Ra ecrenenecerteas RR REI SCOURS pies . Hy B = = ae T Ir " wv 1— ” = wi L te STAKE GILL NET 136 MIDDLE ATLANTIC FISHERIES LANDINGS AT NEW YORK CITY Landings of fishery products at Fulton Market, New York City, during 1949, by fishing craft of all sizes amounted to 14,973,000 pounds. This was an increase of nearly 975,000 pounds or 7 percent compared with the landings of the previous year. Of the 1949 landings, 81 percent consisted of fish, with shellfish making up the re- maining 19 percent. Receipts of shellfish registered a decrease of 417,000 pounds or 13 percent compared with the landings made in 1948, while finfish recorded a gain of 1,392,000 pounds or 13 percent compared with the landings of the previous year. The more important species landed at the Fulton Market in New York City during 1949 were scup or porgy, 4,731,000 pounds; sea scallops, 2,522,000 pounds; fluke, 1, 497,000 pounds; yellowtail, 1,128,000 pounds; haddock, 1,077,000 pounds; and tilefish, 874,000 pounds. The landings of these six species comprised 79 percent of the total. LANDINGS AT NEW YORK CITY: BY MONTHS, 1949 SPECIES JANUARY | FEBRUARY MARCH ] APRIL MAY JUNE JULY FISH POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS ie POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS | POUNDS ANGLERFISH »« « « « © e © 445 = = = = = BLUEFISH « « «© © ee eo 520 30 118 959 160 - - BUTTERFISH « » « © ee © 205,195 37,615 99,130 106,140 14,355 9,805 = CoD: LARGE. © s'est ce ce ce a 6,140 780 22,750 27,050 9,670 2,980 415 MARKET » ce ce ec eee 42,825 19,980 6,280 6,160 12,730 92,195 | 65,180 CUNNER « « ee ee 2 eo 140 - - = - - ~ EELS, CONGER » + we ew eo 1,120 1,735 4,091 535 300 - - FLOUNDERS: BLACKBACKs « oe ee wo 33 ,000 3,270 2,550 = 1,155 32,640 | 54,100 DAB, SEA.» se ee ees = - 750 4,425 20,935 8,620 3,700 FLUKE, oe ee eee we 224,667 389,313 409,890 260, 186 59 ,540 1,895 = GRAY SOLE. « « ee ee 485 585 = 345 2,200 4,885 - LEMON SOLE « » 6 e ww 7,885 = 11,875 28,145 28,745 29,180 - YELLOWTAIL (DABS). « » 32,520 24,015 6,300 19,930 5,250 22,730] 98,465 HADDOCKs 2 ee we we ee 41,325 = , 83,960 241,564 275,150 282,280 | 22,045 HAKE, WHITE. « © «© «© oo 3,525 7,525 TST) 5,045 10,915 3,405] +1,110 HALIBUT. « se ee ee ow 110 - 70 567 1,315 1,295 314 HERRING, SEA so ew ew oo 800 - - - - - - MACKEREL 2 ee ee eww = 185 - 134,770 38,600 80 - POLLOCK. ee ee ee ee 525 14 9,270 13,940 5,320 280 365 RAJAFISH » 2 ee ew ee 2,605 240 1,460 - - - - SCUP OR PORGY. « + « eo = 904,390 894,780 1,086,225 709 , 200 304,275 88 ,330 7,500 SEA BASS » « se eo we ew oo 146 ,625 171,215 163,890 118,330 27,100 8,180 - SEA ROBIN « «+ + ee eo 300 2,190 - - 400 - - SEA TROUT OR WEAKFISH, GRAY 0 o"c ats © «2 0» 175 355 613 545 200 15 - SHAD 6 av ey aca a eae = 90 - - - SHARKS « je 0 2,10 ce ee = 45 = 268 95 STURGEON » » 2 eee eo = = = > 190 - - TILEFISH ~ eo «© we ee oo 126 ,365 133,540 202,723 45,670 101,990 61,500] 17,131 WHITINGe » oe ee we wo = 995 - 27,550 1,300 - - WOLFFISH » « «© eo eo ww 40 = = 1,250 3,940 1,930 340 UNCLASSIFIED « « « «© « « « 12,135 13,373 960 = FORA clvla of o3xo)| 15 788,6M 2, 132,893 SHELLFISH LOBSTERS, NORTHERN « « « « 770 SCALLOPS, SEA (MEATS). + « 107,883 SQUID. « ee ee we ooo 34,058 TOTAL se ee we eee 142,711 GRAND TOTAL « « « «© © FULTON MARKET, NEW YORK CITY LANDINGS AT NEW YORK CITY: MIDDLE ATLANTIC FISHERIES BY MONTHS, 1949 - Continued 137 SPECIES AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER | NOVEMBER | DECEMBER TOTAL FISH POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS ANGLERFISH » s+ 6 1 ee es - - - - - 445 BUUETISHMct oh chien ciememience 60 - - 2,375 1,580 5,802 BUT TERFASHinct fo: loch = Senhora vst be - 10,900 - 7,610 93,330 578 , 080 COD: (ARGH Shir caren otis) leitenietcs 1,265 - 785 4,640 5,160 81,635 MARKETopey outa orotic ie 57,840 2,085 26,530 50,680 16,415 398,900 GUNNER, fo tel, 26 Sy sisi el Yosuloues fs - - - = - 140 DOUPHING 4 ceisn sind) oh Succ 75 - - - - 15 EEUSBMCONGER Gets @ adc © - - - 180 140 8,101 FLOUNDERS : BUACKBAGK) cui ae, isla tasins 41,480 4,260 16,460 31,715 45,790 266 ,420 DABRASEAG asus) er paciccle 550 - 750 525 70 40,325 ROUKEMatren tn Tn cy canara - 5,380 10,385 17,715 117,899 1,497,370 GRAVASOLE) ster /ellel earn = - - = 50 8,550 VEHONISOUE Ho Weehyouien ionls 85,650 85,890 63,220 31,900 4,085 376,575 YELLOWTAIL (DABS) . . « » 227,255 48,960 257,055 | 266,559 119,440 1,128,479 HABDOCKEMIN eens settee 34,190 23,220 28,955 14,150 29,925 1,076, 764 HAKEG (WHITES. (0) tolf sumeote ete: te 2,200 - 635 5,648 1,000 48,683 HACHIBUTpas regi fob cua ieee nehes 42 - - 35 3,748 HERRING) SEA)» 6 cis e.cj.0 6 - - - 800 MACKEREW fortes Naseem enters OS - - 560 - - 174,195 POLUGEK Mme EL Meeae es nee Les - 140 200 35,054 RAGAGSHigcp ropes anicale. ke) SIT se - - - 750 - 5,055 SCUP OR PORGY. «ss eee 1,800 35,640 10,620 | 257,410 430,350 4,730,520 SEAMGASS OM hey Stee eve - 320 1,400 12,455 11,829 661,344 SEAVROBIN we HRON GANT IA EC. - - 100 - - 2,990 SEA TROUT OR WEAKFIS: » GRAY a 7 2 70 25 1,998 SHAD Meme steers ce surey ota cre - - - - - 90 SHARKGMSCERE RL Te at ey ieiteer - - - - 408 STURGEONKS caatisiielas oils - - - - - 190 ISWORDEASHIE Foqys cei ven teurele oyu xe - - - - 48 48 TRUGRUSH eto ute; mike pence) 13,700 8,600 - 53,375 109 ,520 874,114 TUNA ,BLUEFIN . 2s 2 + eo es - - 1,970 - - 1,970 WHITING sm eb sete Me) Rebltey letter otic - - - 190 250 30,285 WOW RRISHMS te ene Yeircl euverianie - - - . - 7,500 UNCLASSIFIED»... 4. s 215 50,000 - 1,000 6,305 122,995 TOTAL Wrsjeel ce. SeVRASCS NY CIRetd. © 466 , 322 275,255 419,425 | 759,087 993,446 | 12,169,648 SSS SSS = SS SHELLFISH aie LOBSTERS, NORTHERN... . - - - 3,260 4,315 20,409 SCALLOPS, SEA (MEATS). . « 439 , 308 316,314 434,988 162,576 161,118 2,521,863 SQUGD EY Cyrsmitycosyec eye tees neue - - - 6,860 5,240 261,259 FOWAL, adele epee, ceed « 439 ,308 316,314 434,988 | 172,696 170,673 2,803,531 GHND TOM 2 4 4 6 a6 905,630 591,569 854,413 | 931,783 | 1,164,119 | 14,973,179 LANDINGS AT NEW YORK CITY, 1938 - 1949 MILLION POUNDS 4( 3 2 1 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 138 SECTION 4.- CHESAPEAKE FISHERIES (Area XXIII)? luring 1949 the fisheries of the Chesapeake States (Maryland and Virginia) totaled 334,656,500 pounds, valued at $25,182,313 to the fishermen. This represents a decrease of 29.7 million pounds or & percent in quantity and 2.4 million dollars or 9 percent in value compared with the previous year. The number of fishermen operating in the Chesapeake States during 1949 amounted to 18,346 compared with 19,990 in 194°, while the number of fishing vessels of 5 net tons and over increased from 466 in 1948 to 504 in 1949. Because of the importance of the Chesapeake oyster industry, this phase of the fish- eries will be mentioned first. Although the annual oyster production figure in the Chesapeake Bay and tributaries registered only a slight decrease compared with the pre- vious year, regional shortages appeared in some areas. Local production failed at Annapolis; in the Potomac, particularly on the Virginia side; and in the Rappahannock. Annapolis suffered because of a decrease in bay dredging; the Potomac because increased enforcement discouraged widespread illegal oystering practices; and the Rappahannock because of an unidentified mortality which decimated many beds and brought about a color condition in the surviving oysters making them difficult to market. Leased oyster- planting ground in Virginia climbed steadily to reach 100,000 acres as against Maryland’s figure of 8,000 acres. Unionization of oyster shuckers in the Chesapeake area slowly gained ground while a similar movement for oyster tongers failed. The menhaden fishery suffered a severe drop in the price of oil when the value fell from the 1948 high of $1.40 a gallon to 40¢ and stayed there. This was partly compen- sated by a rise in the value of scrap which gained approximately $50 a ton above its 1948 price of $105. During 1949, scouting planes’ were used to help locate the schools of menhaden which appeared in the bay in greater numbers than in previous years. Two versions af a floating trawl were developed independently by menhaden operators, but these operations were suspended at the close of the season in view of rather negative results. Equipment for the salvaging of fish solubles was installed in a number of the plants inthe Chesapeake area during 1949. A state agency regulating waterways pollution had discouraged the discharge of stickwater into adjacent creeks, and it was probable that additional plants would install equipment for the processing of the stickwater. The croaker fishery continued to decline during 1949. Fven though the catch was still above 14 million pounds, the sharp decline from its position among the volume leaders has been noteworthy. Because of this scarcity, croakers brought the highest prices on record. Scientific investigations into the croaker ecology began, with pro- gress reports due the following year. The shad runs on the whole were not plentiful, but the market opened at a high of 52¢ per pound for roe shad at the dockside. A vast majority of the shad were small first spawners, seldom exceeding 3.5 pounds. Three small shad-hatching operations were conducted by Virginia while Maryland hatched shad in cooperation with the Fish and Wildlife Service at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, and released numbers of fry in the bay tributaries. Alewives or river herring were present in Virginia waters in the greatest numbers since 1943. Canning, salting and pickling plants worked at capacity, however the demand for the canned product was weak. Canned roe moved more satisfactorily. Increased alewife catches caused several pearl-essence processing plants to reopen; these were closed during the periods of alewife scarcity. The appearance of mackerel off Wachapreague and Willis Wharf, Virginia, early in the year gave employment and profit to many who would otherwise have been made idle by the scarcity of other fish during this period. 5 This number has been assigned to this area by the North American Council of Fishery Investigations. It should be explained that there may be included under this area, craft whose principal fishing ports are in this area but at times fish elsewhere. Data on the operating units and catch of the fisheries of Maryland have been taken largely from statistics collected by the Maryland Department of Tidewater Fisheries. A portion of the data on the fisheries of Virginia have likewise been obtained from the Virginia Commission of Fisheries. Supplementary surveys, compilations, and analyses, have been made by agents of this Service in order that the figures may be presented in a manner comparable with those of other sections. CHESAPEAKE FISHERIES Crabs, both hard and soft, were plentiful enough to reach the glut stage more than once, and toward the close of the year, winter dredgers were forced to limit their catches. This oversupply was accompanied by a price drop for the raw product. The growth of filleting and freezing fish remained slow, and in some cases of short supply, as in croakers, ground was lost. The production of frozen oysters and clams increased moderately. Fisheries investigation continued and the Virginia Fisheries Laboratory pursued five main projects. They were: crab conservation, seed-oyster propagation, shad spawning and survival, fishery publicity and education, and water testing for phosphates. The Maryland Laboratory continued its program of investigations with nearly fifty projects, ranging from a survey of the diatom flora of the bay to an inquiry into unlicensed, or non-commercial, fishing activities. Both states added boats and men to their enforcement fleets and restored airplane patrols which had temporarily been discontinued because of disasters. The last complete survey of the transporting, wholesaling, and manufacturing indus- tries was for 1940. In that year, 1,023 men were employed in the operation of 544 vessels engaged in the transporting trade and 12,33] persons were employed in whole- sale and manufacturing establishments. The latter employees received $3,552,827 in salaries and wages during 1940. Detailed statistics on these branches of the industry for 1940 can be found in ‘Fishery Statistics of the United States, 1944’ (Statistical Digest No. 16). Condensed summary data of the catch by states of the Chesapeake Fisheries, appearing on the following pages, have previously been published in Current Fishery Statistics No. 683. CHESAPEAKE STATES CATCH, 1949 MENHADEN CRABS OYSTERS SCUP OR PORGY ALEWIVES RAY SEA TROUT CROAKERS i V/A ; MILLION 50 75 100 125 POUNDS VALUE OF THE CHESAPEAKE STATES CATCH, 1949 OYSTERS CRABS CROAKERS F: MENHADEN FF: STRIPED BASS MILLION DOLLARS | Aa Ee 139 CHESAPEAKE FISHERIES MARYLAND: CATCH BY GEAR, 1949 TROT LINES TONGS POTS HAUL SEINES DREDGES OTTER TRAWLS OTHER MILLION 3 6 9 12 15 POUNDS VIRGINIA: CATCH BY GEAR, 1949 PURSE SEINES POUND NETS POTS HAUL SE INES OREDGES OTTER TRAWLS TROT LINES OTHER MILLION 25 50 75 100 125 POUNDS 141 CHESAPEAKE FISHERIES SECTIONAL SUMMARIES SUMMARY OF CATCH, 1949 PRODUCT POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE FISH... . «+ «« ««. «| 20,144,300 | $1,766,136} 212,637,100 | $7,270,685 | 232,781,400 | $9,036,821 SHELLFISH, ETC. ..... . - - | 38,837,400 | 6,817,696] 63,037, 700 9,327,796 | 101,875,100 | 16,145,492 TOTAL. 58,981,700 | 8,583,832] 275,674,800 | 16,598,481 | 334,656,500 | 25,182,313 SUMMARY OF OPERATING UNITS, 1949 MARYLAND VIRGINIA TOTAL NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER FISHERMEN: GNMVESSEUS Mitel evel priiel cai che 532 1,618 2,150 ON BOATS AND SHORE: \ REGULAR B am ON hic) ORG GceiRa te 5, 082 4,191 9,273 BAS UAIGONE, Mt te 542) SOR 2,996 3,927 6,923 TOMA et iar wit R) al tans 8,610 9,736 18,346 VESSELS: MOMORG Se eter tyscel se) es A 369 393 NETMTONNAGE 8 52 2h) 2 coe 5,045 5,385 BAW hi hs hae een 114 NET TONNAGES ff 002. Le 1,227 TOWNL. WESSELS 55 iG iG esare 504 TOTAL NET TONNAGE... .. 6,612 BOATS: MONO RM ecce No). 5: (5) cere, ears 8,122 OTHERS Ee eed ie vores Be eo Meee 3,867 ACCESSORVMBOATSra) 2 6) sae ere 73 APPARATUS; PURSE SEINES, MENHADEN ... . 18 EENGTERE WARDS. J. 205 sckh a « 6,750 6,750 HAUL SEINES, COMMON. ..... 318 590 MENGTERMVARDSe. G2. URE 202,480 287, 680 GILL NETS: ANGHORId Uo Roce emo eons 56 189 SQUAREAVARDS Mei ien 4) cenenianie 25, 000 257, 600 DRUK Wee ols. Shien Ae Us 617 924 SQUARE YARDS) 5 & 2 She 1,093, 580 2,090, 680 STAKE eater cay eles ek ee 612 1,040 SQUAREMVARDS) 3) g 8 e-5) ae 1,422, 200 LINES: HAND 5 GUS ovo, ato ON Colton ws 819 MOOKSs S050 60 6 obo Bo 1,190 TRAWL OR TROT WITH HOOKS . . 22) OOS Giblo o.0 ¢ o owe oO 7,400 TROT WITH BAITS OR SNOODS. . 1,771 BAITS OR SNOODS. ..... 1,121,750 BOUNDINETSME Kho sc de OO * 13878 STORMNETS ah cis, oi} ou rene ae LENGE WARDS cman mowancin 4,400 FYKE NETS: 4 CRAB UM Ser eno. tole res 1,051 (ISTE) SEA So Sa 13151 DIP NETS, COMMON... 1... 1,176 OTTER TRAWLS, FISH... ... * 64 VARDSRATAMOUTHMe = sy gaan) 1,395 SIPATIRARS em tay etal re. ec, cael Sa POTS: CHIN ia. 5° Aivaee cleus HaIneRER US (Bla (Ra? tie aS a Pen EUS El ieee el dcierayarsbacwenisene 2414 MUR E NAMI EOS Ais ls) cathe «t "35 SCRAPES snGnieuremkcsnne besoaneanem tli 517 WARDS Aw MOU 6 5666646 27) DREDGES: RAM saute ilveuier te bar ice) ies YARDS AT MOUTH... . 1. oi OYSTER, COMMON... .... 836 YARDS AT MOUTH... . se 995 OuUnERo ong GoGo 6 be ene nd 7 YARDS AT MOUTH. . 2... 16 TONGS: CVSS a Stevo Bao lala es Ouse Pans St ga RE ES RAKES: ONSMERM-vksiercuisicn Seucweers, ces ve 66 CI ERRNeY saeiemie ee: n/t hc 682 142 CHESAPEAKE FISHERIES CATCH BY STATES, 1949 SPECIES VIRGINIA POUNDS. VALUE POUNDS. VALUE POUNDS. ALEWIVES . cc SoS Ne pe we ay Sh 647965, 600 22,002,900 $389,524 26,968, 500 BPUERISH) «coke toe ae se ee 86, 700 305, 100 41, 164 BOWE ING 58% onl eh Wieh ek wher a = = BUTTERF ISH s? oo meh es 993,300 67,590 CARP nas) ot sk’n: \e Wo Sate aia ete ; 921,600 50,577 CATFISH AND BULLHEADS. .... .~ 1,446,500 99,593 COD. cic) su cueese Meee ae eee 3, 200 157 GRAPP Eis: <9 inrinounntye opens eerioy - - CROAKER. s. ann: A Lema en aight 12,380,700 1,836,524 2,108,548 DOLPHIN. «Mame. a) alte on iste hla - - 200 12 DRUM: BLACK. 25,0, 5 emer eof tw wee F 58,500 2,318 68, 600 2,881 RED OR REDEISH) .. dine eckonssiiel 76, 400 5, 640 77,500 5,728 EELS: COMMON! cc = “nice: eeitrile celies 819,200 110,756 498, 600 48,327 1,317,800 159,083 GONGER Sar on’) soem y! 0’ peas’ okie 4,200 126 25,100 753 29,300 FLOUNDERS, 0. nu 9 x wmopicutlelvs evince 782,700 106,693 2,361,300 315,102 3, 144,000 GIZZARD SHAD, st cee. 6 ose cle 13,100 190, 800 3, 836 203, 900 HAKE: REOuay be Se) Oure teens ms. att aene 1, 600 - = 1,600 Th er ee ; 16,900 676 17,700 HAL (BUTS, ois) SWiettet ata: ts) 0! is) age - - 500 HARVESTFISH OR "STARFISH", . . 572,100 31,895 601, 000 HERRING, SEA ..:.%Gan~ «© 0) « «be 81,400 1,927 85,600 HICKORYSSHAD fs ca aren ererente ats 209, 600 8,384 246, 700 HOGCHOKER.” 2. 5) eG ais ais =F biian - - 3,300 KING WHITING OR "KINGFISH" . . . 189, 100 17,483 194,100 MACKEREL ees emer ares 2,838,000 296,001 3,201, 200 MENHADEN «cc 0 cp smeeie eget) 1,680,300 136,131,800 1,538,597 137,812, 100 MULLET x: ciaiccis ote cety os wee - 59, 800 RIGFIGH: css URE MEdeDasscreks : 12} 200 PIKE OR PICKERELAY © conus, » «ts 22,400 = POLLOCK, 5. css. nh ete eae n> - 400 POMPANO. . + wish = 6 © 5 © sie - 100 SAND: PERCHie 0) ciieaceits Nelo) <0 ke 11,000 19,000 SCUP/ORUPORGY. slices «=< sben|l lspetsao0 ‘ 5,984, 400 j 7,508, 800 SEAIBASS «5. « vememipetemel el c=! oats 435,600 4,244,800 4, 680, 400 SEAUROBING) «0 cde eraeiie en elo rene - 15,300 15,300 SEA TROUT OR WEAKFISH: GRAYe cco ic) ol ena eee esc cae 614, 100 6,061, 700 394, 687 6,675, 800 463,334 SPOTTED’. «..c° «Mane eeda Meio cwes - 108,900 15,546 108,900 15,546 SHAD). iow. eae Mens 2 obo) 1, C8ac00 2,800, 300 416,885 3,883, 600 590,779 SHARKS’; sun, sOeGe eens telrone 29, 200 441,500 13,172 470,700 13,756 SKATES . cue ee Ww ievebels © 6) 800 - - 800 8 SPANISH MACKEREL . . 2 6 ee oe - 15,900 2,104 15,900 2,104 SPOTL 6. cele wo) SE REey eis ae tos 248, 700 s 8,410,600 529,498 8,659, 30C 353, 168 STRIPED BASS . Saat ay cl a) ebeety ey OeosodO 1,913,000 233,728 4,542,000 774,009 STURGEON’ stems: oSeeets ange sie 11,700 2,930 16,300 4,092 SUCKERS, ». «2, «beet alsaereenciee 1,800 92 13, 200 636 SUNFISHS. 6 «© = sUeMg ts: « = \ibe - - 1,200 57 SWELLFEISH., «+ sae Gaeetaen eeasiee 422,700 12,499 423) 500 12,523 TAUTOG\§s Gteue, oMetaks sy cL ene 11,700 700 17,300 1,097 THEER TSH.) 16 0). 0fate se ate ew ee 198 3,400 206 TUNA AND TUNALIKE FISHES: BONITO. . se ee eee soe LITTLE. cc 6 seiee nig scene ke TOTAL TUNA AND TUNALIKE FISHES WHITE PERCH? © co ucbtemogsuied fou), 1,100 nnao WHITINGS 1s. ovh: tS abe set a, oo, She 3,400 YELLOW: PERCH)... « oluwiiepcar@ue va be 182, 200 YELLOW PIKES) «© tntisties is = © «Be UNCLASSIFIED, FOR FOOD. ... . TOTAL. 2 « ee 0 © (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) EEL POT 143 : CHESAPEAKE FISHERIES CATCH BY STATES, 1949 - Continued SPECIES MARYLAND VIRGINIA TOTAL SHELLFISH, ETC. POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE CRABS, BLUE: HARD . 6.6 O NGhay oh) Os too 22, 132,200 $883, 446 40,652,800 $2, 249,695 62, 785, 000} $3,123,141 SOFT AND PEELERS 0:6 0.0 Gio 2,331, 100 393, 447 2,509, 700 423,598 4,840, 800 817,045 LM nERIN | , 276, 893 (aes 2 DOOR 162,500 | Zeros} | 673, 293 |__ 67, 625, 800} 625,800] 3,950, 186 TOTAL CRABS... 24, 463,300 LOBSTERS, NORTHERN. ..... fig Pee i ceo) 500 SHRINE ee Uitte cis tess eis NETS: 3 4) Te 9300 90 CLAMS: BIARDPPUBINIG 1020s ch sabe okey 137, 600 ; 880,300 373,013 1,017,900} 428,053 HARD, PRIVATE. ....- 98, 500 616, 400 268, 342 714,900] 307,742 Some MRUBLICE ster Gye. Ao OR 1,600 1,600 225 TONAL GLEAMS). . 3). = « 237, 700 HERR IRE att 665 1 1,496, 77007 || 700 Li Seilpss) | 355 1 [eae ES te) 400 736,020 CONCISE tru te Geains ele) (p) (0) Pep oe oe) 80, 600 nes LOST ee ei iam eoots 900 ioiirer asa 352 [ISS 200)} | 158,500) 10,515 OYSTERS, MARKET: PUBLIC, SPRING... ... . | 6,211,700 | 2,424,260 2,476, 200 830, 430 8,687,900] 3,254,690 PUBLIC, FALL. ...... . | 6,310,500 | 2,461,440 1,915,300 627,510 8,225,800] 3,088,950 PRIVATE, SPRING. ...... 619, 700 258, 535 7,067,100 | 2,342,905 7, 686,800] 2,601,440 PRIVATES MRAM atel. s cle me 575, 800 242,570 6,600,400 | 2,187,410 7,176,200] 2,429,980 TONAL OYSTERS 5°65 5 6 31,776, 700 |11,375, 060 SG@AMUOPSMISEA\) 26,4 2 44. GER 300 8, 500 3,370 SQUID. . . ee 47,700 . 3 193, 700 9,417 TERRAPIN, DIAMOND-BACK . . . . 236, 000 4 i if 252,900 50, 530 TURTLES : WOGGERHEAD BOAO. 2 te. - - 600 18 SNARBERA Haera Re sa. abe as ve 52, 700 121, 700 9,736 TCU Gs SN GNGEA GGG | 38,837,400 _| 837,400 6, [6,817,696 | 696 Len WE Woo | 037, 700 | 9,327,796 _| =, 796 (1Oi,.875, 100} , 875, 100 16,145,492 CYANO) TOWNE Ba 6 oo “64 8 58,981, 700 3,583,632 | 583, 832 | 375,674,800 | 674,800 16,598, Ti6,508,481 | | 334, 656,500 | 656,500 |25, 182,313 SUPPLEMENTARY REVIEW OF THE CATCH OF CERTAIN SHELLFISH, 1949 PRODUCT QUANTITY VALUE QUANTITY VALUE QUANTITY. CRABS, BLUE: WAR a. 6 NUMBER 62,698, 100| $883,446 | 119,397,600|$2, 249,695. |182,095, 700 |$3, 133, 141 SOFT AND PEELERS DO 9,248,000} 393,447 10; 011,000 423,598 | 19,259,000 817,045 CLAMS: HARD: PUBLIC. 5 U.S.STANDARD BUSHEL 19,657 55,040 125,757 373,013 145,414 428, 053 RINE 245) 5 DO 14,071 88,057 268, 342 102,128 307, 742 SOFT, PUBLI-. DO 133 - - 133 225 GONCHISs 3 bolo DO 4,030 3,895 6,352 7,925 10,515 OYSTERS, MARKET: PUBLIC, SPRING. DO 1,270, 524. 540,420 830, 430 1,810,944 | 3,254,690 PUBLIC, FALL. . DO 1,401,529 467,315 627,510 3,088, 950 PRIVATE, SPRING DO 125, 201 1,573,455 | 2,342,905 2,601,440 PRIVATE, FALL . DO 126, 669 1,573,469 | 2,187,410 2,429, 980 SCALLOPS, SEA. . DO 50 1,367 3,280 3,370 NOTE:--BUSHELS REPRESENT U.S. STANDARD BUSHEL OF 2,150.4 CUBIC INCHES CAPACITY. AVERAGE WEIGHTS OF CERTAIN SHELLFISH, 1949 PRODUCT MARYLAND VIRGINIA QUANTITY QUANTITY. CRABS, BLUE: HARD . . oe NUMBER PER POUND 2.94 SOFT AND PEELERS 5 00 DO 3-22) CLAMS: HARD: PUBLIC o 6 fb 5 5 Sho LBS. MEATS PER U.S. BUSHEL 7.00 PRNWAMES bo 5 a dio DO 7.00 SOF g UWNLIG 5 5 6 Go DO = CONCHS” 5 906 omioeoNd DO 20,00 OYSTERS, MARKET : PUBLIC, SARUING: Geass BO 4.58 PUBLIC, Ae oie deco: so DO 4.10 PRIVATE, SPRING. . .. DO 4.49 PRIVATE, FALL. anes DO 4.19 SCALLOPS aSEAw alatetanrs a DO 6.00 NOTE :=-BUSHELS REPRESENT U,S. STANDARD BUSHEL OF 2,150.4 CUBIC |NCHES CAPACITY. 993093 O- 52 - 10 = CHES APEAKE FISHERIES MANUFACTURED FISHERY PRODUCTS, VARIOUS YEARS 1/ MARYLAND VIRGINIA YEAR UNIT QUANTITY VALUE QUANTITY VALUE BY MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS: ALEWIVES: GANNED? Poy ett O04. SES oes, ORO STANDARD CASES| 67,828 $295,021 44,166 | $174,377 ROETCANNED: -peeet. 2.5. Sec.oer ISRO DO 10,404 154,791 28,759 506 , 040 SALTED: CORNE Bie itiee cance: cadre: sg DAD POUNDS 30,000 800 2,179,300 53, 196 PICKLEDRCZ= ». 5°. 2.. 0% » 2. 10K0 po 2,406, 150 84,371 2,445,350 92,448 TIGHT-PACK CUTAL. ohare A cave 1940 oo = - 280, 100 12,698 WITH ROE ors rere OO Do = = 62,700 3,874 SMOKED. . . Pak VER Cm: (0-0) 00 5,000 500 = BUTTERFISH, SMOKED. .....- - 1940 Do 79, 000 19,750 = CARP, SMOKED... . 1940 ole) 2,800 800 - CHUB, CISCO AND TULLIBEE SMOKED . 1940 po 186,000 58, 100 = EELS, SHOKED). Sect... 3 > eke 1940 ole) 23,000 6,625 = FLOUNDERS: FRESH FIQGETS?> - . i= Ses a . 1949 ole) , 18,029 FROZEN FIGEETS. 96 0 FE 1949; bo 5 6,878 HERRING, SEA, SMOKED. ...... 1940 po 5 3 = LAKE TROUT, SMOKED. ...... 1940 po i! MACKEREL, CANNED. ....... + 1949 STANDARD CASES| 5 ’ 3 MENHADEN: MEAL AND DRY SCRAP. ...... 1949 TONS 7 2,417,735 ONE FE) ote GUS. be. 5.6 RG en. 199: GALLONS = = , 292,971 SABLEF ISH; SMOKED =< 6% eer we 1940 POUNDS 30,000 A = SALMON, SMOKED. . . - 1940 po 195,000 ; - SEA BASS, FRESH & FROZEN. FILLETS. AND SPLIT "BUTTERFLY"... .. 1949 pele) = 105, 600 28,045 SEA TROUT: FRESH RICEETS. go> Go ees» 1949) po 64,000 16,540 FROZEN FILLETS. . - » » - - + + 1949 po 39,258 11,852 FRESH SPLIT "BUTTERFLY", Aeon er a1 (ep tel Do 37,000 10,480 FROZEN SPLIT BUTTERFLY". ... 1949 - 11, 000 3, 180 STURGEON, SMOKED. ......+. + 1940 po 8,000 6,600 - - WHITEFISH, SMOKED... .. ++ + 1940 Do 33,500 11,725 - - CLAMS, HARD, FRESH-SHUCKED. = = » “G4 GALLONS - - 4,450 8,170 CRABS, HARD: MEAT, FRESH-COOKED. . . +++ + 1940 POUNDS 2,050,280 726, 339 1,891,237 690,600 MEAL AND SCRAP. . .« 1949 TONS 3,450 227,564 2,731 153,290 MUSSELS, SEA, STEAMED AND SHUCKED 1940 POUNDS - - 901,978 187,354 OYSTERS, FRESH~SHUCKED. . . . - 1940 GALLONS 2,439, 138 2,741,365 2,191,988 |2,666,544 UNCLASSIFIED PRODUCTS: PACKAGED FISH... - + «+ + + 1949 POUNDS = = 3/114,100 | 3/27,335 CANNED. . . .« oe + + 1949 STANDARD CASES} 4/49,917] 4/520,205 a(S) MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCTS. s+ 6 © §1949 - - 6/ 1,668,856 7/462, 751 TOTAL. 1/ DATA ON THE PRODUCTION OF THE DIFFERENT PRODUCTS ARE FOR THE YEARS INDICATED. THIS ITEM 1S USUALLY AN INTERMEDIATE PRODUCT AND ALTHOUGH INCLUDED IN THE TOTAL. MAY BE SHOWN IN ITS FINAL STAGE OF PROCESSING IN THIS OR ANOTHER STATE. 3/, INCLUDES FRESH AND FROZEN CROAKER AND PORGY FILLETS AND FRESH SPLIT "BUTTERFLIED"' SEA ROBIN. 4/ INCLUDES CANNED ANCHOVY PASTE, MACKEREL ROE, MENHADEN, SHAD, SHAD ROE, SWELLFISH, TUNA, CLAM CHOWDER, CRAB MEAT, AND ANIMAL FOOD. s/f THIS ITEM 1S INCLUDED WITH MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCTS. 6/ INCLUDES MARINE PEARL=SHELL BUTTONS , OYSTER-SHELL GRIT AND UNBURNED LIME, AND MISCELLANEOUS MEAL AND OJL, ihe INCLUDES CANNED FISH CAKES AND ANIMAL FOOD; MENHADEN FISH SOLUBLES; OYSTER“SHELL GRIT, BURNED, AND UNBURNED . LIME;PEARL ESSENCE; AND MISCELLANEOUS MEAL, SCRAP, AND OIL. NOTE:--SOME OF THE ABOVE PRODUCTS MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED FROM PRODUCTS IMPORTED FROM ANOTHER STATE OR / FOREIGN COUNTRY; THEREFORE THEY CANNOT BE CORRELATED DIRECTLY WITH THE CATCH WITHIN THE STATE. SUMMARY OF MANUFACTURED FISHERY PRODUCTS, VARIOUS YEARS SUMMARY OF PRODUCTS TEM YEAR UNIT QUANTITY VALUE PACKAGED FISH. . . « Maite 1949 POUNDS 451, 158 $122,330 CANNED FISH AND SHELLFISH. . . 1949 STANDARD CASES 228,273 1,816,005 FISHERY BYPRODUCTS. ...... 1949 - - 5, 197,006 PACKAGED SHELLFISH. ..... - 1940 POUNDS 45,404,785 7;020,372 SALTED, DRIED AND PICKLED. . . . 1940 POUNDS 7,403,600 247,387 SMOKED AND KIPPERED ..... - 1940 POUNDS 619,300 188,200 TOTAL. . . . = 14,591,360 CHESAPEAKE FISHERIES 145 MARYLAND OPERATING UNITS BY GEAR, 1949 HAUL GILL NETS TEM SEINES, COMMON ANCHOR DRIFT NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER FISHERMEN: GON WESSIBIES oo 6. Oo DO oso aS - ON BOATS AND SHORE: REGULAR. . . « « « « wie « « 483 119 479 GAS UWA Ee temerer ct terrette ewe remrene 709 136 VESSELS, MOTOR. «. « « « « « « @ S > NET TONNAGE. « « «© «© «© © «© «© @ BOATS: MOTOR EMER acca Act Soe et oeibe 133 394 OUMERS loo looke moep Montes 8 50 APPARATUS: NUMBER MMS eat 4 sl al oer sachets 133 428 HENGTHMEYARDS otis ae ret eeeni es = = SGUARIE VRE 6 65 6 oo obo = 232,600 997, 100 944,400 LINES POUND Nie HAND TRAWL OR TROT TROT WITH BAITS ers WITH HOOKS OR SNOODS NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER FISHERMEN: Gh) WESSELS 0 0 o-oo on oeno = 3 = 2 ON BOATS AND SHORE: FRIETUIL INR el J ge gues aa 69 4 864 364 CASUALS Ray aa cacy ees a 97 6 273 273 YESSELE, MOTER o + 6 bb ooo fe - 1 3 NETRTONNA GES or tie een eras - 7 = BOATS: RIOHROA HI Gye SL OUe MRR OL ole val 8 1,043 220 OER Ce ee - 1 B4 185 APPARATUS: NOMBER MEINE RAY Cutie iets c, 264 12 1, 137 585 HOOKS, BAITS OR SNOODS. .. . 500 3,500 732,300 = POTS tet FYKE NETS, DIP NETS, OTTER TRAWLS, FISH COMMON FISH CAKE NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER F |SHERMEN: ON GUESSED SG sooner set ntti - - 62 = ON BOATS AND SHORE: REGUILARo: 615. <0! a) 0! Gnd jam 91 123 - 320 CABUM alone teen ross aier nan 66 634 - 116 62 Teffile got aie 1 aia ie! OLE a ee 436 VESSECS, MOTOR, 10d 0 eis et oe = - 12 - NET WONINNe= 5! io) LD ea Se 1a = = 217 - BOATS: MOmORmete at Us sel cast st ase ch tripe ye 106 108 - 391 @UIMERA! seek pilosa | Olomos oo: tomo 19 649 - = APPARATUS: @ NUMER) Mage aincuieveo uolnotenmna: “aaic 375 757 12 19, 100 YARDS AT MOUTH... . «6 © « = = 270 = (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) 146 CHESAPEAKE FISHERIES MARYLAND: OPERATING UNITS BY GFAR, 1949 - Continued POTS - CONTINUED SCRAPES NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER FISHERMEN: ON BOATS AND SHORE: REGULAR. « « 2 +» «© «© « 61 32 296 CASUAL se che ou ndee 12 48 TOTAL SeccEa =. Ge ate 44 344 BOATS: MOTOR. ofa! «tar SHYS 27 275 OTHER a 0 fe, eft sn ot - APPARATUS: NUMBER . 2. es win we ewe we 354 YARDS AT MOUTH DREDGES TONGS ITEM CRAB 2 ata OTHER OYSTER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER FISHERMEN: GNEVESSEES i tebe + 0 siete Tene 6 - ON BOATS AND SHORE: REGUE AR cRisstars..6 le ue ot. 18 3,482 DASIAls oie WaNtstt on oh 'e. contons 6. ve 3 551 VESSELS: MOTOR. « « « site, 9) Crean 4% 2 8 = NET TONNAGE. phebee esses ° 24 72 - SA (ewetr atch tested ie’ 16:00 ue. 6 al) exe = 111 = NET TONNAGE- + « «+ « « © « «@ = 1,227 - TOTAL VESSELS. .-.-+.. 2 119 TOTAL NET TONNAGE. ... - 24 1,299 1 ~ ~ b . 2 Ww W BOATS: HOTORS @ 6 <¢ ths «seme ge sts 15 48 2,802 OTHER: « 0 s of «0s, itarema <« = = 159 APPARATUS: NUMBER... . “SRC rer et ec 30 312 4,033 YARDS AT MOUTH “ice: MENHADEN. . picehaamars Me bron 6 119,400 1,198 2,000 5, 000 50 PIKE OR PICKEREL. .... . 3,400 771 = 4,500 789 SAND PERCH. ... . a0 6 7,900 387 = = = SEA TROUT OR WEAKFISH, GRAY 33,900 5, 100 700 400 72 SAD Rtttei es toe fei eel ells" 6 8,000 134, 000 270,600] 45,888 SHARKS. . .. =. 0 a id 0 = Sore G 66 es rdWMeito/mialiiie ie 183, 800 16,831 500 52 STRIPED BASS. ei oMtoll follisif eles 745,700 |150,046 123, 600 624,200} 132,714 SUCKERS. . Gna OL eh AO 8,900 405 100 300 14 SUNFISH). 2 © 6 « © © ew 300 14 800 4) WHIITE PERCH! . % «28s +6 © « 316,400 29, 000 116,900 10,811 VARILLOM) (HEINGIG 6 Goo 6 G6 40,200 4,000 HES) 3,079 VASIL{LON (PHIME 5 6 6 Ao oo oO 100 - = UNCLASSIFIED, FOR FOOD os 100 TOTAL LINES TRAWL OR TROT TROT WITH HAND WITH HOOKS BAITS OR SNOODS POUNDS VALUE SPECIES ALEWIVES. ... BOWE EISHiapu cia tenueyieicis. th ioncodlia 17,000 3,946 BUTTEARUSIS 5 49650000 = 567 CARPod 6 9 oO O0O4a bo ueeoD 1,876 CATFISH AND BULLHEADS. . . 6, 744 COD) oo) advo tomaceie polo - GRAPRREMy EO ueier eaM «i ) 25 GROWS 0 ¢ 6 56.0 5 00 46,012 DWM GUNES 6 9 606066 233 PELE, COMMON 565505 6 1,489 FLOUNDER oo 6 56000 0 4,846 GIZZA® SND a oo 6 6 oo 268 HIIGKORX SHAD= % «1% woo. 644 MENINDENG oa id 059 B8a 6 12,389 PIKE OR PICKEREL. .... . 1,487 GVW) Fes 6 5 0 05 0 9 6 86 Sleh\ BASS Gg a..5 000 9 - SEA TROUT OR WEAKFISH , GRAY 307,100] 41,521 SWVADS edd Os pelos Gososa. 6 544,600] 88,548 GIVARINS!as0p OnectsOss0 =O peOeUaetiong = = C17) o-wcomCamOsnroaeOniOte Ome unease 33, 100 3,681 STRIPED BASS: ...... 722,200] 143, 106 STURGEON Gubiedionwo 8 0) 6 200 62 SUCKERS ce rie. «jin es, aoe 1,000 52 TWAWWTOSa GeseOmo nemo oucemce co 100 12 MEUEMIBERCH sb MiveGi =) 476,300] 37,209 WEIHOWRPERCHC we a ay Gi aso 11,200 1,671 UNCLASSIFIED, FOR FOOD. . . 1,600 73 CRABS, BLUE: HARD. . . « « 6 Og SOFT AND PEELERS. D2 04080 TURTLES, SNAPPER. . ... « MOmAM een fuses 502,946 57,500 7,629 43,400 2,060}15,623,700} 631,736 |8,928, 700 (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE ) 148 CHESAPEAKE FISHERIES MARYLAND: CATCH BY GEAR, 1949 - Continued SPECIES FYKE NETS DIP NETS OTTER TRAWLS POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS ALEWIVES™S 2 2S. 2 ee. 36,200 3 a = SLUERISH . 2 fon «.. 1 Wh so - - - 13,000 CULTEREISR Ets Se ein hin es 6 . - - 96,800 GARP ete Be Sits. a a) atone “se 36,700 - S = CATFISH AND BULLHEADS. ... . 95,900 a = = GOD he g Sete so Pee 0 - - - 1,200 CRAPRIER Sd costs tandecuste 1,700 - - - CROAKER: «a Seehe 2 a fst a s 200 = = 225,400 DOLPHIN. 3 = Se - - - 200 12 DRUM: BACK <> Merwe x 8 ne - 5,500 330 RED OR REDFISH. .... - 1,100 88 EELS; COMION. 2... ss RA = = 7 CORBER yuh ee aero isO boate 5 4,200 126 FLOUNDERS. ta ee 5 724,500 101,200 GIZZARD SHAD . A aes > > ° HAKE? REDIES 8 ATS Se - - 1,600 WHITES oar rmesithrt sees, rs 800 HALIBUT. . <8", BAD 500 HARVESTFISH OR "STARFISH"- + HICKORY SHAD. «|. - «= KING WHITING OR KINGFISH” MACKEREISS. Lo awGt hr 2 re MENHADEN . 6 oe ee PIKE OR PICKEREL . . SAND PERCH... «~~ SCUP OR PORGY. . . SEATOASS castor toon SEA TROUT OR WEAKFISH SHARE, na wae wo) 3) oo SHARKS .. . SKATES..5) ves SPOT cas dea STRIPED BASS STURGEON. . SUCKERS. . SUNFISH. . .« SWELLFISH. . 28,900 5,000 5,600 600 1,524,400 TAUTOG. .« TILEFISH . TUNA, LITTLE WHITE PERCH. WHITING. « « YELLOW PERCH . CRABS, BLUE: HARD « 2 2 ww SOFT AND PEELERS LOBSTERS, NORTHERN SHRIMP. «© « «© © « CONCHS . ». «© « «© « SCALLOPS, SEA. . .« SQUID. . »« « » « « ys haat ETA TRC DST i) 8) Tt ime Yet) flee) SR MR) FR a Posh Coe) SU MC KT) ae tat PAST Mas ee ig Ae fos Bie ©, lel lass ila Sig CI le ee eae SO! sce er Ue ee a ee eo Ue Jes ae ee * oO a N 11,300 153, 800 TOTALS (Ne GAS o SPECIES DREDGES POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE CATFISH AND BULLHEADS. ..~ ~ $14,126 - - EELS, COMMON... - + «+ «+ «© @ 106,249 - - HOGCHOKERS “aa. 's: 5. “< @ ceute Sauce - 3,300 $132 CRABS, BLUE: HARDasad mt teste 0 are ater 256,560 86,000 $2,870 293,400 19, 100 SOFT AND PEELERS.... « 13,655 1,940,800 324,000 = - CLAMS: HARD: PURE Gusietl te ci ies 1,400 560 PRIVATE: cise ee es 4 mF 900 360 SOFT, PUBLIC .. + +++ e+e | = 1,600 225 (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) CHES APEAKE FISHERIES ig? MARYLAND: CATCH BY GEAR, 1949 -— Continued SPECIES SCRAPES DREDGES POUNDS VALUE OYSTERS, MARKET: PUBLIC, SPRING... . « e 1,436,500 $574,600 PUBLIC, FALL . « = « « « « 1,479,000 591,640 PRIVATE, SPRING. .... ~ 233, 000 100, 140 PRUIVAMEt MERIAL) (6, tsp ey veh ve) 237,000 100,930 TERRAPIN, DIAMOND-BACK . . « 48,500 9,700 TURTLES, SNAPPER . « « « « TOWNES 6 0 (Gide dng Wo 3,734,600 1,397,387 SPECIES BY HAND POUNDS POUNDS CLAMS, HARD. PUBLIC. . se ee oe ey, 26,200 61,000 $24,400 49, 000 $19,600 PRICWAIEMIsH (0) 0) ie) « =) (om 45,000 52,600 21,040 = 4 OYSTERS, MARKET: PUBLIC, SPRING .« « « « « 4,775,200 = PUBLIC, FALL. . eae! Lele 4,831,500 = PRIVATE, SPRING»... 386,700 - PRIVATE, FALL « « « « « « 338, 800 - TERRAPIN, DIAMOND-BACK. . .« = 37,500 TOTAL. « « « «© « 10,403,400 4,047,975 VIRGINIA OPERATING UNITS BY GFAR, 1949 HAUL GILL NETS PURSE SEINES, SEINES, MENHADEN COMMON DRIFT NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER (TEM NUMBER FISHERMEN: ON) VESSELS. «2 « « « «.« « ON BOATS AND: SHORE: REGUIZAR Rie) ce) ce) fio tel) alttalntelhne ta CASUAL. . 2. 1 1 1 2 2 2 sw 75 MONA) ihe or te a 8) VESSELS, MOTOR. ... » » »« « « « NET TONNAGE . «~ « « «© « « « f BOATS: NOUS 0 6 0 0.0.6. d.t 0 0 od Onna 5° oo oo) Gamo oO Cano od ACCESSORY BOATS «+ + + + «= « « APPARATUS: NUMBER vesreee:t- re) anh vance (irene ve) em LENGTH, YARDS ........ SQUARE YARDS. . . « « 2» + «- 447 59 82 617 612 477,800 1,093,580 NUMBER NUMBER FISHERMEN: GNIVESSELS.\ueleips ices Slee ON BOATS AND SHORE: REGUIPAR SEs ste 3) Belcel la ves CASUAU Erase te Ba nee) ads TOWNE o.G8 oO A ol owa xo (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) ae CHESAPEAKE FISHERIES VIRGINIA: OPERATING UNITS 1949 — Continued LINES TRAWL OR TROT TROT WITH POUNDS STOP NETS HAND WITH HOOKS BAITS OR SNOODS NETS NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER VESSELS, MOTOR. - NET TONNAGE > BOATS: MOORE! ox) Ms, ah 5 rer [; oD. WIE ee 1 APPARATUS: NOMBERS Sco hon s/s) 6 LENGTH, YARDS. .... 4,400 HOOKS, BAITS OR SNOODS. . 389 ,450 FYKE NETS ITEM DIP NETS, OTTER TRAWLS, SLAT COMMON FISH TRAPS NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER FISHERMEN: ONIVESSER Sb sya cath! + - - - 261 - ON BOATS AND SHORE: REGULARS Take sated i 169 152 252 6 - CARITAL Ss. oo Dareatortays vc 55 81 167 = 4 Eo VESSELS), MOTOR». «+ + doers j 50 e NET TONNAGE So & Or. - 1,220 - BOATS: HO TORE eo Fauioniinve tne Caeairte ee 171 2 - OTE eaten fervent ccenemireerses 21 - APPARATUS: NUMBER. » «6 6 2 6 ee ew 1,051 52 4 YARDS AT MOUTH. ..... - 1,125 - SCRAPES ITEM FISH TURTLE NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER FISHERMEN: =e a —— Sass ON BOATS AND SHORE: REGUPAR’, = bw. 2.\thewe 839 135 88 20 140 GASUA Setarenemtiomaretadieriants 352 57 37 14 43 BOATS: BOTCON cir, cot nr. temia es 1,028 151 73 21 112 OWeGeecs ot eee - 6 5 14 = APPARATUS: NUMBE Ric epic cM ale ads 51,400 2,786 1,628 374 163 YARDS AT MOUTH... . . - - - = 5 DREDGES RAKES ITEM OYSTER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER FISHERMEN: ON VESSELS: | ck.) eG BIR = ON BOATS AND SHORE: REGUIAR Es. gNs 0. ms. cue 26 PASUA eee. obi... toe 40 TATA enteh (ce ses, 4is “Biv, ves 66 VESSEISS: NOTORs of’. «epee. s NET TONNAGE... « «am» = BOATS: MOTOR ees eas E eOET GUUERG a ee ae ee ie APPARATUS: MEMBERS. 3-5. cil oh oe e has an vt 66 YARDS) AT MOUTH=. «6 #96 é (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) CHESAPEAKE FISHERIES 151 VIRGINIA: OPERATING UNITS 1949 - Continued RAKES — CONT'D. BY HAND TOTAL EXCULUSIVE OF DUPLICATION ITEM FISHERMEN: RUBBER RUMEER eNEMEER NUMBER ONEVESSESeereee otc) Weer = 1,618 ON BOATS AND SHORE: REGUISARI Al sheds: Fe Roy chee Made Bs 303 4,191 CRSU ATS Sy ey tcc Es ones em teed 114 3,927 TOTAL. . VESSELS, MOTOR . NET TONNAGE. BOATS: MOTOR: fs + - Chilaeeg Queer eae ACCESSORY BOATS . APPARATUS: NUMBER. . VIRGINIA: CATCH BY GFAR, 1949 GILL NETS SPECIES PURSE SEINES HAUL SEINES POUNDS POUNDS | VALUE AWEWIUVES) oni 6.1» is 697,900 32,900 $660 BUUERMSH se te osc be he 65, 100 1,400 224 BUTTERFISH . SuSE BAS A 44,500 2,600 188 CARP MA Mepas eT, te 738,200 2,100 175 CATFISH AND BULLHEADS. . . 181,200 2,800 196 GROMKERSMG tS 6,608,800 | 983,030 - - DRUM: (ELL/NG Screen ae SacI a 5,000 143 - RED OR REDFISH. ... .« 18,900 1,197 - EELS, COMMON. ...... 16,600 1,502 - RUOUNDERGEHs G Go. 1 abke 229, 600 32,686 - - GIZZARDUSHAD «© 2 4 21s 110,200 1,000 20 HARVESTFISH OR STARFISH. 11,300 - - HERRING SEAN ©. +) «te be - 9,600 192 HICKORY SHAD. 7). 2. 2 16,300 3,900 156 KING WHITING OR “KINGFISH 24,800 = = MACKEREL ele flv « ~ behiee 2,100 2,338,200 | 238,430 MENHADEN: itis os 4 ode | 2,312,500 6,900 53 MU RMEAT MER nice) ities ws fing ds 30,500 5,500 385 RIGHISHMY 4 cael Rha Ale Se) 1,000 - - ROMPANOE: SREPIRUR, cos apa. fs 100 - SAND PERCH : 400 - = SEA BASS... .. Aa 1, 100 a = SEA TROUT OR WEAKFISH=: GRAY . «sw wee SFOWMEDS co of 9 oO 591,600 6 59,900 - - SHAD 0:6 o\ blo 610 bo o.0 125,600 727,500 | 108,852 SHAR KSiree ete ie) veilie vee perks 22, 100 304,500 9,135 SPANISH MACKEREL .... . 600 - - BROT: 5 -c..6a 0 Boge ond 4,847,000 = - STRIPED BASS... . 5 0 1,073,600 127, 394 8,200 1,234 STURGEON. . Dy relies vaaptatite 700 175 = - ISUCKERSHMIa tintin (sedis: to 800 36 - - SWELLF ISH Of loséor ide 64,200 1,926 - - TAUNOE, S056 5 yanee. toon 1,200 73 - - TUNA AND TUNALIKE FISHES: BONN oa 60a 6 Suc 4,200 480 = = MIEN Meee Nee 8. pe 4,800 192 - = WHITE PERCH. 1... .» « 251,700 12,727 6,700 349 CRABS, BLUE, HARD. ... .~ 9,500 149 = - - = TERRAPIN, DIAMOND-BACK . = = 1,600 320 2 = - =: TURTLES, SNAPPER... . « = = 1, 100 88 = = - - GILL NETS-CONT'o. LINES SHEIENES) TRAWL OR TROT TROT WITH STAKE HAND BAITS OR SNOODS POUNDS VALUE FOUNDS VA!UE POUNDS | VALUE POUNDS | VALUE ALEWIVES orem cemenre eae 65,400 $1,308 = = = = - = BWWEFISH) 5 0 0 5 0 6:6 0 500 75 16,500 $1,974 - - - CARP 5 o0-6 2.6 own o0 3,700 113 - - = = - - CATFISH AND BULLHEADS. . 8,000 540 = = _17,200 $1,203 - = GROWER 56 5 0 6 0 5.0 0 3,500 490 12,000 1,792 = c = = DRUM: BIUNEKS oo 0 6 p60 4 = = 300 24 = - - - = RED OR REDFISH... . = = 42,700 3,406 = = = = (cCONTINIICN ON NEYT Dace) 152 SPECIES FLOUNDERS. . « + « « GIZZARD SHAD... « - HICKORY SHAD. ... KING WHITING OR "KINGFISH" MEMIADENikceraceeasancaatebictonn RURLE Ua linet te fea ake ts SCUP OR PORGY...... MEACHASSSs Ge ed SEA TROUT OR WEAKF ISH: GRAY. spa p-° © ‘sl SPOTTED. « » » «© « SHAD « ci5ee 0 « & he 8 SHARKS . « «© «© «© © © @ @ SPOT « 6 ems 6 5 6 whe STRIPED BASS . . TUNA AND TUNALIKE FISHES, BONITO. . oleh oer WHITE PERCH. . . «+ « CRABS, BLUE: HARD. «. - « « . SOFT AND PEELERS . .« « TURTLES, SNAPPER . « TOTAL. .« SPECIES ACEWRVES!. . Fs 2b G84 FQGERISHD s. ocel vs ede ose BUTTERFISH . i CARER, ook... CATFISH AND BULLHEADS. . CHOAKERGN 505.01. ont bee te DRUM: BUACK S Besa ot cots) Posie RED OR REDFISH... - EELS, COMMON’ st << fs ss FLOUNDERS., «6. ike «6 GIZZARDS SHAD ORT ou. HARVESTFISH OR“STARF ISH”? HERRING, SEAT... » to ‘othe HICKORY SHAD. ..... KING WHITING OR "KINGFISH MACKEREL) 6% 1s ls 3 MENHADEN. ... MULLET. «5c Glas PIGFISHS| 2) 0% « «fe SAND PERCH . SCUP OR PORGY. SEW BASS} Sms it of. SEA TROUT OR WEAKFISH GRAY . « «s+ o @ . SPOTTED. « ~~ « « o . SHAD... . SHARKS ...-. . SPANISH MACKEREL Pi SPOT «Gabe 2 2 STRIPED BASS... . STURGEON . . « s+ e . SUCKERS. . . « « « « SWELLFISH. . ..... TAUTOG... . . TUNA AND TUNALIKE FISHES: BONITO . 