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FISHERY STATISTICS
OF THE UNITED STATES
1946
STATISTICAL DIGEST NO, 19
Fish and Wildlike Sekvice
United Slates Department of the Interior
y L/^ / f
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOROscar L. Chapman, Secretary
FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICEAlbert M. Day, Director
Statistical Digest 19
FISHERY STATISTICS
OF THE UNITED STATES
1946
BY
A. W. ANDERSON and E. A. POWER
UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON : 1950
For sale by the Superintendent of DocumentB, U. S. Government Printing Office
Washington 25, D. C. - Price »1.00
Fishery Statistics of tlie United States and Alaska are compiled and published annuallyto make available information on both the economic and biological aspects of the domesticcommercial fisheries.
Data on the economic aspects are necessary to persons engaged in the commercial fisheryand to governmental agencies concerned with its regulation and protection. Those heregiven cover the total catch and value by species, the yield and value of manufacturedproducts and byproducts, the employment of men, craft, and gear in the capture of fisheryproducts; 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, local-ity and gear; and on the types of gear and boats operated. They assist conservationagencies in regulating the commercial fisheries so as to produce maximum yields withoutdep I et i on.
Previous statistical reports on the fishery industries were issued under the Depart-ment of the Interior in the Administrative Report series for 1936 and in the StatisticalDigest series for succeeding years. Reports for preceding years were issued in theAdministrative Report series of the former Bueau of Fisheries.
The following is a listing of the various Statistical Digests issued since 1939:
No. I Fishery Statistics of the United States, 1959
2 Alaska Fishery and Fur Seal Industry, 1940
3 Propagation and Distribution of Food Fishes, Fiscal year, 19414 Fishery Statistics of the United States, 19405 Alaska Fishery and Fur Seal Industry, 1941
6 Propagation and Distribution of Food Fishes, 194 1
7 Fishery Statistics of the United States, 1941
8 Alaska Fishery and Fur Seal Industry, 19429 Propagation and Distribution of Food Fishes, 194210 Alaska Fishery and Fur Seal Industry, 194311 Fishery Statistics of the United States, 194212 Propagation and Distribution of Food Fishes, 194313 Alaska Fishery and Fur Seal Industry, 194414 Fishery Statistics of the United States, 194315 Alaska Fishery and Fur Seal Industry, 194516 Fishery Statistics of the United States, 194417 Alaska Fishery and Fur Seal Industry, 194618 Fishery Statistics of the United States, 194519 Fishery Statistics of the United States, 1946
FISHERY STATISTICS OF THE UNITED STATES: 1946
By A. W. ANDERSON, Chief, Branch of Commercial Fisheries
and E. A. POWER, Chief, Statistical Section
Fish and Wildlife Service
CONTENTS Page
I nt roduct ion 2
Section I. - General Review 3
United States and Alaska Summaries 6
Manufactured Fishery Products 17
Canned Fishery Products and Byproducts 24Packaged Fish 56Frozen Fish Trade 4-0
Foreign Fishery Trade 49Section 2. - New England Fisheries 54
Sectional Summaries 56
Mai ne 65Massachusetts
., 68Rhode Island 7 1
Connect i cut 72Supplementary Survey
Landings at Certain New England Ports 76Landings by Ports 78Landings by Gear and Area 95
Section 3. - Middle Atlantic Fisheries 114
Sectional Summaries 116
New York 124
Supplementary SurveyHudson River Shad Fishery 128
Landings at New York City 129
Section 4. - Chesapeake Fisheries 131
Sectional Summaries 133
Mary I and 137
Vi rginia 140
Supplementary SurveyPotomac River Shad and Alewife Fishery 145
Section 5. - South Atlantic and Gulf Fisheries 14-6
Sectional Summaries 14-7
Supplementary SurveyTarpon Springs Sponge Fishery 156
Section 6. - Pacific Coast Fisheries 157
Sectional Summaries 159
Wash I ngton 167
rego n 1 7 2
Cal ifornia 176
Supplementary SurveyHalibut landings at Seattle 186
Receipts by Seattle Wholesale Dealers 188
CONTENTS - Continued
Section 7. - Lake Fisheries 192
United States and Canada Summaries 193
United States Summaries 195
Section 8. - Mississippi River Fisheries 203
Section 9. - Alaska Fisheries 204
Section 10. - Hawaiian Fisheries 2 10
Section II. - Review of Certain Major Fisheries 213
United States and Alaska Cod Fishery 213
Atlantic Coast Haddock Fishery 215
Pacific Coast Halibut Fishery 216
Atlantic Coast Mackerel Fishery 218
Pacific Coast Mackerel Fishery 219
Atlantic Coast Menhaden Fishery 220
Pacific Coast Pilchard Fishery 221
Rosefish Fishery 221
Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery 222
Pacific Coast Tuna Fishery 226
Section 12. - Statistical Survey Procedure 230
Sectional Surveys 230
Local and Special Surveys 234
Practices and Terms 236
Conversion Factors 237
Section 13. - Glossary of Names of Fishery Products 239
Section 14. - Pictorial Section 244
Section 15. - Statistical Publications 262
INTRODUCTION
This report contains a review of the fishery statistics for the year 1946, coll ected
by the Branch of Commercial Fisheries during 1947. 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 voluTie and value of the production of manufactured fisheryproducts and byproducts.