2.2 « «© we 6 « BY fn 9 G0 re Pe WHITE PERCH. . . « « « « YELLOW PERCH... . « « CRAB, BLUE: HARD e te 8M ge o SOFT AND PEELERS . SQUID. .. . . TERRAPIN, DIAMOND-GACK . TURTLES, LOGGERHEAD. . TOTAL « «© «© we we ow VIRGINIA: CATCH BY GEAR, CHESAPEAKE FISHERIES GILL NETS-CONT'D- POUNDS 1,200 11,700 41,000 5,300 595,300 140,700 175,000 48,300 Rs POUND NETS POUNDS 20,591,300 200,400 765,200 34,500 224,700 4, 103,800 50,800 14,400 86,200 447,400 21,700 525,300 19,800 173,900 40,900 104, 300 7,330,800 11,900 7,600 3,300 12,200 14,400 4,501,000 48,400 1,220; 600 32,300 15,300 3,246,900 481,200 3,100 307,400 8,500 56,600 19,300 139,800 1,000 15,700 6, 100 VALUE $361,330 1949 POUNDS 27,100 POUNDS Riek! eh ae. a POUNDS 601,800 | $12,036 131,000 167,700 246,200 6,600 - Continued LSS BAITS OR _SNOODS POUNDS 98,300 | $33,100} 8,896,800 POUNDS CP Ty 7] 17,800 5,500 100 1, 000 30,700 908, 600 1, 1400 EADSU et FD $607,061 13,275 1, 101,300 120,407 191,400 19,832 117,100} 34,573} 8,975,500 620,336 Pai See Se POUNDS DIP NETS VALUE an Ww Ww 44,888,600 |2,093,306 71,000 | 3,580 | 2,693, 100 |261,922 119,300 19,673 {CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) VIRGINIA: CATCH BY GEAR, SPECIES OTTER TRAWLS SLAT TRAPS POUNDS AUEWIVES® PRL GY. cil utets - BRUBRISHiner iste wel von ton » ae 20,500 BUTTERFISH.. - C 181, 000 CATFISH AND BULLHEADS. = CODE. Game ewe ley) slike peal 3,200 CROAKER amends Wem eiiie, ep ae 1,623,800 DRUM: BILAN pod rials Weld 2,400 RED OR REDFISH... - 400 EELS: GOMMON|Wciienms ential loll enue = CONGER Meu) eueicl cuserus 25, 100 FHOUNDERS tui iycuieicn cll 1,641,800 HAKE, WHITE. . . 16,900 HARVESTFISH OR“STARF ISH 35,500 HERRING, SEA... . 52, 000 KING WHITING OR "KINGFISH 123, 100 MACKEREL . « « - avers 393,400 PIGRISHIA bo oo 0 oF uo 3,600 FOLIOS co oo 4 F 400 SAND PERCH. .-...s 15,300 SCUP OR PORGY. .... - | 5,955,400 SEAMBASS cite) len sitel ciietesinty 459195,,600 GEA RENN GO 5 0 aan 6 15,300 SEA TROUT OR WEAKFISH, GRAVMemieiMeliiey fo! he) eel! vibe 933,000 SHADI MN CMiade.) Toh olts heais) ie 300 SUARKOM I Sock yea eu as 79, 100 SUFI “a Gyuh RONE Re Ween 13, 000 STRIPED BASS. ..... 7,300 SURGEON ctomisniceh ta) elie 7,800 GS WEMRURSHie ier elisa ule yaa 51, 100 THAUTOS ov 5 wise beaten npene 4 2,000 TUE STE Yo kouich uollom pala 3,300 TUNA, (LDUTLE SB Seo omneo 100 WHITE PERCH. ... 4. 6,800 WEIITAING# Wrote Palaieiic) bee tee hs 2,900 CRABS, BLUE: HARD. .. . sie rata - SOFT AND PEELERS. . . . - LOBSTERS, NORTHERN. . . 900 CONCHS.. . gon ee ete 28,500 SCALLOPS, Geis vane Se 8,200 SQUIDer en ole o 3 139,900 TERRAPIN, DIAMOND=BACK . TURTLES, SNAPPER. . - CHES APEAKE FISHERIES VALUE $2, 165 12,876 157 233,054 POUNDS 13,600 1949 — Continued SCRAPES 13,000 $425 886,500| 149,770 TOTAL. . » « + + + | 15,588,900 | 1,448,913 13; Cums 26,486,900} 1,243,655 905,400 151,375 SPECIES POUNDS CRABS, BLUE: HARD) tits chee. Mel bla SOFT AND PEELERS.. . CLAMS, HARD: 6,407,400 BUBB IICOAG: OGG. « foes 70,400 PRIWAGh Ess=reneeneee=reatsrseses 56,900 CONCHS . . 48,200 OYSTERS, MARKET: PUBLIC, SPRING. . . 129, 300 PUBLIC, FALL. .... 145,500 PRIVATE, SPRING. . . . | 5,597,300 PRIVATE, FALL. . . . . [5,481,600 TERRAPIN, D{AMOND-BACK . TOTAL... $487,424 VALUE 28, 080 22,848 3,976 43,600 48,730 1,866,440 1,820,980 368, 700 389,900 7,936,600 |4,322,078 6,504, 600] 2,200,291 858,200 | 367,271 982,500 $161,871 172,350 261,400) $43,580 107,400} 44,880 7,000 3, 000 1,200 96 2,200 590 4,200 1, 100 386,800] 117,500 204,300] 64,300 8, 000 1,600 276,646 153 154 CHESAPEAKE FISHERIES POTOMAC RIVER SHAD AND ALEWIFE FISHERY The catch of shad in the Potomac River during 1949 amounted to 327,255 fish weighing 909,600 pounds, and valued at $136,360 to the fishermen. The catch of alewives in the Potomac for the same year was 22,471,100 fish weighing 11,390,400 pounds, valued at $185,097. Compared with 1948, the catch of shad showed an increase of 26 percent in poundage and 20 percent in value. Alewives registered an increase of 19 percent in quantity but a decrease of 6 percent in value compared with the previous year. A total of 754 fishermen were employed in this fishery, 236 more than during the previous year. Statistics on the yield and operating units of shad and alewives in the Potomac River are also included in the catch and operating unit data for Maryland and Virginia. SUMMARY OF CATCH AND OPERATING UNITS, 1949 | TEM MARYLAND VIRGINIA TOTAL OPERATING UNITS NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER FISHERMEN, ON BOATS ON SHORE: REGULARS: ails tb ensd ves 364 EASUAE oo Es va oso 6 390 TOTAL che ae 6 754 BOATS: MOTOR Ly! . [amet «Me 295 OTHERS saute fa @ so 158 APPARATUS: HAUL SEINES. .... 40 LENGTH, YARDS, . . 18,900 GILL NETS: BRURT os te att 53 SQUARE YARDS . . 155,500 RAN Es So: Peas oeaaa 185 SQUARE YARGS . . 199,700 POUND NETS. «© - « « 352 rie 62 FYKE NETS « -« SHAD CATCH: HAUL®SEINES. oo so . DRIFT GILL NETS, . STAKE GILL NETS. . CATCH POUND NETS . « «ss FYKE NETS...» 2: TOTAL . «ew « o q ALEWIVES CAUGHT: HAUL SEINES. . . DRIFT GILL NETS. STAKE GILL NETS. POUND NETS... FYKESNETS. biter. 166, 600 14,100 19,700 22,218, 700 52/000 TOTAL . . +s » » [575,900 5,767 | 21 5, 200]11, 116, 800 | 179,330 | 22,471,100] 11 "550; 400]1 Wore «os VALUE $4,950 37,300 35,371 58,191 548 | _909, 600] 136,360 85,097 SECTION 5.- SOUTH ATLANTIC FISHERIES (Area XXIV)6 During 1949, due to budgetary limitations, no general canvass was conducted in the South Atlantic States (North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and the East Coast of Florida). The catch and operating unit figures used in the following tables for this area are for 1945, with the exception of the Fast Coast of Florida. The catch figures for the East Coast of Florida are for 1945 while the operating units are for 1940. The total quantity of menhaden used for reduction purposes in the South Atlantic area during 1949 was collected in connection with the annual canned fish and byproducts survey. Since nearly the entire catch of menhaden is used in the manufacture of 011 and meal, the poundage used for reduction may be considered the total landings of these fish. During 1949, landings of menhaden in this region totaled 262,446,370 pounds, valued at $2,349,704. This represented an increase of 5 percent in quantity but a decrease of 6 percent in value compared with the previous year. The total production of canned fishery products and byproducts in the South Atlantic States during 1949 was valued at $7,525,117. North Carolina ranked first with products totaling $4,294,042 tothe processor; South Carolinawas second with $1,547,864; followed by the East Coast of Florida with $1,281,811; and Georgia, with $401,400. A total of 41 plants was engaged in canning and processing fishery products and byproducts in the South Atlantic area during 1949. The last complete survey of the fishery transporting, wholesaling and manufacturing industries was made in 1940. In that year, 264 men were employed in the operation of 124 vessels and boats engaged in the transporting trade and 6,897 persons were employed in wholesale and manufacturing establishments. The latter employees received a total of $1,801,129 in salaries and wages in 1940. (Data on the transporting, wholesaling, and manufacturing industries for both coasts of Florida have been included in this section). Detailed statistics on these branches of the industry for 1940 can be found in ‘‘Fishery Statistics of the United States, 1944’’ (Statistical Digest No. 16). Detailed statistics covering the fisheries of the South Atlantic States during 1945 can be found in ‘‘Fishery Statistics of the United States, 1945’’ (Statistical Digest No. 18). Condensed summary data of these figures appear in the following tables. 6 These numbers were assigned to these areas by the North Atlantic Council on Fishery Investigations. The catch of fishery products in Lake Okeechobee is included in the Florida catch tables. ad SHRIMP TRAWLER 155 156 SOUTH ATLANTIC FISHERIES SECTIONAL SUMMARIES SUMMARY OF CATCH, 1945 NORTH CAROLINA SOUTH CAROLINA PRODUCT GEORGIA POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE Gist «Wee ee oe Sees o%. ouizea00. |e Saezacre5a 3,029,100 | $300,689 1,176,900 | $129,571 SHELEPISH er ETGcre Gi anaes ohe 18,991,500 1,762,602 7,826 ,500 598,709 | 20,220,800 | 1,219,965 198, 168,800 5,495,252 10,855,690 899,389 21,397, 700 rake. te ke Siwy ee les ae POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE FISH, cgeweennt «desc. ates 156,193,500 $5,351,170 339 ,576 , 809 $9,514,071 SHEELEDSHS cE lGaees anarewe es 18,330,500 2,037,003 65, 369 , 300 5,618,279 TOTALS Se) wea oe alien 174,524, 000 7,383,173 404,946, 109 IN LAKE OKEECHOBEE. 15,132,350 SUMMARY OF OPFRATING UNITS ITE NORTH CAROLINA, | SOUTH CAROLINA, GEORGIA, FLORIDA, EAST TOTAL, ig 1945 1945 1945 coast 1/, 1940 | VARIOUS YEARS NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER FISHERMEN: ON VESSELS . 5 ose ote eo 8 1,372 2,455 ON BOATS AND SHORE: REGUPAR se gcude wets. Lace 4,771 7,514 CASUA cs tet a oat oS tanks 1,313 2,900 VESSELS: MOTOR. »« « «© « « me ba) cele 286 83 148 97 614 NETe LONNAGE ST «) nike bie che 3,352 885 1,362 1,361 6,960 SAI isa +. saw, we * efis! «)¢ 45 = = a 45 NET TONNAGE. . . 2. co 0 « 595 = = = 595 TOTAL VESSELS. . + « «0 331 83 148 97 659. TOTAL NET TONNAGE. .. . 3,947 885 1,362 1,361 Tsp99 BOATS: MOTOR weet omit coment afis Cel one 1,918 138 163 877 3,096 THER sac) ss aie sal Ceeel ae) ets 1,018 561 400 881 2,860 ACCESSORY BOATS. « os 2 2 5) % 206 - - 30 236 APPARATUS: PURSE SEINES, MENHADEN «. « « 30 = ~ 15 45 LENGTH, YARDS. - « « © ee 7,950 - - 4,290 12,240 HAUL SEINES: COMMON -« «© © © © «© © oe 214 24 100 338 LENGTH, YARDS. ..... 31,240 5,725 - 84,890 121,855 LONG 6% © © © 0 je ©. © \e ae 163 < 13 176 LENGTH, YARDS. « « « « « 139,100 = = 11,609 150,700 GILL NETS: ANCHOR . « « 6 «© pw 620 43 16 9 688 SQUARE YARDS... «ss 419,350 16,550 1,600 9,009 446 ,500 DRIFTEAd ic) or\h) +) eye ss 139 28 96 37 300 SQUARE YARDS . » + « « « 88,760 22,400 39,921 72,700 223,781 RUNAROUND. « + « + 2 © « «© 323 70 43 431 867 SQUARE YARDS . « « « « « 232,760 20,999 33,009 486 ,620 773,379 STAKE = aapraireSta dace eine: 2 1,936 22 122 5 2,085 SQUARE YARDS .. ++ 165,875 13,600 19,470 5,000 203,945 TRAMMEL NETS « « © © we © © - - - 8 8 SQUARE, YARDS: = Sx) sp sivas - - - 8,000 8,000 LINES: HAND «0 © os wean we 200 34 501 735 HOOKS. © « « 2» es ee we 200 34 = 551 785 TRAWL OR TROT WITH HOOKS . - - 20 195 215 HOOKG sleds. o).+ Ralhop cee © - 2,300 70,609 72,900 FROEL Secs sew eee em eh iso 11 A = 424 435 HOOKS. « « «© » ee we wo 11 = = 424 435 TROT WITH BAITS OR SNOODS. 914 266 175 ihls) 1,468 BAITS OR SNOODS. « + « « 535,900 133,000 81,300 42,300 792,500 POUNDINETS: #0 ss «© 0 « 6 2,520 - - - 2,520 FYKE NETS, FISH. « « «© « © « 308 = = 45 353 OIP NETS, COMMON . « « « « « 237 1 1 28 267 CAST NETS« « os © oo ho = 4 - 38 42 OTTER TRAWLS: FISH us ae ecto) bra ee) Ye ie 9 - 9 YARDS AT MOUTH . « « « « 196 = ~ = 196 SHRIMP er pa, Xe ep whe) is S21 194 272 123 1,110 YARDS AT MOUTH « « « « « 9,356 4,550 6,900 2,811 23,617 SEE FOOTNOTE AT END OF TABLE (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE ) SOUTH ATLANTIC FISHERIES vey SUMMARY OF OPERATING UNITS - Continued NORTH, CAROLINA, 1945 GEORGIA, 1945 SOUTH CAROLINA, 1945 FLORIDA, EAST TOTAL, COAST 1/, 1940 VARIOUS YEARS NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER APPARATUS - CONTINUED: POTS: SPINY LOBSTER. ......- 5,900 GN ouaca oO; ononoonoN.o won 7,330 BET iel et alte? dhe ase cl ate 535 FIG o- 5 eo 00-00 OOD 10,520 SPEARSHMehucl (apiadeevie Gee elke ef ede 370 DREDGES, OYSTER, COMMON. . « 349 YARDS AT MOUTH.» « » 2 « « 351 TONGS HW OVSITERcprrey note eye eevee 159 RAKES, OTHER THAN FOR OYSTERS. 280 GRABS sprat ieee i=tleliied lel icuiel vehce 208 HOOKS, LOBSTER «++ ss. 16 V/ INCLUDES DATA ON THE NUMBER OF FISHERMEN AND FISHI®G CRAFT, AND THE QUANTITY OF GEAR OPERATED IN LAKE OKEECHOBEE . CATCH BY STATES, 1945 NORTH CAROLINA SOUTH CAROLINA SPECIES GEORGIA POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE AUBYIWES 6 0 0 06 tho 0 Goo od 8,022, 100 $176 , 783 - AMBERUACKIs 00 © 6 © © elie ye) 0) 0 400 20 S BOUERISH cs ge) (e/la ote elielves 627,000 eS BUTTERRUSH 0: 2 010 « + 0 6 0 30, 000 - GARE 6-6) Gara) oliciceolic vo 0d RG 882, 100 CATFISH AND BULLHEADS. « « « « « 1,171,500 93,000 $7,440 CROAKERiis: 6) 0: eee) iethiehyedbtsy « 4,214,600 102,000 10,000 800 DRUM: BRACKmoiecicH ict Totnes Reman uel. 141,700 25,500 10,000 1,000 RED OR REDFISH » - + ss le 223,900 50, 000 10,000 1,000 EEUSRIGOMMON c 0s 1s 6 cai alle 116,000 - 5,000 400 FLOUMDERSS ob ObonD aeons 1,203,600 230, 000 307,200 18,432 GIIZARRDMESHAD gelic) aii «| rhc yet Ped ie 8,000 - - - HAKE, WHITEs « «12 +s 2g a ee 3,900 - - HARVEST FISH OR STARFISH .. . 811,700 - & HICKORY SHAD . +. se se we 854,400 11,800 1,400 KING WHITING OR KINGFISH « « « 1,157,500 157,090 27,644 MENHADENDRE © cc) de). Meade en! 1496535,,000 - - MUUGUENT@rcitor ech ci le of ie) 0) eMientged bets ya 3,240,900 889 , 000 1,240 PICT Rha soe eok omc lowore eo 480,700 - PHINEARSHioieee eile cies) ollie ented yertene 3,100 - POMBANOs « 0 0 6 o « + d}iui es 23,300 - SGUPRMORWWPORGY. « 2 <6 alle) aye 113,200 - SEAMEAGS Meee cme neteumewlaibeps cateu << 190,600 163,000 - SEANGANRISHs ©. G0 06 sits) wlkeh « = = 6,500 = - GRIND Ne SEE ORDO ENE onal ome 912,000 198,613 89, 000 221,500 66,450 SHARK SMR cle lie) S05 1c CoM eae bl 1,200 72 - - SHEEPSHEAD, SALT-WATER « « ss 11,200 672 2,000 240 SNAPPER RED «2 = * = sire SNe 4,100 410 ist SPANISH MACKEREL . : : 506 , 700 60,804 - EROP 9.6% Lot odtontchoY Ga Molo NOUo 6,264, 700 314,235 1,084, 000 - SEA TROUT OR WEAKFISH: CREN? 'G sot aes oan 949 STANDARD CASES 873, 123 (3) (3) FRESH-SHUCKED. . . ... ~~ 1940 GALLONS 99,841 92,996 118,978 SCALLOPS, BAY, FRESH~SHUCKED . 1940 po 5,449 12,960 36,490 SHRIMP FROZEN, PACKAGED. . . 1940 POUNDS 155,300 30,756 UNCLASSIFIED PRODUCTS: GANNED!. fs ee betas nee a p49 STANDARD CASES| 4/43,171 4/836, 838 5/24,816 5/397, 908 MISCELLANEOUS. . ..... ~ 1949 6/299, 613 7/795, 045 1/ DATA ON THE PRODUCTION OF THE DIFFERENT PRODUCTS ARE FOR THE YEARS INDICATED. INCLUDES A SMALL QUANTITY OF ACID SCRAP PRODUCED IN NORTH CAROLINA. 3/ :7 1S ITEM HAS BEEN INCLUDED UNDER "UNCLASSIFIED PROD!'C)S". 4/ \“CLUDES CANNED RED DRUM, MENHADEN AND SHAD ROE, CRAB MEAT, DEVILED CRAB, SHRIMP, BARBECUED SHRIMP, AND SHRIMP PASTE. 5/ INCLUDES CANNED CRAB MEAT, OYSTERS, SHRIMP, TERRAPIN SOUP AND MEAT,AND GREEN TURTLE SOUP AND MEAT. 6/ INCLUDES FRESH PACKAGED FILLETS OF CROAKER, FLOUNDER, RED DRUM, SEA BASS, SEA TROUT, SPANISH MACKEREL, AND ™ STRIPED BASS; AGAR-AGAR; CRAB SHELLS (FOR TABLE USE); CRAB, SHRIMP AND MISCELLANEOUS DRY SCRAP AND MEAL; MISCELLANEOUS OIL; AND FISH SOLUBLES. _y INCLUDES FROZEN TRIGGERFISH FILLETS, SHARK LIVER OIL, FISH SOLUBLES, CRAB MEAL, AND OYSTER SHELL GRIT AND LIME. OTE:--SOME OF THE ABOVE PRODUCTS MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED FROM PRODUCTS IMPORTED FROM ANOTHER STATE OR A FOREIGN COUNTRY; THEREFORE THEY CANNOT BE CORRELATED DIRECTLY WITH THE CATCH WITHIN THE STATE. SUMMARY OF MANUFACTURED FISHERY PRODUCTS, VARIOUS YEARS SUMMARY OF STATES STATE WEE: NORTH CARGDINAM a. ah > 05 'a, se? oy ean musth se kette as Fi $4,687,027 StS CAROLINA sucess 7 ela oMaR tet GR af coum) 1c! oN GT eI Monies kiwis ene 1,614, 604 REORG UALS a i ttae ies Solicat ol skp Hollsos ts sot div og si cen abies. is Bate 481,542 POH TEAR Some Sater emit Neon ellb: oQBiteile, 6) oe aie ira es ite hey opts 2,734,740 TOTAL sate nh ovo! fal, (ot 6. 0) (eye) ayia) ce cette ea el en ol ene 9,517,913 VALUE SUMMARY OF PRODUCTS QUANTITY 1TEM PACKAGEDURASHs: scleadu swan’ dé cst) Rie. oye ebore MIGAD POUNDS 823,744 $329, 101 CANNED FISH AND SHELLFISH. . .... «+ ~~ « 1949 | STANDARD CASES 140,116 2,197,031 FISHERVIRYPRODUGTS) 20») cise deere « 10. otis 6s 1940 - - 5,937,080 PACKAGED) SHEUUF (SHu 0) c:ceuieceies se a. sya) felons 1940 POUNDS 3,538,499 869 , 030 SALTED, DRIED AND PICKLED ........+. . 1940 iets) 4,944,850 185, 146 SHOMEDWAND! KIPRERED a. oh cde pace este 6 2 ISAO DO 3,500 525 TOTALS susp ohn) a) eo > Ye) et de 9,517,913 SECTION 6.-- GULF FISHERIES (Area XXV)7 During 1949, the fisheries of the Gulf Area (West. Coast of Florida, Alabama, Missis- sippi, Louisiana and Texas), amounted to 524,588,200 pounds, valued at 449,705,775 to the fishermen. The number of fishermen operating in the Gulf during 1949 totaled 22,861, while the number of fishing vessels of 5 net tons and over, rose to a new high of 2,244. This was the first complete general canvass which has been conducted in the Gulf States since 1940. A survey of the fisheries of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas was made for 1948, and a canvass of the Gulf, except for the operating units in Florida, was made for 1945. The year 1949 was marked with several important developments in the field of com- mercial fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico. The menhaden industry continued its rapid growth with the completion of another new reduction plant in Louisiana. The menhaden catch in the Gulf was far above the figure of the previous year, but most plant oper- ators felt that they expended more effort to obtain the fish during this season than they did in 1948. With a narrowing margin of profits resulting from a depressed fats and oil market, more attention was directed toward the utilization of menhaden stick- water in the production of condensed fish solubles. The most important development in the Gulf shrimp fishery during the year was the exploitation of the grooved shrimp fishery at Brownsville, Texas, early in April. Fishermen had been taking grooved shrimp in varying quantities for many years, but the pace quickened during 1948, and in April, 1949, the real strike occurred. Craft operating a few hours out of Rrownsville, Texas, in 18 to 27 fathoms of water began taking large quantities of the grooved shrimp, and shrimp vessels from as far as North Carolina moved into the area to initiate this new fishery. The exploitation of these new shrimp grounds was apparently the result of two main trends; first, the heavy construction of more modern trawlers of the larger type, capable of going to sea and remaining longer than their less seaworthy predecessors; and second, the movement toward the Mexican Coast in search of migrating schools of the common shrimp, bound for the grounds off Carmen, Mexico. Elsewhere along the coast the grooved shrimp was taken with varying degrees of success. Mississippi fishermen reported a substantial part of their 1949 catch to be the grooved shrimp taken during the summer months. Largest grooved shrimp catches were made at night which necessitated changing the usual method of shrimping in this area. With shrimp production at a high level during the summer months, the freezers filled to capacity in record time, and by the beginning of the fall shrimping season, most freezers were blocked and the dealers were forced to sell considerable quantities of shrimp on the fresh market. This created a glut, and dealers were caught in a squeeze between wholesale prices in distant cities and a price agreement with fishermen. In many areas the fishermen were forced to take a lower price for their product. The fishermen generally accepted the reduced prices and continued to fish rather than tie up the fleets with strikes. Imports of shrimp, principally from Mexico, continued to increase. In 1947, these imports totaled 13,275,000 pounds; in 1948, 21,563,000 pounds; and in 1949, 29,673,000 pounds. Many producers became alarmed by this trend and a considerable amount of speculation regarding the ultimate size of these growing imports was indulged in. During 1949, there was a greater demand by the trade for shrimp of a uniform size and this brought about a trend toward mechanical grading. The same grader which was used by canning plants for grading cooked shrimp meats was put into operation. This type of mechanical grader when used for the grading of uncooked headless shrimp was probably as efficient as hand grading, but the limited capacity of the machine was the outstanding objection to its use. A machine designed to peel raw shrimp was also introduced to the shrimp industry during 1949. SSeS... 5°; SSS, 7 These numbers were assigned to these areas by the North Atlantic Council on Fishery Investigations. The catch of the Mississippi River and tributaries does not appear in this section. 161 162 GULF FISHERIES Landings of crabs in 1949 declined generally throughout the Gulf Area. This was due, at least partially, to economic considerations. Fishermen in the Gulf were not willing to fish for crabs ata price that would allow competition with Chesapeake Bay crab meat. Consequently the demand for crabs was poor during the summer months when production is normally high. The last complete survey of the fishery transporting, wholesaling, and manufacturing industries in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas was made in 1940. In that year 413 men were employed in the operation of 209 vessels engaged in the transporting trade and 12,029 persons were employed in wholesale and manufacturing establishments. The latter employees received a total of $2,013,213 in salaries and wages in 1940. (Data on the transporting, wholesaling and manufacturing industries for the west coast of Florida, which are also for 1940, have been included in Section 5, under the heading ‘*South Atlentic Fisheries’’). Detailed statistics on these branches of the industry for 1940 can be found in ‘‘Fishery Statistics of the United States, 1944’’ (Statistical Digest No. 16). The following tables contain summarized and detailed information on the catch and operating units for the West Coast of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas for 1949. Condensed summary data of the operating units and catch for these states appearing on the following pages, have been previously published in Current Fishery Statistics. No. 682. GULF CATCH, 1949 MENHADEN SHRIMP MULLET HARD CRABS OTHER MILLION 75 150 225 300 POUNDS VALUE OF GULF CATCH, 1949 SHRIMP OYSTERS MULLET MENHADEN OTHER MILLION DOLLARS GULF FISHERIES FLORIDA, WEST COAST: CATCH BY GEAR, 1949 PURSE SEINES RUNAROUND GILL NETS HAND LINES HAUL SEINES OTHER MILLION POUNDS ALABAMA: CATCH BY GEAR, 1949 OTTER TRAWLS TROT LINES HAND LINES TONGS OTHER MILLION POUNDS MISSISSIPPI: CATCH BY GEAR, 1949 PURSE SEINES TROT LINES OTTER TRAWLS TRAMMEL NETS OTHER MILLION POUNDS LOUISIANA: CATCH BY GEAR, 1949 PURSE SEINES OTTER TRAWLS TROT LINES DREDGES OTHER MILLION POUNDS 30 60 90 120 160 TEXAS: CATCH BY GEAR, 1949 PURSE SEINES OTTER TRAWLS HAND LINES Be HAUL SEINES OTHER MILLION POUNDS 8 16 24 32 40 163 a GULF FISHERIES SECTIONAL SUMMARIES SUMMARY OF CATCH, 1949 ALABAMA MISSISSIPPI PRODU FLORIDA, WEST *OAST POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE FISH . 6 ee ew ee 86, 788,600 $7,893,002 3,777, <00 $596,589 45,428,600 $603, 847 SHELLFISH, ETC 6, 631,500 1, ©85, 613 6,377, 700 1,377, 162 7, 466, 400 1,021,425 93,420, 100 TOTAL. . POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE POUNDS FSH tape (24,080 174,769,300 | $3,442,836 45,184, 800 $1, 150,072 355,948,700 | $13,686,346 SHELLFISH, ETC . 113,817,900 | 23,960,801 34,346,000 7,974, 428 168, 639,500 36,019, 429 TOTAL. . . . | 268,587,200 | 27,403,637 79,530, 800 9,124,500 524,588,200 49,705,775 SUMMARY OF OPERATING UNITS, 1949 ITEM FLORIDA, if ; WEST COAST ALABAMA |MISSISSIPPI} LOUISIANA s TOTAL NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER. FISHERMAN: ONSVESSEU SI cm Micnioiss) t=) 60 6) is i Ty75 2,590 ewe 7,396 ON BOATS AND SHORE: REGUUARG State tmteniad «ys 2 1,418 4,530 1,848 Us Berets BASUAIS aie) ei re! swan!) sh St te : 266 175 2,188 TOTAL ot «1 © Maleastomtaatsaniaas 22,861 VESSELS: MOTOR sa caitel ke ostwen cle teens 317 70 307 910 640 2,244 NETHMTONNAGES a) cbc ec | 4,225 | 828 , 787 12,741 | __12,099 | 34, 680 BOATS: MOTOR’: “c'' cs) |») badeadhaaneloinaaaie 1,840 549 805 2,250 1,030 6,474 OTHER. . . SE aD ae 2,983 326 109 1,284 192 4,894 ACCESSORY BOATS. |. 2.000 126 sc! a2 90 15 276 APPARATUS: PURSE SEINES, MENHADEN. . . 6 - 14 28 5 53 LENGTH, YARDS. . . = 6 = « 2,250 - 5,°50 10,425 2,000 20,125 HAUL SEINES, COMMON. .... 222 7 1 44 21 295 LENGTH, YARDS... .... 126, 100 2,425 60 7,105 11,320 147,010 SILL NETS: DRYF Teas: 1 A Oe cimoe Onc 2 - - - - 2 SQUARERYAROS | feces 310 - - - - 310 RUNAROUND ...0. fo. ci 0 © 5 © «© 1,921 25 = - = 1,946 SQUARE YARDS ...... 2,669,803 10,500 - - - 2,680, 303 STAKES. omen ees - - - 2 14 16 SQUARE YARDS . 9)... - - - 330 3,525 3,855 TRAMMEL NETS: i .| seesnmomnimaits 790 67 53 127 52 1,089 SQUARE YARDS ...... 604,721 28,780 12,850 33, 002 25, 663 705,016 LINES: HANG sce ow is ir to) pies 3,093 178 100 130 401 3,902 HOOKS.) er SERA 4,845 300 114 167 575 6,001 TRAWL OR TROT WITH HOOKS . 23 28 - 444 344 839 HOOKS, «, » b ‘+. the gets Le 12,550 10, 270 - 89, 620 44,720 157, 160 TROLL sisseat ieee clearer eta ts 399 - - - 3 402 HOOKS. . . 4 ois ies 399 - - - 3 402 TROT WITH BAITS OR SNOODS. 119 151 261 856 43 1,430 BAITS OR SNOODS. ... . 95, 200 70, 100 120,700 |* 377,600 11,075 674,675 POUND NETS! 3). & quelenmeteer 1 - - - - 1 STOR UNEM oi treh aan eae ion are 4 - - - - 4 LENGTH, -VARDSE: Salar citeise t's 2,000 - - - - 2,000 FYKESNETS API SHby gg sce saeealre 129 - 913 23 1,065 DIP NETS: COMMON! (sts) hr Tauuat « 30 94 124 DROP Malate © Serciesaadeotees ton - - - 6,800 - 6, 800 CASTUNETS a <1 2 ess 38 - 52 - 90 OITER TRAWLS, SARIMPur ce 157 “01 876 2,623 1,426 5,483 YARDS ATMOUTH , . , 2,449 6,137 16,231 48,211 30,849 103,877 TRAPS. BRUSH! 5) ee reneenctats iin - - - 88,500 ~ 88,500 POTS: SPINY LOBSTER. See st msus 11,840 - - 11,840 RAB®.. s+ 0 8 paw mene 2,530 - 150 1,340 4,020 FISH 0s 0 § » «feels = 235 ae - - 235 SPEARS) ses over h 2s Sees 55 34 - 43 132 DREDGES: GUAM ss fan eet! «sats s:4 3 - - - 3 YARDS AT MOUTH | 1s. 3 - - - - 3 OYSTER) COMMON «vers (ni a-oe - 246 122 25 393 YARDS AT MOUTH... ws - 260 146 29 435 SCALLOP tn ee ks Pests ie a 36 - - - - 36 YARDS AT MOUTH... . 36 - - - = 36 (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) GULF FISHERIES 165 SUMMARY OF OPERATING UNITS, 1949 - Continued FLORIDA, WEST COAST ALABAMA MISSISSIPPI TGTAL ITEM NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER APPARATUS:- CONTINUED: TONGS SMOYSTIER ss caer. 358 577 105 2, 150 RAKES, OTHER THAN FOR OYSTERS 16 16 GRABS, BROG ue vetmalie ete upc. 27 COQUINA SCOOPS... . 2 29 HOOKS SPONGE Sessa sterile te DIVING OUTFIT. : aie CATCH BY STATES, 1949 FLORIDA, SPECIES WEST COAST ie MISSISSIPPI POUNDS POUNDS VALUE INWIBIERWNEKS Ao obo So 8 102, 800 = NAWACUDNG 6 6 Glo Gyaiine es 43,100 = & si BEUEUSHIe vteins mae é 564, 000 5 ; 25 $256 BLUERUNNER OR HARDTAIL . : 1,092, 100 ; ; 40 BUFFALOFISH. . . ; = CABIO OR CRAB EATER. . . . . 19,900 A i i 173 CATFISH AND BULLHEADS. . . . 26, 200 5 = GEROM meee minereth a ET, 2,300 = GIGAREISH ye Bo aster, olde 4,000 - - GR EVAINMES IS hod oo. Ws Be Meira 418,500 f = = CROAK GRBs hee altace! Weel 120, 400 i 5 465 DDO DURIMTIIN Eivreges snes gsm drerAcees se ees 100 a7. = DRUM: BIEAG Kenan terterecnryreaat es F 186, 000 i 4, 5 2,455 RED OR REDFISH... 2... 15,981 EELS, COMMON. ...... = BUOUNDERSH OMMRWE (aoe ele Ty WS GROURERS Mme. Jefe clic. acts 4,060 GRUNTSME MCR on en eink cent z MOEN (St cy: 1G Me Sa ante rene ee = REWRRISHBM cua uetsticee ABSME Le fs KINGYMACKERELS ofa ce ee = - KING WHITING OR "KINGFISH"™ . 75, 400 3,770 MENBIADEN Ge fori} ica sm bers fs 24,879,400 44,578,500 485,906 MOWARRAR Wey ch J Nee ERIN | of 514,500 z 2 MOGNIMISH Pe ecelas, Meek eite: wa le 31,800 3 = = - - (QUILIC (Ep, SSS Beeches ie 29,749, 400 : 950, 600 774 200,300 16,024 MUTTONFISH . . . pia elcstne 45, 100 a = PADDLEFISH OR SPOONBILL CAT 2 4,500 = BERMIN TC Hin etc eroese ier ie. 20, 700 é = PIIGRISHMR kd cose ertelte a vc 49, 600 = = BUINRISHE ts ore 2 10, 200 = = = BOMPANGEM ny rps, Mt lice a 644,900 i 1,100 528 = SEAMGAMPANSHI solrey eles isniuex 4s > vs 84,900 29,420 - TOTAL CLAMSY eS 4" (ech eee SES (eee | - GONCHS fer ayia) tooo eine eS) car | a aa SN | | TP | P| = OYSTERS, MARKET: PUBLIC, SPRING. ..... PUBLIG SPAM et ee tote 3 ve PRIVATE, SPRING. ...... PRIVALE, FALC. Ggamarte 0 <: & TOTAL OYSTERS’ = 2. & 456, 400 136, 424 5,500 2,201 3997500 115,300 138, 625 SCALLOPS: BAY: <0 cc < © & (aera TERRAPIN, DIAMOND-BACK . . . 15, 400 TURTLES: GREEN Sate Se goatee 11,000 = EOGGERHEAD X , rt as FE 2,000 > BROGS OWS a ote paneer Poin ey 2 ot 2,000 - SPONGES : GRASS oa fal at he Rey ao 6,500 SHEEPSHEADSS s.isp ote «ene. 8 57,700 % 2) Le Ae > ae ee TOTAL aes es 2 6,631,500 1,685,613 6,377, 700 USSG ker 7,466, | __7,466,400___| iso Fens GRAND: TOTAL 28..." <5 |/o3;, | 93,420,100 | 9,578,615 9,578,615 110,155,100 | 1,973,751 | 155, 100 1,973,751 Y 52,805,000 | 1, 625; 292 FISH POUNDS. POUNDS VALUE POUNDS: VALUE AMBERUACK, nates, awaits. cc aes = = = 102, 800 $5,614 BARRACUDA‘, Patel etc, oe ce eared - - = - 43, 100 2,236 BLUERISH ii? « seemes « so 5, 100 $765 1,600 $214 578, 100 77, 205 BLUE RUNNER OR HARDTAIL. . . . 1, 100 44 é = 1, 135, 600 34,123 BURFALORISHPe ae snes otc on 4 716,000 58,054 10,000 693 794, 400 63,535 CABIO OR CRAB EATER. . . 1. 2,200 278 2,500 17 27, 400 2,017 CARB ex, ‘atnsnic Be sete 24,000 1,440 - = 24; 000 1,440 CATFISH AND BULLHEADS. . . . .| 3,691,700 785, 682 18, 400 4,228 3,836, 200 817,118 CERO Stee IPSN. Tepe Pe hncod - - - = 2; 300 210 CIGARGISHS. Ga 9h- vc Jo fs thon ure - - - = 4)000 124 REVALL g-mte Srceeel. gece oornit 100 4 = ~ 421,500 14,123 GROAKER a os ct. ce ake g Mon“ 63,000 4,557 14, 800 869 231,300 14,888 OOLPHING Rs go uals os Oo atecuetrs - - - = 100 7 DRUM: BLACK ax. ioe rs ae ee 206 , 500 16,498 747,000 68,377 1,230,800 104,157 RED OR REDFISH. ...... 479, 900 100, 582 519,900 10. ,116 2” 857, 600 464,324 EEUSESCOMMON'\J'. canetirgs 16 1 oe - - - - 200 10 FEOUNDERS Wan Acct fms Gen 180,900 34,673 219,900 50,001 820, 800 160, 176 GARF ISH Et yet Th Get Pol am. SEP 181, 800 10, 299 = < 181, 800 10, 299 GROURERS. 91 (0 ae SAREE dis, ie! 1c, 5, 200 728 130, 000 15,593 8,397, 300 834,991 GRUNGS iy oli Fbs> te sal ke ke ve - - - - 84,600 6,936 HOGRUSHS: weOR ss ual eis wie, - - = = 14,700 1,488 JEWRIBHewss ore: aA RP latest ote 6 - - 5,300 “98 186, 800 10, 234 KING) MACKEREL | tlvne oy on. 1,400 98 800 50 1,°19,000 185, 672 KING WHITING OR "KINGFISH" . . 273,600 19,745 99, 700 5,718 655.600 43,821 MENHADEN. .. . ~~~. «| 165,913,400] 2,018,307 41, 135,300 473,757 | 276,506,600 3,247,440 MOUABRAGMY ic As git op aha, see = - - ss 511,500 30,820 MOONEIGH cieast’s scien se a > 3 - - - = 31,800 1,590 MULLET ee tees we ey 571,400 45,551 421, 200 31,136 | 31,892,900 3, 281,782 MUTTONFISH . . . aan = - - = 45, 100 7,229 PADDLEF /Si! OR SPOCNBILL CAT. . 43, 200 8,175 : = 47, 700 8,850 PERMBMg: cid s)-capa Beles ote = = - 2 20,700 1,116 PIGFISH, . . . or A Ss Shi - = ‘ 49,600 3,327 PINEALSH cuaditecmabtarecreran cvtrcyvn’s cory - - = = 10, 200 408 POMPARG srs 2s. ON spt = 2. - - 100 48 646, 100 337, ‘6 SA FISHSeeteemiete: cet ere ee 3 ,900 1,396 - : 34,900 1,396 SEA CATI/ ISH. . . eyes 163, 800 10,518 121,400 7,912 1,372,000 62,275 SEA TROUT OR WEAKF ISH: SPOTTED Gio ht AINA a oe yes 69°, 600 172, 207 614, 400 141,387 5,831,500 1, 206, 649 WHITER. JOE as shed ore 193,700 15,737 15,100 79? 657,100 51,032 (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) GULF FISHERIES . Neu CATCH BY STATES, 1949 — Continued SPECIES LOUIS!ANA TEXAS TOTAL FISH = CONTINUED POUNDS POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE SHAMS o 5.0 66 oO Go ee 8 8 42,900 25,000 $250 67,900 $1,966 SHEEPSHEAD : PRESHEWATIER. 0 a) 5 « 889, 400 - - 902, 000 70,596 SALTAWATER 6 6 go 5 36 6 a 170, 700 13,900 466, 100 45,195 SNAPPER : MANEROWE 616 5 8 65 58 0 6 = - 162, 200 18,929 REDS SVS 685) 6 aa wie 169,900 1,054, 400 7,887,900 | 1,864,368 WHITE. .. soo - 31, 100 3,370 SNOOK OR SERGEANTRISH. . . . . 400 681, 800 88, 208 SPADEFISHS 5 5.6 6064508 - 200 10 SPANISH MACKEREL»... . 2,200 3,876, 200 418,965 SPOT ov o.o 6 ole 0 4 Bo ee 6 1,300 265, 600 17, 629 STUREION 6 96 6G 000g a0 5,000 635 TENAONDIR 5 2 5955 6556 4 700, 800 22,278 TRIGGERF ISH. eee 14,300 710 TRIPLEWAIL 66 65605000 22, 600 2,842 TUNA, LTE 6 696 0 5 6 6) 6 100 10 VELLOWITANL 6.9 4 6 ao co ooo 174, 200 34, 626 THOMA aM: 4 1,150,072 | 355,948,700 | 13,686,346 SHELLFISH. ETC. CRASS : BLUE: HARD . . 5 6 6 5 9 | Ie, 709 554,601 26,594,500 982,363 SOFT AND PEELERS .. 1. . 455, 300 192, 262 455, 300 192, 282 STOWE 6 ooo 6 4 5 owe 8 53,100 26,555 TOTAL CRABS... . . . . | 18,329,000] 746,863 | 374, 100_| 27,102,900 | 1,201,200 CRAYFISH, FRESH-WATER. . . . . | 39,900 | 39,900 666 LOBSTER, SPIN dao cue eeue 1,481,800 188, 704 SHRIMP 2... . #. . . . . . [85,706,900 126,514,300 | 29,207} 209 CLAMS : j one SOC 5 ea loc 30 HARD, PUBLIC So 6.5 61a: ats 29, 420 TOWAL CLANB>s 6 6 510 29, 450 GONONS: |G 'o) 6 tex ay Guaeennemiowen 40 OYSTER, MARKET: PUBLIC, SPRING. ..... . | 3,240,200 756, 165 247, 300 110,118 5,712,300 | 1,743,470 PUBLIC, FAUL 65 oo o 0 oc 19,000 5,909 52, 000 22,584 845, 000 342, 207 PRIVATE, SPRING. ..... . | 4,999,600 | 2,105,649 = 5,126,600 | 2,158,036 RINNE, THMLbs 6 6 5 40 0 6 || teAaaipme) “391 7618 1,437, 000 595,035 VOTAL OYSTERS... . . 4,838, 838 SCNULOPS, E54 6 6 5 ole ere [135,900 | 58,504 SQUID. . . Lida Gee 6 6 2 8, 600 390 TERRAPIN, DIAMOND-BALK . 2. . 15, 00 63° TURTLES: GREG emi mes mtr act 16,300 1,700 LOANED 3 6 6 6'o 5 5 4 0 2,500 240 QNAPRAERS o G06) 0 0 6 6 3, 200 280 FRO Sc 43, 600 20,773 BRASS A eye ee elles ult 6,500 6,530 SHEEPSHEAD 5.55.0 g\0 46 6 57, 700 455, 176 WELLOW oy ©. Guts b aoe o oe 6 4,500 9, 097 FOMALS cs oo a5 ao |IEQeNTE cee || 2ueeoncon 7,974, 128 | 168,639,500 | 36,019,429 GRAND TOTAL. P88,587, 200 | 27,403,637 79,530, 800 9,124,500 | 524,588, 200 49,705,775 NOTE:--A TOTAL OF 8,652,600 POUNDS OF SHRIMP AND 1,790,800 POUNDS OF OYSTERS LISTED FOR LOUISIANA WERE TAKEN BY MISSISSIPP! CRAFT IN LOUISIANA WATERS AND LANDED IN MISSISSIPPI. AVERAGE WEIGHTS OF CERTAIN SHELLFISH, 1949 CRABS: BLUE: HARD . . NUMEER PER POUNS low SOFT AND PEEL{RS DO 2s SVONE So on oa 6 DO - CLAMS: COQUIN Aarne nanan LBS. MEATS PER U.S, BUSHEL “ HARD, PUBLIC . . . DO a CONCHS . . ae DO = OYSTERS, MARKET : PUBLIC, SPRING . . DO 4.28 PUBLIC, NUL oso ipo) 4.00 PRIVATE, SPRING. . Lo = PRIVATE, RAMI ee vO s SCALLGFS, BAY NOTE:--BUSHELS REPRESENT U.S. STANDARD BUSHEL OF 2,150.4 CUBIC INCHES CAPACITY. 168 GULF FISHERIES SUPPLEMENTARY REVIEW OF THE CATCH OF CERTAIN SHELLFISH, 1949 QUANTITY QUANT ITY VALUE MISSISSIPPI VALUE QUANTITY CRABS BLUE, HARD... . NUMBER 4, 264, 428 $90,790] 5,102,880] $106,400 $208, 150 SIOWE. «wp kiel obo 00 53, 100 26,555 = LAMS~ COGUINA, - « « U.S. STANDARD BUSHEL 30 HARD, PUBLIC... ive) 29,420 NCHS? . sf “dita toes DO 40 - OYSTERS, MARKET: PUBLIC. SPRING . . DO 237,519 503, 244 136, 424 PUBLIC, FAL e. oe DO 160,313 151, 290 2,201 PRIVATE, SPRING. . DO 47,473 4,914 - PRIVATE, FALL, < . bo 588 2,829 - BA 58,50 SCALLOPS QUANTITY RABS: BLUE: RAN el ae talistar ts NUMBER 37,376, 256 $554, 601 651 55, 720, 668 $982,363 SOFT AND PEELERS bo 1,336,584 192, 282 1,336,584 192, 282 BUONES@s «feo oe 6 DO 53, 100 26,555 CLAMS: COQUINA. . . . » » U.S. STANDARD BUSHEL 12 30 HARD, PUBLIC... DO 10,547 29,420 CONGHS - e--0)er'e ewe DO 33 40 OYSSERS, MARKET: PUBLIC, SPRING . . 00 935, 84. 756, 165 110,118 | 1,489,317] 1,743,470 EUALJC, FALCAo% 5 DO 4,833 5,909 22,584 201,399 342, 297 PRIVATE, SPRING. . po 1,184,133 | 2,105,649 1,213,835] 2,158,036 PRIVATE, FALL. ... DO 365, 147 591,618 367,013 595,035 SCALLOPS, GAY. «..- > jae) - - 26,858 58,504 NOTE :--SUSHELS REPRESENT U.S. STANDARD BUSHEL OF 2,150.4 CUBIC INCHES CAPACITY. CAST NET — — ——— — ———_ TROT LINE 96703 GULF FISHERIES 169 MANUFACTURED FISHERY PRODUCTS, VARIOUS YEARS Jy MISSISSIPP] AND 1TEM ALABAMA LOUISIANA AND TEXAS BY MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS: YEAR UNIT QUANTITY VALUE QUANTITY VALUE MENHADEN: MEAL AND ORY SCRAP. .... . 1949 TONS (3 22, 033 $3,786,428 Olt uke Bi arica aeit cs Cergccrehs 1949 GALLONS Zz 2 2,244,269 828,505 SEA TROUT, SAUTER EN nies Steno 1040 POUNDS - 3,000 649 CRABS, HARD, BLUE: CANNED. . . . . . . . » 1949 | STANDARD CASES 8,887 $153,442 10, 857 217,241 MEAT, FRESH= COOKED. Soa oo ILO) POUNDS 286,051 88,357 1,482,681 393,646 OYSTERS: CANNED. ....... =. ~~ ~ 1949 | STANDARD CASES 92,865 1,371,009 177,357 2,491,455 FRESH-SHUCKED . ..... . « 1940 GALLONS 84,284 136, 306 294 324 446,331 LIME AND GRIT. ...... . 1949 TONS = = 243,308 1,473,343 SHRIMP: CANNED. . ...... «+. « « 1949 | STANDARD CASES 134, 174 2,264,705 495,800 8,371, 199 SPECIALTIES, CANNED... . . 1949 DO (2) (2) 3,192 86,527 COOKED,PEELED........ 1940 POUNDS 211,425 58,530 863,895 237,586 FROZEN, PACKAGED. .... . . 1940 DO 1,986,119 263,034 | 12,403,660 1,713,015 SUN PRIED 6 2 6/6 5/6 5 a 5 6 (EHO) Do - - 1,930,400 326,416 MEAL OR BRAN. ....... ~~ 1949 TONS = = 1,208 109, 292 TURTLE SOUP, CANNED... . . . 1949 | STANDARD CASES = = 1,313 32,428 UNCLASSIFJED PRODUCTS: BYPRODUCTS Hueneme neuen O49) - 3/1,078,888 - (4) MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCTS. . . . 1949 - 5/ 45,310 - 6/98,939 TOTAL. . «=. 20,613,000 1/ DATA ON 7iiE PRODUCTION OF THE DIFFERENT PRODUCTS ARE FOR THE YEARS INDICATED. 2/ THIS ITEM HAS BEEN INCLUDED UNDER UNCLASSIFIED PRODUCTS: 3/ INCLUDES MENHADEN MEAL, DRY SCRAP, AND OIL; MISCELLANEOUS MEAL; AND FISH SOLUBLES. 4/ THIS ITEM HAS BEEN INCLUDED WITH MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCTS. 5/ INCLUDES CANNED SPECIALTY PACKS OF CRAB, OYSTER, AND SHRIMP3FRESH GROUPER FILLETS; FRESH STEAKS OF GROUPER, RED SNAPPER, AND SEA BASS; AND FROZEN STEAKS OF GROUPER AND RED SNAPPER. 6/ INCLUDES SPECIALTY PACKS CF CANNED CRAYFISH BISQUE, SOFT SHELL CRABS, LOBSTER BISQUE, SMOKED OYSTERS, DEVILED OYSTERS, OYSTER SOUP, BOUILLABAISSE, AND GUMBO; AND MENHADEN FISH SOLUBLES. NOTE:--SOME OF THE ABOVE PRODUCTS MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED FROM PRODUCTS |MPORTED FROM ANOTHER STATE OR A FOREIGN COUNTRY; THEREFORE THEY CANNOT BE CORRELATED DIRECTLY WITH THE CATCH WITHIN THE STATE. SUMMARY OF MANUFACTURED FISHERY PRODUCTS, VARIOUS YEARS SUMMARY OF STATES | STATE VALUE (MIE SISETFRY GH cert. ct: «chy ouoihlon tow ON lolant foro oa MeoeeteOp OM ay sa) Sie als as $4,570,966 ATYNEVAN Nec Sate Bats HB Menuet cmt Geto Nau NA IEE eS fad cea URN Meat, HREM OE eee 888,615 OUITSIVANALH a) fa! ey cde taOn CAO ceIREM Rovere” MPM GNIS Ned's im, llie Tak EIN Pe Cet desi curs 18, 143, 176 FERS 90.0 GOING HOOD WOMEICON ORO IGMOMOINO vin WaroMmONNGaINe. Ddanas 2,469,824 26,072,581 SUMMARY OF PRODUCTS QUANTITY VALUE 1TEM CANNED FISH AND SHELLFISH. . . . . 1949 STANDARD CASES 927,179 $15,072,804 PACKAGED FISH AND BYPRODUCTS . . . 1949 - - 7,335,907 PACKAGED SHELLFISH. ...... ~ 1940 POUNDS 22,481,426 3,663,221 SALTED, DRIED AND PICKLED. . . . . 1940 (ole) 3, 000 649 26,072,581 TOTAL «. « « « © © « © ri GULF FISHERIES FLORIDA (WEST COAST) OPERATING UNITS BY GEAR, 1949 PURSE HAUL TRAMMEL ITEM SEINES, SEINES, we MENHACEN SOMMON DRIFT RUNAROUND NUMBER NUMBER FISHERMEN : DN VESSELS. < sews cm «© « fe 132 113 38 ON BOATS AND SHORE: r REGULAR ads 532 2,475 961 CASUAL. 9. » « «» .« 136 COPA Ge ,rs: v6; a ue, “eae VESSELS, MOTOR. . 2) 2 . = « NET TONNAGE . 2°20 0 « « BOATS: MOTORS Wade Lacks: exis: oie 357 DIHbReS cs tec eee che oe 562 ACCESSORY BOATS... 4. 21 APPARATUS : NUMBERS... 5. «GOR enc! s 790 LENGTH, YARDS... 2. - SQUARE YARDS. 604,721 LINES TRAWL OR TROLL TROT WITH HOOKS NUMBER TROT WITH BAITS OR SNOODS FISHERMEN: ONVVESSEUS: % «ss ON BOATS AND SHORE: BEGUUAN Gy. cp as 6) ve id CASUALIO sown tt ret Ld TOTAL eee pike oes TSS ES MOTOR et ntank cuit NED TONNAGE: 2205) ur aeisy we ie BOATS: MOTOR ce 0: Os lens. o's be OTHER: 7. ven \e, cel'fel ce, we le. eye APPARATUS: NUMBER): coc onte HOOKS, BAITS, OR OTTER POTS RAWLS, CRAB SPINY SHRIMP LOBSTER NUMBER NUMBER FISHERMEN: ONMUEBSELS! setts ee. aoemcee = ON BOATS AND SHORE: REGULAR . .oeeeh tes ae FASE a ee aS TOTALSES. ee VESSELS, MOTOR. “>. dos » NET TONNAGE... 2... BOATS: MOTOR: sea *eaa @ ccd > 107 QUUER Game wa Gira. Bele ve - APPARATUS: NUMBERS s-s—s—s 3 ae 11,840 LENGTH SYARDS)2%, . ad oe YARDS AT MOUTH. SHRIMP TRAWLER GULF FISHERIES il FLORIDA (WEST COAST): OPERATING UNITS BY GEAR, 1949 - Continued DREDGES SCALLOP RAKES, OTHER THAN FOR OYSTERS To:GS, OYSTER SPEARS S*OOPS ITEM NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER ‘UMBER NUMBER = | NUMBER * |SHERME® : ON! MESBIELS~ 6 5 9.5.5 300 ON BOATS AND SHORE: ECULING: ty 5 o8b on oo ONSUNbe na Go og 4-00 KOT eS God Bl olt6 WESSELS, MOMOR, 6 5 5 5 6 4 NEMTONNAG Entice vse gee BOATS: NOMOR van cen Hue Bea OIMPRG Ma setae ce) tes te ke) fe MECESSORY GOMES 44 5°46 65 APPARATUS: NUMBERS ie, bevel fey tel ie, G5. tent YARDS AT MOUTH. HOOKS , DIVING TOTAL, 1TEM SPON -E OUTFIT EXCLUSIVE OF DUPLICATION NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER FISHERMEN : GNAVESSEIIGHEN: sir i Abe Al 1,653 ON BOATS AND SHORE: F RECULING oe hry ees eee 4,361 ASU Aes ase. Sabha 1,397 TO TAMM Oe 5, Ee ees 7,411 VESSEIS,(MOTOR. « s fe co + NEDTONNAGE 1 2 2). 5 3 BOATS: MGHORMENRS wenks cen besehner a 1,840 COMER EP cs ed acece 2; 983 AC CESORV@BOAMS: «eo lous 126 APPARATUS : NUMBER 5 0.0 6 6 0 0 0-0 FLORIDA (WEST QOAST): CATCH BY GEAR, 1949 GILL NETS SPECIES PURSE SEINES HAUL SEINES RUNAROUND POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE | POUNDS | VALUE POUNDS | VALUE ANBERNINEK, ¢ 5 6 6.0.66 a0 - = 7,800 $390 = = 13, 500 $789 BNUEISH sets: leh le - = 158,100 | 20,362 = = 365,800 49,408 BLUE RUNNER OR HARDTAIL. . . - < 797,400 | 22,856 = - 79,200 3,532 CABIO OR CRAB EATER... . . - = 600 48 = = 500 39 GIGARBISHE Aye TS. beavers - = 4,000 124 = = = = CREVNINIEE Ph iret os ree en bicsth - - 142, 400 4,935 : = 176,604 5,832 GROAKIER MM Phe ia) fe ust ih at (cts - - 64,300 4,178 - = 34,800 2,220 DRUM : LACRe) a lghael a ayes omrE - - 51,200 3,292 = 2 46,300 2,890 REDIOR REDFISH... : . « « . = 394,600 | 51,454 = = 402,200 54,599 EELS, GOMNON alo 6 Sooo 6 - - 200 10 = - 5 = RMOUNDERSEWems eon eh ect = = 42, 600 6,532 = = 70,800} 10,268 CRIUNITS: a scene eee - 2 2,900 202 z = 9,900] 1,296 HGGraSH ean ere ete lee is arcs - = 500 45 - = 6, 700 397 UEWRIISHE I Beet ee aia bape - = = = = : 900 30 KING MACKEREL... . 