Statistical surveys for 1946 data were conducted in all sections except the MississippiRiver States. Statistics on the various fisheries were collected by the following fieldagents: F. Freeland H. Haberland, D. A. McKown, C. B. Tendick, J. P. Wharton, R. H.
Wilson, and F. M. Wood. The surveys in the New England States were supervised by B. E.
Lindgren, and those in Washington and Oregon by E. C. Hinsdale. Data for the Great Lakeswere assembled by the staff of Dr. John Van Oosten of the Division of Fishery Biology.Those on the fisheries of Alaska were collected by the Alaska Division of the Service.
The statistical surveys conducted during 1947, for 1946 data, were under the generaldirection of E.A. Power, Chief, Statistical Section, assisted by D.Y. Aska, Statistician.The survey material was assembled, tabulated, and prepared for publication by the staffof the Statistical Section under the direction of C. E. Peterson, Statistician, assistedby Elsie English, Evelyn Hecht, MelissaTinkey, R. M. Wilkin son. R. J. LaRochelleandS. R. Feldman, G. 1. Sundstrom prepared many of the illustrations contained in thereport
.
In assembi i ng the data on the fisheries, use was made of al I records col lected by thevarious State fishery agencies. In the Great Lakes and the Pacific Coast States, theserecords were such that it was only necessary for the Service personnel to conduct partial
surveys. Statistics on the imports and exports of fishery products were furnished by theBureau of the Census.
Grateful acknowledgement is extended to the State and Federal agencies and to thevarious individuals who cooperated in furnishing portions of the data contained in thisvo I ume.
SECTION 1.- GENERAL REVIEW
Surveys covering the catch of fish and shellfish for the year 1946 were made in all
areas except New Hampshire, New Jersey, Delaware, the South Atlantic and Gulf States, and
the Mississippi River and its tributaries. All of these areas, except the MississippiRiver and its tributaries, were canvassed for 1945, and detailed data published in"Fishery
Statistics of the United States, 1945" (Statistical Digest No. 18). The most recent data
available for the Mississippi River and its tributaries are for 1931. In the following
tables, the most recent employment, operating unit, and catch statistics are shown for
each section of the country.
During 1946, wartime problems of the fishing industry were gradually replaced by post-
war problems. Availability of material and manpower increased, but costs of operationrose also. With the suspension of price controls on most fishery products, prices of themore popular items rose spectacularly. Consumer resistance to high prices caused coldstorage stocks of some items to rise to record highs. This in turn caused fishing forcertain species to either be stopped or curtailed until prices and demand had becomeadjusted. The adjustment of supply to demand was made gradually with less disruption tothe industry than many had feared. This probably was due to the fact that the demand formost fishery products remained higher than had been anticipated.
The number of new vessels entering the fishing industry continued to rise sharply in
1946. The average number of vessels obtaining their first documents as fishing craftduring the five year prewar period 1936-1940 was 365. During 1945, the number increasedto 741, and during 1946, to 1,085. Complete data is not available on the total number ofvessels engaged in fishing during 1946. In 1945, there were 6,929 vessels so engaged,and this number undoubtedly increased in 1946. The newer and, in many cases, largervessels entering the industry raised the general level of efficiency of the fleet. Thefollowing table shows the number of vessels obtaining their first documents as fishingcraft since 1937. These vessels were either new craft, or vessels that had not previouslybeen documented for fishing.
VESSELS OBTAINING THEIR FIRST DOCUMENTS AS FISHING CRAFT,1937 TO 1946 INCLUSIVE
NUMBER358358535741
1,085
YEAR NUMBER YEAR193T 335 T9421938 1/ 376 19431939 357 19441940 320 19451941 354 1946^/ DATA ARE PARTLY ESTIMATED.
The total catch of fishery p roduct s i n t he United States and Alaska i n 1946 was si ight ly
smaller than in the previous year, and was far less than the record catch of 1941. How-
ever, the value of the landings was higher than in any previous year. Landings of pil-
chard declined sharply, and were surpassed by menhaden for the first time since 1932.
The catch of pilchard dropped to 53 1 million pounds, compared with 850 million pounds
the previous year, and the 1936 record yield of 1-1/2 billion pounds. Available data
indicate that the 1946 catch of menhaden, which amounted to 920 million pounds, estab-
lished a new record for this specie^. The production of cod totaled 103 mi I I ion pounds
—
50 mill ion pounds less than in 1945, while the catch of tuna est abli shed a new record of
222 million pounds— an increase of 36 million pounds over the p rev ious year's production.
The total catch of fishery products in the United States and Alaska, as based on the
most recent surveys available through 1946, amounted to 4,403,282,000 pounds, valued at
$286,117,772 to the fishermen. However, if 1946 data had been available for all areas,
it is estimated that the catch would have been found to total about 4,456,000,000 pounds.
GENERAL REVIEW
valued at $3 10,000,000. The following table, which contains recorded production for the
areas in which surveys were made and estimates for other areas, indicates the trend of
the yield and value of the domestic catch during recent years.
19391940194119421943194419451946
POUNDS VALUE TO THE AVERAGE PRICEFISHERMEN PER POUND
4,443,328,000 $96,532,000 2.17»!
4,059,524,000 98,957,000 2.445,080,341,000 134,172,000 2.64
3,676,524,000 170,338,000 4.39
4,202,000,000 204,000,000 4.85
4,500,000,000 213,000,000 4.73
4,575,400,000 269,900,000 5.82
4,456,000,000 310,000,000 6.96
It is estimated that 1, 674 million pounds of fish (round weight basis) i«ere marketed as
fresh and frozen products, 1, 277 mi I I ion pounds wens used forcanning, I ,405 mi I I ion pounds
for byproducts and bait, and 100 mi I I ion pounds for cured products during 1946. The
amount used for byproducts, bait, and canning increased slightly over 1945, while the
quantity used for fresh and frozen decreased sharply.
The production of canned fishery products in the United States and Alaska during 1946
amounted to 699,375,511 pounds, valued at $227,629,455, and the output of fishery by-
products had a sales value at processors' level of $76,642,850. The yield of cannedfishery products and fishery byproducts set new records although the poundage of cannedproducts was lower than in 1936 and 1941.
The frozen fish trade was very active throughout the year, with total freezings
amounting to 280,065,000 pounds. This was approximately 6 million pounds less than was
frozen in the prev iousyear, but still far more than any other earlier year.
The value of United States foreign trade in fishery products increased 41 percent,compared with the previous year. The value of imports advanced from 101 million dollarsin 1945 to 130 mi I I ion dol I a rs in 1946. During the same period the value of exports i n-
c reased from 39 million dollars to 68 million dollars. Among the more i mport ant i mpo rts
registering sizeable increases were fresh herring, groundfish fillets, shrimp, and spinylob ster tails; canned sardines, fish cakes, and balls; pickled herring; cod liver oil; andsponges. The largest increases in expo rt s occu rred in shipments of canned fishery pro-ducts, and in fish oi Is and concentrates. Exports of canned salmon, sardines, ground-fish, herring and unclassified shellfish (principally canned squid) all showed largega i ns.