2... - - 2,100 210 : = 549,800] 71,602 KING WHITING OR "KINGFISH" . - - 44, 400 4,043 = = 37,500, 3,179 MENHADEN.. . ..... ~ « . | 24,859,700 | $268,485 17, 700 885 = = 1, 000 50 MOUARRACMA cer ea iin ee - = 284,800 | 16,353 - = 170,000} 11,351 MOONRUSHINA coteere fe boa cke - : 30, 200 1,510 - = 500} 25 MULLET SS Ges! Guanes \auana - = 8,970,500 | 965,490 : = 15,363, 600N ,599, 233 BERNIE tre cue site onl Sue - = 3,000 300 - = 2, 100 108 AIG TRUSHIOAE Rs edits Ahmigs aarte = = 9, 400 682 : = 7, 800) 432 BIN ASH Pumimtene tes cere eae = = 5,300 178 = = 4,900) 230 ROMPANOS sn seen ces big nay = = 65,400 | 35,200 - = 114,400] 62,710 SEAMMCATEN SH er epee cee: = = 340,800 | 13,426 = 2 398,200] 15,826 SHEEPSHEAD : BRESHEWATERG duc van ceo ss ts - - - = - = 100 7 SAT EWATIER esau euicmemre es - ~ 55, 400 4,980 = - 53,900] 5,276 (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) 172 SPECIES SNAPPER: MANGROVE. ee es ee SNOOK OR SERGEANTF ISH SPADEF ISH!) 2. . « 0 SPANISH MACKEREL. . SPOT co5 0: ass where. s SEA TROUT OR WEAKF ISH: SPOTTED cise em 0rne WHITE ehictis ots, o + STURGEON. . 2 2 2 6 TENPOUNDER,. . 2... TRIBLETAIL «. « sc ic YELLOWTAIL, . . «2 «© « TURTLES: GREEN 2 6 + se ewe LOGGERHEAD,. . .. . TOTAL. 4) «atte oe SPECIES AMBERJACK. . BARRACUDA, . BLUEFISH .. . BLUE RUNNER OR HARDTA CABIO OR CRAB EATER, CATFISH AND BULLHEADS CERO... “ors. CREVALLE CROAKER. DOLPHIN. DRUM: BEACK Ss: « RED OR REDF FLOUNDERS GROUPERS GRUNTS . HOGF ISH. JEWFISH. . . KING MACKEREL. KING WHITING OR MENHADEN MOJARRA, 5 MOONF | SH . MULLET , . MUTTONFISH . thc o. UCM ee Ze (mPa es 3) A! one Tle: ofa) wl Ses) = 7) mh ee ad 2 PERMIT. . PIGFISH. . POMPANO, . SEA CATFISH, SHEEPSHEAD : FRESH-WATER, . . . . SALT-WATER . 2. SNAPPER: MANGROVE . . . RED, . . . . . ©. 26 far wile 0 "G1 ee SNOOK OR SERGEANTFI SPANISH MACKEREL . SPOT aye. 06, 2a x SEA TROUT OR WEAKF | SPOTTED ES Ss WHITES » TENPOUNDER . . TRIGGERFISH. . TRIPLETAIL . . YELLOWTAIL .. TURTLES, GREEN HH. oMawmee’ Me « Mee ¥ 2,100 SPOS CHAU De a cueaenten a 14, 100 c SEA TROUT OR WEAKF ISH: GION TIED) PRLS SS AN Te 30, 600 180, 700 WURUTaESS ere ee ae ae athe 2,600 7, 500 CRABS, BLUE, HARD. ..... - = SCAUO PS MUBAV ER yu iacniL alse = = 102, 900 645, 300 WOE GG eh aK OTTER TRAWLS SPEARS SPE. IES POUNDS POUNDS VALUE FLOUNDER: 6 blo 5 5 555 20, 400 79,200 | $19,462 KING WHITING OR "KINGFISH" 27, 000 - - MULLET - - SEA ATFISH. : i : : i : : SEA TROUT OR WEAKF ISH, Wnts 6S 6) Gearon to CRABS : BLUE, HARD . ot tem 88,600] $4,430 = = STONE) = =: j 49,700} 24,855 = S LOBSTER, SPINY j : 1,481,800] 188,704 - = SIM 6 5 6 6 FMOIES5 5 0 6 5 THOMA, “Syoq! ‘oto fo 900 297 80,100 | 19,759 217, 989 COQUINA SCOOPS SPECIES POUNDS POUNDS VALUE CLAMS: eri POUNES CORUNA 5 5 aod 66 a 6 - 100 $30 ARO, FWELIC 6 65 4466 7, 700 = OYSTERS, MARKET: PUBLIC, SPRING . Lae 561, 800 = FUSE [NSS TN ean seep 394, 500 = PRIVATE, SPRING. .... . 115,300 = PRIVATE, NEG el atc uo 1,400 = SGAELOPS) BAY ne. 6: 6 0 WOUNE seg oe oss 1, 073, 000 DIVING QUTF ITS POUNDS. CRYNES, STIGIES Nae nee EOE OG attics ety hac REIS 3,400} $1,700 CLANS): HIND). PUSINGS Gen cheb G ago) yay. jae ie 27,02 GONGEISEME e eler omiem inte rae ais are eam Sal ae ore 775208 | ©7305 OYSTERS, MARKET : BUBIMICHHISPRIINGIPA ue) elite, Sivaliopen vs, amen eee ypules ae 8,400 3,538 (FUER WGN Gy UNL AL einen Up Marana Nemes ails NNR Ui 5,000 2,000 SCALLOPS Gi STN, Gian. cllkcy ta sona LOuGmenc hel elon cris tee 9,700 4,188 TERRAPIN, OAWONDEENGS G6 40.00 06 56 5 4 4 4 15, 400 632 FROGS Dis icteiiwltas 1-1 Oueavgseeten ta. Teele IW SN ot BS lect Fs 1, 100 363 SPONGES: GRASS ai UN ae co AE celta ey ind AN Oates SREY 's $2,500 SHIEERSMOOL NS SS 6.4 suGla ced ale avg Globo 402,710 NiELRHOW HH AMON othe lpi) /Seeaat tol coh reheat: valle WeNitadte 7,070 = MOA oc tga alto. orkeaeo mo MeN to. Bau Arlemece otEh Re 412,280] 120,700 | a GULF FISHERIES ALABAMA ‘ OPERATING UNITS BY GFAR, 1949 LINES HAUL - GILL NETS, TRAMMEL TRAWL OR TROT WITH A nt RUNAROUND NETS oe TROT WITH BAITS OR HOOKS SNOODS NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER, NUMBER NUMBER FISHERMEN: ON) VESSEUS, ets bos 18 . = = ON BOATS AND SHORE: REGULARS sa ees eo 129 SASUAE. = ee 2 22 POT muy 2. 5 abe om 151 VESSELS, MOTOR. ..... = RETOSUNGAGE. @ Some eee a BOATS: MOTOR, fom 5 82 0b/ ot as 121 OTHER: 4... ot ae 30 ACCESSORY BOATS. 1... . = APPARATUS: NUMBER is eee boos ks 151 PENGTH: KYARDSS Me E5308 S SQUARE YARDS . . = = HOOKS, BAITS OR SNOODS . 70, 100 TOTAL, ITEM : ; “Os, EXCLUSIVE OF DUPLICATION NUMBER NUMBER FISHERMEN: ONSVESSELS nado) oe 247 ON BOATS AND SHORE : REGULAR, Sr ceo rot Seat ey © 1,020 ORSUAI css ss: aise: eye 254 TOV AUS. s) 5 soe etre 1,521 VESSELS, MOTOR. . 2... 70 NEF TONNAGE, «<6 % 3% Se BOATS: MOTOR. svete usrester its 549 OTHER. . . Pe ee 326 ACCESSORY BOATS. 1... . 3 APPARATUS: NUMBER fetta Ww ie te: sch es YARDS AT MOUTH. ... « ALABAMA: CATCH BY GEAR, 1949 a r LINES SPECIES p E ? TRAMMEL NETS POUNDS VALUE POUNDS. POUNDS. BEVESILSH AC Pas ° 300 BLUE RUNNER OR HARDTAIL. A 4,100 CABIO OR CRAB EATER. ... - CREVALLE ramets es Tales = CROAKER,. 5 cttw te te ng os 0 3,600 DRUM: BLACK. f ieiieltie ie 2c ae 12,600 RED OR REDFISH. .... 12,900 RIDUNDERS Soo: ie aut ias > 6,700 GROURERS) TOR few ers i. > JEWFISH. 6 2 cs de ws KING MACKEREL. ¢ 3 8 = KING WHITING OR "KINGFISH" MUREEUS septa) fons a) ita olls POMPANO/E ce fo) s0; io 1% fk oye SEA [CATPNSH sets i ta eeuien SEA TROUT OR WEAKF ISH: SFOTVEDE «see a ae! eae WHITE. $= Bee aeetan ts SHEEPSHEAD, SALT -WATER.. SNAPPER, RED CO Oe tia SPANISH. MACKEREL . 5 6 5. 8 SPOT Silico vam ts Waa) aw SUURGEON LS sie ts) .erte) wea TENPOUNDER 5 5s 2 « « « @ TRIPEETAU Es: arta. c6. la opis CONTINUED on NEXT SIGE GULF FISHERIES 175 ALABAMA: CATCH BY GEAR, 1949 - Continued LI SEcOuTIMLED TRAWL OR TROT WITH FYKE NETS paeArS TROT WITH BAITS OR HOCKS S'00DS POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE BUFFALOFISH. . . . 0 - - 68, 400 $4,788 CATFISH AND BULLHEADS. . . 57, 500 $12, 650 300 66 PADDLEF ISH OR SPOONBILL CAT 4,500 675 SHEEPSHEAD, FRESH-WATER. . 2,700 135 CRABS, BLUE, HARD. ... « TOTAL TONGS SPECIES POUNDS CATFISH AND BULLHEADS. . . FLOUNDERS . . KING WHITING OR "KINGFISH™ SEA TROUT OR WEAKFISH, WHRUTTEE Ma eae GPS Si Ie te SPUN SoG 3 pte ees isare OYSTERS, MARKET : 14,300 8, 700 11,400 2, 663,900 PUBLIC, SPRING... . « 1,198,200} $503, 244 WEIL NG AU bieca.ucuckc 369,000} 151,290 PRIVATE, SPRING. .. . . 11, 700 4,914 RIWAMNES TNULG 5 56 5 5 5 6,900 2,829 1,585,800 | 662,277 WOWNE 5 BG oO Guo oO MISSISSIPPI OPERATING UNITS BY GEAR, 1949 PURSE HAUL ITEM SEINES, SEINES, ee HAND TROT WITH MENHADEN COMMON BAITS OR SNOODS NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER. NUMBER, FISHERMEN : ON WESSELS 2 5 45 6 5 a 6 = ON BOATS AND SHORE: MEGUUNTS 6 5 6 6 o od 46 219 CNSUNE SG) co Sos. ono 48 42 TOTAL oe Zo) WESSELS. MONO G85 ‘Gea 8 1 = NEM TONNAGE eee) scene la BOATS: MOORS aINERBecn ouch cineca 46 234 OTHER. . . Fy SE NTOMEE 44 27 MICESSORY BONIS. oo c uc - - APPARATUS: NUMBER: 45 6 So Gua 6c 100 261 WENGUI, WARDSS 2 6\o 5c - - SQUARE YARDS’. . : = - HOOKS, BAITS OR SNOODS 114 120,700 i CAST ONTER DREDGES, TONGS TOTAL, ITEM ners TRAWLS, OYSTER, OYSTER EXCLUSIVE OF “SHRIMP COMMON DUPLICATION NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER F 1SHERMEN : ON WESSHES S56 volo ae! o 640 490 = 1,175 ON BOATS AND SHORE: REGUIEAR RI. inant sun-ittellsii i, Wa 23 191 1,418 CASUAL GS GS avo) - - 63 96 TORT te omega 1,817 513 254 2,689 WESSEWS, Mouolye Go) 2eay 55 287 117 = 307 NEW WONMAGES 2s 6 4 4\5 3,963 1,551 = 4,787 BOATS: MOMOR aaa se reins, cate laters 589 6 196 805 OM ERE eiicee seen ees = * 57 109 NGGESSORY BOATS: | 1 5 5 - - - = 42 APPARATUS : NUNES 6 6 51d ooo oo 876 246 254 = YARDS AT MOUTH... . . 16,231 260 = 5 993093 O - 52 - 12 176 GULF FISHERIES MISSISSIPPI: CATCH BY GEAR, 1949 PURSE SEINES HAUL SEINES TRAMMEL NETS SPECIES BLUEFISH ... 2 « BLUE RUNNER OR HARDT TAIL. . CABIO OR CRAB EATER. . 131 GROAKERGg. .5 sae. se" <)- 275 DRUM: BEACK SS 5 ane ieinksa ss 1,472 RED OR REDFISH... . 10,332 FLGUNDERS 2 ce ttawcirse eoierts 1,634 KING WHITING OR "KINGFISH" 1,925 MENHADEN@ 5 rar Terese x MURVET te oii. s/s: 0 opie. 10,832 SEAGCATUSH> wes ok. a.dhicus 435 SEA TROUT OR WEAKFISH: SPOMMED spo sas. ce} ste 15,033 WHITES ta. c - 1,800 SHEEPSHEAD, SALT-WATER . . 1,010 SPANISH MACKEREL SPOR on i he TENPOUNDER .... a TRIPLETAILS 5... < . . RODebe ate el ictie) > TROT WITH BAITS OR SNOODS SPECIES POUNDS CABIO OR CRAB EATER, 300 OROAKERD TS cite «lof > = 2,700 - DRUM: BIRGR RE Sy oo talk ciascpiaicakes 10,700 = REDIOR REDRISH << te 24,100 x RE GUNDERS Sik imemet apircbrelenea 2,700 - GROUPERS! Sei ie5 6. hes) oo 29, 200 - KING WHITING OR "KINGFISH" 6,400 - MULLET . 2 2 « « eee $5,192 SEAWCATRISHS so cee te 14,000 SEA TROUT OR WEAKF ISH: SPOTTED. ce c-ch se & as 36,600 - WHITE. 2 « © =a 21,900 = SHEEPSHEAD, SALT-WATER . . 4,200 - SNAPPER, REDE Geers 135, 900 - TRI PCEDA Ile-dt/cutoure pasa stats 100 + CRABS, BLUE, HARD. 1... = 2 TOTAL | 288,800 | | 288,800 | SPECIES POUNDS FLOUNDERS. . . - . - 2 @ 28, 800 - KING WHITING OR "KINGFISH" 45,200 : - SEA TROUT OR WEAKFISH, WHITE. sis s sve) a i @ 8 34, 100 : - SHRIMPA oe olipails, foteBrsl econo 2,841,500 r = OYSTERS, MARKET: RUBLIGs SPRING cfc. © .c PUBLIC; FRU oe: oh.e: 1s: oie TOTALS ys 119,800 5,500 NOTE:--THE PRODUCTION OF FISHERY PRODUCTS BY MISSISSIPPI CRAFT IN LOUISIANA WATERS HAS BEEN INCLUDED WITH THE CATCH FOR LOUISIANA. THESE CATCHES WERE AS FOLLOWS: BY OYSTER DREDGES, PUBLIC SPRING OYSTERS, 1,774,900 POUNDS OF MEATS, VALUED AT $425,880; AND PUBLIC FALL OYSTERS, 12,900 POUNDS OF MEATS, VALUED AT $3, 225; BY OYSTER TONGS, PUBL IC SPRING OYSTERS, 3,000 POUNDS OF MEATS, VALUED AT $720; AND BY SHRIMP TRAWLS, SHRIMP, 8,652,600 POUNDS, VALUED AT $2,069, 091. FYKE NETTING GULF FISHERIES Wy LOUISIANA OPFRATING UNITS BY GEAR, 1949 PURSE SEINES, MENHADE?" TRAMMEL NETS TRAWL OR TRO! WI-H HOOKS ITEM HAND NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER FISHERMEN : ON WESSELS ~ . . - 2s « 16 28 - ON BOATS AND SHORE: INSCWILANG 5) 6 5/6 56.0 0 312 CASUAL 2°. 2 sw we 10 132 WOW 6 G16 6 od VESSELS, MOTOR. ..... NEM TONNAGER ad: a Stee Ri BOATS: MOMORE calle ie sativa livre Vs 220 OTHER. . . a nebeg it 214 ACCESSORY BOATS. . . .. z APPARATUS: NUMBER 6 Glos 65 6 6 444 LENGTH, YARDS. 9 JolioG SQUARE. YARDS eaten near HOOKS, BAITS OR SNOODS OTTER TROT WITH TRAWLS ITEM BAITS OR SHRIMP. SNOODS TRAPS NUMBER FISHERMEN: Oi VESSELS 5 og bo 5 0 0 = ON BOATS AND SHORE: RECULARS co oo 0 0 9 0 125 CASUNE 5 Go-Go Go a WOW Ss Gg S°a 6 oe 6 MESSIDLSIS WOMAN 6 595 5 a 5 NEI WCININNEIES 95 5 GoGo 3 BOATS: MOMORER MY Secs di a ee 91 OMMERS ew sdeie «x a. 6 34 APPARATUS: NUMBERINY ald esa ahs 88, 500 HOOKS, BAITS OR SNOODS . YARDS AT MOUTH . . DREDGES BY HAND, TOTAL, 1 TEM OYSTER, pecoe: OTHER THAN EXCLUSIVE OF COMMON FOR OYSTER DUPLICATION NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER F 1SHERMEN : ONEVESSELS) apy ee were 169 2,590 ON BOATS AND SHORE: REGUIVAR SL Be 4,630 CASUNE image meee aici’ FOMAR A aware wlenceked VESSELS, MOTOR NET TOMNNGES G6 6 6 dc a 12,741 BOATS: MOTOR pri ate sca) ats 2,250 OPER Bore tay Sosa rasa ke 1, 284 MEGESSORY BO‘TS. 40 APPARATUS : NUMBER) eoychueuie tte alc te ze YARDS AT MOUTH sii GULF FISHERIES LOUISIANA: CATCH BY GEAR, 1949 Gl ‘ SPECIES PURSE SEINES HAUL SEINES peel See TRAMMEL NETS POUNDS 5,100 BLUEFISH . . er ; 100 BLUE RUNNER OR HARDTAIL. BUFFALOFISH. . . is « « CABIO OR CRAB EATER. . GRRbY mie. m. « CATFISH AND BULLHEADS. CREVALLE “Sn 2) sb & sc CROAKER. . - 2 « «© « DRUM: BUACKSs. . RED OR REOF ISH 1,700 100 30, 100 2,219 tae oN ee 140,300 11,208 344,500 72,146 FLOUNDERS. . . 2. © 2 e © ec 4 5 - 26,300 5,032 GARF ISH. <6 fo cfs as 10! 160, 200 é 5, 700 342 KING MACKEREL. .. oe - - 1,100 wis KING WHITING OR "KIN GF ISH" 66, 100 49,600 3,905 MENHADEN .. . . ce “e = Fe - MULLET .. ° ° axe 125,200 446, 200 35,598 PADDLEF !SH OR SPOONBILL CA 42,100 i - - SEA CATRISH. . . ary - 83, 800 72,000 4,578 SEA TROUT OR WEAKF ISH: SPOTTEDs 2 « © sw © «@ 8 - 166,000 ; - 481,500 120,231 WHIT Bcinfs, Rijce. 0 ce cance thet = 50,900 - 96,300 SHARKS S10 e+ ee enn eee 12,900 - 14,300 SHEEPSHEAD: FRESH-WATER. 2. 2 2 2 2 270,300 - SALT-WATER . 2 oe «© © - - 35, 400 - 131, 200 SPANISH MACKEREL .... - 400 4,900 SPOT a enhehin en iinde aan eee 7,800 10,300 STURGEON). «ee a eo ot - 100 TENPOUNDER . . 2. 2 «© © « @ 9,000 - 3,400 TRIPLETAIL . «aus ao OMe 5,500 9,400 CRABS, BLUE: HARD wee oo iP 11,200 SOFT AND PEELERS oer ke) = 82,300 SHRIUMPis crime sore we i 18 8, 400 FROGS) © 95) is. 0a sae. ®) 1,200 TOTAL . . e . SPECIES TRAWL ona WITH TRCT ear SITS OR HOOKS SNOCDS POUNDS POUNDS BUFFALOFISH. . . ave) foe - 538, 700 CABIO OR CRAB EATER. nese ee az CARP ns. = > shee 11,000 CATFISH AND “BULLHEADS. o- 40,000 CRCAKER. . 2 2 ew © 2 DRUM: BEACK 37 a. .. . RED OR REOF ISH ~ o FEOUNDERS © 3 S° . ft" . GARFISH. 2. 2 5 2 « « GROUPERS . 2. Rite KING MACKEREL. . 2 2 se KING WHITING OR "KINGFISH" SEA CATFISH. . ene SEA TROUT OR WEAKFISH SPOM eae se phe ass WHITE cpancovact tara ogre we. itilo SHEEPSHEAD : FRESH-WATER. . . SALT-WATER .. . SNAPPER, RED... TRIPLEDAI eo 3 CRABS, BLUE, HARD TURTLE, SNAPPER. 2 TOTALS a ere es = 290,500} 62,818 3,578,300] 737,463 | 17,274,400 | 535,324 1,032,500 (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) ars ele o: eis a0 we GULF FISHERIES 179 LOUISIANA: CATCH BY GEAR, 1949 - Continued DIP NETS OTTER TRAWLS SPECIES BRUSH “ETS POUNDS POUNDS VALUE CATFISH AND BULLHEADS . . - = REOUNDERS) ccs els 134,700 $25, 862 KING WHITING OR "KINGFISH" 154, 800 10,201 SAWFISH . 5 34, 900 1,396 SEA TROUT OR WEAKFISH, WROTE Aa ate Sea 36,700 2,286 SHARKS Meas cla. vat te te is 15, 700 628 SNAPPER, RED. . 2... © 400 98 CRABS, BLUE: ARDS ON Luo 466, 200 36,500 1,195 SOFT AND PEELERS 160, 400 - 2 GRAVAIISHe ups Uae 39, 900 19, 730,851 85, 698, 500 160 4,000 SIBUM PG Gg aha G6 SQUID wo 0 ssw TURTLE: GREENNie 6 s © + = (0 le = 5,300 590 EQGGERHEAD. « ¢ «se 500 40 TOTAL. SPECIES VALUE POUNDS POUNDS VALUE OYSTERS, MARKET: PUBLIC, SPRING . PUBLIC, FALL. . PRIVATE, SPRING. PRIVATE, FALL. . BROGSS ec Vita.) TOMA eT ce tes $753, 465 7,500 $2,700 12,900 3,225 6, 100 2, 684 1,650,800] 694,017] 3,348,800] 1,411,632 408,800} 167,625] 1,019,900] 423,993 . [5,305,200 ]1,618,332 | 4,382,300] 1,841,009 36, 700 3,700 NOTE:--THE PRODUCTION OF FISHERY PRODUCTS BY MISSISSIPP1 CRAFT IN LOUISIANA WATERS HAS BEEN INCLUDED WITH THE CATCH FOR LOUISIANA. THESE CATCHES WERE AS FOLLOWS: BY OYSTER DREDGES, PUBLIC SPRING OYSTERS, 1,774,900 POUNDS OF MEATS, VALUED AT $425,880; AND PUBLIC FALL OYSTERS, 12,900 POUNDS OF MEATS, VALUED AT $3,225, BY OYSTER TONGS, PUBLIC SPRING OYSTERS, 3.000 POUNDS OF MEATS, VALUED AT $720; AND BY SHRIMP TRAWLS, SHRIMP, 8,652,600 POUNDS, VALUED Ai $2,069,091. 232,700 I Otro OD TEXAS OPERATING UNITS BY GEAR, 1949 PURSE HAUL TRAMMEL RAWL OR TROT WITH SEINES, SEINES, NETS HAND [TROT WITH BAITS OR MENHADEN HOOKS SNOODS NUMBER | NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER F | SHERMEN: ON) WESSELS, 5 6 65 6 6 ON BOATS AND SHORE: REGUEAR 2 2 fe - CASUAL. « « » - «© © « WOWAL 6 Glo OD of 6 30 VESSELS, MOTOR. . . .. .« NEW IWONININGE G6 56 6 4 4 BOATS: MOMORW sires boiseciee. Ao kis 31 BOATS mer tener ve uetbsees 12 ACCESSORY BOATS... . = APPARATUS: 43 NUMBER. . 2 « += «© © « « Lisleyins WARDS Boa 5 8 SQUARE YARDS. . . HOOKS, BAITS OR . SNOODS (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) 180 GULF FISHERIES TEXAS: OPERATING UNITS BY GEAR, 1949 - Continued OTTER | pots DREDGES TOTAL, 1TEM TRAWLS, | CRABS SPEARS OYSTER, EXCLUSIVE OF SHRIMP) | COMMON DUPLICATION NUMBER [NUMBER NUMBER | NUMBER | NUMBER | NUMBER NUMBER FISHERMEN: ON VESSECS2" us, bs 3 1,518 1,731 ON BOATS AND SHORE: REGUIAR icc a. bn ey eo ee 1,848 CASUAL om ainciral deans 175 TOTAL. fons, G10: vo 0 VESSELS, MOTOR... 5. ses NET TONNAGE... 2. BOATS: MOTOR Ula es ovactac ac, 1,030 BOATS .. ae Lene 192 ACCESSORY BOATS... .. 15 APPARATUS: NUMBER. .. 3 ‘ovis! 6 YARDS AT MOUTH. 5 TEXAS: CATCH BY GEAR, 1949 SPECIES POUNDS 215.0 RPE aa ear eal TRIPLETAIL. 2 « 2 eo TOTAL. BLUERUSHS) 6 s=0 © Gc <) - 1,600 = BUFFRUORISH: sas cys 05 $42 CABIO OR CRAB EATER... . 14 CROAKER eye teen cae 275 DRUM: BLACK . . Se oreee 5,518 RED OR REDFISH. ... « 28,910 FUOUNDERS y=) s <0 cheetahs 4,961 GEWE TOM oheaaee fen cama ae 600 10 KING WHITING OR "KINGFISH' 296 MENHADEN, . Pm et) et eee — = MOURMES es ext eee sue 317,200 103,900} 7,290 POMPANO:.-o* si cc ratecaes ane 100 = - SEA’ CATRASHs eine jee Ye 1,000 68,300] 4,056 SEA TROUT OR WEAKFISH: BPOMED cy sie ok x) ota 128, 000 181,500 | 41,794 WHT cher e-em s A 302 SHEEPSHEAD, SALT-WATER. . 366 SNAPPER RED SU cucu eis) o> SNOOK OR SERGEANT FISH. . SPANISH MACKEREL. ... 10 TRAWL OR TROT WITH HOOKS TROT WITH BAITS OR SNOODS SPECIES POUNDS 2, 100 5,400 400 CABIO OR CRAB EATER . CATFISH AND BULLHEADS . . CROAKER 5. « ote ef + 6 @ ORUM: BLACK. . 193, 800 400, 100 RED OR REDFISH. ae 93, 400 152, 600 FLOUNDERS .. . i 37, 400 GROUPERS. . . . at; 129,900 JEWFISH®: 2 « « j 37 600 KING MACKEREL . . " B.- ++ KING WHITING OR "KINGFISH" 2,200 SEA CATRISH! ob sme o 34,700 SEA TROUT OR WEAKFISH, SPOTTED fy. a0) Bow tes 218,400 SHARKS. . . o Seles - SHEEPSHEAD, SALT-WATER. . 5,400 SNAPPER, RED... .. . . | 1,051,700 SPANISH MACKEREL. . . . « 400 TUNA S APR Weal bese eeimlrs 100 CRABS, BLUE, HARD... . 100 TOTAL, 5 = » (COAT TES ON NEXT ae GULF FISHERIES 181 TEXAS: CATCH BY GEAR, 1949 - Continued SPEC! ES FYKE NETS OTTER TRAWLS SPEARS ape POUNDS BUFFALOFISH . . Cet 9, 300 CABIO OR CRAB EATER 5 6 9% CHONWES 5 6 6 Ga 64. 4 a0 FILOWNIDIERS 5 9 Gb oe ol 5 5 SROWFAERSS 05 bro G Golo JEWISH S75 Ga Oko. G KING MACKEREL 0. ol.o- OL OL Ono KING WHITING OR "KINGFISH". MULLET Sn aa vewomase ja o's SEANGARISEN) Jo) te tate SEA TROUT OR WEAKFISH, Un a5 5 5 of ete SNAPPER, RED. Sa ative Net! jetthter pet SPANISH ° MACKEREL. 3 0, \6 SOPs (G6 Oh on cae oho CRABS, BLUE, “HARD OGG) 6 , SHRIMP. cere ewe he 7,819,074 SQUID Ghior ke 230 TOMAS 9 3 a — SPECIES POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS VALUE OYSTERS, MARKET: FUEILNG SHRINE 5 5 5 6 5 90,800 117,600 38, 900 $16,338 FINE IPNLL B96 6 oo 5 9, 700 42) 300 = WOWNE so Goo aerate MENHADEN PURSE-SEINING OPERATIONS GULF FISHERIES TARPON SPRINGS SPONGE FISHERY During 1949, a total of 83,947 pounds of sponges, valued at $470,804 was sold on the Exchange at Tarpon Springs, Florida. This was an increase of 9,483 pounds or 13 per- cent in volume, and of $4,867 or 1 percent in value compared with the transactions of the previous year. Sales of sponges on the Exchange during 1949 were as follows: Bunches Pounds Value Large Wool 740 8,140 $101,411 Small Wool 487 3,409 40,527 Wool Rags 9,655 63, 366 313,238 Yellow 1,244 5,287 9,097 Grass 899 3,745 6,531 In addition to the sponges shown above, sponges having an estimated value of $48,/00 were sold outside the Exchange. The 1949 total poundage was the second lowest recorded in the 36 years for which data are available. The lowest year was reached in 1948 when 74,464 pounds of sponges were sold at the Exchange. Domestic production of sponges has declined markedly since 1938. This is attributed to three reasons: first, lack of scientific management and control of the sponge beds; second, a fungus blight which began in 1939 and has seriously damaged the beds; and third, increased commercial production of artificial sponges. Sponges are sold by ‘‘the bunch’’, which consistsof a string of sponges (strung) on a cord 60 inches long. As the weight of these bunches varies considerably, an estimated average weight per bunch for each classification is used in calculating the weight landed. These conversion factors may be found in Section 13 under the heading ‘‘Con- version Factors.’’ SPONGE DIVER SECTION 7.- PACIFIC COAST STATES FISHERIES” During 1949, the production of fish and shellfish in the Pacific Coast States (Washington, Oregon, andCalifornia) totaled 1,364,518,500 pounds, valued at $100,373,114 to the fishermen. This represents an increase of 20 percent in volume, but a decrease of 12 percent in value compared with the landings of the previous year. Receipts of tuna and tunalike fishes again broke all records in 1949 when over 332 million pounds were landed. These record landings were made even though the clipper fleet suffered a large decline in production as the result of two tie-ups. The first, of about five-weeks duration, occurred in the spring while prices were being negotiated, and the second for 60 to 90 days, was imposed by canners in the fall to prevent piling up of excessive stocks. The fleet of smaller clippers and trollers was exceptionally successful in taking albacore and skipjack. The purse-seine fleet had a good season in the spring fishing for yellowfin and skipjack. With the exception of albacore, the same prices which were paid for raw tuna during 1948 remained in effect until early June, 1949; at that date the fishermen were forced to accept sharp price cuts. The lowered prices per ton were as follows: yellowfin, $340 to $310; bluefin, $330 to $300; skipjack, $320 to $290; bonito, $235 to $195; and yellowtail, $225 to $185. Albacore prices in 1948 ranged from $750 down to almost $500 per ton. Dockside prices for albacore in 1949 were reduced to approximately $400 per ton from the start of the season in June, and some were reduced to less than $350 per ton in the latter part of the season. The 1949 catch of Pacific salmon rose more than 30 million pounds above the take of the previous year. Although 1949 was a cycle year for the pink salmon in Puget Sound, the receipts of this species were still more than 7.5 million pounds below the almost 52 million pound catch of pinks made in 1947. Early runs of chinook or king salmon off Cape Flattery and other Washington Coastal waters were disappointing, but the main migratory run was late, and off-shore catches materially improved during the summer season. The outstanding factor for the noticeable decrease in the catch of chum salmon was caused by a fleet tie-up at the start of the fall fishing, and extending over a period of several weeks. By the time an agreement was reached, the major chum migra- tions had passed on into the spawning areas. Subsequent fishing failed to produce adequate catches to recoup what would have been taken if fishing had been carried out during the entire season. During this period, great amounts of Canadian and Alaskan- caught fish were imported to satisfy the demands of the fresh markets and canneries. The sockeye run was actually much greater than the catch indicated, since the opening of the season was delayed until July 17 by the International Sockeye Commission to allow the early run to escape and was further delayed until July 25 by a price dis- agreement. The pilchard fishery of the Pacific Coast recorded a gain of over 260 million pounds compared with the previous year. Although the legal season for pilchard in California began on August 1 at Monterey and San Francisco, fishing was delayed three weeks pend- ing negotiation of a contract which called for a $40 per-ton price. At the end of 8 Data on the operating units and catch of the fisheries of the Pacific Coast States have been taken largely from statistics collected by the various State agencies. Sup- plementary surveys, compilations, and analyses, have been made by agents of this Service in order that the figures may be presented in a manner comparable with those of other ‘sections. While statistics on the fisheries of California are for the calendar year, those for Oregon and Washington are for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1950, except that statistics of the halibut fishery for Washington are for the calendar year. 183 184 PACIFIC COAST STATES FISHERIES August, fishing was again suspended until September 12 at Monterey and 10 days later at San Francisco, when a new price of $35 per ton was agreed upon. The open season in southern California began on October 1, but a price renegotiation delayed fishing in that area for all but a few small craft until October 9, when a new price of $32.50 per ton was agreed upon at all ports in the state. Starting on November 9, a disagreement over deviations from the contract price again idled the major portion of the southern fleet for about five weeks. These periods of idleness, occurring at times when fishing conditions appeared very favorable, tended to reduce greatly the potential production of the area. The 1949 halibut season which extended from May 1 through July 12, was 73 days, com- pared with 72 days in 194% and 109 days in 1947. The use of stainless steel ground lines by halibut fishing vessels became more common during the season, and by the end of the year several fishing equipment manufacturers had developed gurdies and other equipment for operating this type of gear. The mackerel catch in California was another fishery which suffered from price disa- greements. Although mackerel production recorded an increase of 26 percent above the previous year, jack mackerel recorded a 30 percent decrease. The seiners caught fewer fish during 1949 while renegotiating sardine price contracts, whereas the small craft, fishing with scoop nets for mackerel only had a much better season than they had ex- perienced in several years. Prices of #60 and $50 per ton paid for mackerel and jack mackerel respectively, in the early part of 1949 were changed to $50 and #40 per ton in the early fall. The prices remained at the latter level for the remainder of the year. Razor clam production from the Washington Coastal beaches was limited during 1949 since the state had reduced the quota to 700,000 pounds because of a decline in clam populations of the beaches. A quota of 1,200,000 pounds was allowed the previous year. Fxtreme winter weather curtailed crab fishing in many areas of the northwest. Great damage was also done during the winter when productive oyster beds were frozen solid. The last complete survey of the fishery transporting, wholesaling, and manufacturing industries was made for 1940. In that year 14] men were employedon 58 vessels operating in the transporting trade and 19,109 persons were employed in wholesale and manufac- turing establishments. The latter employees received $11,440,359 in salaries and wages during 1940. Detailed statistics on these branches of the industry for 1940 can be found in ‘Fishery Statistics of the United States, 1944’ (Statistical Digest No. 16). Condensed summary data of the operating units and catch by states of the Pacific Coast States Fisheries, appearing on the following pages, have been previously published in Current Fishery Statistics No. 653. PACIFIC COAST STATES CATCH, 1949 PILCHARO TUNA SALMON JACK MACKEFPEL MACKEREL OTHER MILLION 100 200 4 Bachine 300 00 500 600 PACIFIC COAST STATES FISHERIES WASHINGTON: CATCH BY GEAR, 1949 PURSE SEINES OTTER TRAWLS LINES GILL NETS TRAPS DREDGES, TONGS, AND BY HAND OTHER MILLION 10 20 30 40 POUNDS OREGON: CATCH BY GEAR, 1949 OTTER TRAWLS LINES GILL°NETS TRAPS OTHER MILLION POUNDS CALIFORNIA: CATCH BY DISTRICTS, 1949 DISTRICT SAN PEDRO SAN DIEGO MONTEREY SAN FRANCISCO NORTHERN MILLION POUNDS 100 200 300 400 500 185 186 PACIFIC COAST STATES FISHERIES SECTIONAL SUMMARIES SUMMARY OF CATCH, 1949 POUNDS VALUE 152,372, 100 $17, 114,920 21, 788, 700 3, 688, 028 OREGON PRODUCT VALUE $6,076,768 988, 679 7,065,447 POUNDS 51,093,900 10,002, 500 FISH nies os SHELLFISH; AETC: 3) Bore fevers TOTaL. PRODUCT VALUE POUNDS VALUE POUNDS FISH! cto ode seyje) egsicciurmpse fills WO Okee OR $70, 183, 149 1,311,478, 700 $93,374, 837 SHELLBISUMETGS cues ee 458,500 2,253,595 52,249, 700 6,930,302 WHALE PRODUCTS... .. .. 67,975 790, 100 67,975 TOTAL. SUMMARY OF OPERATING UNITS, 1949 WASHINGTON PUGET ' SOLUMB IA (TEM SOUND Berean RIVER TOTAL DISTRICT DISTRICT NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER FISHERMEN: ON VESSEIS Wo. c). oh aber 4,672 830 5,556 ON BOATS AND SHORE . . . 2,742 7,397 TOTAL iiss pec chistes as 7,414 12,953 VESSELS, MOTOR... ...- 056 7, 320 NET TONNAGE 20,085 24,650 BOATS: MOTORS Oe es ne ee 1,266 2,531 OTHERS, Seaicsoee te eePa tors 394 672 ACCESSORY BOATS. . ... we 296 296 APPARATUS: PURSE SEINES Al'D LAMPARA NETS: PACA RD eS a ree ie o LENGTH, YARDS. . .. - - SAUMON Erie edie e 5 ec em 296 296 UENGTH, YARDS... .<« 185,000 185,000 HAUESSEINES sp ainelnencnee 135 143 LENGTH, YARDS. . ... 12, 800 13,600 GILL NETS: SAUMON DB te: tence ols. ve ais 696 1,690 SQUARE YARDS... .. 1,134,750 3, 263, 250 SHARK. ce tests ou e oue 1,535 1,645 SQUARE YARDS... ss 1,262, 250 1,352, 250 SMELT she. 4 alxctepera oes - 5 SQUARE YARDS... 2. - 1,875 LINES: TRAWL, SET OR HAND. .. 31,618 31,931 HOOKS# sxc SPedkeere S 639, 652 667, 752 TROLL: : SAUMONiiccieictesk picbe-detciee te 3,564 6,192 HOGKS#\ "3.2845, hoses 17, 820 30,782 TUNA eg ia a SNe 605 2/875 FONG s cot) Sh hae 605 POUND SNETSI Soo ys eee af 7 af 9 BRUSH WEIRSs: = Gisiabie.c 3 1 1 DIG SNETS S15, estes cues 38 REERANETS co 5, corte We osu fe 137 a7 BEAM TRAWLS. . 2... 2 os 6 6 YARDS AT MOUTH... es 55 55 OTTER TRAWLS: < Js, cpcuncucans 162 170 YARDS AT MOUTH... « © 2,400 2,520 TRAPS : 5 CRAB! ahs s- , 4aebeieG 18,300 CRAWFISHE =... Bhecca 2 ag OCTOPUS.1.. ., 2 Baekep sae 350 350 SHRIMP CP a a. seein dane 250 250 DREDGES, TONGS AND BY HAND 41 163 SHOVELS 3-0. 1, et eee 375 3,125 SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) ITEM FISHERMEN : ONSVIESS EIS) ei) rs ON BOATS AND SHORE WON 5 5 6 VESSELS, MOTOR. . . NET TONNAGE. . . . BOATS: MOTORS: o oO Oo 6 O18 OUMER ies teuaeter ie ACCESSORY BOATS. . APPARATUS: PURSE SEINES AND LAMPARA NETS: PIECHARD nei LENGTH, YARDS. SALMON cae LENGTH, YARDS. MUNA srcre lies tae LENGTH, YARDS, OWRER. 5669 0 bo LENGTH, YARDS. HAUL SEINES. . . , LENGTH, YARDS. GILL NETS: BARRACUDA. . . . SQUARE YARDS . "CALIFORNIA HAL|BUT SQUARE YARDS . SINUMOM 6 6 6 4 6 SQUARE YARDS SEA BASS... SQUARE YARDS SND 5.5 650 SQUARE YARDS SHAN Gg 6 Ga SQUARE YARDS SMELT o 6 Aa SQUARE YARDS GAC. oA oia la SQUARE YARDS OMNIS 5 5 os : SQUARE YARDS , TRAMMEL NETS . . . SQUARE YARDS LINES: TRAWL, SET OR HAND VON Gg nS TROLL: SALMON . HOOKS. TUNA. . HOOKS. OTHER. . HOOKS. . POUND NETS . . BRUSH WEIRS. . FYKE NETS. DN NEMS 6 6 . BRAIL OR SCOOP NETS. BAG NETS, SHRIMP , LENGTH, YARDS. . REERANETS aa) os cto BEAM TRAWLS. . . . YARDS AT MOUTH . OTTER TRAWLS .. YARDS AT MOUTH . TRAPS: CRAB es CRAWF ISH OCTOPUS. . LOBSTER. . SHRIMP . HARPOONS : SWORDFISH. . . . ENS See te SEE FOOT OTES AT END OF PACIFIC COAST STATES FISHERIES SUMMARY OF OPERATING UNITS, 1949 - Continued CALIFORNIA COLUMBIA RIVER DISTRICT NUMBER 1,409 1,730 COASTAL DISTRICT NUMBER 459 1,689 TOTAL NUMBER 1,868 3,419 187 GRAND TOTAL (EXCLUSIVE OF DUPLICATION) NUMBER 10,401 5,399 NUMBER 15,579 16,215 781 2,055,500 1,215 1,037, 150 856 715,000 390 342,000 (CONTINUED ON NEXT 5, 287 1,637 2,770, 500 1,605 1,379, 150 26 15,800 311 147,275 421,094 5,608 25, 628 2/15, 998 15,998 31, 794 3,556 7,012, 725 137,522 54 313,470 43,732 1, 102,746 = PACIFIC COAST STATES FISHERIES SUMMARY OF OPERATING UNITS, 1949 - Continued OREGON CALIFORNIA GRAND TOTAL COLUMBIA ITEM CCASTAL RIVER DISTRICT (EXCLUSIVE OF DISTRIC DUPLICATION) NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER APPARATUS - CONTINUED: RAKES: OYSTERS. ss... eaten’ 8 MUSSELS. . . We DREDGES AND TONGS. Bi SHOVELS ss os. ot sR) fee) 3,962 USED ONLY IN THE TUNA FISHERY OFF CENTRAL AMERICA. USED ONLY BY VESSELS THAT TROLLED OR FISHED EXCLUSIVELY FOR TUNA AND DID NOT TROLL FOR SALMON. DOES NOT INCLUDE TUNA GEAR USED BY VESSELS THAT ALSO TROLLED FOR SALMON. 3/ FISHED ONLY ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS. NOTE:--STATISTICS ON THE OPERATION OF VESSELS ARE FOR CRAFT MAKING THEIR HOME PORT IN ONE OF THE DISTRICTS OF WASHINGTON, OREGON, OR CALIFORNIA. VESSELS AS WELL AS ALL TYPES OF GEAR OPERATED, HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN EACH STATE IN WHICH EACH VESSEL OPERATED, EXCEPT THAT VESSELS OPERATING IN ALASKA ARE NOT INCLUDED ABOVE. THE TOTAL EXCLUSIVE OF DUPLICATION REPRESENTS THE TOTAL OPERATING UNITS IN THE PACIFIC COAST STATES, EXCLUSIVE OF THOSE IN ALASKA. CATCH BY STATES, 1949 SPECIES OREGON 1/ FISH POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE ANCHOVIES? bss. ac cuet oP cries tn Se herce 402,000 $6,100 = BARA oe, fo) shin iebobell ore, fs oie. = = 600 $17 CODE s..ceds: cuss o; gebrerir, sale) © otal, 2455500 231,078 5,400 188 FLOUNDERS : MOGHEN SS = chs gol sis clas see ar o'| BO s6e2s 00 9,261,900 462,397 OTHER! = Seah aGar Gab) < sok. eos 564,900 392, 700 9,541 GRAVEISH'., cc abc: Suis as leas Setanta) 4, | WOs645,.200. 3,422,700 288, 271 BAN Rete. verre ha ele ies ees An oun 64, 200 77, 400 471 HALIBUT. ss vobe Gaer=raod oa 2 vmeliS2465- 500 609, 600 99,048 HERRING. WSEA (the Saico. Ne 5 (8) 5) aero 839, 800 69, 400 2,776 IMMPREVAC cece Rec ans el ese ae ae = ss 369, 900 9,248 GINGCODS .. 2% fs % 2 «<< chore 4, = olieos4t6,600 512,917 938,900 98,427 BENCH scat cribs: Gwe.) Oiteas. Sa 150, 600 17, 289 7,700 769 BRCHARD ;. = 04s egeege « &. oh ons 56, 400 3,104 9,000 234 RATRISHS GvisugQs. Garo wa & os. «i Senwes. | alba 600 13,344 = z ROPKRISHES «645 cae Ger at. 4 >. 0 des245,000 591,538 4,774,000 174, 625 SABMEFISHi Gace: Simei ce foarte ys tka Gifine ss 2043000 377, 148 554, 500 44, 455 SALMON: CHINOOK OR KING. ........ | 9,589,200 2,107, 488 9,493, 400 1,668,880 GHUMVOR KETAG. Eecretic: ells @ @e/ei5, 212,800 656,098 726, 800 58,145 PINK... Wes oe. so 2 ose en4aeel4,a00 4,421,459 = 2 RED OR SOCKEYE . . ........|. 7,045,600 1, 500, 464 12,800 2,571 SILVER OR COHO 5 5... . » « « « «| 10,529,000 1,764, 763 2,604,500 343,918 TOTAL SALON + + + + + + + + « [76,591,400 [10,450,272 12,857,500 SHAD Ce adic ay. 0ohe Cameo: eile, Om swan) 71,900 4,837 1,392, 000 94,294 GHARKG SO, tai. cfd ME) con) elie toe teins 617, 200 309} 553 551, 000 300, 439 GRATES erict cal Be. cr ojpe cies tay ee ane 1,005, 000 14,969 = es SMELT: BUUACHONAs)+ailey erp iaesct's' bl ssh riasi|' wey 444, 600 136,399 833, 900 65, 244 BURR IORISILVERL Mis fy. ci ai, cer cesd 651,700 65, 168 = z SIGEMHEAD TROUT: (aia aps, Obie aoe ent 198,300 27,320 852, 100 119,331 STRIPED (BASS |, Bi ldive fey arcs ebrshich ial © = = 24,800 1,786 STURGEON” 5. or /ic; to age ciclon eine tush oy 182,900 30,817 269,000 50,450 TUNA AND TUNALIKE FISHES: ALBACORE .. . ee oh Ae tell e400 789,381 6,327, 000 1,104,142 SKIPJACK OR STRIPED. ...... . - - 1,941,800 269, 227 VEULOWFING: spp eee, coeds Mh dg 5,571,100 807, 868 | 4,493,900 | 789,381 | 13,839,900 152,372, 100 17,114,920 51,093, 900 (CONTINUED ON NEXT P4GE) TOTAL TUNA 2 sw we ee we ww 2,181,237 TOT RS ec Bt ot be mat ee) eh ay 6,076, 768 SPECIES SHELLFISH CRABS, DUNGENESS . CRAWFISH, FRESH-WATER. SrIROMP po 5 06 CL/MS: WAND) 65 oa RAZOR Reet i MUPMEDIS 585 "aS TOTAL CLAMS. CCTORUS ies ts vet OYSTERS, MARKET: PACIFIC. ° WESTERN OR NATIVE. TOTAL OYSTERS. SCALLOPS, BAY. SQUID. WOES 4 6 GRAND TO AL. SPECIES ANCHOVIES. . .. BARRACUDA. CABEZONE . CABRILLA . CINN? 4 So CATS ISH. . CODs sy wa FLOUNDERS : "CALIFORNIA HALIBUT" US O/LE es aes OnMER pera FLYINGFISH . GRAYFISH . . GROUPERS . . MN 4 5.6 HALIBUT. . HARDHEAD . HERRING, SEA JACK MACKEREL. KINGFISH . LAMPREY. . LINGCOD. . MACKEREL . MULLET . . PERCH. . PILCHARD POMPANO. RATF ISH. ROCK BASS. ROCKF ISHES SABLEF ISH. SALMON : FISH - CONT !INUED G0 0-0) G.0-5 ef0) le) 0) vet wetter feirrelerat a . CHINOOK OR KING. . CHUM OR KETA . PINK . . RED OR SOCKEYE SILVER OR COHO TOTAL SALMON. SCULPIIN iret ellie SEA BASS: BLACK. . WHITE. . SHAD... SHARKS . SHEEPSHEAD , . SKATES! Se i el te SMELT: EULACHON SURF OR SILVER . Ra Oe g SPANISH MACKEREL . STEELHEAD TROUT. STRIPED BASS. . STURGEON... . SWORDFISH. .. .- SEE FOOTNOTES AT PACIFIC COAST STATES FISHERIES CATCH BY STATES, POUNDS 13, 142,500 6 373,800 302, 700 7, 634, 600 203, 000 676, 500 307,277 47,300 2,362 7,837, 600 2,0 9,607 1949 - VALUE $1,331,859 121 16,774 114, 156 193, 121 Continued OREGON 1 POUNDS 9,346,500 45,400 VALUE $836,325 9, 847 77, 200 32,300 109, 500 1,741,207 278, 400 501, 100 501 9,986 42 988, 679 OO M00 eee oe see ee wo elalen le 6 080 (4046 shoe, (enna iene! DO Ce osao0 OF TABLE cou oO oa Gad Oo od O- 0°00, OOO One Oo 0-0 & Hon POUNDS 3,322,300 2,457, 700 16,000 210, 100 405, 500 201, 700 1,256, 400 19,692,800 173,900 34,300 (2) 290, 600 167,300 17, 400 379, 300 51,250, 100 764, 400 1,654, 000 49,771,300 72,000 326, 600 633, 475, 000 89; 300 192,300 5,937, 600 1,737, 400 6,429, 700 6,429, 700 148, 400 114, 400 1,409, 600 "735, 800 2/ 1,551,000 61,600 123, 400 712,000 3,700 198, 400 VALUE $56, 104 365,594 236,997 917, 769 58, 229 2,652 (2) 49, 282 33,457 4,904 7,210 1,111, 123 40, 125 125, 448 1,285, 892 5,410 48,558 10, 756, 897 25, 899 25, 790 331, 101 131,747 3, 688, 028 10, 002,500 61,096, 400 7,065, 447 POUNDS 3,724, 300 2,457, 700 16,000 210, 100 406, 100: 201, 700 6, 250, 700 1, 256, 400 38, 777,500 2,131,500 34,300 14,067,900 290, 600 141, 600 14,242,400 17, 400 1, 288, 500 51, 250, 100 764, 400 369, 900 8,009,500 49,771, 300 72,000 484,900 633,540, 400 89, 300 1,471, 600 192, 300 23,957, 600 6,076, 200 1,509, 303 87, 506 Bore (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) 25,512, 300 5, 939, 600 44,214, 800 7,058, 400 13, 133,500 95,858, 600 148, 400 114, 400 1,409, 600 2, 199, 700 2,719,200 61, 600 1, 128, 400 3,278, 500 1,363, 700 3, 700 1,050, 400 24,800 451, 900 198, 400 VALUE $62, 204 365,594 530 27,792 12,963 38, 566 231, 266 236, 997 1,974,942 90,235 2,652 738, 892 49, 282 710 2,556, 103 4,904 51,973 111i, 123 40,125 9) 248 736, 792 1,285, 892 5,410 66,616 10, 760, 235 25,899 13,344 25, 790 1,097, 264 553, 350 5,285,671 714, 243 4,421,459 1,503,035 2,108, 681 14,033,089 26, 930 16, 160 290, 864 146,114 1,443,339 4,389 17,922 201,643 116, 849 308 146,651 1, 786 81,273 87,506 a PACIFIC COAST STATES FISHERIES CATCH BY STATES, 1949 - Continued SPECIES CALIFORNIA 1/ TOTAL FISH = CONTINUED POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE TUNA AND TUNALIKE Aedzer ALBREORE: «cfs eta ts, elpattetae 44,033,500 $8,144,993 54,794, 400 $10,038,516 BRUERINe cj)cbe token to Greets 4,389, 400 712,702 4,389, 400 ”712/ 702 BONITO . . eis ae 1,829, 500 178,181 1,829,500 178,181 SKIPUACK OR STRIPED. . . . « 78,570, 400 11,653,994 80,512, 200 11,923,221 HECMOWE Near etaden sie. seats 184,972, 300 30,191,412 190,543, 400 30,999, 280 TOTAMSTUNAL.) coc pares 313,795, 100 50,881, 262 332, 068, 900 53,851,900 WHICLEBA\ fier inc: «si cotsaniey sites 241, 800 241,800 23,690 WHILTEF ISHo2rc. cticeetataverece st iar 31} 200 31, 200 27523 NELCOWTANIGY. Meh cremate wach oars 7,319,500 7,319,500 686,000 UNCLASSIFIED = euticn seu serene 241,800 5 241, 800 19; 208 TOTAL. .2 “cede. « ouettaptens|| TOG Dies cau 70, 183,149 1,311,478, 700 93,374, 837 SHELLFISH CRABS: DUNGENESS 254) Ateneo eae |PS/1TeN6 900 3/ 1,294,239 33,605,300 3,462,423 ROCK Ct oan ft em 3/ 600 3/117 600 17 CRAWFISH, FRESH-WATER. . . . . = = 46,000 9,968 LOBSTERS SPINY: af. oo luumas 834,300 283,325 834,300 283,325 SHRIMR vacae%s aia oberzexsiqoaetns 804, 400 49,127 871, 500 65,901 ABALONE ys ch ibe 3c eee 713, 600 398, 259 713, 600 398, 259 CLAMS : A DAROMGES. 2 oi sPRONe et co ces 2 4 ; 394, 200 126,140 RAZOR: ~06 se wena sats 379,900 242) 043 BYREDEM ec oivenanked- on gee 327300 7,681 TOTAL CLAMS... . 375, 864 GEIDEUS Ee sco, he, neice 8,335 OYSTERS, MARKET: EASTERN: “. cr, arte loveeen tee 6,500 4,654 4,654 PACIFIC. . . 2 ees 28 200 21,744 , 163, 1,848,855 WESTERN OR NATIVE. . 2. se s = : 278, 400 TOTAL OYSTERS. ..... 34, 700 26, 3968 8,373,400 2,131,909 SCALUORS? BAY: «te. anes = = 16,500 9, 986 SQUID EG nth sees coeeoee 6,859, 100 184,173 6,859, 700 184,215 TOGAL «<0 ve. ay ne, be, Soma 20, 458, 500 2, 253,505 52, 249, 700 6, 930, 302 WHALE PRODUCTS iSIVER eR A 5 on hse) 28,000 a 28, 000 8,000 MEAL: BONE SOS 2.0 Steet ocean 100,000 : 100,000 2,500 MEAT ATS dc, <5 Bria eStats 100, 000 ‘ 100, 000 5, 000 OIL: WHANEG. gris ti, 0 aaa 209, 600 \ 209, 600 13,975 SBERMEES. ssc vase Bee cheat 352, 500 352,500 38,500 TOTS 2. eo eres ph oe wureen 790, 100 oy, 975 790, 100 67,975 GRAND TOTAL. . . we w « « 1 7, 129,261,300 | 261,300 1 729504. 710 504,719 1 T 4,364,518,500—=« 518,500 100,373,114 V INCLUDES THE CATCH TAKEN OFF LATIN AMERICA, CATCH OF GRAYFISH IN CALIFORNIA IS INCLUDED WITH SHARKS. ROCK CRABS IN SAN PEDRO DISTRICT ARE INCLUDED WITH DUNGENESS CRABS. 4/ INCLUDES A SMALL QUANTITY OF MUSSELS. NOTE:--PRIOR TO 1941, THE POUNDAGE OF HALIBUT, SABLEFISH, LINGCOD, AND ROCKFISHES REPORTED FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON REPRESENTED THE DRESSED WEIGHT OF THE FISH LANDED. BEGINNING WITH THE DATA FOR 1941, ALL CATCH STATISTICS ARE SHOWN IN ROUND WEIGHTS. THE LANDED WEIGHT OF LINGCOD, SABLEFISH, AND ROCKF I SHES (EXCEPT IN THE OTTER TRAWL FISHERIES IN WHICH THE FISH ARE LANDED ROUND) WAS CONVERTED TO ROUND WEIGHT BY MULTIPLYING THE DRESSED WEIGHT BY THE FACTOR 1.43. THE FACTOR USED TO CONVERT HALIBUT FROM MARKETED WEIGHT WAS 1.33. THE POUNDAGE AND VALUE OF THE CATCH SHOWN FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON I''CLUDE 3,053,827 POUNDS OF FISH LIVERS AND VISCERA, VALUED AT $2, iat 806 TO THE FISHERMEN, COMPRISING THIS TOTAL WERE : cop LIVERS, 58,589 POUNDS, $3,808; GRAYF ISH LIVERS, , 688,158 POUNDS, $718,165; HAKE LIVERS, 4,466 POUNDS, $670; HALIBUT LIVERS, 188, 354 POUNDS, $231,368; LINGeOD. LIVERS, 115, 009” POUNDS , $237, 633; RATF ISH. LIVERS, 78; 581 POUNDS, $3,929; ROCKF 1 SH LIVERS, 11 997 POUNDS, $10,418; SABLEF ISH LIVERS, 108, 187 POUNDS, $124, 337; SKATE LIVERS, 29, 609 POUNDS, $2, 962; SOUPF In SHARK "LIVERS, 133, 191 POUNDS, $608, 907; OTHER SHARK LIVERS, 6,996 POUNDS, $944; AND HALIBUT, LINGCOD, AND SABLEF ISH VISCERA, 630, 690 POUNDS, $121, 665. SIMILAR DATA FOR CALIFORNIA ARE NOT AVAILABLE, MOST OF THE CARZASSES OF DOGF ISH AND SOUPF IN SHARK WERE NOT LANDED, BUT WERE DISCARDED AT SEA AFTER REMOVAL OF THE LIVERS. A PORTION OF THE TUNA CATCH TAKEN OFF LATIN AMERICA BY UNITED STATES FISHERMEN, WHICH IS INCLUDED IN THIS TABLE, MAY ALSO BE INCLUDED IN U. S. IMPORT STATISTICS. PACIFIC COAST STATES FISHERIES 191 MANUFACTURED FISHERY PRODUCTS, VARIOUS ol, ITEM WASH INGTON OREGON CALIFORNIA YEAR UNIT : QUANTITY VALUE BY MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS: ANCHOVIES, CANNED. . - 1949]/STD. CASES 3,612 $30, 184 BARRACUDA : SALTED, DRY. . . . - 1940} POUNDS 19,465 2,433 SMOKED. .....