A review of the fisheries of each geographical area will be found at the beginning ofeach section in this volume. Summaries of the more important specific fisheries wi I I befound in Section 10. Summarized data of the operating Units and catch have been pre-viously published in Current Fisheries Statistics No. 487.
WEST COAST PURSE SEINER-
GENERAL REVIEW
CATCH AND DISPOSITION OF CATCH, 1929 - 1946
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4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
TOTAL CA TCH
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1,600
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900
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1,200
800
400
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800
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GENERAL REVIEW
UNITED STATES AND ALASKA SUMMARIES
SUMMARY OF CATCH
(expressed in thousands of pounds and thousands of dollars)
PRODUCTNEW ENGLAND
1945 AND 1946,AREA XX II
MIDDLE ATLANTIC1945 AND 1946,
AREA XXll 1
CHESAPEAKE, 1946,AREA XXll 1
SOUTH ATLANTIC 4GULF, 1945,
AREAS XX IV 4 XXVPACIFIC, 1946
QUANTITY VALUE
41,55120,521
QUANTITY
475,25742,445
VALUE
12,80014,499
QUANTITY
267,93592,011
VALUE
11,29715,902
QUANTITY
476,888269,139
VALUE
19,87134,459
QUANTITY
1,081,60780,275
VALUE
FISHSHELLFISH . .
744,65160,912
67,9108,111
TOTAL . . . 805,563 62,072 517,702 27,299 359,946 27,199 746,027 54,330 1,161,882 76,021
PRODUCT LAKES, 1946MISSISSIPPI RIVER 4TRIBUTARIES, 1931
ALASKA, 1946TOTAL FOR THEVARIOUS YEARS
FISHSHELLFISH . .
QUANTITY
78,3313
VALUE
11,678(1)
QUANTITY
44,06138,321
VALUE
2,257640
QUANTITY
644,4916,955
VALUE
24,232390
QUANTITY
3,813,221590,061
VALUE
191,59694,522
TOTAL . . . 78,334 11,678 82,382 2,897 651,446 24,622 4,403,282 286,118
V LESS THAN 500 DOLLARS.
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. IT SHOULD BE EXPLAINED THAT THERE ARE INCLUDED UNDER THE AREAS,
CRAFT WHOSE PRINCIPAL PORTS ARE IN THE RESPECTIVE AREAS BUT WHICH MAY FISH ELSEWHERE AT TIMES. THERE WERE
NO WHALES CAUGHT DURING 1946.
SUMMARY OF OPERATING UNITS
S.ATLANTIC 4GULF, 1940-1945
ISHERMEN:ON VESSELS ....ON BOATS AND SHORE
TOTAL
VESSELS:STEAM . . . .
NET TONNAGEMOTOR . . . .
NET TONNAGESAIL
NET TONNAGE
5,38217,730
23,112
796784
24,665
79225,461
BOATS:MOTOR 6,737OTHER 5,258
ACCESSORY BOATS 224
APPARATUS:HAUL SEINESPURSE SEINES AND LAMP^RA NETS . . .
STOP SEINESOTTER TRAWLS 911GI-LL NETS 3,533TRAMMEL AND BAR NETSPOUND NETS, TRAP NETS, AND WEIRS . .