-. 1940 1,000 200 CHUB, SMOKED. .... 1940 40,000 18,000 COD: FRESH FILLETS. . . . 1949 1,285,942 $183,761 = = FROZEN FILLETS . . . 1949 449,029 84, 294 - - SALTED: Bio aidiidner duane, ELD 2,163,507 168, 444 357,010 50, 764 BONELESS AND ABSOLUTELY BONELESS 1940 665,518 106,215 318,018 65, 489 FLOUNDERS: FRESH FILLETS. . . . 1949 2,635,727 i i $24,681 575,429 140,516 FROZEN FILLETS. . . 1949 1,188,759 5 ,927, 514,956 | 1,752,315 479,438 HALIBUT : FRESH FILLETS. . . . 1949 11,865 4,709 - FROZEN FILLETS . . . 1949 157, 862 64,258 {3} FROZEN STEAKS. . . . 1949 3,293,148] 1,275,077 2 HERRING: SPICED) 5 6 oo 6 0 0 ISLO 18,890 2,614 - = SMOKED BLOATERS. . . 1940 66, 000 5,359 5 660 JEWFISH FILLETS, DRY SALTED .. ... 1940 - 1,107 LINGCOD: FRESH FILLETS. . . . 1949 553, 106 9 {3} FROZEN FILLETS... 1949 465,678 2 FROZEN STEAKS. . . . 1949 253, 450 5 ; ‘ = MACKEREL : CANNED ...... . 1949|STD. CASES 916,810 5,766,415 SALTED, DRY. . . . . 1940] POUNDS 8,548 598 P|LCHARDS : CANNED ...... . 1949)STD. CASES 3,768,212 | 21,334,825 SALTED, DRY. . . . . 1940] POUNDS 9,683 968 MENG 5b 566 a 5 6 oo | DORE) aN 39,278 6,219,717 Ollks co oo po 5 0 ICASIIENULONS 6,123, 140 2,872,532 ROCKF I SHES: FRESH FILLETS. . . . 1949] POUNDS 2,854, 100 400,986] 172,642 23,054 {3} FROZEN FILLETS... 1949 DO 936, 789 148,280 | 737,282 130,210 2 SABLEF ISH: FROZEN FILLETS AND SITEANKSS 6 4 6 5 5 1GLO 61,381 15,730 (2) SNLTED) o coo oo 0 ISO 58, 090 3,281 = 2 = KIIRPERED Eee emen emenlo40 223,373 37, 855 390, 496 80,116 SALMON : ‘ FROZEN STEAKS. . . . 1949 1,374,641 573, 255 (2) CANNED: CHINOOK OR KING. . 1949 5 752,595| 122,858] 3,763,967 21,240 CHUM OR KETA . . . 1949 3 3,023, 655 10,797 167,791 - PINK . . Be 1949 8,832,216 - = = RED OR SOCKEYE . . 1949 5 3,407, 135 341 12, 166 - SILVER OR COHO . . 1949 1,465,681 15,595 477,791 - STEEL HEADTROUT. . 1949 8,881 243/575 - TOTAL CANNED SALMON . . © 21,240 EGGS FOR BAIT, CANNED. § . =... 1949 DO 10,719 275,744 = s z es SALTED: MILD CURED . . . . 1940} POUNDS 3,414,675 707, 633 27, 225 5, 296 848,610 173,412 HARD SALTED. . . . 1940 DO - - - = 28,000 4,200 BIBILILIESs o6 cla 6 Ueeto DO 7, 600 520 = - = & EGGS FOR CAVIAR. . 1940 DO 291,518 26, 856 - = 2 = SMOKED . 2... .. 1940 DO 400, 249 66,464] 41,012 12,853 362,039 148, 388 KIPPERED ..... . 1940] DO 1,118,013 224,380 62,270 7,771 2,000 560 OIL: EDIBLE... .. . 1949] GALLONS - - 14, 652 25,716 - - INDUSTRIAL... . 1949 DO 85,800 36,116 - - : - SEA BASS, DRY SALTED . 1940] POUNDS - - - - 11,531 1,441 SHAD: CANNED ...... . 1949|STD. CASES {2 2 12, 159 91,667 i 2 SHAD REE 5 oe de 4 1e4y) DO 2 2 3,049 208, 684 2 2 SHARK-LIVER OIL. . . . 1949] GALLONS 226,840 | 2,100,472 (2) (2) 117,071 1,889, 890 SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) 993093 O - 52 - 13 192 PACIFIC COAST STATES FISHERIES MANUFACTURED FISHERY PRODUCTS, VARIOUS YEARS a/. Continued ITEM CALIFORNIA WASHINGTON OREGON YEAR QUANTITY QUANTITY QUANTITY. VALUE BY MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS - CONTINUED: STURGEON: CANNED, SMOKED AND KIPPERED. . . .. . 1949/STD. CASES - RIPPERED: | os. fe es a ROE, SALTED.” o.5. oti = TUNA AND TUNALIKE FISHES: CANNED, SOLID, FLAKES, AND GRATED: TUNA: ALBACORE. .. . 1,022,957 | $15,471,412 YELLOWFIN. . .. 3}753,906 | 49,273,930 BLUEFIN. . ... 76)877 ”9997 642 SKIPJACK . 2. 1,384,019 | 4/17,708, 064 TONNGE: foie fone "168,642 27579,943 TOTAL TUNA . . 36,032,091 TUNALIKE FISHES: BONITO. .... 1949 Do 33,734 365,444 YELLOWTAIL . . . 1949 ai 126; a. 1,305,084 TOTAL TUNALIKE FISHES. . . 19491 9 159, | 159,067 1,670,528 TOTAL TUNA AND TUNALIKE FISHES1349 DRY SALTED... KIPPERED .... WHITEFISH, SMOKED. ABALONE STEAKS . . CLAMS: RAZOR, MINCED, CANNED HARD, CANNED: WHOLE AND MINCED . NECTAR .. HARD, FRESH-SHUCKED. CRABS, DUNGENESS: CANNED: NATURAL. . . 0 2 EQCKTATUS: Jeaete, 's MEAT, FRESH-COOKED , OYSTERS: CANNED: NATURALS. © copings <0 SMOKED 3c oN oe us COCKTANIOS STEW AND SPREAD. FRESH-SHUCKED: EASTERNG s,s. 1 6 PACIFIC. .. WESTERN OR NATIVE. SCALLOPS, BAY, FRESH-SHUCKED . . . « SHRIMP COCKTAILS, CANNED sco el ott ‘ale .e SQUID, CANNED, 2. . WHALE: SPERM OIL. : OTHER OIL. 5 MEAL... Z ANIMAL FOOD. 2 FISH SOLUBLES. . . UNCLASSIFIED PRODUC S: PACKAGED FISH, CANNED FISH, . BYPRODUCTS; MEAL... ri OIL AND LIVER OIL. MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCTS. . 2. « ~ © site eyaLae TOTAL. « » « « » SEE FOOTNOTES ON NEXT PAGE GALLONS DO Do GALLONS DO TONS DO DO POUNDS STD, CASES TONS GALLONS 72,075 276,835 15, 753 3,580 1,434,938 6,632 119,320 1,709,096 176, 396 1,336 46, 150 430, 408 109, 264 5,580 3,190 16/56, 650 (2) 36,419 (2) 323 939, 695 103, 272 85,999 47,000 27,950 1i7 896, 489 45,012,840 6/727,919 9/6; 503 aie 991 (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) LEE 513 3) 150 126; 716 341, 232 38,500 13,975 16,088 4,222,300 2,248,071 6/141, 982 9/77, 750 ’ 12/3, ,909 913, 636 18/4, 226,792 142,775,359 PACIFIC COAST STATES FISHERIES 193 MANUFACTURED FISHERY PRODUCTS, VARIOUS YEARS Y/ - Continued V DATA ON THE PRODUCTION OF THE DIFFERENT PRODUCTS ARE FOR THE YEARS INDICATED. THIS ITEM HAS BEEN INCLUDED UNDER "UNCLASSIFIED PRODUCTS". 3 THE PRODUCTION OF YELLOWFIN HAS BEEN INCLUDED WITH THE ALBACORE PRODUCTION IN WASHINGTON AND THE PRODUCT{ON OF YELLOWFIN AND SKIPJACK IN THE ALBACORE PRODUCTION OF OREGON. INCLUDES A SMALL PRODUCTION OF LITTLE TUNA. 5/ INCLUDES FRESH OR FROZEN COD, HALIBUT, ROCKFISH, SABLEFISH, AND UNCLASSIFIED FILLETS; AND HALIBUT AND SABLEF ISH STEAKS, of INCLUDES FRESH OR FROZEN HALIBUT, LINGCOD, ROCKFISH, SABLEFISH AND SMELT FILLETS; AND HALIBUT AND SABLEFISH TEAKS. w/ INCLUDES CANNED ANCHOVIES, SMOKED SALMON, SHAD, SMOKED SHAD, SHAD ROE, SMOKED CRAB MEAT, AND ANIMAL FOOD. o/ INCLUDES CANNED KIPPERED SALMON, SMOKED STEELHEAD, KIPPERED SHAD, RAZOR CLAMS, AND OYSTERS. of INCLUDES CANNED MULLET, SHAD, SHAD ROE, FiSH CAKES, PISMO CLAMS, AND CRAB MEAT. 10/, INCLUDES SALMON, CRAB, AND UNCLASSIFIED MEAL. 117 INCLUDES TUNA, CRAB AND UNCLASSIFIED MEAL. 12/ INCLUDES ANCHOVY, SHARK, TUNA AND MACKEREL, CRAB, SQUID, AND UNCLASSIFIED MEAL. 3/ INCLUDES TUNA AND UNCLASSIFIED BODY OIL; TUNA AND MISCELLANEOUS LIVER OIL, AND VISCERA OIL. 147, THIS ITEM HAS BEEN INCLUDED WITH MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCTS. 15/ INCLUDES ANCHOVY, TUNA, MACKEREL AND UNCLASSIFIED BODY OIL; AND TUNA, WHALE AND UNCLASSIFIED LIVER OIL. 16/ INCLUDES CLAM AND OYSTER-SHELL GRIT AND OYSTER-SHELL LIME. 17/ INCLUDES TUNA, AND UNCLASSIFIED BODY OIL; LINGCOD, ROCKFISH, SOLE, AND SHARK LIVER OIL; VISCERA OIL; AND OYSTER-SHELL GRIT AND LIME. 5 18/ INCLUDES OYSTER-SHELL LIME AND GRIT, AGAR AGAR, GLUE, AND KELP PRODUCTS. NOTE:--SOME OF THE ABOVE PRODUCTS MAY HAVE BEEN IMPORTED FROM ANOTHER STATE OR A FCREIGN COUNTRY; THEREFORE THEY CANNOT BE CORRELATED DIRECTLY WITH THE CATCH WITHIN THE STATE. SUMMARY OF MANUFACTURED FISHERY PRODUCTS, VARIOUS YEARS BAGKAGEDE RIISHM tie nici cc strays 1949 POUNDS 21,795,821 $5,463, 008 CANNED FISH AND SHELLFISH . . . 1949 STANDARD CASES 14,322,461 156, 190,213 FISHERY BYPRODUCTS. ...... 1949 - - 28, 287, 867 PACKAGED SHELLFISH... .-...- 1940 POUNDS 6, 185, 463 1,364, 145 SALTED, DRIED AND PICKLED FISH. 1940 DO 8,378, 743 1,336, 290 SMOKED AND KIPPERED FISH... . 1940 DO 2,739, 154 608, 883 YOUNG G a 6.986 00 a = 193, 250, 406 ad PACIFIC COAST STATES FISHERIES WASHINGTON CATCH BY DISTRICTS, 1949 SPECIES PUGET SOUND DISTRICT COASTAL DISTRICT COLUMBIA RIVER DISTRICT FISH POUNDS VALUE POUNDS POUNDS VALUE BNGHOVIESET Sth ehicu es 2) es) sk - = 402,000 = CONSE Valarie ie st ers og 6,243, 400 $231,007 1,900 FLOUNDERS: DSO Ee aia nos ce aun) 9,776,800 592,473 29,300 $836 OTHER fee eee S ; 557, 100 22,284 2,900 100 GRAVEISH A omer 2 a 10,587, 000 447,828 58, 200 HAK ES ee ca atleree tas, teens 64,200 239 - * HACIBUT Snes. cc ee ee 13,455,600 | 2,422,020 8,900 182 HERRING, SEA... 2 < > eee 838, 600 41,926 1,200 = RINGEOD Ss SE Rawe Ric onc ance chee 5,091, 100 480,579 298, 800 3,000 PERCH thous roe teva) ohecoss ca bere 145, 300 16,707 5,300 = PICCHARDgn oi fee, Soe sheep 56,400 3,104 s 2 RATE (SHiswre. aris nove Gyre. scdnoMneis 1,471, 600 13,344 = = = ROCKFUSHES 0) awera sw cc semis 13,014, 100 583, 136 136, 600 95, 300 3,811 SABLEFI SHE go. cities spied aaa An 3,778, 300 376,529 = 6,000 619 SALMON: CHINOOK OR KING. ... 2... 4,107,900 997,546 | 2,000,000 496,030 | 3,481,300 613,912 CHUMMOR, KETAIp Set =: eis SER 4,290, 800 582,996 658, 800 52, 046 263, 200 21,056 PINK gehen eres cha care NAS 9b- 700M |e 4eatunoou 17,500 1,744 600 56 RED! ORSSOCKEYE 2 5) Gian cuce 6,164,600 | 1,232,930 869,900 265,311 11, 100 2,223 STLVER OR(COHO! >.4 2 2. Eos): 6,886,400 | 1,121,257 543, 404 763, 100 100, 102 SHAD: Neeebabinty =, ara “abege 2,600 194 69, 300 4,643 SHARKS : SOUPRING Sr cMemer sie octets 569,900 307, 783 = OTHER petites tacehe cowty eiep ee 45,500 820 = SKATES vc . cicceainciie Mee viprarsiacucths 1, 005, 000 14,969 SMELT : EULACHONO Be. cele : = = - = 2,444, 600 136,399 SURF OR SILVER... ’ 115,500 11,554 536, 200 53,614 = < STEECHEAD TROURtwce cst) eee 22,400 3,070 133,700 18,310 42,200 5,940 STURGEON adciee 2. & ots ioe 13,400 1,894 22, 600 3,164 146,900 25,759 TUNA, TALBACORE 2 2 3s 5 ee ne 943,800 167,998 | 3,343,400 595, 128 146, 700 26, 255 SHELLFISH CRABS sia! “al anccere tei te) Be: oe, ee 1,355, 100 162,618 10,837,400 1,083, 740 950, 000 85,501 CRAWHHSH Sriniseweis once omer atte - - - 600 121 SHRUIMES aie tis 0 ©: 0 oe ole ane 67,100 16,774 - - - CLAMS: HARD: BUTTERT sects) 5 ierme 68, 000 16,308 - - CUTE NECK sc a ee 305, 400 97,731 400 117 - RAZORS Te se ko: Net te ae - - 302, 700 193,121 - OPTORUS ¢ Saeisk cewon tain simns ens ewartite 47,300 2,362 - - - OYSTERS, MARKET: PACIFIiis fo) tale tes © mens Beis be 2,286,900 521,405 5,347, 700 1,219,802 - WESTIERNSORWNATIIVESS «5 cltciel ¢ 203, 000 278,400 - - SCALLORSS, BAYch 05 92: scenes core pe 16,500 9,986 - - SQUID sa Breil. si 5 yi foe WE uD 600 42 - - NEAL ieee eb, 6) = 0 ay 0 eke 4,349,900 | 1,105,626 | 16,488,200 | 2,496,780 950,600 137,793,900 | 15,199,472 | 27,896,700 | 4,572,961 | 8,470,200 A ON A V N TH Y N V AMIN y GRAND TOTAL . 17 CAUGHT ALMOST EN CARCASSES WERE DISCARDED. 1,030,515 = ee HALIBUT LONG LINE PACIFIC COAST STATES FISHERIES 195 V PUGET SOUND DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON: OPERATING UNITS, 1949 PURSE are GILL NETS SEINES, SALMON TRAWL, SET SEINES HARK SALON DRIFT a ano han _[ SALMON NUMBER | NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER - 89 - 221 342 671 55 135 F | SHERMEN : ON VESSELS. 2... =. = - ON BOATS AND SHORE. . . 702 460 1, 260 2,321 133 WOWNLs 5 obo 66 0 VESSELS, MOTOR. ..... NET TONNAGE... .. BOATS: MOMOR! Plein carck erick si OHERWRS cl. ae dyites fe 5 ACCESSORY BOATS... .. APPARATUS: NUMBER. . . . LENGTH, YARDS SQUARE YARDS. HOOKS... . 96 12 31,618 296 185,000 aT NETS 2/ WEIRS NETS 639, 652 BEAM TRAWLS OTTER TRAWLS REEF NETS NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER F 1 SHERMEN : ON WESSELS. 5 oc 54-6 6 410 - - - - 6 ON BOATS AND SHORE. . . 24 4 38 548 8 VESSELS, MOTOR. ..... 2 NET TONNAGE... .. . 18 BOATS: MOMORV Sacyge ak. 2 eee 3 OMMERME My wie se, se = APPARATUS: NUMBERE eects. ners 605 6 162 YARDS AT MOUTH. . . = « - - © 55 2,400 HOOKSit, se, ay Sc 605 = 2 = 2 TRAPS NUMBER NUMBER FISHERMEN: ON WESSIELS—( 5 56 6446 - 4,672 ON BOATS AND SHORE. . . 125 2,742 NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER 43 160 8 2 6 6 2 VOWANES GUS 6NG ooo VESSELS, MOTOR. .... « 1 2 ais NET TONNAGE . 2 5 5s 20, 085 BOATS: MOMORWAN Sa a tgs Cnet 1,266 OUIER ao seneene Nema ean 394 ACCESSORY BOATS .... . 308 APFARATUS: MUMBIER: 56 55 4 54 2% YARDS AT MOUTH. VY STATISTICS IN THIS TABLE INCLUDE ALL CRAFT OPERATING IN THE STATE MAKING THEIR HOME PORT IN THIS DISTRICT, AND ALL CRAFT OPERATING IN THE STATE WHOSE HOME PORT 1S NOT WITHIN THE STATE BUT WHO LANDED THE MAJOR PORTION OF THEIR WASHINGTON CATCH IN THIS DISTRICT. : FISHED ONLY ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS. 3 INCLUDES ONLY VESSELS THAT TROLLED OR FISHED EXCLUSIVELY FOR TUNA AND DID NOT TROLL FOR SALMON. MANY OF THE SALMON TROLLERS ALSO TROLLED FOR TUNA. GVA a: SST Ao A A TA | | PACIFIC COAST CRAB PO1 ati PACIFIC COAST STATES FISHERIES PUGET SOUND DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON: CATCH BY GEAR, 1949 GILL_NETS SPECIES PURSE SEINES HAUL SEINES 1/ SALMON FISH POUNDS POUNDS BOD! 5 Seis’ os ¥ aMel m8 - 100 FLOUNDERS : 23) Ser ercot ay tere 100 200 OTHER a) ior. a, ott al « oe 1,000 800 GRAYEISHGO/S eo cwenere te ne 1, 500 1,600 HARES BN 's. so) GMbl-c ec - - HERRING) SEAS << camo < « 5,000 647,800 ENGL ORES fs int aie hay fe. ee 200 = PERCH PMs seo. eBie eusite 500 140, 900 PIUGHERD sce) See. odes = 56,400 RUGKEISHES Soy Bly sat Wy, 4,500 SALMON: CHINOOK OR KING . : 18, 900 439, 100 40, 600 i 710, 800 521,000 6,804, 200 S 790,300 9,300 ; 1,217,400 112, 100 z CHUM OR KETA, oe PINK, 2 2 « om) RED OR SOCKEYE. oar SILVER OR COHO, i SMELT, SURF OR SILVER STEELHEAD TROUT 3, A TOTAL. «0 «is «© 0 0 SHELLFISH SQUID Ria "s). 2l. 6) janis ses OCTOPUS ... « o © © 2 2 TOMAS cy) ic als 2 « GRAND: TOTAE. 2 2s, SPECIES 'D. TRAWL, SET ’ AND HAND NETS 3/ FISH POUNDS VALU POUNDS VALUE | POUNDS | VALUE CODA Seika ge) sole eniele 7,800 $290 3,900 $144 - - FEOUNDERSS TSOLE™ sso « 7,800 474 3,900 234 - - GRAYEISHi2/.. blot ous 754,400 31,912 6,200 260 = = RACUBUT ce crenbms clas 13,379,000 | 2,408,229 76, 600 13,791 = = LINGCOD EASE ws nati yas, 822,500 z 670,700 81,822 = = RATEUSH ae coe aera Taher. 1,500 = Z = - ROCKEISHES 4 ‘sos, 3.0.0 431,400 bs 50, 100 2,507 = = SHBEERUS Hacer cet arvensis 3,092, 100 31,400 3,324 = = SALMON : CHINOOK OR KING... 2,894,000 | 804,533 $8,176 CHUM OR KETA. . 2... = = g 1,650 PINK... . ee ae 80, 200 8,018 ‘ 27,950 RED OR SOCKEYE. 1... = = 2} 492 SILVER OR COHO.. 2. 1,860,300 | 386,941 8) 159 SHARKS : SOUPFIN 2/. . 530,300 | 286,376 , - 2 OTHER 2/2 2.62 12, 500 225 1,600 = SKATEWagan @. 1, 200 47 + 2 STURGEON. . . TUNA, ALBACORE. @ Bee oe = weuece. 943, , 800 167,998 MOA (ole ol pital ce 8 a 2,703,000 383,596 | 18,543,400 | 2,910,402 | 6,622,700 |1,469,601 | 434,600] 48,427 [2 Pf | ~~ — Ft SHELLFISH OCTOPUS . . we ew we eo» 1,300 64 300 13 - Tae a — Ae TOTAL 4. 0 cs to GRAND TOTAL .... 2,703,400 383,616 | 18,544,700 | 2,910,466 | 6,623,000 | 1,469,614 |434,600] 48,427 SPECIES POUNDS FISH CODA ciara wien 6, 230,000 {$230,510 FLOUNDERS: SSOL EAE: nls romeores - - - 9,764,000 | 591,698 OTHER -civey copes (se fouratter ge - - - - 22, 207 CRAVRISHe/ae Aci co cee - - - - 325,964 HARE curs hatha ona: cau aad - - . - 215 HERRINGS.SEA...<, 5 Sues 6 - ACCESSORY BOATS wie shere = APPARATUS: NUMBER. . . efile Mien 1,215 1,454 LENGTH, YARDS Stee eas ose) = = = SQUARE YARDS. . . « « 2,013,000 1,037,150 . esis) 2 - 6, 760 NOON) 5 5 5 5 SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) oe PACIFIC COAST STATES FISHERIES COLUMBIA RIVER DISTRICT OF OREGON: OPERATING UNITS, i949l/ Continued LINES - CONT'D. | TRAPS win: CONT 'D ee sik eee BRRiaiee EXCLUS! VE_OF é y 5 ; (UNA 3) ite ae ect a owes) DUPLICATION F | SHERMEN : NUMBER ON VESSELS... pics e 556 NUMBER NUMBER : 102 - ON BOATS AND SHORE. 24 22 22 TOTAL. » 2 we - VESSELS, MOTOR... . 3 piles NET TONNAGE... . §,558 BOATS: MGOTDROS neous hed 829. GTHERME 2) ss sedue ie ACCESSORY BOATS . . . = APPARATUS : NUMBER. . 2 o 2 « « YARDS AT MOUTH. .. HOOKS 2... 2. 6 2 « « Wg SfArISTICS IN THIS TABLE INCLUDE ALL CRAFT OPERATING iN THE STATE MAKING THEIR HOME PORT IN THIS DISTRICT, AND ALL CRAFT OPERATING IN THE STATE WHOSE HOME PORT IS NOT WITHIN THE STATE BUT WHO LANDED THE MAJOR PORTION OF THEIR OREGON CATCH IN THIS DISTRICT. 2/, TUNA PURSE SEINES WERE OPERATED ONLY IN WATERS OFF CENTRAL AMERICA, 3/ INCLUDES ONLY VESSELS THAT TROLLED OR FISHED EXCLUSIVELY FOR TUNA AND DID NOT TROLL FOR SALMON. MANY OF THE SALMON TROLLERS ALSO TROLLED FOR TUNA. / COLUMBIA RIVER DISTRICT OF OREGON: CATCH BY GEAR, 1949 GILL NETS SALMON SPECIES PURSE SEINES HAUL SEINES FISH POUNDS POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE POUNDS CARP aha Del eso < - $17 - - FLOUNDERS, OTHER. = = 94,400 $1,510 - LINGEOD "Sos Ss - - = 100 4 - SALMON: CHINOOK OR KING 948,500 158,396 5,610,200 936, 897 $7,795 CHUM OR KETA, . 29,900 233,500 18,680 90 RED OR SOCKEYE, 900 1,900 207 SILVER OR COHO. 112,400 451,600 600 SHAD SS teenie is 33, 300 333, 600 - STEELHEAD TROUT . 202, 800 225, 600 926 STURGEON, <... - 1,300 206, 700 3,191 TUNA: SKIPJACK of mn 565, 000 $62,709 - - YELLOWFIN 3/, . | 2,409,300] 283,007 TOTAL ves ches GRaANC TOTAL SPECIES TRAWL, SET AND HAND FISH POUNDS CODE sus ce: ve) Ne FLOUNDERS, ,"SOLE" GRAYF1SH oe 300 HAMNBUSTI aetl doh LINGGOD!+; seme 17, 000 1,885 ROCKFISHES. . . . 11, 800 431 SABLEFISH. . . . - - SALMON : CHINOOK OR KING 223,900 60,229 SILVER OR COHO, 163, 400 24673 SHARKS : SOUPFIN 2/. . . 239,740 2 OTHERNS/ ets ea; 104 5 SMELT, EULACHON . - STEELHEAD TROUT . - 14 STURGEON. . . . . 17, 400 = TUNA: ALBACORE. .. . - 815,019 SKIPJACK 3/. . 1,376, 800 2 YELLOWFIN 3/. . 3, 161, 800 TOBA Gy uu GRAND TOTAL SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) PACIFIC COAST STATES FISHERIES COLUMBIA RIVER DISTRICT OF OREGON: CATCH BY GEAR, 194gl/. Continued POUND NETS DIP NETS SPECIES FISH POUNDS | VALUE POUNDS ODPM ster telar toni 5, 100 $181 = FLOUNDERS : TS OLEMS 5 5 a 6 7,747,300 | 388,141 = ONHERUerekte, oa 258,200 | 7,228 - GRAYFISH 2/7... 3,247,500 | 274,383 = LAMPREY 2. 0 ee - - - MINGCOD Neen) A 345,000 | 28,807 - ROCKFISHES. . . . 3,026,100 | 118,019 = SABLEFISH . .. . 64,900 | 4,063 = SALMON : CHINOOK OR KING | 398,500 790, 100 CHUM OR KETA. 17, 300 - = RED OR SOCKEYE. 900 8,100 S SILVER OR COHO. | 104,800 1,600 = SHADE = 5 8 300 200 SHARKS; SOUPF IN a 3 Ona 2/5 4 6 SMELT, EULACHON . 302,500 210,300 197.900 126, 300 z, 700 STEELHEAD TROUT STURGEON. ... TOWELS 6°56 5 SHELLFISH GRAES 2/5" aeg eee =: CRAWFISH, FRESH-WATER . . 847 TOTAL. . GRAND TOTAL. VY THE FOLLOWING SPECIES ARE TAKEN OFF THE OREGON AND WASHINGTON COASTS BUT LANDED IN THE COLUMBIA RIVER DISTRICT: COD, SOLE, GRAYFISH, HALIBUT, LINGCOD, ROCKFISHES, SABLEFISH, SHARK, JUNA, CRABS AND SOME OF THE STURGEON, AND MOST OF THE FLOUNDERS - AND TROLL CAUGHT SALMON . 2/ CAUGHT ALMOST ENTIRELY FOR THE UTILIZATION OF THE LIVERS IN THE EXTRACTION OF VITAMIN OILS. MOST OF THE CARCASSES WERE DISCARDED. 3f CAUGHT IN WATERS OFF CENTRAL AMERICA, BUT SHIPPED TO OREGON AS PRODUCTS OF AMERICAN FISHERIES. 4/ THE WEIGHT OF CRABS SHOWN IS BASED ON AN AVERAGE OF 25 POUNDS PER DOZEN, NOTE:--THE QUANTITIES SHOWN REPRESENT THE ROUND WEIGHT OF THE CATCH OF FISH AND SHELLFISH. THE POUNDAGE AND VALUE OF THE CATCH SHOWN ABOVE INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ITEMS OF LIVERS AND VISCERA: COD LIVERS, 55 POUNDS, VALUE $3; GRAYFISH LIVERS, 392,503 POUNDS, VALUE $259,051; HALIBUT LIVERS, 4,710 POUNDS, VALUE $3, 533; LINGCOD LIVERS, 8,886 POUNDS, VALUE $21, 149; ROCKF ISH LIVERS, 935 POUNDS, VALUE "$374; SABLEF | SH LIVERS, 4, 448 POUNDS, VALUE $3, 336; SOUPF IN SHARK LIVERS, 51,874 POUNDS, VALUE "$241, 213; OTHER SHARK LIVERS, 1 376 POUNDS , ’ VALUE $110; AND HALIBUT, LINGCOD AND SABLEF ISH VISCERA, 25% 132 POUNDS, VALUE $3, 493. COASTAL DISTRICT OF OREGON: OPERATING UNITS, 1o49/ GILL NETS es San 1TEM | ORIFT | SHAR AND SET SALMON NUMBER NUMBER 304 NUMBER pa = NUMBER NUMBER 115 FISHERMEN: ON WESSELS S 6 ce ooo ON BOATS AND SHORE. . . WOES 5,6 6 Slo 806 VESSELS; MOMOR=: 6) son NET TONNAGE 2 5 25. . 749 BOATS: MOMORM Art er tetas eon ie 3 OMHER MA Poms, etd = APPARATUS: NUMBERE si iss ee euls 245 LENGTH, ARDS ane - - = = SGUARE YARDS. . ... . 586, 000 129, 000 342, 000 s HOOKGIautey eo ale eireure uid - - - 245 SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) si PACIFIC COAST STATES FISHERIES COASTAL DISTRICT OF OREGON: OPERATING UNITS, 19491/- Continued TONGS AND BY HAND, SHOVELS OYSTER TOTAL, EXCLUSIVE OF DUPLICATION DREDGES, OYSTER (TEM NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER FISHERMEN: IN VESSELS. .. Paar 459 ON BOATS AND SHORE. . . 1,689 TOTAL. «2 we we we ee VESSELS, MOTOR. ..... NET. TONNAGE 4:06, renerse ' BOATS: RENOR Re. s-couk eure. ( satelite 1,079,500 204, 603 176,900 32,394 ESO... A pucutgt ei Ge oe leushpienroremeh (aly OSeeZ00 917,764 100 5 CIMER Scho. eee) x Sara eeGoake, is omit: 1,173, 900 58,229 = RISMINGE (SHS). weuetca rs: 2 AGepnAnS Mea eb ame 34,300 2,652 - 2 GROUPERS.< spears a oats bu cate neers - - 600 49, 282 HAL LEUTRE ete ne cts) o)o.6 Sena. mee. 167,300 33,457 si HARPHEAD A sch acts les. «eusiicuob eon abana. 17, 400 4,904 “ HERRING, SEA. code hc fhe 8 3 be es 379, 300 7,210 = JACKGMACKEREL <2 ct a, ic. > Seusige dp) 0 cb: Suen geil) /Sply25us100 1,111,123 2 KUNGRISH! cola pecetys oss deren Boa e remem 764,400 40,125 x IBINGCOD) sc ea tones arn, Ln) Beane eee 1,653, 400 125,387 61 MACKEREL. 4; cot od cos a Geer ee) busts ao Aral, GOO 1,285, 892 2 MOET. eee: core kor ce cs le Gabe amen 72,000 5,410 z BERCHMM es \ hic Reaclamass AAS.) 2. oe emees 326, 500 48/558 = BICHARD.. Ac ole tgen ¢ vs. «ditre orf, 6 a Pbk Meee if 63; amos O00 10,756, 897 S ROMGANO Sst. poelpeasals Acs is vb te &) onset 89,300 25; 899 z ROGIMBASS 1s otetae So ed oe Bs Saeate 138, 100 18, 432 7,358 ROCKISHES ns atta sn) Se S gece sae: Sele 5,923,500 329, 862 1, 239 SABUEFISH) fit tts 4 cok te As Bverwlemeten 1, 737, 400 131,747 4 SALMON SMe URE MS fo ho tas one iy ls es 6, 429, 700 1,509, 303 x SCUERING, Sca,0s's ¥.s'0 colle. vas. <6 ECE 147, 100 26,694 236 SEA BASS: BLACK. sere A ncrial CRG ee Rap arses 17,200 2,487 13,673 (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) PACIFIC COAST STATES FISHERIES CALIFORNIA: CATCH EY WATERS, 1949 - Continued SPECIES OFF CALIFORNIA OFF LATIN AMERICA FISH - CONTINUED POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE SEA BASS, CONTINUED: Saas WHE Seeger te a teurtes ec ceret een iwanees 945,500 $196,816 464, 100 $94,048 STO) 18 Sr akc ater AE Sok beach 735, 800 46,983 - > SHARKS, INCLUDING GRAYFISH........ 1,522, 200 796, 089 28, 800 37, 258 SHEEBSHEAD gc pd aunsy ibis oepVel sy poolcnige text ares #e 48,500 3,443 13, 100 946 SAVES en eye ecto sae ner uae hens 123,300 2,943 100 10 SMEC ee BRR Sh rth Ea ee 712,000 51, 681/ - = SRAVIGH WAEMEREL 5 5.50 5 oo 000006 = - 3,700 308 SWORDFISH. . . . . PCNA ee er eeray 141,800 62, 687 56, 600 24,819 TUNA AND TUNALIKE FISHES: AUBKCORE AR, Ce AN eG. EH a aa oe 20, 456, 600 3,567,884 23, 576, 900 4,577, 109 BUUERING aeddbat tooats masa Bates 2,266, 200 367, 680 2,123, 200 345, 022 BONITO. . Bh RASS opal BS SAO 99, 200 9,695 1, 730, 300 168, 486 SKIPNCR OR SIRIPEDs «5s so 6 0 4 26, 700 3,942 78,543, 700 11, 650, 052 MEULOWE ING oes ee eM De Ee 9,900 1,613 184,962, 400 30, 189, 799 WHIGREB AIM crete tus Natie emma At ety. 241, 800 23, 690 s = WHITE CRUSH cs, ef eyes ene nit ice te kregasiisente 12,700 1,074 18,500 1,449 NERV OWA are ane crete cles haus se Tau enes é 17, 700 1, 665 7,301, 800 684,335 UNGUASSIIRNEOW EW ts ete ep smiebties abe 235, 100 18,511 6, 700 697 SHELLFISH CRABS, DUNGENESS AND ROCK ....... . 11,116,900 1,294,356 - LOBSTERS, SPINY. : H Rocorionames 834; 300 283,325 z SRRIMPN ethno iirc dale aceakae: A} cath See eas 804, 400 49,127 S ABALONE. . ah Se Beiiat 713, 600 398) 259 5 CILAWISS, THAD Wor et tec fbr nek oat enn 20; 400 11,984 2 CCTORUS Siac sikcy Cliey RCE Shia EN ae: 75,100 5,973 E OYSTERS, MARKET: EASTER S. enor ows coe ST Sune EOS eas 6,500 4,654 = PING IF VGaacingn ewes ee aWoue Sane eas 28, 200 21,744 S SAU IDs: S- Grate ACRE REN ES aes 6,859, 100 1847173 2 LIMERG so sonceno catene ah : 28,000 2 MEAL : BONER Mca EAS ERE IL ao cee : ; 100, 000 5 MEA igen ie aedthcmmeyrese ts Poking 100, 000 = OIL: WHALER seu ane sau late Belnoeneert age 209, 600 2 SPERM ais eye ay ses 352,500 = TOM Ge See ees dale so ie eal | 48, 138, 197 828,032, 200 24,366,522 301,229,100 NOTE:--COMPLETE DATA ON THE GEAR WERE NOT OBTAINED FOR 1949, INFORMATION ON THE CATCH OF CERTAIN SPECIES BY GEAR CAN BE FOUND IN SECTION 12, THE CATCH BY DISTRICT AND GEAR 1S TABULATED IN THAT SECTION FOR PACIFIC MACKEREL, PILCHARD, SALMON, TUNA, AND WHALES, V INCLUDES A SMALL QUANTITY OF MUSSELS. GILL NET DRYING 210 PACIFIC COAST STATES FISHERIES LANDINGS BY HALIBUT FLEET AT SEATTLE, WASH. During 1949, landings of halibut, lingcod, rockfishes, and sablefish at Seattle, Washington, by the United States halibut fleet amounted to 11,623,000 pounds, valued at $2,157,000 to the fishermen. In addition, a total of 762,841 pounds of assorted fish livers and viscera, valued at $432,634 was landed by these vessels. The combined landings were 4 percent larger than in 1948. However, the value was 1 percent less than in the previous year. A summary of the 1949 landings at Seattle by the United States halibut fleet is contained below. The landings represent the dressed weight of the catch, and are not directly comparable with data contained in the sectional and State catch tables. For additional information on the Pacific Coast halibut fishery, the reader is referred to Section 12 of this Digest entitled ‘‘Peview of Certain Major Fisheries’’. LANDINGS BY HALIBUT FLEET AT SEATTLE BY FISHING GROUNDS, 19491/ HALIBUT FISHING GROUNDS TRIPS LINGCOD NUMBER POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE WEST OF CAPE SPENCER. « » os « 154 3,574,995 $784,443 3,252,136 $637,739 83 $4 SOUTH OF CAPE SPENCER... 1,378,131 334,964 913,933 162,146 | 497,111 | 47,550 TOMA 1059.) «) oho! atoll 484 |4,953,126 | 1,119,407] 4,166,059 799,835 | 497,194 | 47,554 SSeS ee en eee Ce eee SS TOTALS AGAO ey sei sleet 461 4,977,632 | 1,132,984 4,102,106 746,601 | 491,683 | 53,744 FISHING GROUNDS SABLEF ISH TOTAL POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE WEST OF CAPE SPENCER. « + « « « 12,145 $802 6,839 ,624 $1,423,001 SOUTH OF CAPE SPENCER « © « « + A 1,9975:707 176,609 4,783,718 734,380 TOTAL, 1949. « e.c es © @ 197,101 13,124 1,809,852 177,411 11,623,342 2,157,381 OTAss 1 sCaweltaueal calsieaire 229,693 14,387 1,372,309 227,947 11,173,428 2,175,663 1/ IN ADDITION, VESSELS OF THE SEATTLE HALIBUT FLEET LANDED THE FOLLOWING QUANTITIES OF FISH LIVERS AND VISCERA: - GRAYFISH (DOGFISH) LIVERS, 55,300 POUNDS, VALUED AT $11,060; HALIBUT LIVERS AND VISCERA 472,375 POUNDS, VALUED AT $264,912; LINGCOD LIVERS AND VISCERA, 45,741 POUNDS, VALUED AT $49,222; SABLEFISH LIVERS AND VISCERA, 162,887 POUNDS, VALUED AT $95,922; ROCKFISH LIVERS, 7,644 POUNDS, VALUED AT $7,644; SOUPFIN SHARK LIVERS, 239 POUNDS, VALUED AT $1,076; AND MISCELLANEOUS LIVERS AND VISCERA, 18,655 POUNDS, VALUED AT $2,798 TO FISHERMEN. LANDINGS BY HALIBUT FLEET AT SEATTLE BY MONTHS, 19492/ HALIBUT LINGCOD NUMBER POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE JANUARYs © eo ee eee er eee 16 = $12,476 FEBRUARY »« » © « © «© © © © ow 2 5,978 MARGH ole gi Ceuta! os initio ish esintrp) bats 7,784 APR atee) 2: tele" ai ait isla) Pei weh Con - = ~ 5,429 MAviarin’ 2 ca Asa > al eens tee 1,773,115 $378,726 1,045,653 $197,637 1,512 JUNE} ‘ss: sp) 9 ss 8 wn et sot Lola 1,462,982 362,600 1,275,145 256 ,956 540 QUGYs aWotde: le viw Vialtel elie dn ip Gouin’ ce 1,524,883 320,566 1,820,231 337,792 33 AUGUST we oe ww eer eeacve 38,245 11,474 2,758 816 67 SEPTEMBERs » sc eco ts eae 78,448 23,571 19,918 5,975 328 OGTIODBERMMe ss 5 «ope od « 53,188 15,790 2,364 709 2,383 NOVEMBER » «se ee ee tre awe 22,265 6,680 - 2,893 DECEMBER « » » oe 0 see oe @ = = = = 8,121 484 14,953,126 | 1,119,407] 4,165,069 799,835] 497,194 —— | 461 4,077,032 1,132,934 | 4,102,105 745,601| 491,683 Pe |e tw | (CONTINUEO ON NEXT PAGE) Teno elit Aes Meigs ae, TOTALS IOSS! ww fot tere ool n 1949 COMPARED WITH 1948 MONTH JANUARY. © FEBRUARY . MARCH. «© « APRILe eo eo MAY. 0 « « JUNE « « «© JULY «2 2 © AUGUST .» « SEPTEMBER. OCTOBER. « NOVEMBER » DECEMBER . © 0 «¢ 8 © © © ee eo ee ere oe we ee ee » © © 2 © © © © BO 2° © vp © © © © © 8 8 ew TOTAL, 1949 . TOTAL, 1948 . 2 2 oe © © © we ew ew oe 8 © © © © © 8 8 Oo 8 PACIFIC COAST STATES FISHERIES 211 V/ . LANDINGS BY HALIBUT FLEET AT SEATTLE BY MONTHS, 1949 - Continued ROCKF ISHES SABLEF ISH } TOTAL POUNDS POUNDS VALUE POUNOS VALUE 18,831 - - 151,668 $14,253 9,732 - - 63,642 6,942 14,804 1,605 1,614 $202 81,907 9,591 3,196 302 - - 52,143 5,731 4,118 204 2,229 191 2,852,041 578,270 9,114 462 3,635 365 2,762,338 620,923 1,586 80 94,613 10,417 3,441,971 668,883 23,213 1,155 401,336 41,661 456 ,854 55,173 53,669 2,683 544,763 53,763 703,366 86 ,320 38, 134 1,845 508,831 438,151 634,250 68,833 15,722 1,796 246 647 21,963 322,514 33,337 251 6,184 698 90,638 3,070 197,101 13,124 1,809,852 177,411 11,623,342 | 2,157,381 1,372,309 _| 227,947 | 11,173,428 | 2,175,663 ¥32% =22%6 Zz =1% 1949 COMPARED WITH f IN ADDITION, VESSELS OF THE SEATTLE HALIBUT FLEET LANDED THE FOLLOWING QUANTITIES OF FISH LIVERS AND VISCERA: - GRAYFISH (DOGFISH) LIVERS, 55,300 POUNDS, VALUED AT $11,060; HALIBUT LIVERS AND VISCERA 472,375 POUNDS, VALUED AT $264,912; LINGCOD LIVERS AND VISCERA, 45,741 POUNDS, VALUED AT $49,222; SABLEFISH LIVERS AND VISCERA, 162,887 POUNDS, VALUED AT $95,922; ROCKFISH LIVERS, 7,644 POUNDS, VALUED AT $7,644; SOUPFIN SHARK LIVERS, 239 POUNDS, VALUED AT $1,076; AND MISCELLANEOUS LIVERS AND VISCERA, 18,655 POUNDS, VALUED AT $2,798 To THE FISHERMEN. NOTE: THE 1949 HALIBUT FISHING SEASON OPENED ON MAY 1. JUNE 3, AND GROUNDS WEST OF CAPE SPENCER (AREA 3) CLOSED ON JULY 12, A TOTAL OF 73 FISHING DAYS. THE FISHING SEASON LASTED 72 DAYS AND IN 1947, 109 DAYS. HALIBUT SCHOONER GROUNDS SOUTH OF CAPE SPENCER (AREA 2) CLOSED ON IN 1948, 212 PACIFIC COAST STATES FISHERIES RECEIPTS BY SEATTLE WHOLESALE DEALERS The total quantity of fresh and frozen fish, shellfish, livers, and viscera received by Seattle wholesale dealers during 1949 from al] sources totaled 88,520,910 pounds. This represented an increase of 7 percent compared with the amount received during the previous year. The waters of Washington and Oregon were again the principal sources of supply, contributing 57 percent of the total receipts. Alaska was second, supplying 26 percent; and British Columbia third, with 16 percent. Other sources supplied the remaining 1 percent. The following table contains information on the receipts by species, origin, and condition of the various species for 1949. More detailed information on these receipts can be obtained from the daily and monthly reports issued by the Service’s Seattle Market News Office. FISHERY PRODUCTS RECEIVED BY SEATTLE WHOLESALE DEALERS, 1949 POUNDS OTHER ROUND CARP, LOCALe> COD, TRUE, LOCAL phettat witel ettetlaute EX-VESSEL DRESSED 629,487 COD, TRUE, LOCAL CSAC ELIA er aCe Cy EX-VESSEL ROUND 1,252,650 42,590 COD, TRUE, LOCAL pits et tepals: faite: ta OTHER 43,815 1,972 COD, TRUE, ALASKA, FROZEN * © © © © ee oo bo 3,050 TOTAL, COD, TRUE 2s se a ceo ewe 1,929,002 79 ,966 ———————————SSSSSS SSS DOLLY VARDEN TROUT, ALASKA, FROZEN « « « « « role) FLOUNDER, LOCAL. ec = e e eee eeeneee EX-VESSEL ROUND 102,817 FLOUNDER, LOCAL. « « «© e © @ © © ow ew te 8 OTHER 17,013 681 TOGA RUOUNDER) ei'ssish, eid sll etis’s sion eile 119,830 4,794 HALIBUT, LOCAL, NO. 1 © « we e we we we we wo ow EX-VESSEL DRESSED 4,953,126 1,119,407 HASSE psig VOGAL CaN’ eure) jethen omer autenreatemerns DO DO 4,166,069 799,885 HALIBUT, LOCAL, UNCLASSIFIED . « «ee 0 « « OTHER 413,696 86 ,462 HAPLSUT WAUASKAssicita stnatah ater tehetuer elves) re D0 13,692 2,161 HALIBUT, “ALASKA, FROZEN. sl cs & »isiisl's © po 12,528,451 1,976,991 HALIBUT, BRITISH COLUMBIA. . ee ee we oc po 615,301 97,095 HALIBUT, BRITISH COLUMBIA, FROZEN. . « + « « po 1,151,193 181,658 ROTALSHALIGUTisy elo! © lcdlettelboniet temteiaeies 23,841,538 4,263,659 HERRING, LOCAL 2 « «© «© © © we we ew we wo ew wo DO ROUND 26 ,835 1,342 HERRING; AUASKAl (FROZEN« co «/telve) sie! erie reme po 83,100 3,324 HERRING, BRITISH COLUMBIA, FROZEN .... « po 82,914 3,317 TOTALPHERR I NGaliaier else Sims te iol Tsai 192,349 7,933 LINGCOD, LOCAL «ew eee eevee sees EX-VESSEL DRESSED 1,775,023 134,902 LINGCOD, LOCAL « ewe eee ee eee ves (ote) ROUND 489,579 24,479 LINGCOD, LOCAL « we ee ee eee ewe OTHER 444,562 28 ,007 LINGCOD, ALASKA, FROZEN. « « » © ee oe © oo 00 82,256 4,113 LINGCOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA~ « 6 » » © © w 2 po 147,441 11,795 LINGCOD, SRITISH COLUMBIA, FROZEN. » « « « « jefe) 52,213 4,177 TOTAGAMINGCODS..<) ose) citeivel wll ella) ofan 2,991,074 207,473 PERCH, LOCAL « we es se ee es win ew we (ole) ROUND 116,784 13,430 PERCH, BRITISH COLUMBIA. 6 « « © we ew wo foe) 8,777 1,009 TOTAL PERCHe » eo eo ee we eo we ee PILCHARD, LOCAL. » 0 se se + ee we wwe 59 pls) ROCKFISHES, LOCAL. 2 6 2 + ee we se wo EX-VESSEL ORESSED 194,544 10,700 ROCKF ISHES, LOCAL. « ss 2 ee we we we we ew 00 ROUND 7,989,124 351,522 ROCKFISHES, LOCAL. « «© eo we we oe we ew we OTHER 151,772 8,903 ROCKFISHES, ALASKA, FROZEN « » » © » » © © po 4,076 163 ROCKFISHES, SRITISH COLUMBIA « « 2 so wo bo 16,020 641 ROCKFISHES, BRITISH COLUMBIA, FROZEN « « « « po 900 TOTAL ROCKFISHES »« « «© ee © ew eo 8, 366 ,436 371,070 SASLEFISH, LOCAL «2» «5» se ee ee ee oe EX-VESSEL ORESSED 1,834,611 186 ,577 SABLEFISH, LOCAL «ow we ew we we we we we 00 ROUND 178,591 3,930 SABLEFISH, LOCAL «6 » ese ee se wo se wo ew OTHER 245 ,557 13,369 SABLEFISH, ALASKA, FROZEN. « + « © © © © po 1,373,242 $2,395 SABLEFISH, BRITISH COLUMBIA. « + 0 © « « # « 00 13,925 836 TOTAL SABLEFISH. « « © © © we ww ww 3,696 ,926 (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) , 297,107 213 PACIFIC COAST STATES FISHERIES FISHERY PRODUCTS RECEIVED BY SEATTLE WHOLESALE DEALERS, 1949 - Continued ITEM POUNDS VALUE FISH - CONTINUED | SALMON : GHIINOOKMALOGAM MIUARGE Saisie clipe) (aa ih isl (6 EX~VESSEL DRAWN 345,335 $130,191 CHiJNeCa> ICGNES GQWNULs 5 6 6 bo 6 6 6 6 0 6 DO Do 278 , 832 85,830 CHNNGC. Woes VHNEo 5 ovo do 6 60 5 0 0 DO DO 190,774 46 ,930 GHIINOOKs "UNCLASSIFIED. © 5 6 « os « oe « « DO ROUND 57,981 7,364 CHINOOK, UNCLASSIFIED. «2. 6 2 se wee OTHER 3,153,543 834,112 GHINOGK, CALIFORMUM\G oo o5 556600000 DO 7,908 1,509 CHINOOK, COLUMBIA RIVER» « « 2 6 «ee we DO 270,328 51,362 CHINOOK PAUASKAtS tenveinani oS ste a) false DO 244,812 59,979 GUINOd 6G a Bao 6 OTHER 3,110,496 688,975 SIMVERSUOCACsEROZENS ciate cells) cls sl cw DO 45,378 10,051 SILVER ALLIS o glbvo-o 06 6b obo 0 OO DO 245 49 SILVER, ALASKA, FROZEN « « « «1 ee so ow DO 2,628,504 525,701 SILVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA . . 6 ss ee eos DO 15,080 3,016 SILVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, FROZEN . . « « « « DO 52,978 10,596 TOMAL SILVER) SAUMONIst (esl ste) ele) esl els 6,309,394 1,342,126 ———————————— SUEME, MIGNL oo ooo Sooo boo oO} ye) ROUND 248 , 399 49 ,680 SOCKEYE, ALASKA, FROZEN. » » «+ « we ww DO 565,895 113,179 TOTAL SOCKEYE SALMON » « « «+ © os « © 814,294 162,859 SS UNCLASSIFIED, ALASKA, FROZEN . . « « so « DO 2,575 412 UNCLASSIFIED, BRITISH COLUMBIA , FROZEN. . . DO 33,486 5,358 tL TOTAL UNCLASSIFIED SALMON. « « 2 oo » © 36 ,061 5,770 TORAL AME GAMO 6 boo 0 Oo a dG 27,405,671 5,247,987 SVD, CALIPER 0G 5g 6 oO Oo oo op Goo iofe) 8,929 1,473 SMEMTMEUOACHON: UOGAL lemtattel lal icf lsl fel tl ts)itel efile DO DO 191,087 18,459 SMELT, EULACHON, BRITISH COLUMBIA. « « « + « « DO 12,840 1,240 SMELT, EULACHON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, FROZEN. « « DO 20,890 2,009 SWELL SINWERS EN 6°45 5 44660 OO Oo DO DO 576,432 57 643 WOWNL GNEMIo sc 650 ooo OOD OO OO 801,159 79,351 SOLES EINCLISG WING Goo bo bab boo oO EX-VESSEL ROUND 2,597,024 129,851 SOLES FNAMIGYS UO a boob oe 5b ooo oO OTHER 74,895 3,745 SOLE, HENNE LOENLSoeo oqo oan OO 6D OCG EX-VESSEL info) 2,984,131 208 , 889 SOLES EUW MOCNL A Gen ce5-6 0 6 Oo oo oO OTHER 27,558 1,929 SOuUE5 UNCLASSIFIED, UNE 666550 5 oO EX-VESSEL fe) 60,165 3,008 SOLE, UNCLASSIFIED, BRITISH COLUMBIA .... « OTHER 27,009 1,621 TOU NL SOUS Quon quanta amos oa ao a onda 5,770,782 349,043 SWORDFISH, JAPAN, FROZEN . « « « «@ 2 sw ww DO TWs AUENGOHES MONG Gop boo doo Goo EX-VESSEL ROUND 404,056 71,922 (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) FISHERY PRODUCTS RFCEIVED BY SEATTLE WHOLESALE DEALERS, PACIFIC COAST STATES FISHERIES ITEM FISH - CONTINUED TUNA, TUNA, TUNA, TUNA, TUNA, ALBACORE, ALBACORE, LOCAL) wt bite) ehiamiah iat ie BRITISH COLUMBIA . . « ALBACORE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, FROZEN ALBACORE, JAPAN, FROZEN. » « « « « SLUEFIN, CALIFORNIA, FROZEN. « « « oi (eae e S72 IR as 8 . Ss) seen TOTALS TUNA TEMS leeeete) mite” wc lelieh ioMTe | sue UOGAs soaeuels)(<)xi sta LOCAL, FROZEN ... « © « BRITISH COLUMBIA. « « « BRITISH COLUMSIA, FROZE OTHERS VOCAL sts senor s OTHER, LOCAL, FROZEN. . OTHER, ALASKA » FROZEN. OTHER, BRITISH COLUMBIA OTHER, SRITISH COLUMBIA, FILLETS, FILLETS, FILETTS, FILLETS, FILLETS, FILLETS, FILLETS, FILLETS, FILLETS, SOLE, SOLE, SOLE, SOLE, SOLE, SOLE, SOLE, SOLE, SOLE, z Sw! <6: Je) 66) 6) 0 9 aD Dieicece se ee Siifar 6 “oe! es) 6) 6. 8. N TOTAG EN LUE TS 6 «cece ealisigs (6) slic POCAW ease tm ois) ce LOCAL, OTHER » « « « LOCAL, OTHER, FROZEN ALASKA, FROZEN » « « UNCLASSIFIED, EX UNCLASSIFIED, UNCLASSIFIED, UNCLASSIFIED, OA Op tous 0 fel smh a aie) © wire) 6| to ae) at TOTAL UNCLASSIFIED «2 « «© © © © © © © ALL FISH EOCAL. ee) eae LOCAL, OTHERs » - ALASKAs 2 e «© « BRITISH COLUMBIA. OTHER SOURCES « « FRESH, EX FRESH, FRESH, FRESH, FRESH, fe eu tee fo bene! jem Teas) cece) eae ete. 5) cee ee se eee SST as ol er fe: aeiaiia!.@ Be ele: 16 SOOO SS TOTAG FRESH: «© © feije peeve 8 6) 6 0 6 8 © EROZEN sCOGALaN ot)» «ke FROZEN, ALASKA . 6 « « -ROZEN, BRITISH COLUMBIA FROZEN, OTHER SOURCES. . Sepeich sc) a wae 6 Se 606 6 ate < @ ae « @ ie stre o 0 we Ca Ch ae «© OG Ot oo TOTAL FROZEN «2 «© e © se ee ee we we ow 8 TOTAL FROSH AND FROZEN FISH. « « « «© « « SHELLFISH (MEATS) CLAMS, CLAMS, CLAMS, CLAMS, CLAMS, BUTTERS LOCA erect > omnia tans are NECK. (LOGALsiEs «tet 2 ‘0 RAZOR, UOGALs © aie -« UNCLASSIFIED, ALASKA, UNCLASSIFIED, BRITISH FROZENe COLUMBIA S| fe) @ ie a S (6s ene ae ere Sw eet s, io) Re ee e) fe) (e) 16 ons! wile) e oe 4) is, 10 TOTAL CLAUS. «6 » 2 eo . . . . . . . . . . . . CLAM HEAT; LOCAL s © 6) sive» SOONERS: Cae he aCe CLAM MEAT, ALASKA, FROZEN. 2 0 oe ee ee ee ee CLAM MEAT, BRITISH COLUMBIAe ee se ee ee ee eee CLAM MEAT, JAPAN, FROZEN » oe ee ee et we we ew TOTAPRCUAM MEAiTis sgamcsl Iams (eideliuiter sm) feb sic 6: oirre CRASS, DUNGENESS, LOCAL, IN SHELlLs « « + « + © © o © « CRABS, BRITISH COLUMBIA. + « « « « TOPATACHABGS! sire aga fonisnrelie (si 6 Bs: fw (fe Tn fe ie! 4 10 ius EHABDMEATN LOCAL. « fo) eidemistien st ©) es roite: eles)“, © \6: foliage CRAB MEAT, ALASKA, FROZEN. oo se ee te wee ee TOTAL CRAB MEAT se use ic ©. © 6 6 © us © elev « @ LOBSTERS) CALIFORNUAs > ome ae © ste se © 0 @ ey COBSTERS. MEX (CO mila loubisens\onlenieiiupNeiie/ sv «| 26) 6) 0 LOBSTER, BRITISH COLUMBIA. « 6 «© © © © © ew we ee ew TOTAL LOBSTER. » « « « (CONTINUED ON OTHER po iete) bo jele) jie) po DO 00 ile) po ioe) pO DO “VESSEL OTHER ie}e} DO ~VESSEL OTHER DO ioe) ite) DO pO DO DO ens ss) 0 a 6 -o 8 @ ee) sis one os 8 /e Oc Oe NEXT PAGE) Tint Wood) ROUND POUNDS 169,804 111,903 174,127 7,783 1,305,125 a ee 65,361 39,288 5,557 351,952 64,672 11,487 520 661,651 60,471 31,920,793 11,167,936 258,749 7,297,503 287,165 50,932,146 101,568 19,949,842 5,949,408 502,316 26,494,134 | 77,426, 280 27,094 120,465 1,151 6,797 203,831 1,126,271 15,190 1949 - Continued $30,225 18,285 28,452 64,891 1,129 16,340 9,822 1,278 80,949 12,934 2,297 104 13,850 2,770 108,964 21,793 143,287 5,604 3,621,325 2,110,580 62,199 1,368,811 54,344 7,217,249 23,3388 3,185,610 303,720 77,236 4,094,954 — es 11,312,203 _—SSaS ees 132,900 1,823 134,723 PACIFIC COAST FISHERY PRODUCTS RECEIVED BY SEATTLE WHOLESALE DEALERS, STATES FISHERIES OCTOPUS, LOCAL « « »& ITEMS 1949 - Continued SHELILFISH (MEATS) ~ CONTINUED OYSTERS, EASTERN SHUCKED e« « ° 2 e© © © © © © © © @ OYSTERS, OYSTERS, TOTAL OYSTERS. OLYMPIA, LOCAL, SHUCKED » » « « »o PACIFIC, LOCAL, SHUCKED « « e « «o ° SCALLOPS, BAY, LOCAL, SHUCKED. SCALLOPS, BAY, JAPAN, FROZEN SCOTIA, SCALLOPS, SAY, NOVIA TOTAL SCALLOPS ° SHRIMP, LOCLa o'4 56 5 oc 50 SHRIMP, MEXICO . « « « «© « Gein, GULF 66 655 O06 SHRIMP, GULF, FROZEN » » « « SHRIMP, ALASKA, FROZEN » « - ° ee © © © © © © © © oe FROZEN. «© » © © © « © © © @ ee owe ee eee eee ee eee ee eee ee ee ee 8 ee eee ee eo eo G0 G00 O-O.0 00 eo eae TOTAL SHRIMP SHRIMP MEAT, GULF, FROZEN. SHRIMP MEAT, ALASKA, FROZEN. TOTAL SHRIMP MEAT. SQUID, LOCAL... SQUID, CALIFORNIA. » « © TOTAL SQUID. FRESH, LOCAL «» « e . FRESH, BRITISH COLUMBIA. FRESH, OTHER « « e TOTAL FRESH. FROZEN, ALASKA « » FROZEN, OTHER.» + « TOTAL FROZEN TOTAL FRESH AND FROZEN Fitesinlo “6 ooo 56 FROZEN . « « » « TOTAL FRESH AND FROZEN GRAYF 1SH (peek ts LOCAL. GRAYFISH (DOGFISH), LINGCOD, LOCAL . . SABLEFISH AND VISCERA, ALASKA, FROZEN. SOUPFIN SHARK, LOCAL . UNCLASSIFIED, UNCLASSIFIED, UNCLASSIFIED, UNCLASSIFIED, UNCLASSIFIED, LOCAL. ALASKA, FROZEN » « » » « BRITISH COLUMBIA, Fi IZEN JAPAN, FROZEN. IMPORTS, OTHER 1/. . = - ALASKA, o HALIBUT AND VISCERA, ALASKA, FROZEN. » SHELLFISH SHELLFISH « « « « «© ALL FISH ANDO SHELLFISH. LIVERS AND VISCERA FROZEN » ee © @ e eee ee ee we eae Ce ee ee ey DOOM Oooo ofO-5 = 2 0 ee ee ew we Oo 0b 0 b8o°0 ord oO TOTAL LIVERS AND VISCERA « « » « « © « «© « eee ee ew ew ew ew ow eee ee we ww ow GRAND TOTAL ALL FIS!1, SHELILE ISH, LIVERS AND VISCERA. 00.00.00 005 0 2 2 © © © © © oe ee eo © ew we ew we eos ee 2 8 © eo ew © ew ew eo 215 POUNDS VALUE O16 14,030 $561 —————————SSSSSSS=== aye 4,261 3,528 SG 13,750 31,350 avis 1,681,313 781,813 Hus 1,699,329 816,691 ___ ss 7,825 4,742 Bite 5,886 2,943 a6 40,015 22,009 i SENS Uli be ota ae 53,727 29,694 aE etd 935 234 cae 21,990 10,995 Site 200 100 one 4,900 2,450 aa 22,500 11,250 aL. ais 50,525 25,029 oe 15,364 11,523 s 6 492,972 369,729 os 508 , 336 381, 252 Et AiG 615 42 46 71,335 5,707 eis 71,950 5,749 r =p eee 3,114,056 1,097,933 Sis 265 , 293 67,823 crib 159,373 59,981 Avs 3,549,227 1,225,737 itt 876 , 326 667,111 at 70,156 39,725 eale 946 ,492 706 , 836 Hae 4,495,719 1,932,573 54,481,373 8,442,986 27,440,626 4,801,790 81,921,999 13,244,776 at 1,625,391 Bis 105 ,958 St: 1,055,212 Lime 136 , 254 bio 254,062 50 238, 139 OO 2,543,697 00 362,100 ane 107,721 ada 96 , 382 a 98 22,945 ane 6,598,911 1/ FROM ARGENTINA, PORTUGAL AND GUATEMALA, SECTION 8.- LAKE FISHERIES © During 1949, the commercial catch of fish and shellfish in the Great Lakes and the International Lakes of Northern Minnesota amounted to 85,692,600 pounds, valued at $11,458,418 to the fishermen. This represented an increase of 2 percent in quantity but a decrease of 10 percent in value compared with the previous year. In addition, the Canadian catch in these lakes amounted to 29,204,324 pounds. Lake Erie was the leading producer, with United States fishermen taking 34,249,300 pounds and Canadian fishermen, 18,652,500 pounds. Lake Michigan was second in production with 25,573,200 pounds, the entire amount being taken by United States fishermen. The total 1949 fisheries production in the Great Lakes area was maintained at a normal level and prices for some species held up exceptionally well. However, a marked de- crease in demand was reflected in the catch of certain other species. Yellow pike production recorded a substantial increase over the previous year, with good prices prevailing at various periods. Whitefish production was down over 3 million pounds compared with 1948, and the prices paid for this species during the year ranged widely but averaged approximately 34 cents per pound. Herring prices ranged from 2 to 12 cents per pound and maintained an average of approximately 3-1/2 cents per pound. The November and December runs of herring in Lake Michigan and Lake Superior were the most productive, with large quantities of this catch going to fur ranches for animal food. Sucker ‘*mullet’’ production held up well and prices averaging 4 cents per pound were received during 1949. Large quantities of this species were shipped to the nearby metropolitan areas during certain religious holidays. The catch of lake trout continued to decrease and the 1949 take of this species (3,308,800 pounds) was the smallest since 1913 when continuous records first became available. The consistent decrease in lake trout pro- duction is believed to have been at least partially caused by the sea lamprey in the Great Lakes. Fxtensive studies and practices on methods of lamprey control were carried out by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service in the Great Lakes during 1949. The most recent data available on operating units employed in the fisheries of the Great Lakes and the International Lakes of Northern Minnesota are for 1940. In that year, 5,142 United States fishermen were employed. If the lakes fisheries have followed the same trend as the fisheries of other areas, it may be assumed that the number of fishermen employed was considerably greater for 1949. The last complete survey of the fishery transporting, wholesaling, and manufacturing industries was made for 1940. In that year, 33 men were employedon 1] vessels operating in the transporting trade, and 3,030 persons were employed in the wholesale and manu- facturing establishments. The latter employees received $2,842,680 in salaries and wages in 1940. Detailed statistics on these branches of the industry for 1940 can be found in ‘‘Fishery Statistics of the United States, 1944’’ (Statistical Digest No. 16), and in the Digests for the years from 1940 to 1943 inclusive. 9 The statistics of the catch were obtained principally from records of the various state agencies and from the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, Ottawa, Canada. In all cases, the statistics collected are for the calendar year. The season opens on May I|5 on Rainy and Namakan Lakes and on Lake of the Woods the season opens on June |. Since 1941, on Lake of the Woods, and since 1947 on Rainy and Namakan Lakes, there has been but one season which ends on December 3]. Actually the season ends with the freeze-up, and few, if any, fishermen fish under the ice. LAKE FISHERIES The following tables contain a summary of the United States and Canadian catch in the Great Lakes and International Lakes of Northern Minnesota as well as detailed data on the catch by gear. Condensed summary data on the catch by states of the Lake Fisheries have been previously published in Current Fishery Statistics No. 662. Historical data on the fisheries of the Great Lakes can be found in the Report of the International Board of Inquiry for the Great Lakes, which can be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, Washington 25, DD. C. UNITED STATES AND CANADA: LAKES CATCH, 1949 LAKE HERRING BLUE PIKE WHITEFISH YELLOW PIKE CHUBS YELLOW PERCH CARP LAKE UNITED STATES CANADIAN F TROUT CATCH CATCH SUCKER "MULLET " OTHER MILLION 5) 10 15 20 25 POUNDS GREAT LAKES TRAP NET = ly 218 LAKE FISHERIES SUMMARY OF UNITED STATES AND CANADIAN CATCH, 1949 LAKE ONTARIO LAKE ERIE POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS BLUE PIKE. 46,300 132,000 13,999,500 9,471,100 23,470,600 BOWFIN . = 12, 600 12,600 BUFFALOF ISH. = 5,400 5,400 BULLHEADS. .. . 87,200 124,600 124,600 BUREOT «0°. ao" 700 304,700 494,500 CARP dud ake 157,400 2,234,000 2,498,000 CATEISH awe 583, 100 867,200 1,022,700 CHUBSs sce - - - cisco. Docc Ceti 45,900 88,400 88,400 BE US kaye) a ones 56,400 = - GARFISH . = = a GIZZARD SHAD... - 30,000 30, 000 GOLDFISH Aloe = 170,500 170,500 LAKE HERRING... . « 167,600 - 259, 800 BAKE CTROU Een eae 16,900 (2) 1,000 MOONEYE. « « ~ 7,400 7,400 PIKE OR PICKEREL (vacks) 25,400 10,500 10,500 QUTEUBACK ade iat sale he - - - ROCK BASS2) Bic og om ou te cai 20, 100 7,600 7,600 SAUGER eos ote cocite 800 390, 100 674,800 SHEEPSHEADIE = a. s) c) atte - 3,084,700 3,084,700 SMELT ages of Sykcawsieie se) 202,900 207,000 - 14,400 STURGEON . . nee 3, 100 19,200 30,200 SUCKER "MULLET". . . - . 48,909 634, 100 706 , 200 SUNGISHtromemic! 0 .cmeme (1) - - TULLIBEED Ce. <6 6 6 87,800 — 400 WHITE BASS... 700 807,200 1,787,800 WHITEFISH: COMMON Ds JENS: ome ee 195,200 197,600 3,478,600 3,468,500 6,947, 100 MENOMINEE. «s+ « (1) = - 1 - YELLOW) PERCH) « =. 4 ac 121, 100 139, 800 2,659,200 2,126,700 4,785,900 VEUUGWAPIIKES e. le) ne ce ne 33,300 35,200 5,313,800 828,700 6, 142,500 CRAWFISH . . (1) (1) = UNCLASSIFIED... ... 240,700 240,700 524,200 524,200 TOTAM ooo ve) su3 52,901,800 LAKE HURON MICHIGAN LAKE SUPERIOR UNITED UNITED UNITED POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS BLUE PIKE ame 2 pal oa et eee = = =e ara = BOWRIN( =i vukts exile Sie, c 8,300 - - BUFFALOFISH. . . ages = = - BULVHEADS = 7 ge cleo 18,400 - - BUREOT 220s ee 86,200 6, 100 29,600 CARP) secu, ses ae 1,011, 100 (1) 100 CATEUSHs, 0 GC fo. -ayie: ouie 187 800 - CHUBS.< so “Sante "otis maa 147,900 147,900 7,421,20C 162,600 162,600 CUSCOc Wate a a estoy) - = = - - EECGW rye Merion ek sour - = - - GARISH Smee rartts Cita = = (1) - - GIZZARD SHAD... . «ss 1,600 T, 600 - - - GOUDRISH iets) c-uem ceteris - - - - = LAKE HERRING... .. .~ | 1,951,900 2,109,900 | 6,778,300 14,474,800 LAKE TROUT... . Set fe 329 , 300 4, 150,700 MOONEN Esa ies) codemru rn rs - PIKE OR PICKEREL (JACKS) 4,600 QUILEBACK?. (5 ltaun ies - ROCKBASS 4. a es) omelet - SAUGER eas a eee 15,400 SHEEPSHEAD . iets - SHEETS OF =o 1,000 STURGEON . a 500 SUCKER "MULLET". . . . . | 1,022,300 1,810,300 63,600 125,600 SUNFASHE: viet a) eee ee ae = = - TUPGISEE Sc cura a ene = = - 74,200 WHITESBASS 405. 2 2 oo = = 200 WHITEFISH: COMMON! 3, o-oo) se socar 530,200 1,798,500 | 3,491,900 | 1,283,700 1,535,300 MENOMINEE. reer 21,800 21,800 106,200 15,800 (1) 15,800 YELLOW PERCH... . > 517,600 1,377,500 400 700 YELLOW PIKE. . «5 6 6 « 200,000 1,119,900 130, 700 157, 100 GHAUEISHeswe aero asins ly 3700 (1) - UNCLASSIFIED... ... 2,200 2,200 SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE ore ON NEXT sa SPECIES BLUE PIKE. . BOWFIN .- « «© « « BUFFALOF ISH. BULLHEADS. .. .- BURBOT .... - CARP .« ««- « CATFISH .... CHUBS. Oo a cisco. IFLA Go a ores GARFISH. .. .~ GIZZARD SHAD . GOLDFISH . . LAKE HERRING. .- LAKE TROUT . - MOONEYE. .. - PIKE OR PICKEREL QUILLBACK. ROCK BASS. . - SAUGER .... « SHEEPSHEAD . SMELT. . 0 0 STURGEON 6 Oe. SUCKER MULLET .- SUNFISH. TULLIBEE - G42 WHITE BASS... WHITEFISH: COMMON... - MENOMINEE. «. - YELLOW PERCH YELLOW PIKE. CRAWFISH... « UNCLASSIFIED. . TOTAL. .« SPECIES BLUE PIKE. BOWFIN.. .« BUFFALOFISH. BULLHEADS. BURBOT . . CARP... CATFISH. CHUBS. . ... | (CNECO)5 TOF oS JUL 5 Gb Ao o GARFISH. . . « « GIZZARD SHAD . GOLDFISH... - LAKE HERRING . LAKE TROUT . MOONEYE. . «=. - PIKE OR PICKEREL QUILLBACK. ROCK BASS. «. .« SAUGER .... « SHEEPSHEAD . SMELT. . .«.. - STURGEON. « o. SUCKER MULLET SUNFISH. ‘ TULLIBEE . « « WHITE BASS .« WHITEFISH: COMMON . .« MENOMINEE. - YELLOW PERCH . YELLOW PIKE. . - CRAWFISH . «= « UNCLASSIFIED .« TOTAL. 4/) WHERE THERE LAKE FISHERIES 219 SUMMARY OF UNITED STATES AND CANADIAN CATCH, 1949 - Continued NAMAKAN LAKE — TeenRAINYSEAKENun nln UNITED UNITED a STATES CANADA STATES CANADA TOTAL "POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS Pat oaeeaA - 1 - - Sr VAAN - 1 - - BAe - 1 - - emi - 1 - = castes 5,100 1 37,200 37,200 pet ped Be - 1 - - rh Chey - 1 - eek - 1 - - Tess - 1 - - norm ee 1 - - evga - 1 - - anaes - 1 - - Le Smee - 1 - - bates - 1 - - reach Germs - 1 - - epee - 1 - - (uacks) = 2,988 19,200 147,895 palais = 1 (1) = SoS - 1 - - ene - 1 - - ; - 1 - - mito - 1 - - : - 504 - 684 5,200 (1 41,30C 41,300 : - (1 - - : 12,900 5,200 25, 100 96,724 eons 7,600 2,251 40,300 114, 149 oer - 1 - - z - {7} 200 2,870 ; - 1,490 34,500 194,914 is ; - 1 - - ast oar - 5,000 - 176,377 aeaeone 30,800 17,433 48,233 197, 800 812,113 UNITED c STATES POUNDS POUNDS TOTAL POUNDS aay 14, 085,200 9,517,400 23,602, 600 5 Seca 21,900 1 21,900 Sinaia 5,600 5,600 Sviers 353,800 353,800 ate oto 840,700 1, 140, 000 Bera 4,568, 100 5,027,888 AEA at als 1,061,800 1,852,577 Ppa wc 7,731,700 7,731,700 Paataeysi 134,300 134,300 Anh a ae 19,500 56,400 BM e (2) - Bier aa 31,600 31,600 Coma ce 170,500 170,500 aie 21,934,300 1,856, 100 23,790,400 atic a 2,228 1,533,428 4,842,228 Ser hecierien = (1) 7,500 (yAcks) . 86,700 38 474,000 586, 783 752,483 Blea cnny 2,100 2,100 1 2,100 Seat a - - 1 40,600 , : 116,900 116,900 303,700 811,300 2 é - = (1) 3, 127,800 : : - - 218,300 1,774,900 ; - = 28,688 50,388 aes 71,400 71,400 391,700 4,067,300 i = = (1) 8,800 : : 771,600 \ 789 , 367 602,191 1,411,791 : = = 996,200 1,803,900 SE UN 2,400 221,070 8,837, 100 5,478,370 14,315,470 ae an - = 143,800 (1) 143, 800 Sey Sf 21,700 34,257 4,595,200 2,465,927 7,061, 127 ; : 419,200 1, 170,969 7,115,700 2,373,273 9,488,973 ay eae = o 1,700 (1) 1,700 300, 722 300, 722 1,722,678 3,702,378 85,692, 600 1S A CANADIAN CATCH OF THESE SPECIES, IT !S SHOWN UNDER "UNCLASSIFIED". 1,979, 700 LESS THAN 50 POUNDS. 1,265,499 29,204,324 1,265,499 114,896,924 220 LAKE FISHERIES UNITED STATES: CATCH BY STATFS, 1949 NEW YORK + PENNSYLVANIA POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE SPECIES VALUE POUNDS BLUESRIKE.) cm > cee eee Sheed 990,300 $94,536 2,479,100 | $210,258 10,615,800 | $1,263,190 GOREIN: ot cure vice ne ce oe oe (1) 1 133 BURFALOPISH. co 3° < 4a ix Se - 856 BULLHEADS: @/.. 2. 7 Spo, oO we 87, 200 10,175 SURBOURR Ges ots hw Be ee 4,700 17,931 CARP veien.c, lie cst bey oe ns 14,085,200 | $1,567,964 BOWRINE, ptt sot 3 3 bebe ok weenie seus - 21,900 698 BUPRALOFISH!.)... «45h waee eon te - 5,600 889 BUEMHEADS? 5. | 5. -5/ ants sean luol eaten Tas 28,900 353, 800 49,518 BURSON? settee. o 1. oe Meise farts 503, 200 840, 700 24,647 CARP OMSL. 5. cubs Wie weirs. ote 4,568,100 151,720 CATEISHTA SS Gs 120, 433 64, 800 3,084, 700 123,597 STURGEON: 2/1. Seat 4 19,517 = 19,200 19,573 SUCKER "MULLET" «os 5. ee 11,781 37, 200 634, 100 13,105 WHITEMBASS <<. to, alee en oy oi oh fares 93,597 29,100 807, 200 101,480 WHITEFISH, COMMON. 2... 253,595 - 3,478, 600 993,548 YEULEW PERCH. Eocene cht 2,507, 600 362,829 32,100 2,659, 200 380, 860 NECTOWMRIME ©, 3.) Sowereera cook ve 49247300 |1,030,806 357,900 5,313,800 1,086, 843 TOTAL. %& (ele ye: © SPECIES POUNDS BOWING 2 anc. clits st 6 « Is 8,300 - BUBRAE OR ISH > wcblomentonicil-- te ofile - $33 BULLHEADS he.) ei ccm eye en he 18,400 . BURBOT Ana seen 7 36 600 - CARPErP eee ee ee ene 7 952, 400 56 SIGUS Ke okosc, Gob Gd o.oo 166, 700 i ENUBS aan yee eure al ieee 147,900 2 2,410,800 GIZZARDESHADI Ss Son) olde 1,600 - - LAKE HERRING. ...... 1,951,900 2,397, 000 713 LAKE TROUT . : E 900 - MOONEYE. . . Leite nc orn 100 PIKE OR PICKEREL (JACKS) . . . 13,500 21 ROCK BASSiyare siamese soo eels) 12,100 Bf Uelr) pee ee eee. eS 300 SHEEPSHEAD = EB. Dapaucen at. 1,900 Sli itho=o pst Bid So rcimomenee BO DINO 11,600 55 SUCKER SEMULD Eqns menicn Rot each ce 1,022,300 69 WHIMEMEASS mete in a wee oe 400 - WHITEFISH: BOMMOND Sins Gece we 3) oP wis 530, 200 217,085 3,006, 700 158 HENOMINEES © S90 2s Skee 21,800 4,422 95, 800 a - - YECPOWSPERGH e. cwrer malin obs « 517, 600 70, 620 378, 500 s 954 YELTOWNPIKE. * 2M ate = ate 200, 000 52,360 1,075, 200 SPECIES POUNDS BOWFIN . . Sates Faden hs at Hah $35 BURRARORISH™ £, aaee see: ok 5: 33 BUMEBEAUS 2p cee) tom alt os 12,289 BURBOT ts0-5 se tes eee eee 693 CARERS cbt 2 Se es ees cs 54,038 DATE TSH ee ibe oa vn el Mel os 5,982 CHUB Sar mnctaiee wes Brae 1,299,300 | $246,870 1,233,584 GAREISHE ee at aioe - - (1) LAKE HERRING . Cgc 25, 100 1,760 264,492 WARE: TROUTMAN succes c cue Sues ce 3,700 1,394 150, 807 PIKE OR PICKEREL (JACKS)... 3,295 ROCK BASS. pa eee les 72 SAUGER Suey, 284) aoe ces C 16 SHEEPSHEAD). § ste eld. 4 3,845 SMEUTe « - or Bohol: 147, 663 SUCKER "MULLET". 7... 82,225 WHITEFISH: COMMONS... 5) Sites eee) a ots 200 484,600] 203,419 3,491,900 1,304, 104 MENOMINEE. 5 eigsiemie <) gis - 10, 400 1,040 106, 200 19,412 YELLOW PERCH! \- 6 oo auhahe - 809, 600 809, 600 47,440 MEINE BINES 5 5 6 619 50 6 as - - = 807, 700 101, 562 WHITEFISH: GOON » boo cao ne poo ol) Ipasea nee) 50,300 8,837,100 | 3,039,597 MENOMINEE: 6 6 56000500 0.0 15,800 - 143, 800 25, 888 VWELLON AES soa bb oo eo 300 21,900 2,850 4,595, 200 674,629 YELLOW PIKE aot Nae HE oa a 26, 400 453, 700 86,540 7,115,700 | 1,554,191 CRAWFISH . 560 soqeanigy teed tecilen - - - 1, 700 520 85, 692, 600 | 11,458,418 17,730,300 |2,190,111 |2, 208,300 179,352 1/ LESS THAN 50 POUNDS OR 50 CENTS. UNITED STATES: CATCH BY LAKES, 1949 MICHIGAN SUPERIOR RAINY, AND LAKE OF WOODS ONTARIO 993093 O- 52 - 15 224 LAKE FISHERIES UNITED STATES : CATCH BY LAKE, STATE, AND GEAR, 1949 LAKE ONTARIO SPECIES NEW YORK GILL NETS TRAP NETS FYKE AND HOOP NETS 1 *700 POUNDS VALUE POUNDS POUNDS VALUE BLUE PIKE. € a. *. : 77,200 $14,492 8,500 - BOWGINGS ccmertemete 1a ede - (1) - “ BULLHEADS. . ... - 3,500 49, 600 34,100 $6,573 BURBOT.. .CeMehs wes os fe - 300 - - CARR SSE AN. 5 itan 2 1,000 16,700 2,800 41 CATRISHs. 2 SP - 500 - - CUSCOM. cael gemsieeiet 45,700 200 - EELS ieee bo sosma ame 19, 100 36 GAREISH eg tiapaaisucs ae (4) LAKE TROUT ater e - PIKE OR PICKEREL (JACKS) 4,100 144 ROCK BASS. . scireguadls 19,900 = SUG i aa = = STURGEON MReMe pcs Gonektay 4 - - SUCKER "MULLET". . . . 18,000 100 SUNRISHS 3 eee an eho 8,300 50 WHITE BASS... . ; 100 = WHITEFISH, COMMON. |. 1,300 YELUOWNPERGH 3 Tei.» ia 81 CISGO.s) She 5 ae = EELS! eh Ere = GARISH. + 2 MS... fF = LAKE TROUT. . A = PIKE OR PICKEREL (JACKS). = ROGKIBASS . 5 UMiweat. . 5 = SHERI... 2 eye. 2 = STURGEON: 3 bow cease = SUCKER "MULLET" . 2... 155 SUNBIGH: 273 Wan. E - WHITE BASS. 2 “2a 4 41 WHITEFISH, COMMON... . YELLOW PERCH ... 371 MEE COW PIRE eo. ie TOTAL: 6 peuse weer bs NEW YORK - CONTINUED SPECIES POUNDS POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE BUEMEEKE<.! 6 wigs ie) vena) e 904, 600 2,447, 000 $207, 693 32,100 $2,565 BURBOMMs: lotic, .o: fren aia 1,400 - - CART Remet: isp) susie. 900 18 CATFISH. Se Fear 100 6 CISCOMBYA tas nwa: Girone 300 68 SHEEPSHEAD... . 8,400 1,673 STURGEON, ; « . s « (1) 18 SUCKER "MULLET" 600 12 WHISTERBASS! @ ies gute Gy -\p 5 22, 200 2,001 WHITEFISH, COMMON, ... 1,012,800 38,400 12, 284 YVELLOWLBERCH oo 6. ache aun 11,200 21,000 2,210 YELLOWPIKE. . . s%. @ » 5}600 113800 1,587 TOTAL « « es « « 1,953, 700 349,655 4,300, 200 690,090 135, 800 SEE FOO!NOTE AT END OF TABLE (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) LAKE FISHERIES 225 UNITED STATES: CATCH BY LAKE, STATE, AND GEAR, 1949 - Continued LAKE ERIE - CONTINUED pital otto POUNDS VALUE POUNDS POUNDS VALUE BUUEWRIKES cae Ras te = 2,479, 100 $210,258 356, 700 10, 258, 700 $1,231,040 BOWmING 2 a2 aod aque: - (1) 1 BUBRALORISHS = Gieis c 200 27 BULLHEADS. 3.0 aus 2. © 34, 600 4,150 BURBOIen oma oGNieume cyl 280,500 16,830 CAR Baccarat cL GG eo te 255, 600 7, 666 CAUFISHS 6 e'o csolo.ae 323,500 58, 236 GUISC OMe i aiieOle, makene 8,500 2,958 GOUDRISH).° 3s age wees 16,500 826 WAKE TROUT § & cae te - - MOONEE) Sue aye mie? 1,800 89 PIKE OR PICKEREL (JACKS) = (4) 3 SALIGER MC nMt irs sulle jereom omencctia 148, 800 216,500 30,315 SEEPS 2 LS Bo 5 5, 600 2,013, 800 80,551 STURGEON vo soeonovonome 17,800 | 1 ? 400 TSHley SUCKER MUMUE MET acne 7, 600 557, 200 11,144 WEEE AS Sineuuetysunsucoms cuss 12,800 5 558, 800 72,645 WHITEFISH, COMMON. . . . 395, 700 341 * 40D 122,913 YELLOW PERCH . .-. 2... 443,700 ' 2 053,900 308, 089 MEWROWNPIIKES ibn nue. 6 110,000 4,610,600 968, 226 MOTAL 4. SRMUO. [4,436,000 Lm, 532__|_1,592,700 289,842 |_ 21,533,500 | 2, 917,426 LAKE ERIE - CONTINUED SPECIES OHIO — CONTINUED FYKE AND HOOP NETS HAUL SEINES TOTAL POUNDS: VALUE POUNDS VALUE POUNDS: VALUE BLUE PIKE. ... : 300 10,615,800 | $1,263,190 BOWFIN. 2... = 4,400 4,400 133 BUFFALOFISH. . . 5,200 5,400 856 BULLHEADS. .. . 43,300 84,800 10,175 BURBOT 3s ja. ¥ 13,500 298, 800 17,831 CARR aie sod. & 1,359, 200 , 1,677, 700 50,675 GATRIISH® Js dls 503, 100 839, 100 150, 693 CNSCOL 5b Aes 200 57,300 19,079 GIZZARD SHAD 30,000 30, 000 900 GOLDFISH . . 153, 800 170, 500 8,526 (1) 2 (1) 4 5,500 7,300 362 LAKE TROUT , MOONEYE. . . ees Deseo es eo 8 © Hee © oe PIKE OR PICKERE 3,500 3, 800 489 SAUGER . . . 10, 000 é 378,800 48,563 SHEEPSHEAD . 964,500 3,010, 800 120, 433 STURGEON . . - 19, 200 19,517 SUCKER "MULLET". 9,200 585, 200 11,781 WHITE BASS... 110,900 723,900 93,597 WHITEFISH, COMMON YELLOW PERCH. . YELLOW PIKE. . . OIL Go pom ceo 100 737,400 253,595 2,800 2,507, 600 362,829 66,300 439247 300 1,030, 806 3,464, 034 Cee CT TT ST e& eee ee ew ee Dee we ew ew ew ew ew ew ie} 50 00 0 0 -O%0 xq 0 0 DHO UD 0 0 Ono n elle) feller ef tel be ei ~=—elle) (ee) 0) 6) (6) 8) a) s) 6) (0 N a KOS [o} oO - OS fo} [o} LY hy @ Rol Ke Iron [o) fe} N = oat roa fo) fo} N ole ‘ol @ NY fo) (o} SPECIES < > [r— [= inal POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS BOWING SGI siucanieeckene = = 2,300 5,900 $204 BUMUBEADS oe. el scan = 13, 200 20, 200 2,152 BURBOWMIH su ebie te curso. - - = 100 3 CAR Mc utah aie aaa Ne ys S = 129, 100 63, 100 1,957 CATR USHIS Ub ch tliea ay Sele - - 5,400 853 MOONS Sb MOR ol - - = = PIKE OR PICKEREL (JACKS) = > 2,400 319 ROCK BASS,. 2. POPS. 5 - - 1,300 71 GAUGERINS Sar ction cere - - 1,000 144 SHEEPSHEAD... we ee - 2 6,100 138 SUCKER "MULLET". . . . . = = 4,500 120 WHITE BASS!) (8 jaa Se ~ 5,500 612 YELLOW PERCH 2... se = 7,900 1,387 YEMUOWNPIKES 5 5 alu 8 i 31,500 4,471 "HIT Ae aoe gg Co mE COEF SEE FOOTNOTE AT END OF TABLE (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) 226 LAKE FISHERIES UNITED STATES: CATCH BY LAKE, STATE, AND GEAR, 1949 - Continued LAKE ERIE - CONTINUED MICHIGAN - CONTINUED HAUL SEINES SET LINES SPECIES POUNDS POUNDS BOWGIN,. a] s othe © «6 - 8,200 $284 GUELHEADSs.) . cre =, <0 5,900 39, 800 4,247 BUREON st ciel s n0b hee. 0. = 100 3 CBRRes 2 Os Rem eyes 363, 100 555,400 17, 226 CATEISH cd = Gta nee. = 2,900 27, 200 4,274 MOONEYE .. 0.5: aie ‘sire o.- 100 7 PIKE OR PICKEREL (JACKS). 6,700 889 ROCKSRASS .| . ais sae - - 7,600 966 SAUGERG a Po Soe ce 11,300 1,689 SHEEPSHEAD S «mua c's = - 64,800 1,464 SUCKERMSMULBET" soe = 2 « 37,200 984 WHITE (BASSO pee ay se 29,100 3,265 YELLOWSPERGHSrcttg pa is cee 32, 100 5,701 FEBLOWIPIKE © eas aca s 357,900 50, 886 TOTAL. . + + - fe ieee mere ieee reer SPECIES TRAP NETS POUNDS 7,300 BOWFIN. . . BULLHEADS . BURBOT. . . nf 163,900 (1) CARP. «-« CATFISH . CHUBS ... GIZZARD SHAD. LAKE HERRING, LAKE TROUT. . MOONEYE . .. PIKE OR PICKER ROCK BASS . . SAUGER. . . SHEEPSHEAD, . SMELT. « sts SUCKER "MULLET WHITE BASS. . WHITEFISH: COMMON. . . « « MENOMINEE . . . YELLOW PERCH. . . YELLOW PIKE... TOTALS ce “e A see ee Me we ew ew ew i Ces 6) hohe COG Oetle « © «ins Ovi to) 6) oe we Ue 6) Oe © ene 45 9% 6 SPECIES POUNDS BOW Ei Nets pee aie ana in naes 1,000 BULLHEADS venice 5) ss, scowls 7,500 - BUREOT 5~5-2-eas- ee es - CARD ae eee ee 25,600 $12 CAUHISH «Lie. o REMAN 6 1,000 1,734 LAK HERRING: deere cc - a PIKE OR PICKEREL (JACKS). 2,400 = ROCKIBASS alice ometite is) 2°) 3,100 ~ SMELT . et aie a - = SUCKER "MULLET" > 7 °° 116,400 2 MECUOW PERCH site. oi 67,000 22 NEGCOWPIKED «. aero. ion oles ” 200 TOTAL. .« 224, 200 17, = 837,800 7,900 SEE FOOTNOTE AT END OF TABLE (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) . . LAKE FISHERIES 287 UNITED STATES: CATCH BY LAKE, STATE, AND GEAR, 1949 — Continued LAKE MICHIGAN LAKE HURON - CONTINUED MICHIGAN SPECIES MICHIGAN - CONTINUED HAUL SEINES POUNDS 8,300 18, 400 POUNDS POUNDS BOWING. csh 2 Sees BULLHEADS. . .. . BURBOTe steep oueh: CAR Pacamonta Gaui & CATRNSH so ueb os eos CHUB Shui Suck a cul hse. GIZZARD SHAD... . LAKE HERRING... . LAKE TROUT... . MOONEYE. . . ee PIKE OR PICKEREL (JACKS) ROCKEBASS nc Gs SAUCER RNG a) nme omen SHEEPSHEAD . ... . GME Gosoe eee me SUCKER "MULLET". . ... WHIGHEAIBASS uch a meruree ve WHITEFISH: COMMON 5 cpp oes op MENOMINEE. . . . 2 2 YELLOW PERCH... ... YELLOW PIKE... . , 1,800 200 100 2,000 5,300 300 217, 085 4,422 79,620 52,360 530, 200 21, 800 517, 600 2007000 TOTAL SPECIES POUNDS BULLWENDS: ¢ 6 S06 5 000 6 100 BURBOUsccds steno 6 = ~ GARER ies MeiPs 2 cchguta atolls 600 18 GATESUSH sehen woes ce 100 23 GHUBS Meer the peers cieae - - LAKE HERRING. ..... 756, 300 27, 936 LAKE TROUT. . . 3,500 1,519 PIKE OR PICKEREL “3 Sacks) 400 50 ROCKMBASSi me ee : (1) (1) SAUGERM Mentha Tuite te ty tae 16 = = SHEEPSHEAD OR cote Sores nay jel - - 200 14 SMELT: cose: Seem momen ae 140,800 13,237 910, 200 85,545 SUGKERMIMUMMET es Soaks 446,300 19,176 77, 200 3,319 WHITEFISH: COMMON bc. eicos l e 1,931,100 706,795 1,007, 200 368, 629 MENOMINEE... 2... 94,500 18,120 500 94. WEMMOWSBERGHE enc 4) ne 342, C00 52,329 4,200 645 MEMNOWMPIIKES. 5. Sic. 0s. sce) 4 437, 000 126, 030 160,700 46,347 TRON Mc: om om mao OgO eer 534,144 LAKE MICHIGAN - CONTINUED MICHIGAN - CONT !1NUED HAND LINES AND TROLL LINES SPECIES TRAP NETS POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS VALUE BOWRIIN aeigosck: GREE cok (1) (1) (1) BULLHEADS, . Bee 11,300 13,300 $896 BURBOT .. . eee 2,900 193 GAM a og 5 emo ts 37, 800 1,127 CANFISMNS 6 %o% 005 o © 1, 200 217 ChUESsno 6 Moves a 6 oo 2,410,800 434, 674 FAKE HERRING . . 2... 2,397,000 88,539 LAKE TROUT . . 223, 200 96, 408 PIKE OR PICKEREL (sacks) 17,500 2,076 ROCK EASS5 54.0 5.0 0 800 72 SAUCERS ene ene aeyne 100 16 SHEEPSREMD = 5 5 5 5.0 6 8, 200 544 SWELM oo o.oo 586.5 6 1,051,300 98,811 SUCKER MIMUILMETUS ve mentee , 180, 000 50,717 WHITEFISH: GOMWON 25 5 po 5b oo 3,006, 700 , 100, 459 MENOMINEE. . 2... 95, 800 18,372 WELILOM (ee S55 bo 6 5 378, 500 57,910 WEULOW Pies 6 56 5 6 e 432, 200 1247641 i ; 1,075, 200 310,059 SEE FOOTNOTE AT END OF TABLE (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) ¥ LAKE FISHERIES UNITED STATES: CATCH BY LAKE, STATE, AND GEAR, 1949 - Continued LAKE MICHIGAN = CONTINUED INDIANA SPECIES FYKE AND HOOP NETS POUNDS GILL NETS POUNDS VALUE 1,000 15,700 SUBRANOR ISHS: 6:05. so ocs *s CARPE. .« « « » Siit_% « LAKE HERRING . . : PIKE OR PICKEREL (uAcks) SMELT. . . aigi8) <8 SUCKER "MULLET". 2 2. WHITEFISH, COMMON. . . YELLOW PERCH . . ° TOTAL 1,100 5,100 SPECIES SUCKER MULLET". WHITEFISH, COMMON YELLOW PERCH . . TOTAL . 600 (1) POUNDS POUNDS. VALUE BUFFALOFISH. & = .*- « « « - 5 CARBS co a Benne ea, 100 - - CHUBS oi taguep wile) eels. - 1,299,300 $246,870 LAKE HERRING . 2... 100 25, 100 1,760 EAKESTROUT reve tore sorts - 3,700 1,394 PIKE OR PICKEREL (JACKS) - SMELT. . SB anc - SPECIES < Pad [| fes m BULLHEADS. .. cr BURBOT .... Fe CARR Se vee 3 CATEISH. ... 4 E CHUBS. . . 3,592,500 LAKE HERRING 1,617, 600 - LAKE TROUT . . 72,000 - 3,500 - SHEEPSHEAD . . . 200 = SHERTS FUR L.. 339, 300 = oe Carte a hear Sigh gh JF0 8, (6 as ube (0 te) ea, es De 8 Oo wn Sa) 8 Set oe 6 866 PIKE OR PICKEREL (J SUCKER "MULLET". 339,500 WHITEFISH: LOMMON vrs bore ens 221,500 262,200 > MENOMINEE. 2... 2 9,500 900 = YELEOW)PERCH L .ooccuer. « 397,900 34, 600 = YELLOW /PIKERID Ee. 2. 3,200 12, 600 CRAUFION <0, Emcee - - TOTAL LAKE MICHIGAN - CONTINUED SPECIES WISCONSIN - CONTINUED POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE BOWEN. . 5 . avons - (1) (1) 1,000 $35 - - BURMHEROS) Bc ie™eriee \ 78, 400 $10,982 - - - - BURBOME wieuss: bps toot! & ss 4,000 80 - - 400 $9 CAREAD «cum « tee!» 118,000 4,720 1,196,500 47,860 = = CATFISH. cas, £3 SRS. 2,100 452 23,900 5, 263 = = CHESS ps. cack le Oleatee o. - = 1 = o GARBISH. . "so. MOL, - - 1 (1) - = LAKE HERRING. .. 2... 51,500 2,061 100 : = LAKES TROUT. 5.» {20} let's 100 22 - - - - PIKE OR PICKEREL (JACKS) 6,600 664 100 8 = - SHEEPSHEAD. & . GO ST. « 14,600 1,456 14,900 1,494 3 “= SHEET a aie 3. «OE, ees 3, 600 362 300 33 = = SEE FOOTNOTE AT END OF TABLE (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) LAKE FISHERIES 229 UNITED STATE: CATCH BY LAKE, STATE, AND GEAR, 1949 - Continued LAKE MICHIGAN - CONT!NUED WISCONSIN - CONTINUED HAUL SEINES POUNDS SPECIES SET LINES FYKE AND HOOP NETS POUNDS SWhellate MAMET 5 so WHITEFISH, COMMON... EEE OWSRERCHIT Ss) vatrel ltt WELL TPE G5 vn Go 6 0 CIVAWFNSIn 5 556 6 6 259 , 500 (1) 391,500 an ee TOTAL LAKE SUPERIOR LAKE MICHIGAN - CONTINUED WISCONSIN - CONT INUED SPECIES MICHIGAN HAUL SEINES FYKE AND HOOP NETS POUNDS VALUE POUNDS BOWING ees, TURE os cs ole 1,000 35 ULL EADS 5 Gepeg a) 81, 400 11,393 BURBOT . Sbyre't 25, 000 500 5 CARP bei soe eee arse Oe ule ele 400 52,855 = CiNMPWSale 5) 6 6 5 . 26, 200 5, 765 - GHUBS ae toe cseriies te ue 57s ” 100 552,040 - VRP ISS so. She 5 le SB) (4) (1) = LAKE HERRING . .... - -| 4,337,000 173, 480 $479 PAKESMROUMc cic) le) eyelas. = 115, 200 53,005 = PIKE OR PICKEREL (JACKS) . 12, 000 1,198 & ROICIK: (AGS Ogu SUG iros oe = 5 - SHEEPHEAD) 5 = cio ok ous 33, 000 3,301 z SMELT ME Nate ee feta eget oe 488, 000 48,797 = Sucka YWUULEPSS 694 6 628, 800 31,439 14 WHITEFISH: COMMONM RE ses: ics al tells 484, 600 203, 419 3 MENOMINEE. ..... 10, 400 1,040 119 YELLOW PERCH. ..... 824, 400 123, 667 = WWBEILOW PINES 6.5 0 6 6 6 4,700 11,180 - GRAWRISHpeme: ot see 1 7700 520 TOTAL SPECIES POUNDS POUNDS UNEO oo o 6 00 5 1,000 200 (1) CMUBS aesde pectin of cera 16, 800 $2 LAKE HERRING... . 4,091,100 , 446 LAKE TROUT . . 402 1,670; 800 28, 100 10, 968 PIKE OR PICKEREL (uAcks) 100 - - SAUGER . . courte 200 - - SUCKER "MULLET", , 21,000 1,200 38 WHITEFISH: GOMMOND fin cuasejeee 186, 300 180,300 66,573 MENOMINEE. . . 1. . 12, 000 YELLOW PERCH. .... 300 (1) YELLOW PIKES 5 5 5 0 (1) 200 1,500 455 SEE FOOTNOTE AT END OF TABLE (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) 230 LAKE FISHERIES UNITED STATES: CATCH BY LAKE, STATE, AND GEAR, 1949 - Continued LAKE SUPERIOR - CONTINUED MICHIGAN - CONTINUED HAND LINES AND TROLL LINES TOTAL SPECIES TRAP NETS POUNDS POUNDS VALUE BURBO Men otal” ois ave , 400 9 CARBS ante. woah (i) (1) CHUBS . . Sean 16, 800 1,869 PAREAHERRING® = igus, <.c 4, 122,000 124, 125 LAKE TROUT. . . 2,181, 200 852, 846 PIKE OR PICKEREL (JACKS) 37 ROCROBASS noes (alte ket fe (1) SAUGER. . . A ot 29 SUCKER "MULLET" . 1 1 1,075 WHITEFISH: COMMON. . . : 186,006 MENOMINEE . 1,682 YELLOW PERCH. YELLOW PIKE . TOTAL. 1, 168, 562 SPECIES BURBOT.« felleidal'«) sities erie 600 - CARP ete a) tela t's) leldeiie! co - = CHUBSEea meee te fois sane 92,100 - LAKE HERRING. » 2... 4,937,500 \ Fs 9 - CAKE TROUT abe. oc, oer 431,900 - PIKE OR PICKEREL (JACKS) (1) - SMELT . . oe one 200 $80 SUCKER "MULLET" 2... 6,800 - WHITEFISH: COMMON. . .. ; 204, 800 MENOMINEE . . YELLOW PERCH. . YELLOW PIKE. . : 1,900 a” 6) 69 se) oe) TOTAL. SPECIES MINNESOTA GILL NETS POUNDS POUNDS BURBOW. avige emails 2,600 2,100 $20 CARP se ene (4) = - CHUBS aerate artes 92,100 53, 700 10,730 LAKE HERRING. .. 5,028, 200 4,053,900 162,160 LAKE TROUT. .. . 514, 200 205, 200 74,875 PIKE OR PICKEREL ( 300 - SMELT . . ‘ 1,000 - SUCKER "MULLET" ; 29, 100 5 WHITEFISH: COMMON. .... 766, 600 4,390 MENOMINEE . . . 2,000 170 YELLOW PERCH. . . (4) YELLOW PIKE... 23,800 SEE FOOTNOTE AT END OF TABLE: (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) LAKE FISHERIES fe) UNITED STATES: CATCH BY LAKE, STATE, AND GEAR, 1949 -— Continued LAKE SUPERIOR = CONTINUED LAKE OF THE WOODS POUNDS POUNDS VALUE GULUMNEWS 5 o oo woo 6 - 1,700 $267 BURBONPt Reker een, fleeat- ts 2,100 48,900 490 CHUBSP Oeatinat a 8 us S ce 53, 700 - LAKE HERRING. . . 4,053, 900 - LAKE TROUT. . . . 270, 400 - PIKE OR PICKEREL _(yacks) 4,157 QUILLBACK . . as 2 SAUGER. . . a Moot. tale 6,845 SUCKER MULLET" Oh OO, 80 867 TUMEIBER oh foe. kek 19,308 WHITEFISH: COMMON: G5, 8 6 05 108 (MENOMINEE Goo Ss tu ao bo = WEMUOWNRERGHE eee Brel Es 16, 600 155 YELLOW PIKE i 303, 600 TOTAL SPECIES FYKE AND HOOP NETS VALUE $4,163 POUNDS POUNDS ULIMEAOS 6 bo ou 5 bo 300 26, 000 BURBOT. . . Dale oie 345, 600 860 8 PIKE OR PICKEREL (JACKS). 14, 100 6,400 449 QUAM BACK iene be Re like 300 - - SAUGER 2.05. Brae. EPeR WS 14,000 2,500 205 SUCKER "MULLET" . 14,900 5,400 108 MUBINBEE se eat 266,500 = = WHITEFISH, COMMON . 1,400 S = YELLOW PERCH, ...... 70 2,400 311 MEMMOWSPIIKE, B hee et. voce 63, 800 5,900 119 TOTAL . Vail jee) RAINY LAKE LAKE OF THE WOODS- CONTINUED NAMAKIN LAKE MINNESOTA - CONT INUED MINNESOTA POU; DS SPECIES MINNESOTA GILL NETS POUNDS GUULEEMOS 4 gon 5 GAS 28,900 = = BURBOT. . . ipaXs 458, 800 32, 800 $970 PIKE OR PICKEREL (JACKS) 86, 700 16, 800 1, 684. GWINILLEVNK 5 5 5 65 6 0 2,100 - - SAUGER. . . poMs 116, 900 E a SUCKER "MULLET" - 71-00 36,000 726 UMMIBES ORI aie 771,600 24, 100 719 WHITEFISH, COMMON . . . 2, 400 36,900 9,208 VERUGWIEERCHI Hig) aemes 21,700 200 30 MELLON) PUNE Gg oo 419; 200 30, 600 6,110 TOHMLS 6 4 4 a Wea RAINY LAKE - CONTINUED SPECIES MINNESOTA - CONTINUED POUNDS POUNDS BURBOT . . a) (ae pape). RN Sane, oh ema ce 4,400 37, 200 $1, 100 PIE OR PNM (WES) 5 5 4 god 5 2 Goo alo. 19, 700 1,920 a UULEYNel Coe nian pool's como Gila meiotic O wat vee care ey (1) (1) SUCKER MMAMULIRET M iolyy ho tages h i EN e hic AiO 41,300 832 TUITE (SES M Riss SU MCNMOREEMG): cient cw citias re von ee seer 25,100 750 WHIT Eh Shs) COMMON greg ainate hs tees c. Sys teense memo une 40,300 10, 060 YEE LHOWHPERGH mcabeee eRe rcs hetero tatii dete, creurrontei A 200 30 NEI OWNPANKE ten. mince ames! verirei, iefutemiee ch econ ee So eee 34,500 6,900 TOTAL Rt N en tenmoelom eit ate nics ait ae ce aL amet He ins n/, LESS THAN 50 POUNDS OR 50 CENTS. 232 LAKE FISHERIES MANUFACTURED FISHERY PRODUCTS, VARIOUS YEARS 1/ NEW YORK AND QUANTITY VALUE BY MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS: ALEWIVES, SPICED. ... 1940 F 5,000 $700 BLUE PIKE, FRESH AND FROZEN FILLETS 1949 462,102 , 160, 162,705 92, 162 BUFFALOFISH, SMOKED... .. « «+ 1940 = = =~ a BUTTERFISH, SMOKED. ....... . 1940 19,000 5,700 CARP, SMOKED... . - . 1940 2,300 5,750 CHUB, CISCO, AND TULLIBEE, “SMOKED . 1940 ' 225,000 74,330 EELS cSHOKEDE <<. -<. o> « abasatke -Sanieee 1OaG - - HERRING, LAKE: FRESH FIULETS tale « + ah wee, 945) ODO 201,200 7,172 FROZEN FILLETS) &. > 0. 200 bees 1949)1/p0 76,268 11,803 SAGKEDU 2.) c. #70 (oo lo le fe ee oO 4O|| RDO 7 624,574 47,788 SMOKEDin<, je. seid) oe 0 s obs sus. « 1946 - - - - MOONEYE, SMOKED .« Kebiv age & s.gi0eo - - - - SABLEFISH, SMOKED. ........ 1940 32,495 9,054 106,500 24,900 SALMON: SMOKER aR cists ter sl Clee euler! HIGAO 607,886 | 252,669 20,000 5,000 KIPPERED. .. . eet, eer ocG 195,415 66,740 86,406 19,407 SAUGER, FRESH AND FROZEN FILLETS. . 1949 248,283] 104,103 357,000 | 143,600 SHAD, SHOKED aN cueiadlssasuimodt sku GAO 12,000 3,000 - SHEEPSHEAD, SMOKED. ........ 1940 - - STURGEON, SMOKEDS 8s cies 6% > ss 1940 15,000 13,500 WHITEFISH, COMMON: FRESH AND FROZEN FILLETS. . .. ~ 1949 33,000 15, 100 56,800 SMOKED. ... - wilt e4a 17,091 4,784 19,000 WHITEFISH, MENOMINEE, SMOKED. . . . 1940 = - > YELLOW PERCH, FRESH AND FROZEN Ped) Ear ea 1949 29,707 17,566 207,400 YELLOW PIKE, FRESH AND FROZEN FILLETS 1949 348,126] 168,626 101,500 UNCLASSIFIED PRODUCTS: PACKAGED FISH, . . 1 1 + se + 1949 6/662, 400 |6/283, 450 MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCTS. . .... 1949 - = TOTAL Cin OS 5 oo Te aoe o [| ~ ___‘[2,178,702 ____ ooo SEE FOOTNOTES ON NEXT PAGE (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) LAKE FISHERIES Se MANUFACTURED FISHERY PRODUCTS, VARIOUS YEARS 1/- Continued DATA ON THE PRODUCTION OF THE VARIOUS PRODUCTS ARE FOR THE YEARS INDICATED. THIS ITEM HAS BEEN INCLUDED WITH UNCLASSIFIED PRODUCTS. INCLUDES FRESH FILLETS OF LAKE HERRING AND WHITE BASS. INCLUDES FRESH AND FROZEN FILLETS OF LAKE TROUT, SHEEPSHEAD, WHITE BASS, AND UNCLASSIFIED SPECIES; AND FROZEN SALMON STEAKS. dhelnes FRESH AND FROZEN FILLETS OF LAKE TROUT, SAUGER, SMELT, STURGEON, AND PICKEREL; AND FROZEN SALMON Se INCLUDES FRESH FILLETS OF LAKE HERRING AND LAKE TROUT, FRESH AND FROZEN FILLETS OF SALMON AND UNCLASSIFIED STEAKS, THIS ITEM 1S |NCLUDED WITH MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCTS. INCLUDES FRESH FILLETS OF LAKE HERRING AND SMELT, AND CANNED WHITEFISH CAVIAR. INCLUDES UNCLASSIFIED FISH MEAL. a ae NI NOTE:--SOME OF THE ABOVE PRODUCTS MAY HAVE BEEN IMPORTED FROM ANOTHER STATE OR A FOREIGN COUNTRY; THEREFORE THEY CANNOT BE CORRELATED DIRECTLY WITH THE CATCH WITHIN THE STATE. SUMMARY OF MANUFACTURED FISHERY PRODUCTS, VARIOUS YEARS STATES SUMMARY OF STATES VALUE NEWOYORKiate seta) biel fennel adem mrt shine) coiia asp te 10) ue $724,917 PENNSYLVANIA. cecil leita) “areutcuneniie ttemtel caules 87,607 OH Ost eth sue brs 8 Liecond. tho EE aD RR ee kre 679,294 MICHIGAN. 2 ei sow ee oe ws ew ote ew 553, 135 ILLINOIS. . ba Pao Tol bedi sticems i vasrok DA ements 2, 166, 702 UINDITANAU tex c tte meine oetla sysaainre? ede teeny P Of Seco yan 12,000 WISCONSIN. .... 50.0 oo. o!9 400 863, 274 MINNESOTA - - + - = 010 Paid Croce 71,549 YOUNG oc bio 0 bid 'o-n 0 Oo 0 0G 0-65 5, 158,478 SUMMARY _OF PRODUCTS ITEM YEAR UNIT QUANTITY VALUE FRESH AND FROZEN PACKAGED FISH. ...... 1949 POUNDS 6,438, 168 $2,658,349 CANNED AND BYPRODUCTS. ........4.. 1949 - - 62,663 SALTED, DRIED AND PICKLED. ........ 1940 POUNDS 8,361,052 641,835 SMOKED AND KIPPERED . . AkteabGe abi: DEHO4O DO 6,526,266 1,795,631 OMA eaters co) nei bole) Galion afouyl* (af) ie) v0 2 = 5, 158,478 ONTARIO 234 SECTION 9.- MISSISSIPPI RIVER FISHERIES The most recent complete catch statistics of the fisheries of the Mississippi River and its tributaries are those collected for the year 1931. The yield of fishery prod- ucts in that year amounted to 82,382,523 pounds, valued at $2,897,357, which was a de- crease of 22 percent in quantity and 36 percent in value compared with the quantity and value of the catch of 1922, when the most recent preceding survey was made. Data for 1931 are presented in the General Review Section as complete data are not available for any year since. Shown below are two supplementary tables which were supplied by the Upper Mississippi River Conservation Commission, which list the commercial catch statistics of the five upper Mississippi River states (Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin) for the year 1949. In 1931, the five states recorded 15,427,389 pounds of finfish; in 1949, the catch in these states was reported as 8,890,771 pounds. The production of shellfish in this area in 1931 amounted to 13,684,254 pounds. The catch of shellfish was not re- ported in 1949. Detailed statistics on the fisheries of the Mississippi River and its Tributaries for 1931 were published in Appendix III, to Report of Commissioner of Fisheries for the fiscal year 1933 entitled ‘‘Fishery Industries, of the United States, 1932.’ A summary of these fisheries in 1931 was published in the Bureau of Fisheries annual reports entitled ‘‘Fishery Industries of the United States,’’ for the years 1933 to 1939, inclusive and in Statistical Bulletin No. 994. Information regarding the pro- duction of cured fishery products in the Mississippi River area in 1931, and byproducts in 1949 is shown. CATCH BY SPECIES, UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER, 1949 SPECIES Puissours | tetinois [tows | wisconsin | minnesota | tora _| POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS. GARRY eee ee 863, 366 373,390 2,778,850 591,251 4,762,443 $214,310 BUFFALOs-te) sds 828,422 171,020 556,937 124,565 1,755,371 228, 198 SHEEPSHEAD. . . . 77,268 437,211 67,991 833,012 66,641 CATERSH #4 . me 117, 666 605, 132 53,354 1, 132,690 249,192 BULLHEAD. .... 8, 664 1,275 591 16,673 2,384 STURGEON. . . . 106 2,609 - 12, 195 1,707 PADDLEFISH. . . . - - 31,724 4,759 SUCKERS) citcBalion' 4,994 59,027 76,702 3,452 QUILLBACK. . .. 4,623 68,331 112,017 5,041 NORTHERN PIKE . « 8,367 - 8,367 1,673 MOONEVE te: oss! 7,778 6,294 17,143 669 EELS MCADGS Vek tithe 160 9 1,422 171 DOGFISH ie or «, 1,024 7,392 17,328 450 GAR: erteree oye, ; 3,571 9,406 97,927 3,232 TURTRESI HS < ide: - - 1,271 3,446 4,717 236 OTHERDES 2-5 1,131 9,909 11,040 430 +354, 960 2,354,971 781,033 4,545,828 853 8,890,771 782,545 NOTE: --THESE FIGURES WERE FURNISHED BY THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER CONSERVATION COMMISSION. SPECIES NAMES ARE THOSE USED BY THE COMMISSION IN ITS REPORT. CATCH BY GEAR, UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER, 1949 SPECIES MINNESOTA PERCENT PERCENT SET MOINES Fle: ‘cwowidhie 0) 6 ow pe 1.4 8.9 SE INES ihe. tom @c al iene a lela) Wen 20.2 46.8 BILEGNET Sipe con ks ei es # os . = 43.8 TRAMMEL NETS « « « «© © «we 15.2 = HOOPUNETS wremite n lepgee on Stee game 57.0 BASKET TRAPS . . . rae UNKNOWN. . . «= TOTAL. « 2 © we we we we wo wo NOTE:-~THESE FIGURES WERE FURNISHED BY THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER CONSERVATION COMMISSION. MISSISSIPPI RIVER FISHERIES 235 MANUFACTURED FISHERY PRODUCTS, VARIOUS YEARS 1/ UNIT QUANTITY STATES OF MANUFACTURE By MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS: SMOKED FISH: BUFFALOFISH. . .. .. - . « « !OWA AND PENNSYLVANIA 1931 | POUNDS 25,700 $3,245 GARB bhs yt Yon cid elneye ciseok do: eet edie PENNSYLVAN'UA 1931 isle) 700 245 BUTTERFISH.. . . .. . = « « « PENNSYLVANIA 1931 DO 2,400 600 CHUBS. ........ .. ~ . OHIO, TENNESSEE, PENNSYLVANIA 1931 DO 106, 600 26,650 EEUSHE. Hadas APO Db E GRS D FNEBRASKA 1931 DO 31,300 8, 138 LAKE TROUT... ... . . . « PENNSYLVANIA 1931 DO 2, 100 315 PADDLEFISH ...... . . « . TENNESSEE 1931 DO 20,000 5,000 SABUBRIISHA patie adeepha Ply dass MogOMtO, 1931 30,000 10,500 SALMON. ..... 4... « « JOWA, MINNESOTA, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA 1931 312,400 71,730 STURGEON. ...... . ~~~ IOWA, NEBRASKA 1931 183,300 46,595 TULLIBEE . ........ ~~ IOWA, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA 1931 108, 600 21,360 WHITEFISH ... .. . . . . . MINNESOTA, NEBRASKA, TENNESSEE 1931 275,000 52,200 MUSSELL-SHELL PRODUCTS: BUTTONS ....... .. . « ARKANSAS, IOWA, MISSOURI 1949 4,354,016 3,251,823 LIME, GRIT AND CUTSHELLS . . . IOWA 1949 4,155 71,251 MISCELLANEOUS 2/ srs | OWABANDE OHIO 1949 = 171, 680 TOTAIS ee eet ate ene oc 3,741,332 ‘1/ DATA FOR MUSSELL-SHELL PRODUCTS, MARINE PEARL-SHELL BUTTONS AND CANNED TURTLE SOUP ARE FOR 1949. ALL oTHER DATA ARE FOR 1931. 