FLOATING TRAPSSTOP NETSFYKE NETSBAG NETSOTHER NETS 2/ 674HOOKS, BAITS OR SNOODS 1,391,915EEL POTS AND TRAPS 2,765
LOBSTER, NORTHERN AND SPINY, POTS 4 TRAPS 572,098CRAB, CRAYFISH, 4 TURTLE POTS 4 TRAPS 521
CLAM DREDGESCRAB DREDGESOYSTER DREDGESSCALLOP DREDGES 3,081OTHER DREDGESSCRAPESTONGS, RAKES, SHOVELS, HOES, FORKS,
PICKS AND GRABS 5,399DIVING OUTFITSOTHER APPARATUS 4/ 1,515
2,8199,991
12,810
9,857
49710,166
3,9091,998
121
3683,317
139202,629
1,842
15,053
11,241
17,632
1,88317,654
144323
3,96285
1,019
4105,125
5,32154
59216
442,196
1,933
61,536
1,6461,342,310
29,965
51,350
208647
8362
8,811
1,171
5,49124,206
29,697
1,68620,859
1,73521,503
7,9998,372
314
52
4,3576,036
9002,520
471
3,2771,687,024
555143,2208,90010,228
3,24567
11,455
(continued ON NEXT PAGE)
GENERAL REt^IEW
SUMMARY OF OPERATING UNITS - Continued
PACIFIC, LAKES, MISSISSIPPI ALASKA, TOTAL FOR THE1945 1940 RIVER - 1931 1946 VARIOUS YEARS
NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER
10,894 1,694 - 2/ 10,194 38,35723,134 3,448 15,884 - 112,047
34,028 5,142 15,884 10,194 150,404
1 30 4211 646 - - 1,625
2,141 469 - 1,132 7,02451,350 5,427 - 15,165 131,285
- - - - 141- - - - 1,944
2,142 499 . 1,132 7,20751,361 6,073 - 15,165 134,854
6,781 1,186 4,426 1,939 41,363862 599 10,120 2,029 34,559
- - - 243 243817 - - - 1,530
221 169 1,013 180 3,156592 - - 889 1,685
- - - - 85415 - - - 6,09514 - - 9 239 - - - 9
11,038 106,031 101 2,938 135,19084 75 518 - 1,57759 8,336 374 420 14,089
- - - - 64- - - - 11
2,146 1,787 32,541 - 39,4522 - - - 55
2,672 - 191 - 8,5991,249,771 615,839 2,459,179 (3) 8,948,667
- - - 35,127- - - - 143,220
5,199 - - - 601,25055,713 700 456 3,419 122,387
- - - - 237- - - - 235- - 440 - 440
46 - - - 1,750- - - - 3,201
8362- - - -
12,036 13 3,994 - 44,73972 - - - 139
- 22 4,480 - 4,502171 - 3,781 " 35,725
FISHERMEN:ON VESSELS ....ON BOATS AND SHORE
TOTAL
VESSELS:STEAM . . . .
NET TONNAGEMOTOR . . . .
NET TONNAGESAIL
NET TONNAGE
BOATS :
MOTOROTHERLIGHTERS, SCOWS, ETC
ACCESSORY BOATSAPPARATUS:
HAUL SEINESPURSE SEINES AND LAMPARA NETS ....STOP SEINESOTTER TRAWLSBEAM TRAWLS .
PARANZELLA NETSGILL NET!TRAMMEL AND BAR NETSPOUND NETS, TRAP NETS, AND WEIRS . . .
FLOATING TRAPSSTOP NETSFYKE NETSBAG NETSOTHER NETS 2/HOOKS, BAITS OR SNOODSEEL POTS AND TRAPSBUSH TRAPSLOBSTER, NORTHERN 4 SPINY, POTS 4 TRAPSCRAB, CRAYFISH, 4 TURTLE POTS 4 TRAPSCLAM DREDGESCRAB DREDGESMUSSEL DREDGESOYSTER DREDGESSCALLOP DREDGESOTHER DREDGESSCRAPESTONGS, RAKES, SHOVELS, HOES, FORKS,
PICKS AND GRABSDIVING OUTFITSCROWFOOT BARSOTHER APPARATUS 4/
1/ INCLUDES PERSONS IN BOAT AND SHORE FISHERIES.2/ INCLUDES CAST, DIP, REEF, BRAIL OR SCOOP AND LIFT NETS.3/ NUMBER NOT DETERMINED.
3/ INCLUDES FISH, PERIWINKLE AND COCKLE, AND CONCH POTS; HARPOONS; SPEARS; BOX TRAPS; SLAT TRAPS; OCTOPUSTRAPS; AND COQUINA SCOOPS.
NOTE:—STATISTICS ON THE OPERATING UNITS OF THE NEW ENGLAND STATES ARE FOR 1946, EXCEPT FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE,MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND WHICH ARE FOR 1945; THOSE FOR THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES ARE FOR 1945,EXCEPT FOR NEW YORK WHICH ARE FOR 1946; AND THOSE FOR THE SOUTH ATLANTIC AND GULF STATES ARE FOR 1945,EXCEPT FOR FLORIDA WHICH ARE FOR 1940. THE SOUTH ATLANTIC AND GULF SECTION INCLUDED THE FISHERIES OFLAKE OKEECHOEBEE, FLORIDA.