2/ \NCLUDES THE VALUES OF MARINE PEARL-SHELL BUTTONS IN !OWA AND CANNED TURTLE SOUP IN OHIO. NOTE:--SOME OF THE ABOVE PRODUCTS MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED FROM PRODUCTS IMPORTED FROM ANOTHER STATE OR A FOREIGN COUNTRY; THEREFORE, THEY CANNOT BE CORRELATED DIRECTLY WITH THE CATCH FROM WITHIN THE STATE. FYKE NET WITH WINGS FYKE OR HOOPS NETS SECTION 10... ALASKA FISHERIES "” During 1949, the commercial catch of fishery products in Alaska totaled 472,889,281 pounds, valued at $39,299,005 to the fishermen. This represented a decrease of 17 per- cent in quantity but an increase of 25 percent in value compared with the previous year. The 1949 season in Alaska produced 388,345,000 pounds of salmon with a value of $32,662,000. This was an increase of 49,975,000 pounds or 15 percent in quantity and $9,519,000 or 41 percent in value compared with the salmon receipts during 1948. The noticeable increase in the salmon catch during 1949 was caused by the unusually heavy run of pink salmon in southeastern Alaska. The 175,683,000 pound catch of pinks in this area was the largest yearly production since 1941 when 240,245,000 pounds were landed. During 1949, there were 125 plants canning fish and shellfish in Alaska, 6 less than in 1948. Employment in the Alaskan fisheries during 1949, was given to 28,603 persons, as compared with 30,767 in 1948. The majority of these employees were engaged in the salmon canning industry, while others worked in the canned shellfish, fresh, frozen, cured, and byproducts industries. These industries have become so interrelated in re- cent years that a detailed employment segragation by industries would be most difficult. The total pack of canned salmon was 4,391,601 cases, valued at $81,263,171. This was an increase of 9 percent in quantity and a decrease of 16 percent in value compared with the production in 1948 when 4,014,891 cases, valued at $96,528,730 were packed. There was a noticeable increase in the marketing of fresh salmon in Alaska during 1949. Pink and chum salmon, normally used almost exclusively for canning, comprised more than 40 percent of the total output. This resulted mainly from the sale of these two species to British Columbia canneries during the peak of the southeastern Alaska season when catches far exceeded the capacity of the Alaska canneries. During 1949, the herring quota was reducedin the Kodiak area from 390,000 to 250,000 barrels; the Prince William Sound area from 180,000 to 150,000 barrels; and the south- eastern Alaska area from 400,000 to 200,000 barrels. A barrel of herring weighs 250 pounds. The catch of herring in Alaska during 1949 totaled 33,061,172 pounds. This represents a decrease of 141,388,082 pounds compared with the 1948 season. Because ofa price disagreement between fishermen and plant operators, only 4 herring reduction plants operated in Alaska during 1949, compared with 17 plants the previous year. This caused the herring catch to fall far short of the lowered quotas. There were 833 seines used in the Alaska fisheries during 1949. Of this amount, 701 were purse seines and 132 were haul geines. The number of gill nets used was 4,924. In addition to the above, there were 353 traps of which, 116 were driven or pile traps and 237 floating traps. These figures are exclusive of duplication which occurred when purse seines and beach seines were used in more than one field. Since the success of the Alaska salmon fisheries depends to a great degree upon the success of the parent spawning run, a determined effort was carried out in that area during 1949 to provide new grounds and to improve the accessible spawning areas then in use. The removal of such obstructions as log jams and beaver dams was only a part of the program to increase and improve spawning conditions. Other projects included the operation of 15 weirs for counting the escapement of salmon enroute to the spawning grounds. These were used to determine the proportion of the total runs being taken for commercial purposes and to ascertain the time of arrival and duration of the runs. a 10 Statistics on the fisheries of Alaska are collected and compiled by the Alaska Branch of the Service. ALASKA FISHERIES Continued exploratory fishing operations were carried out in the Bering Sea during 1949, by the Branch of Commercial Fisheries of the Fish and Wildlife Service. The activities of the chartered research vessel Deep Sea were directed primarily toward the location of king crabs and bottom fish in the Bering Sea. During the summer, trawl drags were made in the vicinity of Nome, St. Lawrence Island, St. Matthew Island, and Nunivak Island. The Alaskan and the purple species of king crab were taken, but they were of small size and widely scattered. These trawls also yielded five species of shrimp, however the gear in use was not particularly well suited to the shrimping operations. Cod and flatfish catches of numerical significance were made in the vicinity of Nunivak Island. Other exploratory operations were carried out by the Fish and Wild- life Service research vessel Oregon which operated in Alaskan waters as far north as Sitka in search of the pelagic albacore. Scattered albacore were located off south- eastern Alaska, but this species was not found in quantities of commercial importance. ALASKA CATCH, 1949 SALMON HALIBUT HERRING OTHER MUCELON 2 0 380 400 POUNDS 200) ao o VALUE OF ALASKA CATCH, 1949 SALMON HAL | BUT SABLEFISH OTHER MILLION DOLLARS 237 238 ALASKA FISHERIES SUMMARY OF DISTRICT, 1949 SOUTHEAST CENTRAL WESTERN ALASKA ALASKA ALASKA (TEM TOTAL 1/ PERSONS ENGAGED NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER IN FESHING o.% xecieae Crees dap poSEee ©. crank ous spinels Os 5,261 3,276 2,220 10,757 IN TRANSPORTINGe « s ee eee eee eee ee eee 829 819 546 2,194 IN WHOLESALE AND MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES. « « « «© « 4,938 3,616 15,658 TOTAL After oe ix hye elegy. cyte, o) vis, (ol 3/49 CRAFT EMPLOYED VESSELS FISHING. « « : 1,601 BOATS FISHING. » «© » « Cea VESSELS TRANSPORTING BOATS TRANSPORTING « Ole, fa BOATS USED OTHER THAN IN FISHING OR T SCOWS, HOUSEBOATS, PILE DRIVERS, ETC. e a6 & © 1») © ees TOTAU, If tens iat © (aelisic| ee) site) = alvey eis WHOLESALE AND MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS « « « « 227 CATCH VALUE FISH: SALMONs « « OTHER « » « SHELLFISH « « 69,842,119 23,710,063 5,319,672 208; 132 5,838, 198 27711,249 TOTAL PRODUCTS AS PREPARED FOR MARKET SALMON. « « « HERRING « « » 14, °758, 370 +323; 7042 > 15, 081, 3412 HALIBUT » « « 23,306 ,839 4,206, 3405 27; 513, 3244 5,425,754 CODc sus 2 © = = - 660,664 660,664 74,680 TROUT » «© « « 13,056 5 1,193 227 - 14,249 3,481 SABLEFISH « - 4,265,033 16,738 2,015 - 4,281,771 529,935 ROCKFISHES. « = = = 10,167 2,584 LINGCOD . « « = 130,000 12,354 SHARK LIVERS AND OIL (CHIEFLY DOGFISH) « » 143,581 41,219 SKATE LIVERS. 7,995 800 UNCL. LIVERS AND OIL 21,814 - 4,396 CLAMS “s, 10,016 - = 683,960 CRABS « « » « 114,537 495,621 622,598 SHRIMP. « « « - 473,790 OYSTERS . « = = 934 FUR-SEAL BYPRODUCTS . 1,062,750 TOTAL « | 182,531,457] 51,805,073! 68,901,077 | 27,501,074] 32,135,339 1/ EXCLUSIVE OF OUPLICATION. NOTE :--DATA ON CATCHES AND PRODUCTS AS PREPARED FOR MARKET INCLUDE FARES OF VESSELS OF U. S. REGISTRY LANDED AT ALASKAN AND BRITISH COLUMBIA PORTS, AND FARES OF COD AND KING CRAB FISHING VESSELS OPERATING ON THE HIGH SEAS OFF THE ALASKAN COAST AND LANDED IN PACIFIC COAST PORTS. SUMMARY OF OPERATING UNITS, 1949 TEM [TEM - CONTINUED APPARATUS~CONT I NUED: GILL NETS. « « « « FISHERMEN. « « « VESSELS FISHING: YARDS« eae 2 107,124 MOTOR. « « « « BEAM TRAWLS. « « + 7 NET TONNAGE « LINES: BOATS FISHING: HAND LINES (CoD) 2 52 MOTORS?’ 01s » SKATES OF LINES 6,628 6,628 OTHERS 6 s * » (HALIBUT) APPARATUS: HOOKS (SABLEFISH, TRAPSs « 2 «© © ETC.’ 22,761 22,761 PURSE SEINES » TROLL (SALMON) - 26 ,004 26,022 YARDS. « « « CRAB POTS. 0 « « 340 1,337 HAUL SEINES. « CLAM SHOVELS « « - - 289 YARDS... . OTTER TRAWLS GILL NETS, erable fea . 1 (DOGFISH). KING CRAS 3 WARDS 63 a8 ans 1/ EXCLUSIVE OF DUPLICATION. ALASKA FISHERIES 239 SUMMARY OF CATCH, 1949 siy/ (ESTIMATED ROUND WEIGHT AND VALUE TO FISHERMEN) ITEM SOUTHEAST ALASKA CENTRAL ALASKA WESTERN ALASKA TOTAL FISH POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE SALMON = CHINOOK OR KING CHUM OR KETA » PINK « © «© 2 eo RED OR SOCKEYE SILVER OR COHO 9,601,260 | $1,786,799 23,154,752 | 1,591,889 175,682,704 | 16,470,253 2,938,794 391,839 20,519,010 | 2,321,004 2,581,960] $290,470] 1,892,480} $141,936 | 14,075,700/ $2,219,205 20,256,680] 759,625| 3,322,568] 132,903] 46,734,000) 2,484,417 53,266 , 700|]3,062,835 200 5 | 228,949,604! 19,533,093 28,888,098 ]3, 129,544/39,102,000]2,085,440] 70,928,892) 5,606,823 6,658,938] 480,923! 479,016 17,032 | 27,656,964) 2,818,959 HERRING. . » . » «| 32,738,130 409,227 323,042 4,845 33,061,172| 414,072 HALIBUT. . . . « «| 29,676,538 | 4,442,741| 5,519,805] 715,161 = 2 35,196,343| 5,157,902 CODEN MI ersicane 5 = 2 2 2,185,547| 54,639] 2,185,547 54,639 TROUT: DOLLY VARDEN « « 13,730 1,591 119 = = 15,321 1,149 STEELHEADe « © » 4,275 = = > = 4,275 415 SABLEFISH. . . . «| 5,728,306 25,418 1,567 = 2 5,753,724 427,374 ROCKFISHES . » « « 13,353 - - - = 13,353 2,302 (LIINACGIy oo ne 178,804 = = = 2 178,804 9,979 SVG o alas obal| Upceysie) 18,342 330 = > 1,307,450 23,533 SKATE fe 199,875 = = = = 199,875 800 UNCL. LIVERS AND VUSCERAN2/@) "S05. = S = 4,396 TOTAL. « 6 « 117,540,574 | 466,261, 024| 38,759, 058 SHELLFISH CLAMS: BU@IERMOM 1c eo 5,652 5,652 339 OCKIESS = sane 8,316 8,316 499 RAZORS lee 0S 1,699,695 1,699,695] 203,693 CRABS : DUNGENESS. . . « 430,815 997,586 1,428,401 80,716 RING Hemet meee = = 1,206,945 72,417 SHRIMP... .. «| 2,267,934 181,434 = 2,267,934) 181,434 OYSTERS. 2 ss se 11,314 849 = 11,314 849 TOTAL. » « « 2,710,063 208,132] 2,711,249 72,417| 6,628,257| 539,947 GRAND TOTAL.| 304,448,702] 28,089,588 |120,251,823] 8, 705,045] 48, 188, 756| 2,504,372 472,889,281] 39,299,005 1/INCLUDES CATCHES OF HALIBUT, SABLEFISH, LINGCOD, AND ROCKFISHES LANDED BY VESSELS OF U. S. REGISTRY IN: BRITISH COLUMBIA PORTS. ROUND WEIGHTS OF FISH TAKEN BY HALIBUT VESSELS WERE OBTAINED BY MULTIPLYING REPORTED WEIGHTS, REPRESENTING POUNDAGE OF FISH EVISCERATED AND WITH HEADS OFF, BY THE =OLLOWING FACTORS: HALIBUT, 1.33; AND SABLEFISH, LINGCOD, AND ROCKFISHES, 1.43. VALUES INCLUDE PAYMENTS RECEIVED FOR LIVERS AND VISCERA AS FOLLOWS: HALIBUT, $797,259; SABLEFISH, $165,701 LINGCOD, $6,839 AND ROCKFISHES, $700. 2/ UNCLASSIFIED LIVERS AND VISCERA ARE LISTED FOR VALUE ONLY AS IT IS ASSUMED THAT ROUND WEIGHTS OF THE FISH ARE REPORTED ELSEWHERE. 1,206,945 TRANSPORTING, WHOLESALE AND MANUFACTURING, 1949 SOUTHEAST CENTRAL ALASKA ALASKA WESTERN ITEM ALASKA TOTAL 1/ NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER TRANSPORTING: PERSONSHENGAGEDeil-iaiicietiisn fellisitroiitatite tts iistl cilole it ottaiNs 829 2,194 CRAFT TRANSPORTING: WEEKES MOUC: Guolao O ol8 0 ob 0 ato dain o Go 167 502 NENTMETONNA Geers aan irene eaomeale: wel Ueice urea lejme vaute 6,708 9,026 6,592 22,326 BOATS Se MOTOR Ssokeieiisiroulemen tien omusmreey eieemeiasinemteiare 30 7 25 72 BOAITSROMMERN cmevicimenierreunchite) co (einourclrenialineu) etait lati 90 73 182 LIGthiEea MO SESS SG 66655 Fa bao boo G 113 358 WHOLESALE AND MANUFACTURING, PERSONSIENGAGED mais meme Gaara) ollefilel lis fs) etlaieike 7,104 ESTABLISHMENTS : HANDLING FRESH AND FROZEN FISH AND SHELLFISH CURING FISHe « © » © © «© © © © © » © @ # 6 CANNING FISH AND SHELLFISH « » «© © © © © © @ MANUFACTURING BYPRODUCTS « » = © © © «= « @ «@ nen erie mente ee ee fe nat aie! TOTAL GR can ae ete ert eer h eas one Y EXCLUSIVE OF DUPLICATION. NOTE :--!IN ADDITION 38 BOATS AND 126 SCOWS, HOUSEBOATS, PILE DRIVERS, AND PULLERS WERE USED FOR PURPOSES OTHER THAN FISHING AND TRANSPORTING. 993093 O - 52 - 16 ALASKA FISHERIES 240 MANUFACTURED FISHERY PRODUCTS, 1949 1 TEM SOUTHEAST ALASKA CENTRAL ALASKA WESTERN ALASKA TOTAL FRESH POUNDS , VALUE POUNDS POUNDS VALUE POUNDS * VALUE, SALMON: FORD sc ls eae 2,625,298 | $499,639 33,589 - 2,658,887 | $504,865 BAIT. . aes 4,650 46 a = 4,650 46 ANIMAL FOOD. op geri = = 14,900 = 14,900 1,158 HERRING FOR BAIT. . 1,537,000 19,055 108 ,042 - 1,645,042 20,978 HALIBUT 1/ . mh 4,698,177 870,307 12,148 - 4,710,325 872,955 HALIBUT LIVERS 1 4 428,240 544,108 19,418 - 447,658 570,295 HALIBUT VISCERA 1/ . 767,776 201,518 36,758 . 804,534 211,602 LINGCOD. . . . « « 10,570 317 = 10,570 317 LINGCOD LIVERS... 4,885 7,690 4,885 7,690 LINGCOD VISCERA. . . 7 23 77 23 ROCKFISHES: WNVERS. cee tata © 488 490 - 488 490 VISGERA-iRalin ta) 9 3) 9 3 SABLERISH AZ (ioe vee 36 ,020 2,787 - 36 ,020 2,787 SABLEFISH LIVERS 1/. 109,473 161,143 109,507 161,196 SABLEFISH VISCERA 1/ 174,851 40,930 174,851 40,930 SHARK LIVERS {CHIEFLY DOGEISH) "17 see hese 1229045 35,421 125,146 35,751 SKATE [LIVERS 3 2. 7,995 800 7,995 800 UNCLASSIFIED FISH LEAVERS canines) co 16,005 2,663 17,528 2,891 CRABS: DUNGENESS, COLD- PACKED S 6 fs ef sie 52,938 46 ,332 - 53,943 47,337 KING, COLD-PACKED. - - on 34,50G| $37,950 34,500 37,950 SHRIMP MEAT: COLD-PACKED. .. . 491,327 461,225 491,327 461,225 BRSBOLK: aes. 4,118 3,322 4,118 3,322 OYSTERS, SHUCKED. . 1,584 934 1,584 934 FROZEN SALMON: FOODS 2 2 6 aus 655,079 280,052 | 12,152,569 2,540,551 BAet os 5 aie 2,515 S - 51,800 2,515 HERRING FOR BAIT. « 74,422 215,000 4,432,300 80,697 HALIBUT 2° 0 toe ems 21,334,742 [3,642,448 HALIBUT FILLETS AND STEAKS... - 34,599 51,090 HALIBUT CHEEKS .. 246 246 LINGCOD .. . +. ~6. 4,324 4,324 ROCKFISHES. . « « « 4 391 391 SABLEFISH''s 2 4% 2. 3,873,790 301,796 3, 887, 808 303 , 358 TROUT: DOLLY VARDEN. « « 10,300 2,480 11,493 2,707 STEELHEAD «+ - - 206 27 206 27 CLAMS: BUTTER, MEAT« + « 2,016 504 RAZOR: MEAT. «© « 2 o © 300 150 IN SHELL, . . - 45,687 10,692 CRABS: DUNGENESS : MEATs © © ee 39,510 19,755 IN SHELL. .. - 25,077 4,451 KING: FEL Gest OME ces 129,708| 117,520 129,708 117,520 IN SHELL. » « « 3,363 868 3,363 868 LEGS AND CLAWS. 328,050] 114,817 331,550 116,567 SHRIMP: HEAT) oo. ost eee 5 = - 1,328 1,660 [N)-SHEUI «ch eno ; 24; 930 7,583 TOTAL. . « » « (35,969,123 5,523,726 | 5,130,350 [871,121 42,802,299 |6,908, 104 CURED SALMON: ® MILD CURED... - 3,493,794] 1,400,361 157,575 3,675,294 |1,469,451 PICKLED «| « oes - - 186 ,800 278,725 88,582 SMOKED sivseteca- cena’ 8,803 2,755 = 16,246 9,044 KIPPERED. « «= - - - 11,511 9,108 cOD: DRY-SALTED. . . . 655,664 655,664 72,680 TONGUES, SALTED . 5,000 5,000 2,000 SABLEF!SH: SALTED. 0 0 6 9% - > 65,867 9,130 SHOKEDS 7.) s) 2 ta = = 5,458 1,364 TROUT, STEELHEAD, SMOKED). ee 8 ee 150 47 TOTAL. » «+ + [3,571,386 ee eer Me ee ALASKA FISHERIES 241 MANUFACTURED FISHERY PRODUCTS, 1949 - Continued SOUTHEAST ALASKA | CENTRAL ALASKA WESTERN ALASKA TOTAL CANNED POUNDS VALUE POUNDS LUE POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE SALMON: CHINOOK OR KING 48,720| $23,740 | 1,680,960] $849,809} 670,752} $385,064) 2,400,492)$1,258,613 CHUM OR KETA. . | 11,687,184] 3,594,161 | 10,547,712] 3,414,306) 1,742,352) 572,829 23,977,248) 7,581,386 PINKs . . « « « |100,991,136|33,493, 760 | 27,760,704| 9,427,948 - 2” 1128,751,840/ 42,921,708 RED OR SOCKEYE. 13898,496| 1,080,210 | 18,850,512| 10,605,060| 25,698,000) 13,820,804) 46,447,008) 25,506 ,074 RAZORD: oo) fietetn - 567,153 669,329 CRABS, DUNGENESS. 52,488 53,658 204,890] 224,492 = _. 120,676,536 40,873,945 | 62,640,251] 26,480, 116] 28, 330,224] 14,871,006 [211,647,011 82.225, 067 - 567,153| 669,329 = 257,378| 278,150 SILVER OR COHO. | 5,996,112| 2,627,716 | 3,018,048] 1,285,347) 219,120 92,309| 9,233,280] 4,005,372 SCRAPS FOR DOG FOGD)o 6 Alooo - - 3,600 450 - - 3,600 450 TROUT, STEELHEAD. 2,400 700 - - - - 2,400 700 CLAMS: BUGTERS) 4) cies - - 540 415 - - 540 415 BUTTER, JUICE . - - 3,360 300 - - 3,360 300 COCKMESH EN Emen - - 2,772 2,570 - - 2,772 2,570 TOWNE Ges BYPRODUCTS OIL: SALMON. 2 + » + 375,000 30,000 123,930 7,596 - - 498 ,930 37,596 HERRING » « « « 4,506,765| 332,723 - - - - 4,506,765| 332,723 HAL | BUT? HIER Garret 6,326 52,028 - - - - 6,326 52,028 VISCERA « - « 5,553 25,090 - - = - 5,553 25,090 ROCKFISH LIVER. 332 1,700 - - - - 332 1,700 SABLEF 1SH: LIVER » - 2 1,688 8,570 - - - - 1,688 8,570 VISCERA - = » 572 2,600 - - - - 572 2,600 SHARK LIVER (CHIEFLY DOGFISH) 20,636 5,468 - - - - 20,636 5,468 UNCL. FISH LIVER 5,809 1,505 = a = > 5,809 1,505 FUR-SEAL. » « « - - - - 369,400 20,592 369,400 20,592 MEAL: SALMON. « « « « 1,800,000 126 , 000 639,438 50,147 - - 2,439,438 176,147 HERRING « « © « FUR-SEALs « « © 4,497,305 509,708 4,497,305] 509,708 - - - - 693,350 55,627 693,350 55,627 TOTAL - - - | 11,219,986 1,229,354 1,095,392 763,368 57,743] 1,062,750 76,219] 13,046,104 51,805,073 | 68,901,077| 27,501,074] 32, 135,339] 15,703,329 | 283,567,873] 95,009,476 GRAND TOTAL. |182,531,457 1/ INCLUDES LANDINGS OF ALASKA FLEET IN BRITISH COLUMBIA PORTS- REVIEW OF THE PRODUCTION OF CANNED FISHERY PRODUCTS, 1949 17, ITEM SOUTHEAST ALASKA 2/ | CENTRAL ALASKA 3/ WESTERN ALASKA TOTAL REND a FISH CASES VALUE CASES VALUE CASES VALUE CASES VALUE SALMON : CHINOOK OR KING » 1,015 $23,740 35,020} $849,809 13,974| $385,064 50,009) $1,258,613 CHUM OR KETA> « « 243,483] 3,594,161 219,744| 3,414,396 36,299 572,829 499,526} 7,581,386 PINK. » + «© « « « | 2,103,982] 33,493,760 578,348] 9,427,948 - - 2,682, 330) 42,921,708 RED OR SOCKEYE. « 39,552] 1,080,210 392,719 |10,605, 060 535, 375| 13,820,804 367,646] 25,506,074 SILVER OR COHO. - 124,919} 2,627,716 62,876] 1,285,347 4,565 92,309 192,360] 4,005,372 SCRAPS (DOG FOOD) = - 75 450 - - 75 450 TROUT, STEELHEAD. « 50 700 - - = - 50 700 TOTAL . . . . | 2,513,001|40,820,287 | 1,288,782|25,583,010 590,213] 14,871,006] 4,391,996] 81,274,303 SHELLFISH CLAMS : BUTTER’ « » 6 © e 415 - - 36) 415 BUTTER, JUICE - «+ - - 300 - - 140) 300 COCKLES 2» + = o - = 2,570 - - 185) 2,570 RAZOR » 2 ee se - - 37,846 669,329 - - 37,846) 669,329 CRABS, DUNGENESS. « 2,692 53,658 10,507 224,492 - - 278, 150 TOW oo 5 6 48,714 897, 106 - - 950,764 GRAND TOTAL « | 2,515,693] 40,873,945 | 1,337,496 |26,480,116 590,213] 14,871,006 82,225,067 vy THE PACKS OF, SALMON AND TROUT HAVE BEEN CONVERTED TO "STANDARD CASES" OF 48 ONE=POUND CANS; CLAMS TO STANDARD CASES" OF 48 10-OUNCE CANS CONTAINING 5 OUNCES OF MEAT FER CAN AND CRABS TO THE EQUIVALENT OF 48 1/2- POUND CANS TO THE CASE, EACH CAN CONTAINING 6 1/2 OUNCES OF MEAT. 2/ \NCLUDES 300 CASES OF BARBECUED CHUM SALMON, VALUED AT $9,000. 3/ INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING SMOKED SALMON; 8 CASES COHO, VALUED AT $428; 2 CASES KING, VALUED AT $150; AND 20 CASES RED, VALUED AT $1,107. 242 ALASKA FISHERIES SUPPLEMENTARY REVIEW OF THE PRODUCTION OF FISHERY BYPRODUCTS, 1949 QUANTITY. VALUE MEAL: SALMON. « « «© « » TONS 900 | $126,000 = = 1,220] $176,147 HERRING « + 0 6 6 00 2,249 | 509,708 = = 509,708 FUR-SEAL» «2 «© « « po = = 55,627 OIL: SALMON. « « « » « GALLONS 50,000 30,000 16,524 37,596 HERRING « 2 «© + « po 600,902 | 332,723 - 332,723 HALIBUT LIVER» - 00 844 52,028 = 52,028 HAL! BUT VISCERA . D0 740 25,090 - 25,090 SABLEFISH LIVER po 225 8,570 - 8,570 SABLEF ISH VISCERA po 76 2,600 - 2,600 ROCKFISH LIVER. . DO 44 1,700 - 1,700 SHARK (DOGFISH) . 00 2,751 5,468 = 5,468 UNCL. FISH LIVER. DO 774 1,505 - 1,505 FUR-SEAL. - » « - 00 < Es ~ 20,592 1,095,392 TOTAL. « + «© « SUPPLEMENTARY REVIEW OF THE CATCH OF SALMON, 1949 SPECIES SOUTHEAST ALASKA CENTRAL ALASKA WESTERN ALASKA NUMBER VALUE VALUE NUMBER VALUE NUMBER VALUE NUMBER CHINOOK OR KING 480,063 | $1,786,799 129,098} $290,470 $141,936 703,785 | $2,219,205 CHUM OR KETA . | 2,894,344] 1,591,889] 2,592,085 759,625 132,903] 5,841,750] 2,484,417 PINK . - . + + [43,920,676 | 16,470,253| 13,316,675 | 3,062,835 5 | 57,237,401 | 19,533,093 RED OR SOCKEYE 489,799 391,839] 4,814,683 | 3,129,544 |6,517,000 | 2,085,440 | 11,821,482] 5,606,823 SILVER OR COHO | 2,279,890] 2,321,004 739 ,882 480,923 53,224 17,032 | 3,072,996 | 2,818,959 TOTAL. . 32,662,497 NOTE :-THE SALMON CATCH !S REPORTED HERE IN NUMBERS OF FISH; ESTIMATED ROUND WEIGHTS ARE SHOWN IN THE CATCH TABLE. SUMMARY OF CATCH, 1930 - 1949 (EXPRESSED IN THOUSANDS OF POUNDS AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS) QUANTITY QUANTITY QUANTITY QUANTITY_ QUANTITY QUANTITY VALUE 1930 | 426,442 145,672 1,980) 108| 37, EOS 9, Te 620,702 | 12,756 1531 | 467,664 103,567 27170 | 120] 243724 - 598,125 | 10,043 1932 | 452,536 127,578 2,913] 156| 15,829 7,664 606,520 | 7,062 1933 | 467,349 140,580 2,709} 147] 16,757 3,378 630,773 | 9,158 1934 | 624,652 165,637 2,732] 166| 16,894 9,354 819,269 | 11,958 1935 | 434,004 189,287 2,542 | 147] 12,503 10,374 648,710 | 9,093 1936 | 726,853 172,829 2,550] 152} 21,297 8,814 932,343 | 14,226 1937 | 593,384 206 , 446 3,058] 219] 22,895 9,036 834,819 | 14,717 1938 | 589,706 179,735 2,526] 159| 21,982 4,874 798,823 | 12,220 1939 | 452,166 185,462 2,241 129| 22,673 3,855 666,397 | 11,458 1940 | 439,182 94, 158 2,547] 154] 27,801 - 563,688 | 10,612 1941 | 543,024 163,467 2,988} 148] 26,790 - - 736,269 | 15,039 1942 | 430,867 43,833 2,500] 107| 44,979 - - 522,179 | 17,9 1943 | 457,307 90,549 3,222] 166| 43,567 - - 594,645 | 20,506 1944 | 393,318 113,279 3,965 | 185, 50,637 - - 561,199 | 20,414 1945 | 402,635 139,769 5,578 | 216] 48,070 - - 596,052 | 22,288 1946 | 391,689 198,231 6,955 | 390} 54,571 - - 651,446 | 28,876 1947 | 381,808 187,889 4,444 39 ,668 - - 613,809 | 28,690 1948 | 338,369 174,449 7,436 46 645 - - 566,899 | 31,494 1949 | 388,345 33,061 6,628 44,855 - - 472,889 | 39,299 FUR SEALS 243 SECTION 11... HAWAII The following tabulation of the catch of fish and shellfish in the Territory of Hawaii has been compiled from monthly reports submitted by the Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry of the Territory of Hawaii, Division of Fish and Game. The catch listed has not been included in the tabulations of the catch of the United States and Alaska listed in the sections entitled ‘‘General Review’’ or ‘‘Review of Certain Major Fisheries’’. The commercial catch of fishery products in the Hawaiian Islands during 1949 totaled 15,042,755 pounds valued at $3,718,474. This represents an increase of 3 percent in quantity but a decrease of 10 percent in value compared with the landings of the pre- vious year. HAWAII: CATCH BY MONTHS, 1949 SPECIES JANUARY FEBRUARY Tha MARCH APRIL Sale ENGLISH HAWAIIAN POUNDS POUNDS VALUE ] POUNDS | VALUE | POUNDS VALUE OCEAN CATCH: AMBERJACK. « « KAHALAs « « 17,808 | $7,937] 24,767 | $7,293] 26,719] $9,534] 30,886 | $10,492 BIG-EYED SCADe AKULE 2 « « 36,352 | 25,761] 26,803 | 16,504] 28,400] 20,146 | 32,024 23,260 BLUE CREVALLE. OMILU « » « 3,104 2,048 4,563 2,361 4,083 2,013 3,569 1,759 BONE FISH OR LADYFISH . - OD 5 50 0 9,940 3,786 6,505 2,824 4,086 1,589 2,444 997 CONVICT TANG MANINI. « « 1,850 1,101 2,053 1,233 1,769 1,032 3,230 1,720 DOLPHIN. » » MAHAMAH] 2,914 1,340 7,549 3,214] 16,899 6,161 | 24,177 8,036 GOATFISH (M. AUR | FLAMMA ) WEKE-ULA. « 1,932 1,459 1,336 1,154 1,633 1,273 1,883 1,482 GOATFISH (M. SAMOENS IS) WEKE” cite be 2,565 1,822 3,781 2,692 4,096 2,630 7,536 4,989 GOATFISH (P. FRATERCULUS) MOANO « « 1,486 1,333 2,099 1,845 2,593 2,158 2,827 2,415 GOATFISH (Pe PORPHYREUS ) KUMU. » « « 1,137 1,418 1,865 2,139 1,425 1,572 1,401 1,690 JACK CREVALLE UCUAS omens 9,463 5,001] 17,669 7,313} 16,455 7,445 | 15,915 6,943 LOBSTER, SPINY UWAienriicn 2,330 1,766 2,192 1,526 3,078 2,220 4,170 3,026 MACKEREL © o « OPELU .. © 37,990 | 13,602} 28,965 | 11,127] 24,749] 11,249] 19,058 9,317 MILKFISH » « « AWAW Ete) ile 1,656 564 1,045 303 1,636 410 3,212 1,088 MULLET « © © = AMAAMAs « © = = = - 9,071 6,453 2,866 2,392 OCTOPUS. . «= » HEE » 2 2 o 2,913 1,711 1,325 773 523 336 757 494 SEA BASS . . » HAPUUPUU. 3,280 1,733 5,888 2,200 4,904 2,295 4,636 2,132 SNAPPER: GRAVetom ene UK Umestone sare 3,201 1,894 4,540 2,176 3,525 1,794 2,920 1,401 PINK «© © «© e KALEKALE. « 1,794 991 2,089 1,345 3,205 2,185 3,561 2,326 PINK » 2 «© OPAKAPAKA » 17,760 | 10,231] 19,192 9,139} 21,748] 11,217] 13,142 6,686 REDs i eo © BW o 5 96 2,024 1,632 3,028 2,519 5,547 4,186 4,462 3,954 REDe er te el ULAULA» « « 3,710 3,047) 11,877 8,497| 15,166 9,733] 11,532 8,455 SQUIRREL OR BIGSEVED) FISH) YUL) ee 2,255 1,754 3,871 2,713 4,938 3,113 3,417 2,523 SWORDFISH. . « AWD om a= ao 55,491 | 24,726] 141,503 | 44,824] 109,415] 43,813] 108,725 44,702 THREADFISH « « MOL os » © 379 1,808 1,879 478 402 1,017 TUNA: = ALBACORE + « AHIPALAHA . BIG-EYED - « 109,226 | 55,464] 172 70,3 BLUEFIN « « RE a 2 ? Wg 3s 7360) 124,633) 64,571] 125,259 | 60,661 YELLOWFIN« « SKIPJACK « » Nob 4 6 64,870 | 20,525] 104,877 | 27,331] 109,422 | 33,637] 215,977 65,562 BONITO + » KAWAKAWA. « 2,062 rao 8,181 2,296 8,903 Ae) 6,302 1,912 = —— Fowl Wihic 6 600000 176,158 | 76,854 | 286,612 |100,487 | 242,958 | 100,919 | 347,538 | 128,135 = WAHOO. os « « ONO} relent=yis 1,614 f 650 3,184 1,071 1,998 720 3,759 1,302 UNCLASSIFIED 50a 0! 0 17,185 6,341| 36,184 | 11,344] 24,648 6,979 | 23,344 6,810 TOTAL OCEAN CATCH » « » « 418,431 |200,871 | 652,293 |250,495 | 585,745 | 263,578 | 684,248 | 289,543 POND CATCH: 1/ BARRACUDA. « « KAKU. « «© « 59 55 36 31 - - 53 52 BONEFISH OR LADYFISH « « ONO oo 66 530 344 448 198 44 29 808 525 CLAM (Vv. PHILLPPINARUM) OLEPE . » « 971 311 1,210 390 1,015 325 1,115 357 CRABS: PAPA] . » o WHINE tele =) < KUAHONU . « 139 63 60 18 - - 119 53 SAMOAN « © o oOo OO 0 602 238 513 234 544. 234. 367 163 REDS eee MOALA « « « 10 5 110 39 - - - - JACK CREVALLE. ULUA. » « « = = 2 2 - - 29 17 MILKFISH » « « AWAD cwealirelts 632 323 718 447 936 410 1,508 622 MOUNTAIN BASS OR SESELE. » AHOLEHOLE . 16 10 462 387 539 451 286 228 MULUET ole le ¢ AMAAMA. « « 3,245 3,130 2,632 2,583 866 798 959 928 TEN POUNDER. AWAAWA. o - 355 224 20 12 46 35 68 50 UNCLASSIFIED . oooh oo 29 25 - - 83 55 33 10 ges Tr TOTAL POND CATCH. » « « « 6,588 4,778 6,211 4,341 — Za sskey/ 5,345 3,005 GHD WORN 6 5650000 425,019 |205,649] 658,504 254,836| 569,818 265,915| 689,593 | 292,548 — SEE FOOTNOTE AT END OF TABLE (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) ner HAW AILAN FISHERIES HAWAIT: CATCH BY MONTHS, 1949 - Continued SPECIES MAY AUGUST ENGLISH HAWAIIAN| POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE OCEAN CATCH: AMBERJACK » KAHALA . 12,735 $3,352 12,655 9,618 $2,236 6,965 $2,503 BIG-EYED SCAD. AKULE. . 68,850 42,557 41,644 41,984 26 ,800 40,281 24,553 BLUE CREVALLE. OMILU. . 2,668 990 1,676 9,551 3,257 8,949 3,867 BONEF ISH OR LADYFISH «+ O10. 6. 6,635 2,779 5,543 6,429 2,513 4,658 2,061 CONVICT TANG « MANINI « 1,355 665 2,121 1,541 707 1,139 623 DOLPHIN» « » « | MAHAMAHI 27,994 7,770 23,102 17,435 5,171 6,894 2,871 GOATFISH (Me . AURIFLAMMA). = WEKE-ULA 1,155 786 1,045 1,325 921 1,258 863 GOATFISH (Ms SAMOENSIS) . WEKE « « 7,549 4,230 4,077 3,874 2,193 5,738 3,996 GOATFISH (P. FRATERCULUS) MOANO, . 3,536 2,511 3,164 2,659 2,680 GOATFISH (P. PORPHYREUS ) KUMU « « 1,745 1,960 1,203 15213 1,019 JACK CREVALLE ULUA « « 20,884 7,637 7,451 LOBSTER, SPINY ULAs » « 10,312 6,057 130 MACKEREL « « «© OPELUs » 10,356 4,557 10,267 MILKFISH « » « AWAs » « 2,690 917 ec} | MULLET « » « » AMAAMA « 2,952 2,003 2,270 OCTOPUS.) 2 bs HEBs ais 554 328 714 SEA BASS . » « HAPUUPUU 8,991 2,472 1,732 SNAPPER: GRAY » « © © UKUse « « 3,034 PINK «e+ » KALEKALE 1,376 PINK « « « » OPAKAPAK 4,686 REDe,« © o tm) EHUs! on 3,723 REDs » » « «© ULAULA) » 3,456 SQUIRREL OR BIG-EYED FISH UU «} aux 7,211 SWORDFISH. « « A'Us « « 39,172 THREADFISH » » MOle « « 2,444 TUNA: ALBACORE * » AHI >ALAHA BIG-EYED » + 151,555 48,798| 126,384 44,662 BLUEFIN «© «© fF AHI. « « YELLOWFIN® SKIPUACK » © AKUs « « 1,504,119 | 186,199 |2,187,272 264,088 BONITO . . « KAWAKAWA 4,690 1,247 5,455 1,423 TOTAL TUNASS of oe) ab 2,333,735 | 312,332 | 1,660,364 310,173 SS SS SSS SSeS WAHOOs. « « « «© ONOe « « 6,263 2,065 UNCLASSIFIED » eve ee 30,859 7,703 TOTAL OCEAN CATCH. » « 1,977,393 452,894 POND CATCH: 1/ BARRACUDA. « « KAKU « « 147 BONEFISH OR LADYFISH «2 910. « « 58 CLAM (Vv. PHILLPPINARUM) OLEPE. « 1,105 CRABS: « « « « PAPAle « WHITE. « « « | KUAHONU. 92 SAMOAN « 6 eis) © ie 31 REDs « se » MOALAs 41 JACK CREVALLE. ULUA « « MILKFISH « « « AWAs « « 521 MOUNTAIN BASS OR SESSELE .» AHOLEHOLG 10 MULLET » « « « AMAAMA o 404 SHRIMP . 2 « » OPAE « « 62 TENPOUNDER » » AWAAWA . 100 UNCLASSIFIED . ods @ 56 TOTAL POND CATCH . . 2,627 BRAND TOTAL « « « «» « 11,469,920 350,930 | 2,648,510 | 428,702 | 1,979,602 | 375,590/2,634,447 455,521 SEE FOOTNOTE AT END OF TABLE (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) HAW AILAN FISHERIES 245 HAWAIT: CATCH BY MONTHS, 1949 - Continued SPECIES SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER ENGLISH HAWAIIAN POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE OCEAN CATCH: AMBERJACKe » «© « © KAHALAs » « 7,664 $2,795 7,259 $2,323 11,904 $3,498 BIG-EYED SCAD ., NawvuE SG 4 57,234 31,938 32,441 20,782 61,381 34,674 BLUE CREVALLE. « « OMILU » « « 4,713 1,703 4,862 1,756 3,403 1,473 BONEF ISH OR LADYFISH « . » Ol oad 0 9,912 4,003 9,044 3,626 10,033 3,542 CONVICT TANG . o MANINI» « © 1,678 832 2,362 1,032 1,734 849 DOLPHIN. 2 2 2 © « MAHAMAHI ©» 9,423 4,173 14,679 5,901 11,444 4,089 GOATFISH (M. AURIFLAMMA). « « WEKE-ULA» » 1,883 1,507 975 682 3,134 2,067 GOATFISH (M. SAMOENSIS) .» « « WEKE. » « 6,223 3,602 5,696 3,294 3,724 2,187 GOATFISH (P. FRATERCULUS) « » MOANO » « « 3,834 2,774 2,659 1,854 1,832 1,334 GOATFISH (P. PORPHYREUS). « « KUMU. . « « 1,069 1,142 987 1,100 1,048 1,169 JACK CREVALLE. « « ULUA» 2 © « 17,987 7,332 15,545 6,099 12,052 4,562 LOBSTER, SPINY « « WU o6 65 7,015 3,791 3,891 2,377 1,983 1,079 MACKEREL « so « © OPELU... 23,736 9,064 15,942 6,736 23,976 11,070 MILKFISH » « 2 « © AWAWettenrenta 2,805 590 1,166 272 1,590 71 MUUUEIFID Oo 6 6 Oo AMAAMAs 5 « 4,220 3,192 3,703 2,841 3,902 2,708 OGTORUSe) sy ener re HEE . 2 e 2,795 1,687 3,489 1,911 1,915 977 SEA BASS . « « « « HAPUUPUU. « 3,948 1,586 6,479 2,071 5,307 1,873 SNAPPER: GU oo 0g o 00 UW 5 5900 4,855 2,209 4,810 2,108 2,835 1,231 PIN o 55500 KALEKALE. « 1,881 1,047 2,651 1,387 2,445 1,310 BIINK well oleh ieteete OPAKAPAKA . 20,875 8,960 16,390 6,655 24,987 9,035 REDO o GOO 48 EHU 2 0 « « 4,748 3,354 4,177 2,600 4,131 2,374 REDS 6 0 6 O00 ULAULA. « « 5,002 3,519 8,797 5,551 7,543 4,765 SQUIRREL OR BIG-EYED FISH e Wo-o.a-0 9 15,781 10,543 4,532 3,312 5,140 3,284 SWORDFISH. « « » « AW 3.6.0.6 66 597 30,733 91,045 39,503 66 836 22,582 THREADFISH « « « « MOU so85 6 2,166 1,491 1,366 624 431 TUNA: \ + 1 ALBACORE * © « AHIPALAHA BIG-EYED > » « » BLUEFIN 2 6 « «» - AHl » eo oe 110,534 46 ,783 199,070 63,098 219,865 60,650 YELLOWFIN e+ 0 » «@ SKIPJACK « «© 2 AKU seoiotte 963, 083 125,257 458, 235 63,717 215,891 39,541 FOTO o5 00 6 KAWAKAWA. 5,898 1,326 3,089 556 2,244 477 TOWN TUM o op oo 65 0 | persis 173,366 660, 394 132,371 438,000 100,668 WAHOO. « e © © © « UNCLASSIFIED « « e ee ec eo TOTAL OCEAN CATCH « « «© «© e POND CATCH: 1/ BARRACUDA « « e « KAKU. « « BONEFISH OR LADYFISH. © « » OD o oo CLAM (Ve PHILLPPINARUM ) OLEPE « » CRABS : PAPAL «» « WHITE ieihrep terra) ve KUAHONU SAMOAN. «© © « R tepieveee JACK CREVALLE © « ULUA. « « MILKFISHs « « © AWA « « o MULLETe » © © o « AMAAMA. © SHRIMP. » © «© «© « OPAE. « « TENPOUNDER. «© « « AWAAWA. « UNCLASSIFIED. © « bo0 OC TOTAL POND CATCH « o© » « e GRAND TOTAL « « ¢ s «© © @ « eee es © © © we 327,452 228 , 766 207 78 159 - - 230 786 286 1,188 213 195 437 15 64 52 161 - 471 424 388 1,426 37 20 9 79 20 1,778 1,405,162 328,500 958,626 268 , 887 733,757 230,665 SEE FOOTNOTE AT END OF TABLE (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) 246 SPECIES ENGLISH OCEAN CATCH: AMBERJACK. « « «© BIG-EYED SCAD, . BLUE CREVALLE. « CONVICT TANG « « DOLPHINe » « 0 0 6 © GOATFISH (M. AURIFLAMMA) GOATFISH (M. SAMOENSIS). GOATFISH (P. FRATERCULUS GOATFISH (P. PORPHYREUS) JACK CREVALLEs « «© 6 « © LOBSTER, SPINY MACKEREL « « « MILKFISH « MULLET « OCTOPUS. SEA BASS SNAPPER: GRAY « « PINK « « PINK « e RED. « RED. « « SQUIRREL OR BIG-E SWORDFISH. « « « THREADF ISH « « « TUNA: ALBACORE » BIG-EYED eo BLUEFIN »& YELLOWS IN« SKIPJACK « BONITO « « « see ee eee ee osee 4 "26° € “et @ @ oes Siw . SLA a Ron ekwir he anes Scene amen) meena elie." a TOTAL TUNAs « « « WAHOO. « « © «© © UNCLASSIFIED « 6 « © « TOTAL OCEAN CATCH. POND CATCH: 1/ BARRACUDAs + « « «+ BONEF ISH OR LADYFISH « « CLAM (Vs PHRLLPPINARUM)« CRABS : WHITE, oe wee SAMOAN os ee ee RED. + « ensaie JACK CREVALLE. « « « MILKFISH 6 6 6 e+ « MOUNTAIN BASS OR SESS whats MULLET « « « « SHRIMP « « « « TENPOUNDER « « UNCLASSIFIED .« ee ee Me ee ee = eso « Mia « 8 © « TOTAL POND CATCH. GRAND TOTAL » « » « « 1/ SALT-WATER HAW AIIAN FISHERIES HAWAIT: CATCH BY MONTHS, 1949 - Continued DECEMBER TOTAL HAWAI LAN POUNDS | poet) VALUE ee KAHALAs «© © © © © @ eo 21,355 $5,412 190,335 $60,335 ee AKULE 0 2 oe © ee © 8 33,697 19,646 501,091 | 309,721 ee OMILU ee eo we ee oe 8 1,725 570 52,866 22,497 ee OIG» © 0s 6 6.20 hy = 9,344 3,474 84,573 33,115 ee MANINIe © 0 os ee eo 1,718 876 22,550 11,550 a MAHAMAHI]« « «© «© © © eo 8,227 3,612 170,737 58,292 oe WEKE-ULAs 2 ee se ee oe 3,336 2,346 20,895 15,246 ee WEKEe © ele 0 ow © 60 © 6,879 3,914 61,738 37,598 ee MOANO)e se ec ee ee es 2,836 2,034 32,941 25,375 by, fa KUMUs cs ee eee eee ec 1,895 1,832 16,121 | 17,639 e. ULUAstte: “eifs\ aiiel yen) e4e 15,510 5,568 133,589 77,445 sie ULE) «0 hs 0) chimcemiele 5,195 3,009 42,134 26, 269 oe OPELU) &, 0 fe ete wl eee ce 29,276 10,028 244,459 102,235 e- AWAD c voice Reaiaiel «) (e\ aninas 222 52 23,528 6,597 ee AMAAMAs ee ee ee eo = = 39 ,959 29,472 she HEE. a (s:ijejel) 0 a) eRele 2,094 1,151 18,881 10,813 2° HAPUUPUU. » 2 2 © e oo 7,604 2,424 63,834 23,671 a4 UKU) «, wade, aeachiel tole ga 4,152 1,878 71,626 30,575 » KALEKALEs « eee we ow 3,647 1,831 29,741 17,005 «le OPAKAPAKA » 6 «© « © o «oe 35,738 13,398 225,578 96,198 e- EHU) jettles. 2 jo. oMehidl <) 820 6,109 4,083 58 , 734 41,285 ee ULAUEAs 2 ec we ee ww 13,340 8,435 118,433 73,661 A UUS 6) ©. ole, sitet site! ole a 5,914 : 77,366 54,882 a AU ce eee eer ece 80,338 1,101,616 397,359 - MOU ads Sis) Mahe eha) ¢ 473 24,726 17,944 oe AHIPALAHA « «© © ee ee ? oa AHN iablal = cs. bois kolo) ol 362,011 2,013,092 715,100 ve bi AKU ahs Sis edleliaretiebelis 151,705 27,007 9,066 ,326 | 1,254,641 Aes KAWAKAWAs 6 6 © e © eo 2,903 681 57,759 15,436 oe 1,985,177 5 ONO Maememiaeks uowneinemonianbemts 541 48,957 15,982 ae ie Sicohin geiraited ei ai ea cite 7,030 315,954 ae oe dike! @ ke" Giese. o hey o 3,687,169 oe KAKUs 2» © © ee ew we wee ee O10 oma e retaere emer eine oe OLEPE cere ws ce oe PAPAL » » ee ee ew eo ar KUAHONU 2 5 ee oe eo ow o- MOALA oe ee eee eee e- ULUA diss ole gusijelde ts « os AWArrenemen ae anal «, Ohene ve AHOLEHOLE 2 6 ee we ww oe AMAAMAs 2 oe ee eee oe wie OPAEs «ew ee eee eee cer AWAAWAs 2 oo eo se ww os Wiig) eile eo hatintis: 's) eT eo Behe 34 364 6,981 5,645 52,614 849 ,697 260,731 15,042,755 | 3,718,474 SECTION 12.- REVIEW OF CERTAIN MAJOR FISHERIES There are presented in this section of the Digest complete data on the catch of cer- tain of the major species of fish and shellfish taken commercially in the United States and Alaska. Although these data are included in the detailed catch tables for the various states, they have been republished in individual fishery tables in this portion of the report to provide readers with a single source of catch data for cod, haddock, halibut, mackerel, menhaden, ocean perch (rosefish), pilchard, salmon, tuna, and whales. Statistics on the oyster and shrimp fisheries are being omitted this year since data were not collected in the South Atlantic States for 1949, and a substantial portion of the catch of these items comes from that area. Most of the above species are taken by fishermen operating in several states or districts, and a number are taken by several types of fishing gear. Because of this, the casual reader of the Digest often experi- ences difficulty in locating complete data on the catch of the species in individual state catch tables. The information contained in this section includes the volume and value of the catch by individual types of gear and by states and districts. PRINCIPAL UNITED STATES AND ALASKA FISHERIES SALMON HADDOCK PILCHARD SALMON ») z % ee ——— HALIBUT oA SHR IMP ALASKA UNITED STATES AND ALASKA COD FISHERY During 1949, the fishermen of the United States and Alaska caught 71,011,847 pounds of cod valued at $4,029,563 to the fishermen. This was a decrease of 11 percent in quantity and 21 percent in value compared with the previous year. Otter trawls accounted for 75 percent of the cod catch; lines, 20 percent; and gill nets, 4 percent. Other types of gear, principally floating traps and pound nets made up the remaining | percent. Massachusetts, with a catch of 50.4 million pounds of cod, led in the production of this species, followed by Washington, (6.2 million pounds), and Maine, (6.1 million pounds). In all areas, except Alaska, the major portion of the catch was taken with otter trawls. Lines accounted for the entire Alaska catch. 247 248 REVIEW OF CERTAIN MAJOR FISHERIES SUMMARY OF COD CATCH, 1949 OTTER TRAWLS LINES GILL NETS POUNDS VALUE POUNDS POUNDS VALUE FLOATING TRAPS NEW ENGLAND: MAINE . . . | 2,324,900 $104,042 2,151,700 1,598,800 | $124,716 = = NEW HAMPSHIRE . = 2 2,700 z z= § s MASSACHUSETTS . | 42,230,700 | 2,399,548 6,883, 300 1,276,600 89,502 8, 008 $396 RHODE ISLAND. . 488, 600 18,772 705, 600 25,043 CONNECTICUT . . 589; 800 60,000 900 TOTAL. . - MIDDLE ATLANTIC: NEW YORK. .. . NEW JERSEY. . . DELAWARE. . 2 799, 700 qs 190, fens 140,708 zit 256 87,337 114, 158 TOTAL CHESAPEAKE: MARYLAND. . . . VIRGINIA. . < « TOTAL. «. . PACIFIC COAST: WASHINGTON. . . | 6,230,600 OREGON. . 2 ~ 5, 100 Ean jeer os - | eee ees a Eee SSS 53,488,100 | 2,961,314 | 13,965,347 812,363 |2,884,200 | 215,044 | 521,100 TOTAL. . ALASKA. « « «© + « GRAND TOTAL POUNDS VALUE NEW ENGLAND: MAINE... . 6,075,400} $315,918 NEW HAMPSHIRE 2,700 784 MASSACHUSETTS 50,418,700] 2,921,841 RHODE ISLAND. 1, 707,300 78,586 CONNECTICUT . 590,700 60,121 TOTAL. . MIDDLE ATLANTIC: NEW YORK. . . . 2,356,800] 229,073 NEW JERSEY. . . 1,386,600] 135,786 DELAWARE. ... 40 40 TOTAL. << = = = - = 1,400 142 MASSACHUSETTS | 4,652,200 | 355,840 |121,661,500 |8,326,949| 157,500] 13,557] 25,500|$1,250 |126,496,700|8, 697,596 RHODE ISLAND. 69, 600 3,407, = 69, 600 3,407 5,177,700 | 392,107 |128,217,500 |8,747,919]343,900] 29,634) 25,500] 1,250 CONNECTICUT . TOTAL. .. MIDDLE ATLANTIC: NEW YORK. . . NEW JERSEY. . TOTAL. . © GRAND TOTAL PACIFIC COAST HALIBUT FISHERY The total North Pacific halibut catch by both United States and Canadian craft during 1949 totaled 53,622,000 pounds, a decrease of a half million pounds compared with the previous year. The 1949 halibut season which extended from May 1 through July 12, was 73 days, com- pared with 72 days in 1948 and 109 days in 1947. Landings of halibut in Alaska ports, which has steadily risen from 7 million pounds in 1939 to a record high of almost 24 million pounds in 1°48, declined to 22.3 million pounds in 1949. This decrease in Alaska landings of haliput was reflected in a marked increase in the landings of ‘Jnited States fishing craft at British Columbia ports. It is believed that the diversion to Canadian ports was in protest against new licenses imposed on fishermen during the year by the Alaska Territorial Legislature. Data on landings of halibut listed in the following tables represent the dressed weight of the fish, which is the weight upon which the quota is based, while those in the various state and sectional tables represent the round weight of the catch. In the sectional tables, halibut landed in Canada by vessels of United States registry is credited to Alaska. The dressed weight can be converted to round weight by multiplying by 1.33. 0 REVIEW OF CERTAIN MAJOR FISHERIES SUMMARY OF UNITED STATES HALIBUT FLEET OPERATING UNITS, 1949 WASHINGTON ALASKA TOTAL ITEM FLEET FLEET NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER REGULAR HALIBUT VESSELS: NUMBER. 2 2 6 0 6 oo oe + oe the Faure sitet minal te ols he 185 296 48) NET STONNAGE Budunekni: oe tainhekpgakts © unas 7 345 352 BOATS PRIMARILY IN OTHER FISHERIES BUT LANDING SMALC FARES OF HALIBUT 1/: NUMBER: (sie Myo oe ow Ma ole, Koi so ol fel osha) el ellen sms = 125 125 CREW. ois .o- fu gw ee ew biel (6) (8 ce) fe, 6), ume, ©) .e. ie, 9) ler ae = 250 250 SKATESNOFUGINES: «0 wae cherish cueueeMens) lmcneleee - 1,000 1,000 1/ DOES NOT INCLUDE TROLLERS OR OTHER BOATS CATCHING HALIBUT INCIDENTAL TO OTHER FISHING OPERATIONS. “NOTE.:--THE FLEET CLASSIFICATION IS THAT OF THE INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSION, UNDER WHICH CRAFT LISTED BY THE COMMISSION AS HAVING THEIR HOME PORT IN ALASKA ARE INCLUDED IN THE ALASKA FLEET AND ALL OTHER CRAFT OF UNITED STATES REGISTRY ARE INCLUDED IN THE "WASHINGTON FLEET" IF THEY LAND HALIBUT IN SEATTLE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, OR ALASKA. SUMMARY OF UNITED STATES AND CANADIAN HALIBUT CATCH, 1949 EXPRESSED IN THOUSANDS OF POUNDS AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS) LANDED _IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON! BRITISH COLUMBIA QUANTITY QUANTITY} VALUE FLEET CLASSIFICATION ALASKA QUANTITY UNITED STATES AND ALASKA FLEET. .« BRITISH COLUMBIA FLEET. «.