GENERAL REf^IEW
UNITED STATES AND ALASKA : CATCH , BY SPECIES
EXPRESSED IN THOUSANDS OF POUNDS AND THOUSANDS OF CX)LLARS
)
NEW ENGLAND,1946 4 194-5
MIDDLE ATLANTIC,1946 4 1945
CHESAPEAKE,1946
SOUTH ATLANTICGULF, 1945
FISH
ALEWIVES 2,857
AMBERJACKANCHOVIESANGLERFISHBARRACUDASLACK BASSBLUEFISHBLUE RUNNER OR HARDTA I
L
SUFFALOFISHBUTTERFI3HCABIO OR CRAB EATER .
CARP 29
CATFISH AND BULLHEADSCERO (1)CI GARFISHCOD 88,753CRAPPIECREVALLE -
CROAKER {1)CUNNERCUSK 2,314DOLPHIN ....DRUM:
BLACK ....RED OR REDFISH
EELS;COMMON 94CONGER 39
FLOUNDERS 66,848FRIGATE MACKERELGARFISH ....GIZZARD SHAD . .
CRAYFISH ....GROUPERS ....GRUNTSHADDOCK 147,359HAKE
RED 1,122WHITE 17,576
HALIBUT 318HARVESTFISH OR "STARFISHHERRING, SEA 82,402HICKORY SHADHOGCHOKERH0GFI3HJEWFISHKING MACKERELKING WHITINQ OR "kINGFISHLAUNCEMACKEREL 42,690MENHADEN 204MINNOWS 353MOJARRA .
MULLET . .
MUTT0NFI3H _
OCEAN POUT I
PADDLEFISH OR SPOONBILL CATPERMITPIGFI3H ....PIKE OR PICKERELPINFISH ....POLLOCK 45,677POHPANOROSEFISH (ocean PERCH ) . . 178,149SALMON, ATLANTIC . .
SAND PERCHSAWFISHSCUP OR PORGY 3,252SEA BASS, BLACK (ATLANTIC) 58SEA CATFISHSEA ROBIN 51
SEA TROUT OR WEAKFISH:GRAY 593SPOTTEDWHITE -
SHAD 2,266SHARKS Ill
5,785
(i)3
118
1
5,541
12,339
2776560
1,177
2,756210
1,686
7,7491
QUANTITY
227
5,104
19735
5,614
42,021
S
HI
(1)7
27624
12,079
7,676
3,50034018
6,971380,802
9,7192,681
13
11,715
4,793
554
16
(1)26
1)1
17811
(CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)
1,749
3
704
84254
41
(1)
6ff7
3,828
(!)
(i)
(1)
1,067
15,525
3,691
1,2582,012
1044
40,141
(1)
1,53526
3,593
(1)
10215
(])
399
2,420149,338
7,0912,181
4,318
(1)
(1)
4,016
1901
450
1931,440
8,451376
2,5011,983
119896
11,014
933597
4,941
2,8394,556
181
3,232
8,789188
4413,9204,540
320,785
18342,336
213
1
637
143
798
415 113 9250 454 66
1
885 75
389 4,770 529
61 7,835 1,6511,123 112
763 2,065 4234 2,106 36
GENERAL REl^lEW
UNITED STATES AND ALASKA : CATCH , BY SPECIES - Continued
(expressed in thousands of pounds and thousands of dollars)
fish - continued
sheepshead:fresh-watersalt-water
silvers idesSKATESSMELTSNAPPER
:
MANGROVERED
SNOOK OR SERGEANTFISH . .
SPANISH MACKEREL . . . .
SPOTSTRIPED BASSSTURGEON, COMMON . . . .
SUCKERSSUNFISHSWELLFISHSWORDFISHTAUTOGTENPOUNOERTHIMBLE-EYED MACKEREL . .