+ « « « 9,119 42 34,955 18,667 6,177 3,200 SP oA HA bcssack ieacy Sam NAM oe CC 9,161 9,377 NOTE:--STATISTICS IN THE ABOVE TABLES ARE COMPILED FROM DATA COLLECTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSION FOR WASHINGTON AND BRITISH COLUMBIA, AND BY THE FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE FOR ALASKA. THIS TABULATION DOES NOT INCLUDE LANDINGS AT PORTS SOUTH OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, WHICH AVERAGE LESS THAN 3 PERCENT OF THE ANNUAL PACIFIC COAST CATCH. CATCH BY UNITED STATES HALIBUT FLEET, 1949 1 TEM LANDED _IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON BRITISH COLUMBIA T ALASKA OTaG POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE POUNDS POUNDS VALUE ALL VESSELS AND BOATS: HALIBUT. . . « « « «| 9,119,195]$1,917, 745/4,207,907| $785,056] 21,627,525] $3,473, 770| 34,954,627] $6,176,571 SABLEFISH. . . . . -| 1,819,613| 178,398] 36,020] 2,787/ 3,929,783) 280,414] 5,785,416] 461,599 DINGGOD, » ae augue > 497,674 47,578 - - 2,415 72 47,650 ROCKFISHES - . ~~ 197,526 13,145 - - 33,499 14,373 TOTAL . . « « « « 111,634,008] 2,156,866|4,243,927| 787,843) 25,593,222| 3,755,484/41,471,157| 6,700,193 NOTE:-- IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE, THERE WERE 1,149,567 POUNDS OF HALIBUT, SABLEFISH, LINGCOD, ROCKFISHES, GRAYFISH (O0GFISH), SOUPFIN SHARK AND MISCELLANEOUS FISH LIVERS VALUED AT $1,255,823 LANDEO BY THE UNITED STATES HALIBUT FLEET AT PACIFIC COAST PORTS DURING 1949. THESE VESSELS ALSO LANDED 1,502,632 POUNDS OF HALIBUT, SABLEFISH, LINGCOD AND ROCKFISH VISCERA VALUED AT $428,871. VESSELS OF THE GANADIAN HALIBUT FLEET LANDED A TOTAL OF 18,666,765 POUNDS OF HALIBUT VALUED AT $3,199,923 DURING 1949, OF WHICH 41,795 POUNDS VALUED AT $8,346 WERE LANDED AT SEATTLE, AND 627,984 POUNDS VALUED AT $101,807 WERE LANDED IN ALASKA. STATISTICS IN THE ABOVE TABLES ARE COMPILED FROM DATA COLLECTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSION FOR WASHINGTON AND BRITISH COLUMBIA, AND BY THE FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE FOR ALASKA. THIS TABULATION DOES NOT INCLUDE LANDINGS AT PORTS SOUTH OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, WHICH AVERAGE LESS THAN 3 PERCENT OF THE ANNUAL PACIFIC COAST CATCH. REVIEW OF CERTAIN MAJOR FISHERIES es ATLANTIC COAST MACKEREL FISHERY During 1949, the mackerel catch on the Atlantic Coast amounted to 42,070,100 pounds, valued at $2,308,037 to the fishermen. This represented a decrease of 1& percent in quantity and 38 percent in value compared with the previous year. The largest decrease occurred in purse seine landings in Massachusetts which totaled only 6.2 million pounds, a decline of 17.6 million pounds compared with the mackerel landings by purse seines in that area in 1948. The pound net catch, taken principally in Massachusetts, decreased 29 percent compared with 1948. New Jersey accounted for 45 percent of the 1949 mackerel catch, while Massachusetts and Maine recorded 33 and 8 percent respectively. Landings in Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Maryland and Virginia yielded the remaining 14 percent. SUMMARY OF ATLANTIC MACKEREL CATCH, 1949 GILL NETS STATE PURSE SEINES STOP SEINES RRETOR POUNDS VALUE POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS VALUE NEW ENGLAND: MAINES esiremrn ets en| 250511700 $96,284 61,900 = + MASSACHUSETTS. . . | 6,165,800 338, 382 = = 100 $29 RHODE ISLAND. . . 60, 400 5,437 = 2 WW c - 6 2 | Lez cleo 440,103 eae 3 61,900 3,097 29 MIDDLE ATLANTIC: NEW YORK...» 160, 200 20,000 8,600 | $1,317 = NEW JERSEY . . . . | 16,830,400 233,477 = = = TOTAL . . . . | 16,990,600 253,477 8,600 | 1,317 = a ae eas CHESAPEAKE, VAIRGINIAS 2): os 2,100 88 GRAND TOTAL. . | 25,268,500 693,580 10,700 | 1,405 61, 900 3,097 700 29 LINES epee [DRIFT __RUNAROUND STAKE HAND POUNDS VALUE NEW ENGLAND: MAINE. . . . - - - 6,900 $517 MASSACHUSETTS. - - = af RHODE ISLAND . = CONNECTICUT. . 91, 200 11,157 Tara. +). .\«\| 0663, G000M [Lc seNoarta| LIMMS iON ia SataG Saas [98 100..] 15,674 MIDDLE ATLANTIC: NEW YORK... . 28,000 4,629 = - - - 1,464,500 | 223,260 NEW JERSEY... 454,700 36, 483 11,800 $944 21,600 $1,782 | 1,069,800 86, 024 2 TOWNES | 5 ane 482,700 41,112 11, 800 21, 600 1,782 | 2,534,300 | 309,284 CHESAPEAKE: MARYLAND . 2 6 « « 357, 600 32, 184 % VIRGINIA . . . . « | 2,338,200 238, 430 zs GRAND TOTAL. . | 3,842,400 363,817 11, 800 21, 600 1, 782 | 2,032,400 | 320,958 POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE NEW ENGLAND: MAIRES, ss es) of - - 334,500 $16,427 MASSACHUSETTS. . « 5,674,400 $580, 957 1,540, 800 80, 756 RHODE ISLAND .. .- 336, 900 26,082 TOWAC. se ss MIDDLE ATLANTIC: NEW YORK . 2... - NEW JERSEY... . TOALe 6 3.5 ¢ CHESAPEAKE, WIRGINIA 6 6 6 6 6 TOW: 0 60 6 5,674, 400 580,957 2,212, 200 171, 800 32,884 605, 000 48,400 ees US a | in a 104,300 17, 203 b) 704, 300 17, 203 4,875 6,555, 500 679,444 2,212, 200 (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) GRAND TOTAL. . 123, 265 252 REVIEW OF CERTAIN MAJOR FISHERIES SUMMARY OF ATLANTIC MACKEREL CATCH, 1949 - Continued POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE NEW ENGLAND: MAINE. . ae. 544,700 $16,189 3,351,900 $157,569 MASSACHUSETTS. . . = = 285, 100 13, 969, 400 1,065,480 RHODE ISLAND . = = 39,700 502, 600 41,504 92° 200 1,000 11,257 CONNECTICUT. .. ; TOTAL. . «« MIDDLE ATLANTIC: NEW YORK: 2c uss « NEW JERSEY .... TOTAL. « « « « 290,572 412,966 CHESAPEAKE: MARYLAND... . 362, 200 32,688 VIRGINIA: «tee ct 2,838,000 296,001 328, 689 2,308, 037 TOTAL. GRAND TOTAL. . 399, 000 40,784 | __ 3,201,200 _| ,201,200 544,700 851,200 98, 652 [42,070,100 | 070, 100 PACIFIC COAST MACKEREL FISHERY \ The catch of Pacific mackerel during 1949 amounted to 49,771,300 pounds, valued at $1,285,892 to the fishermen. This represented an increase of 26 percent in quantity but a decrease of 7 percent in value compared with the previous year. The entire Pacific mackerel catch was taken in California. The San Pedro District accounted for 99 percent of the 1949 catch with the San Diego, Monterey, and San Francisco Districts contributing the remaining 1 percent. Mackerel taken by brail or scoop nets accounted for 56 percent of the 1949 catch while purse seines caught 43 percent. The remaining 1 percent was taken with lines and gill and trammel nets. SUMMARY OF PACIFIC MACKEREL CATCH, 1949 PURSE SEINES GILL AND TRAMMEL NETS DISTRICT POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS VALUE CALIFORNIA: SAN FRANCISCO... . 3,000 - - - MONTEREY . . « « « 233; 600 200 - SAN PEDRO. . 3 es o> [21 ,114) 200 9,800 $6,411 SAN DIEGO... ’ 98, 000 9, 200 MGT AL et Gable ie I 21, 448, 800 550, 657 T9, 200 BRAIL OR SCOOP NETS POUNDS. DISTRICT POUNDS CALIFORNIA: SAN FRANCISCO. . .. - 3,000 $49 MONTEREY: « -« si owe - - 233, 800 4,115 SANIPEDRO.. « Give vets 27,710,400 $712,158 49, 084; 300 1 260, ,749 SANDIEGO svescemey ers 3,000 143 ” 450, 200 20;979 REVIEW OF CERTAIN MAJOR FISHERIES a ATLANTIC AND GULF COAST MENHADEN FISHERY The catch of menhaden in 1949 established a new record of 1,081,741,400 pounds, valued at $11,540,313 to the fishermen. The catch was far larger than that of any other species taken by United States and Alaska fishermen. Practically the entire 1949 menhaden production was used in the manufacture of oil and meal, with only small quan- tities being used for bait. No survey was made of the fisheries of the South Atlantic States (North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and the East Coast of Florida) for 1949. However, in con- ducting the canned fish and byproducts survey for that year, information was obtained on the total quantity of menhaden used for reduction purposes in these states. Since nearly the entire catch is used for the manufacture of oil and meal, the poundage utilized for reduction has been listed as the landings in those states which were not canvassed for 1949 data. SUMMARY OF MENHADEN CATCH, 1949 STATE PURSE SEINES HAUL SEINES GILL NETS POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS VALUE NEW ENGLAND: MAINE. . . ath toy el teeee MASSACHUSETTS. Oi Cite CONNECTICUT. .... . 5,019, 000 6,961,800 TOTAL. .... 11,980,800 MIDDLE ATLANTIC: INEWAYIOR Kemtaietate etre te) vetetat ve INEM, UEIREYE Ge on & be Oo B 89,488, 700 939,631 129,822, 000 1,453,999 DISILAWARIS 5 CEASE IG 159, 748, 100 1,677,355 CHESAPEAKE: MARILANDY a aS "d"G "5 o 119,400 $1, 198 8,800 88 VIURGHINIAW tens eter t=) vey tel ce 126,430,300 lp 466, 592 2,312,500 17,563 47,900 356 TOMAN ca) as) fe) (a) Mie) Tor)» | 126,430,300 | 430,300 1, ie Wen OBE Bla 592 2,431, 1 eee 200 us| ALE Se 761 56, 700 44a SOUTH ATLANTIC: NORTH CAROLINA. ... . 227,679,400 1,980,811 - SOUTH CAROLINA. .... 4,706,750 44,243 = EAST COAST OF FLORIDA. . 30, 060,220 324, 650 = eS _——————— GULF: WEST COAST OF FLORIDA. . 24,2959, 680 268,485 17,700 885 1,000 50 MISSISSIFPRIS 5°56 5 5 9 5 44,578,500 485,906 S = = 2 LOUISIANA. . - 1. «=. 165,913,400 2,018,307 = = = Dy WENSS 6/5 o-6 6 G60 0 6 41, 135,300 473,757 = = 2 = TOMI co 6 49 oe 276,486,880 3,246,455 17,700 1,000 50 GRAND TOTAL... « 1,056,403, 150 11,262, 102 2,449 , 600 19,646 65,600 586 POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS VALUE NEW ENGLAND: MAINE. . . sac anG 6,500 s = MASSACHUSETTS. . . . . 458,400 34, 100 - = RHODE ISLAND. . . - 36, 100 - - CONNECTICUT. 16,000 MIDDLE ATLANTIC: NEW JERSEY... =. - + « = = TOUNL 5 do 5 a8 0 = ee et CHESAPEAKE : MARALANO) 6 5 6 oo ooo 1,551,900 12,389 200 $4 VIRGINA 2 60 66 65 5 7,330,800 54,005 10,300 81 WOME G0. 10,00 O20 8,882,700 66,394 * - 10,500 85 Seo —OE—E—E— Ee eee eel GRAND TOTAL... « 22,708,700 256,695 78,700 10,500 85 (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) a4 REVIEW OF CERTAIN MAJOR FISHERIES SUMMARY OF MENHADEN CATCH, 1949 - Continued STATE OTTER TRAWLS WE IRS TRAMMEL NETS TOTAL POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE POUNDS NVALUE NEW ENGLAND: MAINE. . « eas - - i 5,027,300 $45,040 MASSACHUSETTS. . . . 19,200 7,473,500 88,956 RHODE ISLAND... . 38, 100 457 CONNECTIUCT. . . « « 3,200 27,100 247 ieee iaes MIDDLE ATLANITC: NEW YORK . 89,488,700 939,631 NEW JERSEY . ; 143, 173,600 1,639,207 DELAWARE... - - 159,748, 100 1,677,355 CHESAPEAKE: MARYLAND... 2. = 1,680,300 13,679 WAIRGUNUA® Seiad occs ae - 136, 131,800 1,538,597 SOUTH ATLANTIC: NORTH CAROLINA 227,679,400 1,980,811 SOUTH CAROLINA . ; 4,706,750 44,243 EAST COAST OF FLORIDA 30,060,220 324,650 GULF: WEST COAST OF FLORIDA $50 24,879,380 269,470 MISSISSIPPI. . .. . - 44,578,500 485,906 LOUIS VANAGOrecire es - 165,913,400 2,018,307 TEXAS)3 bo. 3% 41, 135,300 473,757 GRAND TOTAL . 22,400 Pre io eh eae 1,800 aan aad 081,741,450 11,540,313 NOTE:--TO CONVERT WEIGHT IN POUNDS TO NUMBER OF FISH DIVIDE BY 0.67. i— ta . TROLLER REVIEW OF CERTAIN MAJOR FISHERIES 255 OCEAN PERCH FISHERY The 1949 catch of ocean perch (rosefish) totaled 236,986,700 pounds, valued at $9,819,266 to the fishermen. This represents a decrease of less than 1] percent in quantity but an increase of 2 percent in value compared with the previous year. Seventy- seven percent of the 1949 catch was landed at Massachusetts ports, and the remaining 23 percent was landed in Maine, principally Rockland and Portland. Gloucester accounted for over 93 percent of the poundage landed in Massachusetts. The entire ocean perch (rosefish) catch is used for producing fillets, most of which are frozen. Waste from filleting is used in the manufacture of rosefish meal and oil. SUMMARY OF OCEAN PERCH (ROSEFISH) CATCH, 1949 FINES TTER TR ir STATE TRAWI OR“ TROT 0) AWLS GILL NETS WITH HOOKS POUNDS. VALUE POUNDS. VALUE POUNDS | VALUE POUNDS. VALUE NEW ENGLAND: - MAINEsez—ans~s 400 $11 | 55,502, 100 |$2,014,058 100 $2 | "55,502,600. | $2,014,071 MASSACHUSETTS. | 6,500 487 |181,477,600 | 7,804,708 2 c 181,484, 100 73.805; 195 TOA eats 6,900 | 498 236,979,700 | 9,618,766 236, 986, 700 9,819, 266. PACIFIC COAST PILCHARD FISHERY During 1949, the catch of pilchards amounted to 633,540,400 pounds, valued at $10,760,235 to the fishermen. This represented an increase of 70 percent in quantity but a decrease of 2 percent in value compared with the previous year. The price paid to fishermen at the beginning of the 1949 season was $40 per ton com- pared with $67.50 per ton the previous season. The prices dropped to $32.50 per ton by the end of the season, compared to $50 per ton at the close of the 1948 season. Price disagreements, occurring at times when fishing conditions appeared exceptionally good, reduced the potential production of the area. SUMMARY OF PILCHARD CATCH, 1949 PURSE SEINES, LAMPARA AND RING NETS STATE AND DISTRICT HAUL SEINES GILL NETS |OTTER TRAWLS WASHINGTON: PUGET SOUND DISTRICT. OREGON: COASTAL DISTRICT. . . CALIFORNIA: NORTHERN DISTRICT . 14,800 SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT 33,848,400| $576,941] 800 MONTEREY DISTRICT . . 262,370,900 | 4,565,241 | 2,900 SAN PEDRO DISTRICT. . 331,502,300 | 5,554,263) - SAN DIEGO DISTRICT. « 5, 703, 300 59,314 TOTAL CALIFORNIA . | - | - 633,424, 900 [10,755, 759 |18, 500 31,600 633, 475, 000 110,756, 897 65, 400| 3,338 |633, 424, 900 |10, 755, 759 |18, 500 | 536]31,600 | _542]693, 540, 400 10,760, 235 GRAND TOTAL. . . . 993093 O - 52 - 17 256 REVIEW OF CERTAIN MAJOR FISHERIES PACIFIC COAST SALMON FISHERY The 1949 salmon catch in the Pacific Coast States and Alaska totaled 484,203,800 pounds -- over 80 million pounds more than in 1948. Landings in the Pacific Coast States increased over 30 million pounds compared with the previous year, while those in Alaska increased almost 50 million pounds. In the Puget Sound District of Washington, where pink salmon are taken in quantity only in the odd-numbered years, the catch of this species amounted to 65.6 million pounds. The catch of pink salmon in this area during 1948 was only 1,600 pounds. Landings of this species in Alaska rose from 113.4 million pounds in 1948 to 228.9 million pounds in 1949. The largest gain came in south- eastern Alaska. The most important types of gear used in taking salmon in 1949 were purse seines, 173 million pounds; pound nets (including floating traps), 170 million pounds; and gill nets, 93 million pounds. Smaller quantities were also taken by lines, reef nets, haul seines and dip nets. SALMON CATCH BY DISTRICTS AND GEAR, 1949 ALASKA Poe Te [western SOUTHEASTERN CENTRAL WESTERN TOTAL POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS PURSE SEINES: Soar, CHINOOK OR KING... 2 9,840 67, 640 3,960 81,440 CHUMIORNKETAs: FatceiG sc. 9,645, 888 13, 486,904 4937520 23,626,312 INGA uloy. ak cs arrcctene 61,975,320 32, 228, 640 68 94; 204,028 REO OR SOCKEYE: 2. 1 2s 445; 662 6,348,060 522, 684 77316, 406 SILVER OR COHO. ss se 1,266,399 837,036 12,987 2) 116, 422 TOTAL ts 5 so © Eee 73,343, 109 52, 968, 280 1,033,219 127,344, 608 GILL NETS: CHINOOK OR KING... se 147,980 1,864,500 3,901,000 CHUMEORUKETAE HS 0 Sucune: 285,960 139113688 5,026, 696 PINGS RS awSie DE. Gees 330, 900 13397500 1,670,532 RED OR SOCKEYE. . ... 1,601, 550 12, 1397 680 52,320,546 SILVER OR COHO. 1s. 818,478 37581)478 47 865,985 TOADS oh ek oy 3, 184, 868 20,836, 846 43, 763, 045 67, 784, 759 LINES: CHINOOK OR KING . . sa 9, 443, 180 9,443, 180 CHUMIOR RETAte oes are 646,544 646,544 PINKO, FARMS ARES ONS 546,592 546,592 RED OR SOCKEYE. .... 11,352 11,352 SILVER OR COHO. 1... 13,308, 246 13,308, 246 POUND NETS: CHINOOK OR KING... . 260 649,820 650,080 CHUM OR KETA. . 2... 12,576,360 4,858,088 17, 434) 448 PINK Es Jaan. scan ore 112,8297892 1976987560 132/528; 452 RED OR SOCKEYE. .. 1. 880, 230 10, 400,358 11,280,588 SILVER OR COHO. . 1... 5, 125, 887 272407 424 73,366,311 TOTALS, ae... ae 131,412,629 37,7, coe, | [auc ) | 169, 259,879 —— es a GRAND TOTAL... .. 231, 896, 520 111, 652,376 44, 796, 264 388,345, 160 GEAR AND SPECIES WESHINGTON PUGET SOUND WASHINGTON COAST COLUMBIA RIVER TOTAL POUNDS. VALUE POUNDS VALUE PURSE SEINES: CHINOOK OR KING. 540, 100 $67,515 540, 100 $67,515 CHUM OR KETA . . | 3,078,700 421,782 3,078,700 421,782 PINK...» - | 33,328,700 | 3,332,867 33,328,700 | 3,332,867 RED OR SOCKEYE . | 4,886,500 977,306 4,886,500 977, 306 SILVER OR COHO . | 3,422,600 3,422,600 431, 243 HAUL SEINES: CHINOOK OR KING. 2,364 CHUM OR KETA . . 5,405 BINGE coat o 52,095 SILVER OR COHO : 171 TOTAC eee 589, 800 61,035 61,035 (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) GEAR AND SPECIES GILL NETS: CHINOOK OR KING CHUM OR KETA. . PINK. . 2 « = « RED OR SOCKEYE. SILVER OR COHO,. TOTAL... LINES: CHINOOK OR KING PINK. . 2 2 = « SILVER OR COHO. TOTAL. . . POUND NETS: CHINOOK OR KING CHUM OR KETA. . FuINWedeieiteunelite RED OR SOCKEYE. SILVER OR COHO. TONAL 4) 6 a REEF NETS: CHINOOK OR KING CHUM OR KETA. . PINK, . 2. « « « RED OR SOCKEYE. SILVER OR COHO. TOTAL. « « DIP NETS: CHINOOK OR KING CHUM OR KETA. . RED CR SOCKEYE. TOTAL. 2. 6 = GRAND TOTAL. GEAR AND SPECIES HAUL SETNES: CHINOOK OR KING CHUM OR KETA. . RED OR SOCKEYE. SILVER OR COHO. TOTAL. 2 GILL NETS: CHINOOK OR KING CHUM OR KETA. . RED OR SOCKEYE. SILVER OR COHO. TOTAL... LINES: CHINOOK OR KING SILVER OR COHO. TOTAL... POUND NETS: CHINOOK OR KING CHUM OR KETA. . RED OR SOCKEYE. SILVER OR COHO. TOTAL. » « DIP NETS: CHINOOK OR KING RED OR SOCKEYE. S|LVER OR COHO. TOTAL. « « GRAND TOTAL REVIEW OF CERTAIN MAJOR FISHERIES SALMON CATCH BY DISTRICTS AND GEAR, 1949 - Continued WASHINGTON - CONTINUED PUGET SOUND WASHINGTON COAST COLUMBIA RIVER POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE POUNDS. POUNDS 459,700 $98,739 $75,573 |2,752,600 [$4 3,699,900 978, 000 130,075 52,046 | 261,400 1,898, 200 6, 804, 200 680, 420 8 : 6,804, 300 790, 300 158, 065 265,311 , 1,666, 900 1,278, 900 262,184 | 1,010,500 154,604 | 224,800 | 30,129 | 2,514,200 10,311,100 | 1,329,483 | 3,026,900 547,542 |3,245,500 | 512,065 | 16,583,500 4,907, 000 2,894,000 98, 200 804,533 | 1,512,400 80, 200 17,400 1, 860, 300 1, 869, 000 4,834,500 | 1,199,492 | 3,398,800 129, 800 12S, 800 181, 100 181, 100 3, 183, 100 3, 183, 100 475,300 475,300 250,500 i 250, 500 228, 100 38,097 228, 100 1,800 142 1,800 4,400 888 4,400 257 $633,999 203,035 680, 428 424,711 446,917 2,389,090 1,341,118 9,810 845,714 2,196, 642 8,176 1,650 27,950 2,492 8, 159 48,427 16,219 24,084 318,309 95,067 31,559 485, 238 38,097 142 888 39,127 65,646,400 | 8,354,386 | 6,425,700 | 1,258,525 [4,519,300 | 737,349 | 76,591,400 | 10,450,272 [RSENS fae WEIS Sa SS ee ee ee Eee eee VALUE $158, 396 2,389 187 15, 067 OREGON COLUMBIA RIVER OREGON COAST TOTAL POUNDS VALUE POUNDS POUNDS 948, 500 $158, 396 948, 500 29,900 2,389 29,900 900 187 900 112, 400 15,067 112, 400 5,656, 900 338, 600 5,995,500 234; 600 445,000 679, 600 2,900 2 2/900 456, 100 639, 500 1,095, 600 3 6, 350, 500 1,025, 153 1,423, 100 7, 773, 600 223,900 244,427 60,229 1, 136, 900 1,360, 800 163, 400 24,673 1, 126, 700 145,678 1,290, 100 387, 300 84,902 2,263, 600 390, 105 2,650, 900 398, 500 398, 500 17,300 17,300 900 900 104, 800 104, 800 521,500 790, 100 790, 100 131,950 8, 100 1,628 8, 100 1,600 209 1, 600 799,800 133,787 799, 800 —_—_—— EES ——————————— SEES 9, 150, 800 1,502, 033 3, 686, 700 571,481 12, 837, 500 (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) 176, 639 1,007,335 54,370 1,206, 529 304, 656 170,351 475,007 131,950 1, 628 209 133,787 2,073,514 258 REVIEW OF CERTAIN MAJOR FISHERIES SALMON CATCH BY DISTRICTS AND GEAR, 1949 - Continued CALIFORNIA NORTHERN SAN FRANCISCO MONTEREY SAN PEDRO DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT VALUE POUNDS |VALUE T7521 fs, 530, 600 GEAR AND SPECIES VALUE $220,098 GILL NETS: CHINOOK OR KING TOTAL; G25 220,098 LINES: CHINOOK OR KING 1,289, 205 1,289,205 TOTAL. « « GRAND TOTAL 1,509, 303 SUMMARY OF SALMON CATCH BY GEAR, 1949 STATE AND DISTRICT POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS ALASKA: SOUTHEASTERN... «~~~ | 73,343,109 3, 184, 868 23,955,914 CENDRALS Gf cumcnes os kil 52; 0688200 20, 836, 846 ~ WESTERNG: (hogs, tage. oa} ie!s 1,033,219 43,763,045 - TOTAL} 0 ioeenide st se 23,955,914 WASHINGTON: PUGET SOUND. ..... =. . | 45,256,600 589, 800 10,311, 100 4,834,500 WASHINGTON COAST . . 2 « - - = 3,026,900 3,398; 800 COLUMBIA RIVER... eee 3, 245,500 1,039, 500 45,256, 600 _ 589,800 16, 583, 500 TOTAL. «0 © © © © «1 OREGON: COLUMBIA RIVER... ee 1,091,700 6,350,500 387, 300 OREGON COAST . « . «+e = 1,423, 100 2,263, 600 TORY Reecwiciecsecee (ec 2,650, 900 172,601, 208 1,681,500 93,040,959 CALIFORNIA: NORTHERN DISTRICT. . . SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT MONTEREY DISTRICT. . . SAN PEDRO DISTRICT . . 899, 100 eeee 5, 5S (ew 5,530,600 TOTAL... sis spime 0 0 « GRANDATOMAL e2Stentcele 41,410,214 STATE AND DISTRICT REEF NETS DIP NETS TOTAL POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS ALASKA: SOUTHEASTERN... ~~ ~~ | 131,412,629 = 231,896,520 CENTRABS he clo cieels tebe | Berearee5o s 111,652,376 WESTERNG "Sets Sse hee - 44,796,264 WASHINGTON: POCET“SOOND te en ee 434,600 4,219,800 = 65,646,400 WASHINGTON COAST... . . - - - 6,425,700 COLUMBIA RIVER... 2 so - = 234,300 4,519,300 TOTA lah. Mois pene cattoks 434, 600 4,219,800 + 98%554,300 76,591,400 OREGON: COLUMBIA RIVER . . 2 ew ee 521,500 OREGONUCOAST]. <) cessrwameue - 3, 686, 700 JOTALS ia fo: on eee elie 521,500 799, 800 12, 837, 500 a SSeS CALIFORNIA: NORTHERN DISTRICT. . 2 « 2,601,400 SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT . 3,354, 600 MONTEREY DISTRICT. 2. « « 468,700 SAN PEDRO DISTRICT .. .« 5,000 799,800 9, 150, 800 TODAS a em hal a ee 6,429,700 GRAND TOTAL. . ... . | 170,215,979 4,219,800 1,034, 100 484, 203, 760 REVIEW OF CERTAIN MAJOR FISHERIES ea?) SUMMARY OF SALMON CATCH BY DISTRICTS, 1949 ALASKA SOUTHEASTERN CENTRAL SPECIES WESTERN TOTAL POUNDS VALUE POUNDS POUNUS VALUE POUNDS VALUE CHINOOK OR KING. . 2,581,960 1,892,480 | $141,936 | 14,075,700 | $2,219,205 CHUM OR KETA. . . 1,591,889 | 20,256,680 | 759,625] 3,322,568 | 132,903 | 46,734,000 | 2,484,417 PINK eee Hoa 16,470,253 | 53,266,700 |3,062,835 200 5 |228,949,604 | 19,533), 093 RED OR SOCKEYE . . 391,839 | 28,888,098 |3,129,544/39,102,000 }2,085,440 | 70,928,892 | 5,606,823 SILVER OR COHO . . 2,321,004 | 6,658,938 | 480,923] 479,016 17,032 | 27,656,964 | 2,818,959 OWE EBB S SPECIES VALUE POUNDS VALUE POUNDS POUNDS VALUE POUNDS CHINOOK OR KING. .]| 4,107,900 | $997,546 | 2,000,000 3,481,300 | $613,912 | 9,589,200 | $2,107,488 CHUM OR KETA . . 4,290,800 582,996 658, 800 263, 200 5,212, 800 656, 098 PINK... . .. .| 44,196,700 | 4,419,659 17, 500 600 44,214,800 | 4,421,459 RED OR SOCKEYE . .| 6,164,600 | 1,232,930 869, 900 11, 100 ‘ 7,045,600 | 1,500,464 SILVER OR COHO . .| 6,886,400 | 1,121,257 | 2,879,500 763,100 | 100,102 | 10,529,000 | 1,764,763 TOUNL 6 6 6 5 10,450,272 65,646,400 | 8,354,388 | 6,425,700 |1,358,535 76,591,400 4,519,300 | 737,349 SPECIES OREGON COLUMBIA RIVER OREGON COAST POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE CHINOOK OR KING. . 8,017, 900 $1,361,810 1,475, 500 $307, 070 9,493, 400 $1, 668, 880 CHUM OR KETA . . . 281,800 22,545 445, 000 35, 600 726, 800 58, 145 RED OR SOCKEYE . . 12, 800 2,571 < é 12, 800 2,571 SILVER OR COHO . . 838, 300 115, 107 1,766, 200 228,811 2,604,500 343,918 TOWN, 55 5 5 9, 150, 800 1, 502, 033 3, 686, 700 571,481 12, 837, 500 2,073,514 CALIFORNIA NORTHERN SAN FRANC 1SCO MONTEREY SAN PEDRO DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT TOTAL POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE | POUNDS | VALUE | POUNDS | VALUE POUNDS VALUE 2,601,400 | $617,574 | 3,354,600 | $772,596 468,700$117,612 | 5,000) $1,521 | 6,429,700 |$1, 509, 303 2,601,400 | 617,574 | 3,354,600] 772,596] 468,700} 117,612] 5,000} 1,521 | 6,429,700 | 1,509,303 SPECIES CHINOOK OR KING. TOTAL. .. TUNA JIG PACIFIC COAST TUNA FISHERY Landings of tuna and tunalike fishes in the Pacific Coast States during 1949 totaled a record high of 332,068,900 pounds, valued at $53,851,900 to the fishermen. The catch exceeded the previous high established in 1948 by over 7 million pounds. Prices paid for tuna during 1949 were not as high as the 1948 prices. The high and low prices paid per ton for the various species were as follows: yellowfin, $340 to $310; bluefin, $330 to $300; skipjack, $320 to $290; bonito, $235 to $195; and yellow- tail, $225 to $185. Albacore prices were reduced from $400 per ton at the start of the season to less than $350 per ton in the latter part of the season. Albacore prices in 1948 ranged from $750 to $500. Yellowfin was the most important species accounting for 57 percent of the total landings. Skipjack and albacore represented 24 and 16 percent respectively, with the balance consisting of bluefin and bonito. STATE AND DISTRICT REVIEW OF CERTAIN MAJOR FISHERIES SUMMARY OF PACIFIC TUNA CATCH, 1949 PURSE SEINES POUNDS POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE CALIFORNIA: SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT. « « - 200 1/222,700 $36,746 - = MONTEREY DISTRICT... +s 106,700 7,800 1,714 - - SAN PEDRO DISTRICT: nnn OFF (CAL(FORNtAs« ¢ scehee 15,400 2,870 2,201,500 357,521 $5,810 OFF LATIN AMERICA . E 25,900 18,022 1,824,200 296,248 153, 002 TOTAL SAN PEDRO. . 41,300 20,892 4,025,700 653, 769 1,635,500 158,812 —_———— I —<—<———s SAN DIEGO DISTRICT: OFF GAUIFORNIAs » 2 © ) 14,433,900] 769,381 [7 < Secon EE COLUMBIA RIVER. 4,553,200 815,019 ~ COASTAL . E 1,773,800 289,123 - TOTAL OREGON. 6,327,000] 1,104,142 | ye | eS) al r CALIFORNIA: NORTHERN DISTRICT . = 2,817,500 427,697 - SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT. 1,504,900 231,008 = MONTEREY DISTRICT . 5,018,700 787,937 = SAN PEDRO DISTRICT: OFF CALIFORNIA . | 4,008,500 727,011 37,000 $6, 008 17,700 $1,719 OFF LATIN AMERICA... . . | 5,686,100] 1,043,264 2,500 406 15, 000 1,455 TOTAL SAN PEDRO. - | 9,694,600] 1,770,275 39,500 6,414 32,700 3,174 OFF CALIFORNIA. « «~~ ~~ | 6,981,400] 1,373,930 6,700 1,004 9,700 979 OFF LATIN AMERICA... ~~ |17,800,800| 3,503, 197 36, 100 5,421 114,400 11,500 TOTAL SAN DIEGO + + |24,782,200| 4,877,127 42,800 6,425 124, 100 12,479 EES SS Cs es a TOTAL CALIFORNIA 43,817,900] 8,094,044 82,300 12,839 156,800 15,653 CALIFORNIA: GILE NETS SAN PEDRO DISTRICT: OFF CALIFORNIA. « « « « « 6,100 $ 587 OFF LATIN AMERICA . oT wa 200 18 TGFAL. BAN DIEGO: \.” Hee a Oe es ea 6,300 605 ToS SAN DIEGO DISTRICT: OFF CALIFORNIA. . = 2,400 244 OFF LATIN AMERICA . + + + > 400 43 aE SET GS SS Pe SSS EES CALIFORNIA: = SEs SAN PEDRO DISTRICT: OFF CALIFORNIA. ...,. = 68 GRAND TOTAL, STATE AND DISTRICT OREGON: COLUMBIA RIVER. « « « « CALIFORNIA: SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT. MONTEREY DISTRICT... SAN PEDRO DISTRICT: OFF CALIFORNIA. ... OFF LATIN AMERICA . . TOTAL SAN PEDRO, . . PURSE SEINES - CONTINUED Y OWF OTA POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE 1/565, 000 $62,709 | 1/2,409,300 $283,007 2,974,300 $345,716 Ap 222,900 36,770 <—ET OREGON: COLUMBIA RIVER... . ~~ |1/1,376,800 206,518 | 1/3, 161,800 524,861 9,091,800 1,546,398 GOAGITIA aan Oh hes te BON Rs 2 - - - 1,773, 800 289, 123 TOTAL OREGON... « 1,376,800 206,518 3, 161,800 524,861 10,865,600 1,835,521 CALIFORNIA: NORTHERN DISTRICT. . .. - 2,817,500 427, 697 SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT . . 1,504,900 231, 008 MONTEREY DISTRICT. ... - 5,018, 700 787,937 SAN PEDRO DISTRICT =: OFF CALIFORNIA... . - 15,300 2,232 4,500 728 4,083,000 737,698 OFF LATIN AMERICA. . . . | 20,399,600 | 2,980,385 46,793,300 7,608,599 72,896,500 11,634, 109 TOTAL SAN PEDRO. . | 20,414,900 | 2,982,617 46,797,800 7,609,327 76,979,500 12,371,807 SAN DIEGO DISTRICT: E OFF CALIFORNIA... . - 11,400 1,710 5,400 885 7,014,600 1,378,508 OFF LATIN AMERICA. . « 54,554,100 | 8, 144,912 114,035,200 18,655, 059 186,540,600 30, 320, 089 TOTAL SAN DIEGO. . | 54,565,500 | 8, 146,622 114,040, 600 18,655,944 193,555,200 31,698,597 TOTAL CALIFORNIA . | 74,980,400 | 11, 129,239 160,838,400 } 26,265,271 | 279,875,800 45,517,046 GILL NETS - CONTINUED CALIFORNIA: SAN PEDRO DISTRICT: OFF CALIFORNIA .... - 6, 100 587 OFF LATIN AMERICA... . 200 18 SAN DIEGO DISTRICT: OFF CALIFORNIA... . « 2,400 244 OFF LATIN AMERICA. .. .« 400 43 TOTAL SAN DIEGO . TOTAL CALIFORNIA. CALIFORNIA: SAN PEDRO DISTRICT: OFF CALIFORNIA .... 68 Se ee eS —£$£; GRAND TOTAL. .-. . | 80,512,200] 11,923,221 190,543,400 | 30,999,280 | 332,068,900 53,851,900 i, CAUGHT IN WATERS OFF LATIN AMERICA. TUNA JIGS ff 262 REVIEW OF CERTAIN MAJOR FISHERIES SUMMARY OF TUNA CATCH BY DISTRICTS, 1949 POUNDS VALUE STATE AND DISTRICT BONITO WASH INGTON: PUGET SOUND. 943,800 $167,998 COASTAL. « - . 3,343,400 595, 128 = COLUMBIA RIVER . 146, 700 OREGON: COLUMBIA RIVER . 2. . s « 6 « « 4,553,200 815,019 - COASTAL < a> cu shat fame 2 1,773,800 289, 123 NORTHERN DISTRICT ..... .| 2,817,500 427,697 - - SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT... - 1,505, 100 231,032 2/222,700 - MONTEREY DISTRICT. - 5, 221222800, | 400 804,687 7; 800 = SAN PEDRO DISTRICT: OFF CALIFORNIA. . OFF LATIN AMERICA. TOTAL SAN PEDRO. SAN DIEGO DISTRICT: OFF CALIFORNIA «. «© « «© «© « © OFF LATIN AMERICA. « « « « « TOTAL SAN DIEGO... - ° 4,023,900 729,881 2,238,500 363,529 84,200 ° 5,712,000 1,961,286 1,826, 700 296,654 1,590,900 ° (BETSY) ona] 735,900 1,791, 4,065,200 660, 183 1, [bier tee | 100 6,084,700 | 4,374,587 | 27,700 4,151 | 45,000. | 17, 868)400 ae 9,908 139, 400 44,033, [Beeest eee | 8, 144,993 4 ie SBR OO 400 712,702 1,829, | 1,829,500, | 54,794,400 30,038,516 4,389,400 | 712,702. | 1,829 ,500 POUNDS TOTAL CALIFORNIA... .« 178, 181 GRANDATOTALe a nemetreh- ome 178,181 STATE AND DISTRICT POUNDS WASHINGTON: PUGET) SOUND bas peo fOr. of oka 943,800 $167,938 COASTAL RINT tal SRO, OSS 3,343,400 595, 128 COLUMBIA RIVER « « « « «© « «© «@ 146,709 26,255 TOTAL WASHINGTON. . . eel esate aC a PST 4,493,900 789 , 381 OREGON: COLUMBIATRINER Ws cro ec 6 obs 5 LIfe 941,800 $269,227 1/5, 571,100 | $807,868 | 12,066, 100 1,892, 114 COAST As: (tion mate cute, oa let 3 1,773,800 289, 123 CALIFORNIA: NORTHERN DISTRICT.«. 2 2 ee | 2,817,500 | 427,697 SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT... .~ 1,727, 800 267,778 MONTEREY DISTRICT. ...-. 5, 133,200 806,401 | 15,300 300 eee | 232 TK, 500 » 500 728 6,366,400 23,910,800 3,493, 368 70,049, 800 11,390, 100 /103, 090,200 | 23,926,100 | 926, 100 | 3,495,600 | 495, | 3,495,600 _| 70,054, jis 0585200) 11, 111,390,828 | 828 |109, 456,600 11,400 54, 632, 900 SAN PEDRO DISTRICT: OFF CALIFORNIA . . « »« « « « OFF LATIN AMERICA. «. «. « « « 1, 104,554 16,395,883 TOTAL SAI PEDRO . 17,500, 437 SAN DIEGO DISTRICT: OFF CALIFORNIA «. 5 6 2 « oe OFF LATIN AMERICA. . «. « « « , 7,044,200 114,912,600 ]18,799,699 |187,615,800 8, 158,394 114,918,000}18,800,584 }194, 660,000 aw bdy 053.0995.) 653,994 [184,972,300 972,300 Osada 191, 30, 191, 412| 513,795, 100 | 795, 100 11,923,221 190,543,400/30,999, 280 |332, 068,900 1,382,844 30,496, 125 TOTAL SAN DIEGO... 31,878,969 TOTAL CALIFORNIA 78,570,400 50,881,282 GRAND TOTAL 80,512,200 53,851,900 WHALING Only one firm, Maritime Industries, Inc.. which operated a shore station at Fields Landing, California, engaged in the whale fishery during 1949. A total of 49 whales was taken, consisting of 28 sperm, 11 finback, and 10 humpback whales. Two killer boats with a net tonnage totaling 31] tons, and having crews totaling 8 men carried out these operations. SECTION 13.- STATISTICAL SURVEY PROCEDURE This report is another in a series of annual statistical reports containing data on the quantity and value of the commercial catch of fishery products and the numbers of persons and operating units engaged in the commercial fisheries of the United States and Alaska. The report has been prepared and published by the Branch of Commercial Fisheries, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, and is a continuation of a series inaugurated by its predecessor organizations in the Departments of Interior, Commerce, Commerce and Labor, and the United States Fish Commission. In order that those who use the statistical data contained in this and previous re- ports may be informed as to the source of the figures and methods for their collection, it has been deemed advisable to outline, in moderate detail, the survey procedure fol- lowed. This procedure has been developed over a period of years, and changes in methods have been made at times when such changes have appeared to work toward general improve- ment. While the surveys in the several sections are not made in the same manner, owing to varying facilities and records in different states, an attempt has been made to make the data collected by various methods comparable with respect to the same year as well as over a period of years. Throughout the entire plan it has been the intention to coordinate State and Federal fishery statistical work so that there will be as little duplication of effort as possible. SECTIONAL SURVEYS Statistical surveys of the fisheries and fishery industries of the various sections of the United States occupy by far the greatest part of the time of the statistical personnel of the Branch. In the course of these surveys, the field representatives visit the individual fishing localities of the various’ States to collect statistics on the volume and value of the catch of fish and shellfish, employment in the fisheries, quantity of fishing gear, number and classification of fishing and transporting craft, and the volume and value of manufactured fishery products and byproducts. The various phases of these surveys are discussed in detail in the sections following. History.--The first comprehensive statistical survey of the fisheries and fishery industries of the United States was made for the year 1880 by George Brown Goode, Assistant Director of the United States National Museum, and associates, with the co- operation of the Commissioner of Fisheries and the Superintendent of the Tenth Census. Data for specific fisheries, or restricted sections for years prior to 1880, also were collected in the early survey and recorded in Mr. Goode’s reports. The survey for 1880, however did not include the Mississippi River and its tributaries. Periodic general surveys of a limited number of States of limited areas of the United States were made for various of the intervening years between 1880 and 1908 and from 1909 to 1928. A survey of the entire United States was made for 1908. The next general survey of the entire United States was not made until 1931, although complete data for all sections, excluding the Mississippi River and its Tributaries, were collected for 1929 and 1930. Complete data on the catch and operating units for these same sections were also col- lected for 1932. In the latter survey, however, lack of sufficient funds prohibited collection of data on the wholesale and manufacturing operations except those data col- lected as a part of the canned fishery products and byproducts survey. Various sections were surveyed during the years from 1933 to 1949, inclusive. Data on the wholesale and manufacturing industries were collected in all of the surveys from 1933 to 1940, in- clusive. In the years since 1940, the lack of personnel and funds precluded the col- lection of data on wholesale and manufacturing firms except for those data collected as a part of the canned fishery products and byproducts surveys. oe The chart on the following page indicates the years for which surveys have been made in the various sections. Figures for more recent years are available from the Service in bulletin form, but data for the earlier years are available only in the Fish Com- mission and Bureau of Fisheries printed reports. These reports are available for reference in the Department of the Interior library and in many public libraries. A bibliography of these reports will be found in Section 16 of this Digest. 263 STATISTICAL SURVEY PROCEDURE 264 ABAYNS ON (Sy ABAMNS WWILYva SALVLS GALINA AHL dO SAIYAHSTA AHL AO SAMAYNS S3ivis 1SVOD 9/419vd S3LVLS Y3AIYN IddISSISSIW S3liviS 3y4v1 S3ivis 41nS S31iV1iS DJILNVILY Hinos S31iViS AVS 3yXV¥3d¥S3H9 S3LVLS DILNVILY J100IW S3LVLS ONVISNS M3N NOI153¥ S3LViS 1LSVOD 91419¥d S31VLS YBAIH IddISSISSIW S31VisS 34¥1 S3aivisS 41NS S3ivViS JILNYIL¥Y HLNOS S31ViS AV8 3yX¥ad¥S3HD S3iviS JILNVIL¥Y 3100IW S3LV#S GNVYISN3 M3N NOIS34 S3LViS 1SVOD JI4IDVd S31V1S Y3AIYN IddISSISSIW S3iviS 3yv1 S3lvis 31NS S3LVLS DJILNVILY HLNOS S3LVLS AVE 3NV3d¥S3HD S31iviS DILNVILY 310G0IW S3LViS ONVISN3 M3N NOI1S3y8 STATISTICAL SURVEY PROCEDURE Since the surveys of the fisheries have varied in completeness three legends have been used for the years shown in the chart to indicate whether complete, partial, or no surveys were conducted in the individual regions. The designation ‘complete survey’ has been used to indicate that basic operating unit, and catch data were obtained and that complete information was collected on employment in wholesale and manufacturing establishments and on the production of manufactured fishery products. The legend ‘partial survey’ usually indicates that operating unit and catch statistics were col- lected, but that no information was obtained on employment in wholesale and manufac- turing establishments and that only partial data were obtained on the production of manufactured fishery products. In some instances the designation ‘partial survey’ is used for regions in which only catch statistics were collected. The legend ‘no survey’ indicates that a general canvass was not conducted to obtain operating unit, catch, employment in wholesale and manufacturing plants, and complete manufactured products data. Although the charts indicated that in certain regions no surveys were conducted some information may be available on the landings at certain important ports. Likewise information on the catch of certain species, such as menhaden, may be available as a result of information collected with the annual canned fish and byproducts survey. Data on the annual production of canned fishery products and byproducts have been collected for all regions since 1921, while information was obtained on the production of packaged fish for 1926 and annually since 1928. A bibliography listing the various surveys made since 1880 and the publications in which the results were published appeared in Statistical Digest No. 21. A list of the statistical bulletins in the Current Fishery Statistics series published during 1949 may be found in Section 16 of the current digest. Field Personne!|.--The statistics contained in this volume have been collected by a group of trained marketing specialists which comprises a part of the permanent staff of the Branch of Commercial Fisheries of this Service. Period Covered.--These specialists are assigned permanent field stations, generally in the principal port within their field, and travel from that station in conducting their various surveys. They collect statistics of fishery operations for the year preceding that in which they are working; and since their field work occupies the greater part of the year, it is usually at least a year from the end of the calendar year for which they are collecting data until the figures are published. The data usually are collected and published on a calendar year basis, although for some States they are on a fiscal year basis. Prior to 1930, statistics on the catch of oysters in the Atlantic and Gulf States were collected for the oyster season; that is, from September to April, inclusive. Beginning with 1930 and continuing to the present time, they have been collected on the basis of the calendar year. Scope.--The scope of the coastal statistical surveys include canvasses of the com- mercial fisheries of the oceans and bays and of the coastal rivers as far inland as commercial fishing is important. This usually coincides with the range of commercial fishing for anadramous species. Statistics of the fisheries of the Mississippi River cover canvasses of the fisheries of the Mississippi River proper as well as all of its tributaries wherein commercial fishing for either fish, crustaceans, or mollusks is prosecuted. Statistics of the fisheries of the Great Lakes cover canvasses of the fisheries prosecuted in the lakes proper, adjacent bays, the International Lakes of northern Minnesota, and rivers which sustain a commercial fishery having outlets into these waters. Statistics on the fisheries of Florida include the commercial fisheries prosecuted in Lake Okeechobee. Surveys for statistics of the wholesale and manufacturing fishery industries cover such plants located in the coastal, river, and lake areas adjacent to the waters mentioned above. 266 STATISTICAL SURVEY PROCEDURE Methods of Collection.--Several methods for the collection of fishery statistics are employed, each of which has been carefully studied to obtain the best results with the available personnel and funds. In most instances the field personnel obtain lists of the names of fishing vessels, names and numbers of motorboats, and names of owners of these craft from local custom officials. Also it usually is possible to obtain the names of licensed commercial fishermen, fishing craft and some statistics on the catch from State fishery agencies; from other State, county or city sources; or from private organizations. - With such preliminary records as are available for their guidance the field special- ists visit each fishing community in their field unless these preliminary records are so complete that personal visits may be eliminated. If complete catch data are not available from central sources, wholesale dealers and manufacturers of fishery products are visited and data are obtained from them on their purchases of fishery products. While it is impossible for the few Service representatives available for this work to interview each fishermen in a given locality, the more important ones are visited, and a sufficient number of those of lesser importance are interviewed to obtain reliable information on their production, the number of fishing craft employed, the quantity of gear operated, and the number of persons employed as fishermen. The state fishery agencies in a number of states have developed relatively complete statistical systems which greatly facilitate the Service's surveys in these states. In these states the Service only conducts such surveys as may be necessary to make the data comparable with that of other States. As regards the fisheries of the Great Lakes and International lakes of Northern Minnesota, the Service obtains most of the catch statistics and usually the value of the catch direct from the records of the State fishery agencies. To obtain data on the number of fishermen, boats, vessels, and gear, the Service conducts such personal surveys among the fishermen as may be necessary to supplement the State records. Service statistical personnel are stationed at Seattle, Washington, and San Pedro, California, who survey the fisheries of the Pacific Coast States. As a rule they obtain figures on the volume of the catch from the records of the State fishery departments. The value of the catch is derived from dealers’ records. In Washington and Oregon the data for operating units in the offshore fisheries are obtained from the records of various fishery organizations as well as from records of the State department of fisheries. Statistics of the wholesale fishery industry for this section are obtained largely by personal interviews. In the administration of the Alaska fisheries the Service obtains sworn statements concerning the activities of those prosecuting the fisheries in this area. These state- ments are compiled by the Alaska Branch of this Service and the summary data, by dis- tricts, are reproduced in this report. Statistics on the volume of the catch of fish of the Great Lakes States usually are shown in weights as landed, which may be in the round or dressed condition. Statistics on the volume of the catchof fish taken in the remainder of the United States are shown in round weight. The figures inthe tables for shellfish represent the weight of the meats in the cases of univalve and bivalve mollusks and gastrapods, and the round weight of crustaceans and such mollusks as squid and octopus. Shore and vessel fisheries.--In general, statistics of the shore fisheries, as col- lected by the Service’s representatives, include data on the number of casual and regular fishermen; number of motor and other fishing boats and accessory boats; type and quantity of gear used; and the volume, value, and method of capture of each species caught by boats (for our purpose craft of less than 5 net tons capacity are called ‘boats’) for each locality or group of localities. This method is not followed in some sections where the availability of data collected by the States fishery agencies obviates the necessity of detailed locality surveys. STATISTICAL SURVEY PROCEDURE Statistics of the vessel fisheries include data on the number of the crew, rig of vessels, net tonnage, kind and quantity of gear used, accessory boats carried, aud volume, value, and method of capture of each species. For our purpose craft of 5 net tons capacity or more are called ‘vessels’. As in the shore fisheries, the availability of figures collected by State fishery agencies may eliminate the necessity of our agents collecting these data for individual vessels. Statistics of the quantity of gear operated indicate the maximum number of units fished at any one time during the year. Gear carried in reserve for replacement is not enumerated. All persons engaged in commercial fishing operations are included as fishermen. For our purpose these have been divided into ‘regular’ and ‘casual’ fishermen. Regular fishermen are defined as those who receive more than one-half of their annual income from fishing; whereas casual fishermen are those whose principal business is something other than fishing, and who receive less than one-half of their annual compensation from fishing. The catch of fish and shellfish is credited to the port where it is landed and the craft making the catch is credited to the locality where it landed the greatest portion of its catch during the year, except in the Pacific Coast States. Prior to 1949, craft in these states were credited to its home port unless it did not fish from that port during the year. In that case, it is credited to the locality where it landed the greatest portion of its catch. In 1949 each craft in the Pacific Coast States was cre- dited to each State in which it landed fish during the year and a total exclusive of duplication is given for the entire Pacific Coast. Prior to the survey for 1942 it was the practice of the Service to credit the entire catch of a vessel to the principal port of landing, regardless of the actual point of landing. This policy was discontin- ued, however, since it quite often resulted in inconsistencies by presenting catches of certain fish in areas to which they are not common inasmuch as fishing vessels fre- quently operate in areas far removed from their principal fishing port. An outstanding example of this is the case of the Southern trawl fishery. In this fishery off the New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina coasts, many fishing vessels from Mass— achusetts operate for 6 to 10 weeks during the winter season. Prior to the survey for 1942 the catch of these fish, principally common to these waters, was credited to Mass— achusetts. Under the present system the catch is credited to the southern port at which the major portion of their catch was landed. Publication of Data.--Statistics of employment in the fisheries, craft and gear en- gaged, quantity and value of catch, and certain data on industries related to the fish- eries are summarized according to the geographic division and published in bulletin form as soon as possible after the completion of eich survey. Later, the figures, in more detail, are included inthe annual reports of the Service entitled ‘Fishery Statis- tics of the United States’ and in ‘Alaska Fishery and Fur-Seal Industries’. Since 1928, data on the operating units (fishermen, fishing craft, and gear) and catch by counties for the Atlantic Coast and Gulf States have usually been included in the annual statistical reports ‘Fishery Statistics of the United States’ or its pred- ecessor publication ‘Fishery Industries of the United States.’ However, funds were not available for the publication of county data for 1932 or for any year after 1938, except 1945. County data were collected for the areas in which surveys were conducted during those years, except inMaryland since 1942, and the data areon file in Washington, D. C. office of the Branch. 267 268 STATISTICAL SURVEY PROCEDURE LOCAL AND SPECIAL SURVEYS Landings at Certain Massachusetts Ports.--Detailed statistics are collected on the landings of aquatic products by individual fishing craft at Boston, Gloucester, New Bed- ford, Provincetown, and other Cape Cod ports. Service representatives are permanently stationed at each of these ports. They obtain daily figures on the quantity of fish landed by each fishing craft, the value of such fish landed, the date of departure and arrival of the craft, the gear used in their capture, and, except for ports located on Cape Cod, the grounds from which the fish were taken. The Branch of Fishery Biology and the Fishery Market News Service cooperate in the collection of these data. Statistics on the landings at the above ports are released monthly and annually in bulletin form and detailed data are published in the annual statistical digests of the Branch. Products of American Fisheries received duty free at Boston and Gloucester from the treaty coasts of Newfoundland, Magdalen Islands, and Labrador, have not been included in the landings at these ports since 1938. Data on the landings at Boston and Gloucester have been collected annually since 1893. Some data are also available for these ports for earlier years. Information on landings at Provincetown and other Cape Cod ports has been collected annually since 1945, and at New Bedford since 1938. Statistics on the landings of Fish at Seattle, Washington.--Data on the landings by the United States halibut fleet at this port are assembled by the Service from informa- tion collected by the International Fisheries Commission. Generally the halibut fleet is considered as consisting of those vessels belonging to members of the Fishing Vessel Owner’s Association, Inc., which sell their fares through the Seattle Fish Exchange. This fleet originally fished almost exclusively for halibut. With the shortening of the halibut season, particularly in Area II, a portion of the fleet has fished for other species during the closed season for halibut, and has continued selling their fish through the Exchange. Data on other fishery products received by Seattle Wholesale Dealers, including receipts from Alaska and Canada, which appear in this report, are collected by the Service’s Seattle representatives. Prior to 1944, receipts from Alaska and British Columbia were not included in the Seattle receipts published in the Statistical Digests. However, since October, 1938, these data were contained in the monthly and annudl reports published by the Seattle Fishery Market News Office. Shad and Alewife Fisheries.--Owing to the importance of the Hudson and Potomac Rivers in the production of shad, surveys for statistics of the catch, value of the catch, and operating units are made annually. On the Potomac River similar statistics are also obtained for the alewife fishery. Much of the data required for these surveys are available from the State fishery agencies. . Statistics of the annual shad and alewife fisheries are not published separately in bulletin form. However, a summary of the data is published in the annual Statistical Digest. Statistics of the shad fishery of the Hudson River are available for 1896, 1897, 1898, 1901, 1904, 1910, and annually since 1915, while data for the shad fishery of the Potomac River are available for 1896, 1901, 1904, 1909, 1915, from 1919 to 1942, inclu- sive, and annually since 1944. Statistics of the alewife fishery of the Potomac River are available for 1896, 1909, 1915, 1919, to 1942, inclusive, and annually since 1944. Pacific Halibut Fishery.--Statistics of the Pacific halibut fishery are obtained by the Service’s personnel in Seattle, aided by Service representatives in Alaska, and the International Fisheries Commission. The fleet classification is that of the Interna- tional Fisheries Commission, under which vessels that are listed by the Commission as having their home port in Alaska are included in the ‘Alaska fleet’, and all other vessels of United States registry landing at Seattle or ports in British Columbia or Alaska are included in the ‘Washington fleet’. The catch is credited to the point where landed in the section ‘Review of Certain Major Fisheries’. In the other sections of this report, all halibut is credited to the port where landed, except that all halibut landed by United States and Alaskan craft in British Columbia is credited to Alaska. STATISTICAL SURVEY PROCEDURE Monthly and annual statistical bulletins are available on this fishery, being published along with the statistics of the landings of fishery products at Seattle, Washington and detailed statistics are published in the annual statistical reports of the Branch. Statistics of the landings of halibut at Pacific Coast ports have been collected since 1925. Canned Fishery Products and Byproducts.--Beginning in 1921, the Service has made annual surveys for statistics of the canned fishery products and byproducts industries of every section. These are begun the first week in January of each year for statis- tics of the production in the preceding year. The Service obtains by mail, so far as possible, the production of canned fishery products or byproducts from each plant in the United States engaged in this business. Where it is impossible to obtain reports by mail, the report is secured by personal visit by the Service’s agents. The data obtained for canned fishery products include statistics on the yield and value of the production for each cominodity by can sizes, case sizes, and trade classifications. The value shown for canned products and byproducts constitutes the gross amount received by the packer at the production point, no deductions being made for commissions or ex- penses. Statistics of the canned fishery products and byproducts produced in Alaska are received on the same statements obtained by the Alaska branch that include statis- tics of general fishery operations. Annual statistical bulletins are issued on this trade, and detailed statistics of the output are published in the annual Statistical Digest. In addition to the data obtained on the output of these products annually since 1921, data also usually were obtained prior to 1921 for the years the various sections were surveyed. Packaged Fish Trade.--Statistics of the annual production and value of fish packaged in the United States are obtained as a part of the survey for the statistics of the canned fishery products and byproducts industries. These data are released in bulletin form annually and later in more detailed and adjusted form in the annual Statistical Digest. Statistics of the production of packaged fish are available for 1926 and annu- ally since 1928, except that no data was collected for the years 1941 to 1946, inclu- sive, in California. Cold-Storage Holdings of Fish.--Information on the monthly freezings and holdings of fishery products is obtained from cold storage warehouses by mail and by Service employ- ees in various cities of the country. Data are also obtained on the holdings of certain cured fish. Bulletins showing these statistics are issued monthly and annually. Detailed cold-storage statistics also are publishedin the annual Statistical Digests issued by the Service. Information regarding cold-storage holdings of fishery products have been published since 1917 and data on quantities of fish frozen, for the years from 1920 to 1925, inclusive and annually since 1928. Sponge Market, Tarpon Springs.--The major proportion of the output of sponges in Florida is sold on the Sponge Exchange at Tarpon Springs. The Service has obtained, from a representative of the Exchange, annual statistics of the quantity and value of the sponges sold by variety. Data on the quantity of sponges marketed by the Exchange is published in the Branch’s annual Statistical Digest. Information regarding the transactions on the sponge exchange also are available in bulletin form for 1913, 1914, for the years since 1917. Foreign Fishery Trade.--Statistics of the foreign fishery trade are obtained from compilations made by the Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce. Statistics of all known fishery products imported or exported have been assembled and published annually since 1926 in the Branch’s Statistical Digest. For earlier years, they are available in the reports of the Bureau of the Census, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, the Bureau of Statistics, the Department of Commerce and Labor, or the Treas- ury Department. 269 STATISTICAL SURVEY PROCEDURE PRACTICES AND TERMS Certain practices and terms of importance used in the compilation of fishery statis- tics are explained below. Days Absent.--In computing ‘days absent’ for vessels landing fares at the various ports, the day of arrival, but not the day of departure is included; thus a vessel leav- ing port on the 8th of the month and returning on the 15thof the month will be credited with 7 days absence. Prior to 1944, ‘days absent’ included both the day of departure and the day of arrival. Operating Units.--Operating units as referred to in this document include persons engaged in the fisheries, and craft and gear employed in the fisheries. Vesse/.--The term ‘vessel’ refers toa craft having a capacity of 5 net tons or more. Boat.--The term ‘boat’ refers to a craft having a capacity of less than 5 net tons. Incidental Catch.--The term ‘incidental catch’ refers to the catch of certain species by a type of gear which ordinarily does not capture such species. Percentages.--Percentages are usually shown as whole numbers. Fractions of percents are dropped if less than five-tenths, and the percentage is raised to the next higher integer if the fraction is greater than five-tenths. If the fraction is exactly five- tenths, the integer is raised or lowered to make it an even number. Fish.--The term ‘fish’ as used in this report includes all species belonging to the class Pisces. Shellfish, etc.--A shellfish is an aquatic invertebrate animal having a shell, such as a mollusk, or crustacean. However, in order to reduce the classifications appearing in the catch tables, all items not properly listed as ‘Fish’ or ‘Whale Products’ have been included under ‘Shellfish, etc.’ Accordingly, there is included under this classi- fication turtles, frogs, sponges, sea weed, worms, etc. Whale Products.--Since data are not available on the poundage of whales taken, statistics appearing in catch tables on the yield of these animals represent the weight of whale products produced such as meal, sperm oil, whale oil, etc. The values shown represent the amount received by the manufacturer for the products. Converting.--Many of the figures shown in the statistical tables published herewith have been converted to thousands of pounds or dollars. In making these conversions the largest number from which a group of items is computed is raised or lowered to the nearest thousands place. The individual items are adjusted to conformto the total thus obtained. Confidential data.--The statistical data collected by the Branch are confidential, and unless specific authorization is given, are not divulged in any manner except to employees of the Fish and Wildlife Service whose duties require this information. Statistics on the production of wholesale and manufacturing firms are published only for commodities or geographical areas where the production of three or more firms may be grouped, unless special permjssion is obtained from the firms involved to release the data. STATISTICAL SURVEY PROCEDURE CONVERSION FACTORS 271 It is the policy of the Service to show detailed catch figures of all products in pounds for the sake of uniformity and for purposes of comparison. This presents little difficulty in the case of fish since in very rare instances are fish reported in units of measure other than pounds. For shellfish, however, the units of measure may be bushels, sacks, barrels, thousands of shellfish, gallons of meat, etc. These many units make standardization difficult, and when combined with the wide variation in the re- quirements or definitions of some of these units in. the various States the problem be- comes even more complex. All bivalve mollusks are reported in pounds of meats in the detailed catch tables presented in this report. In addition, there are included supplementary tables for most of the sections, which give data on the production in bushels. These supplementary tables also give the production of certain other shellfish, such as crabs, in number. Oysters.--Probably the greatest problem in the presentation of fishery statistics in uniform units of measure is in the case of oysters. Usually the production of oysters on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts is reported to Service personnel in bushels; and prior to the data obtained for the year 1930 conversion from bushels to pounds of meats was effected on the basis of a uniform yield of 7 younds of meats to the bushel. However, investigations have shown considerable variation from this figure. There follows a table which gives the measures used for oysters in the various States and the average yields per bushel. The statistical tables in this report are based on these average yields. MEASURES AND YIELDS OF OYSTERS MARKET OYSTERS YIELD PER STATE BUSHEL VARIATION FROM U.S. STANDARD BUSHEL CAPACITY OF STATE BUSHEL STATE YIELD PER STANDARD BUSHEL POUNDS OF POUNDS OF CUBIC INCHES CUBIC INCHES PERCENT MEATS MEATS MASSACHUSETTS . ... - 6.50 6.50 RHODE ISLAND. .... .- 7.00 7.00 CONNECTICUT . . .... 7.70 TO) NEWYORK (6 2 5 6 0 0 « 7.50 7.50 NEW JERSEY. 2.6 == - ati + 5.0 7.35 7.00 DELAWARE. 2 «pm + + = « 2,257.3 + + 5.0 6.30 6.00 MARYLAND. . . - « » « « 2,800.7 ar a sles) 6.15 4.72 WIDRGIUNWA Sve te in te) 6: ja 0 3,003.9 ar + 39.7 6.06 4.34 NORTH CAROLINA. 2. « « « 2,801.9 aa ar Sf). 3} 4.01 3.08 SOUTH CAROLINA. . . « « 4,071.5 + sr &2)53) 4.96 2.62 GEORGIA . . 2 « 0 © so 5,343.9 + + 148.5 7.68 3.09 EAST COAST FLORIDA. . . 3,214.1 + + 49.4 4.47 2.99 WEST COAST FLORIDA. . . 3,214.1 + + 49.4 6.17 4.13 ALABAMA . 2. «© « s @ « 2,826.2 + + 31.4 6.37 4.85 MISSISSIPPI . 2. 2 » « « 2,826.2 + + 31.4 4,91 3.74 EQUIISIVANA 39° 20 Se , = = 3.88 3.88 TEXAS reife) = 6 aifierisee ar + 5.20 NOTE:--DATA ON THE YIELDS FOR THE STATES OF NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, GEROGIA AND THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA ARE FOR 1945. ALL OTHER ARE FOR 1949. Other Mollusks.--The following table shows the. conversion factors for various mol- lusks, other than oysters, used in this report. AVERAGE YIELDS OF CERTAIN MOLLUSKS POUNDS OF MEAT PER U.S. STANDARD BUSHEL CLAMS, HARD. PUBLIC }|PRIVATE PERIWINKLES SCALLOPS STATE CONCHS MAINE . 2. - NEW HAMPSHIRE MASSACHUSETTS RHODE |SLAND. CONNECTICUT . NEW YORK. .. NEW JERSEY. DELAWARE. . MARYLAND. . VIRGINIA. . 2] NORTH CAROLINA. SOUTH CAROLINA. . . EAST COAST FLORIDA. WEST COAST FLORIDA. INCLUDES OCEAN QUAHOG. NOTE:--DATA ON YIELDS FOR NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, AND EAST COAST OF FLOREDA ARE FOR 1945. ALL OTHER DATA ARE FOR 1949, eee Be eo oe Go 0 G.o8ty oD 993093 O - 52 - 18 STATISTICAL SURVEY PROCEDURE Other Conversion Factors.--The principal other conversion factors that have been used in this report are as follows: Crabs, blue, soft and peelers: To convert number of crabs to weight in pounds in Delaware and New Jersey, divide by 4;in Maryland, by 3.03; in Virginia, by 3.01; and in Louisiana, by 2.94. Crabs, blue, hard: In Maryland, divide by 4.33; in Virginia, by 4.1; in Connecticut, by 4; in New Jersey and Delaware, by 3; in Alabama, by 2.40; in Louisiana, by 2.09; in Florida, West Coast, by 2.07; in Mississippi, by 2 and in Texas, by 1.74. Crabs, rock: In Maine, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, divide by 3. Crabs, stone: In Florida, West Coast, divide by l. Horseshoe crabs: In New Jersey, multiply by 3. Sponges, dried: In Florida, convert number of bunches to weight in pounds as follows: large wool, multiply by 11; small wool, by7; wool rags, by 9; yellow, by 4.25, and grass, by 4.166. DROP NET PARANZELLA NET pf a QOS 273 SECTION 14. GLOSSARY OF NAMES OF FISHERY PRODUCTS In order to prevent misunderstanding in the use of common names employed in the tables and discussions, the following list of common and scientific names is given. Common names as shown in Service reports MIGIOR Go stbiess obinosboasuados MEISTER MSA eaaecr arene Corer EOE CE, Gobsoonnbvobaoonsd6n BNEOR LESS gooccaconpcospcogso MNIGEIGN ooocsewadoodsousub ao. BIQIOM OTR Giese eer coll siegaraindeneiets) isp a BOYNE OWareretolctevolelalckeketelevrterectereiats BORNE GospoagocccansebG000De0 (HIG) Saansoomoonoqgaue0GdcaudGO CHEE sb cbcccoopaqpaudsogoORoU CHEV ALI EP treiceoerencter siete trcior OMEN: ooonodcopocdsocedacons OC epeteteteclel-telelatetet-t-f-fetatete lates GIRIZ ceccapoososnnontaconocodS Drum: COMMON Nereteisn es ee leery ler 5» CONS Gaocobnedoebougandodp Flounder: GnrayeSOVer sem ectree eee aes etel = Lemon sole .............+ Shy yeEhloragyl Goonooeapoobunen (PN Scone cacodeaqusoonomomue { Other common names Scientific names Branch herring, big-eyed herring, TAVEC VEL GUNG sew cisivietevoeeeeisiee aisle lee Blueback, glut herring, shad herring EA GcanooodogucodsocoouS OneEAcoo Goosefish, allmouth, headfish, monkfish, bellyfish .............. Smal mouthsbas Shep rsiteirieisieitst rere eters Largemouth bass .............0.+.-ee Tavlorse Skipjacks jacvelernctetesievsietcrsicckrs Pike perch, hard pike, blue pickerel (GENEED) pocdccontbecocesscchcoous WWM? Scashoodoonoodndvad.oaNEaGOC See tuna and tunalike fishes Fresh-water dogfish, tchoupique, Gabel scbodoposabsccundsooccceda Winter (Carpeecn cs smtercinete)aetcryaela vere ere EAWY.ET, PLANES ss vaeraniccielie ta hisae cian Marbled sculpin ..............-.0008 Crab eater, coalfish, lemonfish, black bon Coy cre. - eeleeleleelelelel« ROCK DASS# he delelscisisie suc cicteleseretetoter ti cherle Longjaw, bluefin, blackfin (United States), tullibee (Canada) ...... See! Kono odaorcadaausancocacd0dDoN0) California whiting, corvina, surffish White crappie, calico bass ........ Blackierappile) eiesereteveleiniariel. siafelel leh SACK, | JACKLUSH) i yerele aleralafeleletelateretersolee Crocus, hardhead ................++. Chogset, blue perch, bergall ....... Oyster cracker, oyster drum,sea drum Channel bass, redfish, spotted bass. (Continued on next page) Pomolobus pseudoharengus Pomolobus aestivalis Sertola species Engraulis mordax Pomacanthus species Holacanthus species Lophius p1scatorius Sphyraena species Micropterus dolomveu Micropterus salmoides Pomatomus saltatrix Stizostedion vitreum glaucum Caranx crysos Ama calva Ictiobus species Lota maculosa Poronotus triacanthus Scorpaenichthys marmoratus Rachycentron canadus Epinephelus analogus Cyprinus carpio Ameturus species Ictalurus species Pilodict1s olivaris All leucichthys except artedi (in Great Lakes) Decapterus punctatus Leucichthys artedi (Lake Erie only) Gadus morrhua (Atlantic) Gadus macrocephalus (Pacific) Menticirrhus undulatus Pomox1s annularis Pomoxis sparoides Caranx hippos Micropogon undulatus Tautogolabrus adspersus Brosme brosme Salvelinus malma Coryphaena hippurus Pogonias cromis Sciaenops ocellata Anguilla bostoniensis Leptocephalus conger Glyptocephalus cynoglossus Pseudopleuronectes dignabilis Limanda ferruginea Hippoglossoides platessoides 274 GLOSSARY OF NAMES OF FISHERY PRODUCTS Common names as shown bs : Scientific names in Service reports Other common names Flounder: - Continued Blackbach oi. ccecre sees cccen Winter /PlOUNdGR si sac.ces clesetne ve syeic Pseudopleuronectes americanus Fluke *s202t omnwexceetri vest. Summer flounder, gulf flounder, Paralichthys species EROUBHGR Face eines atisiite nee > aneiies OOM aacare ass cerns aaieisjnieie ell a sinee et eslaee ae eee e a ee he eee ee eae bothidae species California ‘Halibwe ick ile cucaispe copa o wasnciee ainesiniaisictcits ect e otertels Paralichthys californicus WnclassiPREd! Bo easter ool amineleleia ties wintwas ajetetstam instars seversinie/eiatavers Pleuronectidae and bothidae species FEVIDESELGH sae.h> vcigee Raise teal naniaiette Ve ce n\crs etn aelolaran,a\ baie hr olf ale avealeteiste Cypselurus species Frigate mackerel ............. BOO er oa cian giz e ste meee ielcratnrs iste Auxis thazard PO ah th A ACID oO OREO GUO Oe Gans SCR) BAN. seotsinninh = aiisitcealele sale Lepisosteus species [a Uh oon anegosnaGsaiss Nanny shad, mud shad, winter shad .. Dorosoma cepedianum GOIMERS Ds innc. sc -'s aries ae Sand perch, gold perch ............. Carassius auratus GODSELISH! Stivis olor. netectums sas See anglerfish TQREASH siayetsvorereveiaverciast-yarsi-9o1 eM Aaa Squalus suckleyi (Pacific) GrayRieh ten. Feces setaceeaist ccs a J soiny OR. sicisinie woricrn keine mat as fare Squalus acanthias (Atlantic) (Seren tley awe Waco er Eee Onno Ones. Aa Mustelus canis Grouper ostcc oe oe oar ee Sea) PASS doe sata eae ase Epinephelus species Myceteroperca species IYI Ua arotate: vispeipleversieceiersi oreireieieye Margate fish, sailors’ choice ..... Haemulon species FAR OCR oo ois i5, 85 55 sa: a:zitin: 0 pyaiatoay, IM) nove game Bigle “bis Reese ak CL Melanogrammus aeglefinus Hake: Reiiaetetiele.c soae tel ee racemes Squirrel hake, ling, black hake, Urophycis chuss (Atlantic) mG) EUG w GA aeso one OOOO O Ou fI0 WAGE: 5), neice 1c Wether ae 11 A EP ae Urophycis tenuis (Atlantic) Pacific: <,dsteciictetsetes andes s Moya uecio ieig i... 5 ateletass-s potest eeees Merluccius productus (Pacific) - Hippoglossus hippoglossus (Atlantic) HL IDDUEN wisssisipiovevatatacre oe ean ciate aeay mL mw enAet Male Bee itr aheis sale memeracrr hea ara aretamaceistiiets Plat a stenolepis (Pacific) Hardhead’ «<6. «si. @teerasine «ata Sacramento rockfish ..............0. Orthodon microlepidotus (Pacific) Harvestfish '6.016:0'als/arnn\m sim o\plecare’nye/aisieie}sieneisl e's Nereis species 279 SECTION 15. - PICTORIAL SECTION As many of the readers of this publication may not be familiar with all of the species of fish and shellfish, etc., taken commercially in the United States and Alaska, illus- trations of many of the various species are included in the following pages. The de- scriptive material appearing with each species includes the areas in which they are taken commercially and does not constitute the extreme limits in which they occur. Similarly, the gear listed for each species do not represent the only types of apparatus by which these species are obtained, but represent those types of apparatus which are normal ly used in their capture. The gear do not necessarily appear in the order of their impor- tance. “For more detailed information on the nomenclature of the fishery products listed be- low the readeris referred to Section 14 of this publication entitled, ‘Glossary of Names of Fishery Products’. oa wS . ALEWIFE AMBERJACK RANGE = FLORIDA TO NEW ENGLAND RANGE - FLORIDA GEAR - POUND NETS, GILL NETS, WEIRS, GEAR - HAND LINES, TROLL LINES DIP NETS, HAUL SEINES, FLOATING TRAPS, FYKE NETS ANGLERF ISH RANGE - NEW JERSEY TO MASSACHUSETTS GEAR - OTTER TRAWLS, POUND NETS ANGELF ISH RANGE - FLORIDA GEAR - HAUL SEINES BARRACUDA, (PACIFIC) RANGE - CALIFORNIA GEAR - PURSE SEINES,SET LINES, HAND LINES,TROLL LINES, GILL AND TRAMMEL NETS. BLACK BASS BARRACUDA, (ATLANTIC) RANGE - FRESH-WATER RANGE - FLORIDA GEAR - HAUL SEINES, FYKE NETS, POUND GEAR - TROLL LINES,HAND LINES NETS, LINES 3 = PICTORIAL SECTION BLUEF ISH RANGE - GULF OF MEXICO TO NEW ENGLAND GEAR - HAUL SEINES, GILL NETS, BEUERUNNER Of” HARDTATL POUND NETS, TROLL LINES GEAR - HAUL SEINES, GILL NETS, POTS PURSE SEINES BONITO, (ATLANTIC) RANGE - NORTH CAROLINA TO MASSACHUSETTS GEAR - POUND NETS, TROLL LINES, GILL NETS BOWF IN RANGE - FRESH-WATER GEAR - HAUL SEINES, TRAP NETS, FYKE NETS 4; YN on . a 4 PADDLEF ISH OCEAN POUT ohne - NEW ENGLAND RANGE - GULF OF MEXICO,MISSISSIPPI RIVER - OTTER TRAWLS = mn GEAR - HAUL SEINES,TROT LINES PIKE OR PICKEREL RANGE - FRESH WATER GEAR - TRAP NETS,FYKE NETS, GILL NETS,POUND NETS, HAND LINES PIGF ISH RANGE - FLORIDA GEAR - POTS, HAND LINES, GILL NETS PILCHARD See FLORIDA TO NORTH. CAROLINA - RNIA TO WASHINGTON c : il octamer Te icge GEAR - HAUL SEINES, GILL NETS GEAR - PURSE SEINES, LAMPARA AND RING NETS, GILL NETS POLLOCK RANGE - MIDDLE ATLANTIC AND NEW ENGLAND STATES GEAR - TRAWL LINES, FLOATING TRAPS, POMPANO POUND NETS, OTTER TRAWLS, RANGE - TEXAS TO NORTH CAROLINA GILL NETS GEAR - TRAMMEL NETS, HAUL SEINES, GILL NETS, HAND LINES PICTORIAL SECTION 287 RATF ISH RANGE - WASHINGTON TO ALASKA GEAR - BEAM TRAWLS, TRAWL LINES QUI LLBACK RANGE - FRESH-WATER GEAR - HAUL SEINES, TROT LINES, FYKES ROCKF 1 SH RANGE - CALIFORNIA TO ALASKA GEAR - LINES, OTTER TRAWLS PARANZELLA NETS, GILL NETS ROCK BASS RANGE —- GREAT LAKES GEAR - TRAP NETS, FYKES, HAUL SEINES, GILL NETS RUDDERF ISH RANGE - CALIFORNIA GEAR - LAMPARA AND RING NETS ROSEF ISH RANGE - NEW ENGLAND GEAR - OTTER TRAWLS SALMON, RED OR SOCKEYE SABLEF1SH RANGE - OREGON TO ALASKA RANGE - PACIFIC COAST STATES AND GEAR - GILL NETS, PURSE SEINES, ALASKA POUND NETS GEAR - TRAWL LINES, OTTER TRAWLS SALMON, PINK RANGE - WASHINGTON TO ALASKA SALMON, CHUM OR KETA GEAR - PURSE SEINES, POUND NETS RANGE - OREGON TO ALASKA GILL NETS GEAR - POUND NETS, PURSE SEINES, GILL NETS, HAUL SEINES 993093 O- 52 - 19 288 PICTORIAL SECTION SALMON, SiLVER OR COHO RANGE - CALIFORNIA TO ALASKA GEAR - HAUL SEJNES, PURSE SEINES, GILL NETS, TROLL LINES, POUND NETS. SAUGER RANGE - GREAT LAKES GEAR - GILL NETS, HAUL SEINES, TRAP NETS, FYKE NETS SCUP OR PORGY RANGE - FLORIDA TO NEW ENGLAND GEAR - OTTER TRAWLS, POUND NETS = yw SEA CATFISH RANGE - TEXAS TO CHESAPEAKE BAY GEAR - OTTER TRAWLS, HAUL SEINES, HAND LINES SEA TROUT OR WEAKFISH, SPOTTED RANGE - MARYLAND TO TEXAS GEAR - GILL NETS, TRAMMEL NETS, HAUL SEINES, POUND NETS, OTTER TRAWLS, HAND LINES STEELHEAD TROUT RANGE - OREGON TO ALASKA GEAR .- HAUL SEINES, POUND NETS, GILL NETS, LINES, DIP NETS SCULPIN RANGE - PACIFIC COAST STATES AND ALASKA GEAR - LINES, GILL NETS, POTS SEA BASS RANGE - FLORIDA TO NEW ENGLAND GEAR - OTTER TRAWLS, HAND LINES, POTS SEA TROUT OR WEAKFISH, GRAY RANGE - FLORIDA TO MASSACHUSETTS GEAR - OTTER TRAWLS, POUND NETS, PURSE SEINES, GILL NETS, HAUL SEINES SEA TROUT OR WEAKFISH, WHITE RANGE - GULF OF MEXICO GEAR - GILL NETS, HAUL SEINES, HAND LINES ® SEA ROBIN RANGE - CHESAPEAKE BAY TO NEW ENGLAND GEAR - POUND NETS, OTTER TRAWLS SHARK RANGE - ATLANTIC COAST, GULF, PACIFIC COAST STATES GEAR - TRAWL LINES, GILL NETS, OTTER TRAWLS SHEEPSHEAD, CALIFORNIA RANGE - CALIFORNIA GEAR - SET LINES, TRAMMEL NETS, SILVERSIDES RANGE - NEW YORK GEAR - HAUL SEINES, OTHER TRAWLS SKIPPER OR BILLFISH RANGE - VIRGINIA TO NOVA SCOTIA GEAR - POUND NETS, WE IRS SKATE RANGE - PACIFIC COAST, CHESAPEAKE BAY TO NEW ENGLAND GEAR - LINES, OTTER TRAWLS, POUND NETS, HAUL SEINES PICTORIAL SECTION 289 SHAD RANGE - FLORIDA TO NEW ENGLAND GEAR - GILL NETS, POUND NETS, FYKE NETS, HAUL SEINES SHEEPSHEAD RANGE - TEXAS TO CHESAPEAKE BAY GEAR - HAND LINES, POTS Man oa hbesaenre \ SILVER PERCH RANGE - TEXAS TO NEW YORK GEAR - HAUL SEINES, GILL NETS, POUND NETS SMELT RANGE - NEW YORK TO MAINE, PACIF]C OCEAN, GREAT LAKES GEAR - POUND NETS, DIP NETS, GILL NETS, HAUL SEINES LANE SNAPPER RANGE - FLORIDA GEAR - HAND LINES 290 PICTORIAL SECTION rj nt 4 ds < " & BY, Fe: ~ of ae” = we een, =. — — es. eS Mt ~ on yrs ces 8 GRAY SNAPPER RED SNAPPER RANGE - FLORIDA RANGE - TEXAS TO FLORIDA GEAR - HAND LINES, GILL NETS GEAR - HAND LINES SNOOK RANGE - TEXAS TO FLORIDA GEAR - GILL NETS, HAND LINES, HAUL SEINES SPADEF ISH RANGE - FLORIDA GEAR - GILL NETS, TRAMMEL NETS SPANISH MACKEREL RANGE - TEXAS TO VIRGINIA GEAR - GILL NETS, LINES, HAUL SEINES f SQUAWF ISH RANGE = CALIFORNIA GEAR - FYKE NETS,GILL NETS SPOT RANGE ~ GULF OF MEXICO TO MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES GEAR - HAUL SEINES, GILL NETS, POUND NETS, OTTER TRAWLS te Soe crn “¢itein” STRIPED BASS RANGE — NORTH CAROLINA TO NEW ENGLAND, CALIFORNIA TO OREGON lid D NETS SUCKER GEAR HAUL SEINES, LINES, POUN i ANGE - FRESHWATER Lt GEAR - POUND NETS, FYKE NETS, GIL NETS, HAUL SEINES, TRAP NETS PICTORIAL SECTION 291 SWELLFISH . RANGE - CHESAPEAKE BAY TO MIDDLE 4 * : Z ATLANTIC GEAR - POUND NETS, HAUL SEINES, OTTER TRAWLS SUNF 1SH RANGE - FRESH-WATER GEAR - POTS, SEINES, TRAP NETS ag y TAUTOG SWORDF 1 SH RANGE - CHESAPEAKE BAY TO NEW RANGE - NEW ENGLAND AND CALIFORNIA ENGLAND GEAR —- HARPOONS GEAR - POUND NETS, HAND LINES, POTS TENPOUNDER THIMBLE-EYED MACKEREL RANGE - FLORIDA RANGE - CHESAPEAKE B GEAR = HAUL SEINES AY TO NEW ENGLAND GEAR - POUND NETS, PURSE SEINES, OTTER TRAWLS TILEF ISH TOMCOD RANGE - MIDDLE ATLANTIC AND NEW RANGE - PACIFIC COAST, MIDDLE ENGLAND STATES ATLANTIC AND NEW ENGLAND GEAR - TRAWL LINES STATES GEAR - OTTER TRAWLS, DIP NETS TRIGGERF ISH TRIPLETAIL RANGE - FLORIDA RANGE - FLORIDA GEAR - HAND LINES GEAR - HAUL SEINES, GILL NETS, LINES 292 PICTORIAL SECTION TUNA, ALBACORE RANGE - PACIFIC COAST GEAR - LINES TUNA, LITTLE RANGE - MASSACHUSETTS TO TEXAS GEAR - POUND NETS, TROLL LINES OTTER TRAWLS WHITEFISH, MENOMINEE RANGE - ALASKA, UPPER GREAT LAKES. TO NEW ENGLAND, IN LAKES GEAR - GILL NETS, HAUL SEINES, TRAP NETS, POUND NETS re yA [Ie / : Ly Fy *) Ts i j WHITE PERCH RANGE ~- NORTH CAROLINA TO MAINE GEAR - POUND NETS, FYKE NETS, HAUL SEINES WOLFF ISH RANGE - MASSACHUSETTS AND MAINE GEAR - OTTER TRAWLS, LINES TRAWLS =, TUNA ,BLUEFIN RANGE - CALIFORNIA,NEW JERSEY TO MAINE GEAR - PURSE SEINES,LAMPARA NETS TROLL LINES,POUND NETS, HARPOONS TUNA , SKI PJACK RANGE - CALIFORNIA GEAR - LINES,PURSE SEINES WHITE BASS RANGE - GREAT LAKES GEAR - TRAP NETS, FYKES, HAUL SEINES, POUND NETS WHITEFISH, COMMON RANGE - GREAT LAKES GEAR - GILL NETS, POUND NETS, TRAP NETS WHITING RANGE - VIRGINIA TO MAINE GEAR - OTTER TRAWLS, POUND NETS PICTORIAL SECTION YELLOW PERCH RANGE - GREAT LAKES, OTHER LAKES GEAR - GILL NETS, TRAP NETS, POUND NETS, FYKE NETS BLUE CRAB RANGE = TEXAS TO RHODE ISLAND GEAR - TROT LINES, POTS, FYKE NETS, DIP NETS, SCRAPES, DREDGES DUNGENESS CRAB RANGE = PACIFIC COAST STATES AND ALASKA GEAR - TRAPS STONE CRAB RANGE = FLORIDA GEAR - DIP NETS, CRA@ POTS 293 RANGE - GREAT LAKES GEAR - POUND NETS, FYKE NETS, GILL NETS, TRAP NETS KING CRAB RANGE - ALASKA GEAR - TANGLE NETS, OTTER TRAWLS ROCK CRAB RANGE - NEW ENGLAND GEAR - POTS HORSESHOE CRAB RANGE = MARYLAND TO NEW YORK GEAR - POUND NETS. WEIRS, BY HAND 294 PICTORIAL SECTION FRESH-WATER CRAWFISH RANGE - RIVERS AND LAKES GEAR - CRAWFISH (POTS) SEA CRAWFISH OR SPINY LOBSTER RANGE - CALIFORNIA AND FLORIDA GEAR - DIP NETS, POTS, HOOKS SHR IMP RANGE - TEXAS TO NORTH CAROLINA, MAINE, CALIFORNIA, WASHINGTON, AND ALASKA GEAR - SHRIMP TRAWLS LOBSTER RANGE - VIRGINIA TO MAINE GEAR - POTS RAZOR CLAM, PACIFIC RANGE - OREGON, WASHINGTON AND SOFT CLAM ALASKA RANGE - MIDDLE ATLANTIC TO GEAR - SHOVELS NEW ENGLAND, PACIFIC COAST STATES GEAR - FORKS, HOES, RAKES HARD CLAM LIMPET A RANGE - FLORIDA TO MAINE RANGE - NEW YORK AND NEW ENGLAND Ee eke come GEAR - DREDGES GEAR - SHOVELS GEAR - HOES, DREDGES, TONGS, RAKES HAND PICTORIAL SECTION 295 CONCH RANGE = FLORIDA TO MAINE GEAR = SPONGE HOOKS, OTTER TRAWLS, DREDGES, POTS ti TREPANG RANGE - WASHINGTON f \ BUTTER CLAM RANGE = PACIFIC COAST GEAR - SHOVELS GEAR - BEAM TRAWLS OCEAN MUSSEL RANGE - NORTH CAROLINA TO MAINE GEAR - DREDGES, TONGS, RAKES, HAND FRESH-WATER MUSSEL RANGE - FRESH-WATER STREAMS GEAR - CROWFOOT BARS, PICKS, HANDs BAY SCALLOP RANGE - FLORIDA TO MASSACHUSETTS, WASHINGTON GEAR - DREDGES, SCRAPES, PUSH NETS, TONGS, RAKES OYSTER RANGE - TEXAS TO MASSACHUSETTS, PACIFIC COAST STATES GEAR - TONGS, DREDGES, RAKES, HAND SQUID RANGE - VIRGINIA TO MAINE, CALIFORNIA AND WASHINGTON GEAR - LAMPARA NETS,GILL NETS OTTER TRAWLS,POUND NETS STARF ISH RANGE - ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC COASTS GEAR - HOOKS, SCRAPES, MOPS SEA SCALLOP RANGE - NEW JERSEY TO MAINE ‘EAR - DREDGES 296 PICTORIAL. SECTION GREEN TURTLE RANGE - FLORIDA cites sexAS TO NEW JERSEY GEAR - GILL NETS, TANGLE NETS GEAR - HAUL SEINES, HAND ba 4 ss , , Pig x \ nee N HAWKSBILL TURTLE TURTLE | eee TO NEW JERSEY RANGE - GULF OF MEXICO AND ATLANTIC GEAR - GILL NETS COAST TO NEW YORK GEAR - HAND, TANGLE NETS, POUND NETS FROG RANGE - FRESH-WATER, MARSHES, PONDS GEAR - SPEARS, GRABS SOFT-SHELL TURTLE RANGE - LAKES AND RIVERS GEAR ~- HAUL SEINES, FYKE NETS, POTS IRISH MOSS RANGE - FLORIDA TO WEST INDIES RANGE = NEW ENGLAND SPONGE GEAR - HOOKS, DIVING OUTFITS GEAR - RAKES STATISTICAL PUBLICATIONS SECTION 16.- CURRENT FISHERIES STATISTICS The following list of publications includes all reports issued in the Current Fishery Statistics series during 1949. C.F.S. No. Title 447 Massachusetts Landings, August, 1948 448 Maine Landings, October, 1948 449 Fish Meal and Oil, December, 1948 450 Frozen Fish Report, January, 1949 451 Maine Landings, November, 1948 452 Massachusetts Landings, September, 1948 453 Frozen Fish Report, February, 1949 454 Massachusetts Landings, October, 1948 455 Fish Meal and Oil, January, 1949 456 Maine Landings, December, 1948 457 Frozen Fish Report, Annual, 1948 458 Maine Landings, By Months, Annual, 1948 459 Frozen Fish Report, March, 1949 460 Massachusetts Landings, November, 1948 461 Massachusetts Landings, December, 1948 462 Maine Landings, January, 1949 463 Fish Meal and Oil, February, 1949 464 Frozen Fish Report, April, 1949 465 Fish Meal and Oil, March, 1949 466 Massachusetts Landings, January, 1949 467 Maine Landings, February, 1949 468 Chesapeake Fisheries, Annual, 1946 469 New York Fisheries, Annual, 1946 470 Massachusetts Landings, February, 1949 A471 Frozen Fish Report, May, 1949 472 Massachusetts Landings, By Ports, Annual, 1949 473 Maine Landings, March, 1949 ATA Fish Meal and Oil, April, 1949 475 Massachusetts Landings, March, 1949 476 Imports and Exports, 1944 —- 1948 477 Frozen Fish Report, June, 1949 478 Fish Meal and Oil, May, 1949 479 Maine Landings, April, 1949 480 New England Fisheries, Annual, 1946 481 Pacific Coast Fisheries, Annual, 1946 482 Massachusetts Landings, April, 1949 483 Frozen Fish Report, July, 1949 484 Maine Landings, By Counties, Annual, 1948 485 Maine Landings, May, 1949 486 Fish Meal and Oil, June, 1949 487 Fisheries of the United States and Alaska, 1946 488 Pacific Coast Fisheries, 1947 489 Frozen Fish Report, August, 1949 490 Massachusetts Landings, May, 1949 491 Maine Landings, June, 1949 (Continued on next page) 298 STATISTICAL PUBLICATIONS No. Title Packaged Fish, Annual, 1948 Fish Meal and Oil, July, 1949 Frozen Fish Report, September, 1949 Fish Meal and Oil, August, 1949 Maine Landings, July, 1949 Canned Fish and Byproducts, Annual, 1948 Massachusetts Landings, June, 1949 Frozen Fish Report, October, 1949 Massachusetts Landings, July, 1949 Maine Landings, August, 1949 Fish Meal and Oil, September, 1949 Texas Landings, September, 1949 Manufactured Fishery Products, Annual, 1946 Massachusetts Landings, Gear and Area, 1947 Massachusetts Landings, Gear and Area, 1948 Frozen Fish Report, November, 1949 Maine Landings, September, 1949 Texas Landings, October, 1949 Fish Meal and Oil, October, 1949 Frozen Fish Report, December, 1949 Maine Landings, October, 1949 Texas Landings, November, 1949 Massachusetts Landings, August, 1949 » TUNA CLIPPER U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : O—1952 HA 4674