TILEFISHTOMCODTRIPLETAILTUNA AND TUNALIKE FISHES:BLUEFINBON I TOLITTLE
TOTAL TUNA
WHITEBAITWHITE PERCHWHITINGWOLFF 1 3HYELLOW PERCH . . . .
YELLOW PIKEYELLOWTAIL, ATLANTICUNCLASSIFIED . . . .
TOTAL
SHELLFISH, ETC.
CRABS
:
BLUE:HARDSOFT AND PEELERS
ROCKSTONE
CRAWFISHHORSESHOE CRAB . . .
LOBSTERS
:
NORTHERNSPINY
SHRIMPCLAMS :
COQUINAHARDOCEAN QUAHOG . . .
RAZORSOFTSURF
TOTAL CLAMS
CONCHSMUSSELS, SEAOYSTERS, MARKET:
EASTERN, PUBLIC . . .
EASTERN, PRIVATE . .
TOTAL OYSTERS . .
PERIWINKLES AND COCKLESSCALLOPS
:
BAYSEA
1161,020
4069
31
(1)34
1,855183
1,00810
1,018
3251,0802,228
1,746
744,651
1,262
23,647
166
5,5861,510
13511,066
166
18,463
462,352
452,005
2,050
33
6049,578
1
1
(1)1
1,10913
(1)
CD
14696327132
2,019109
176353337
1,206107
(1)
11513,051
41,551 475,257
9,298
1,10030
1,260
630
1,46012620
2,28246
13,608
7217,009
3,934 21,338
217451
17922
39613,873
14,269
5595,355 2,035 1,212
(CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)
CD
13245
CD
2854,2263,699
14395
1,144983
186
CD
12,800 257,935
52,3234,226
4,560
179817
1,161
1,161
1796,926
17,79215,563
7,105 33,355
181,021
2144,782
51334 11,238180 7,912656 610
5 491 7
1,2552 CD
CD
10132
11,297 476,888
3,2011,477
13317
777,023
5,6134,670
10,283
GENERAL REVIEW
UNITED STATES AND ALASKA CATCH , BY SPECIES - Continued
(expressed N THOUSANDS OF POUNDS AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
NEW ENGLAND, MIDDLE ATLANTIC, CHESAPEAKE, SOUTH ATLANTIC 4SPECIES 1946 4 1945 1946 4 1945 1946 GULF, 1945
SHELLFISH, ETC. - CONT 'D QUANTITY VALUE QUANTITY VALUE QUANTITY VALUE QUANT 1 TY VALUE
SQUID .... 1,049 49 1 ,049 89 137 17 6 (1)
SEA URCHINS 23 1- - - -
TERRAPIN _ _ _ - 230 47 16 8
TURTLES •
1,473 1072 (1) 214 29 277
260
24
IRISH MOSS ..•...•ROCKWEED 13
SPONGES _ - - - - - 267 3,004
BLOODWORMS 59 57 - - - - - -
SANDW0RM3 77 57 - - - - - -
TOTAL 60,912 20,521 42 ,445 14,499 92,011 15,902 269,133 34,459
GRAND TOTAL .... 805,563 62,072 517 ,702 27,299 359,946 27,199 746,027 54,330
PACIF c. LAKES, MISSISSIPPI RIVER ALASKA, TOTAL FOR THESPECIES 194« 1946 4 TRIBUTARIES, 1931 1946 VARIOUS YEARS
FISH QUANTITY VALUE QUANTITY VALUE QUANTITY VALUE QUANTITY VALUE QUANTITY VALUE
ALEWIVES . .. _ . _ . ~ - - 27,060 668
AMBERJACK .- - - - - - - 376 19
ANCHOVIES . 1,922 43 - - - - - - 1,931 43
ANGLERFISH .- - - - - - - - 39 1
BARRACUDA . 3,106 399 - - - - - - 3,152 402
BLACK BASS .- - - - 14 2 - - 24 3
BLUEFISH . .- - - - - - - - 3,158 475
BLUE PIKE .- - 3,140 736 - - - - 3,140 736
BLUE RUNNER OF
HARDTAIL .- - - - - - - - 1,983 120
BOWFIN . . .- - 27 1 428 9 - - 455 10
BUFFALOFISH - - 23 4 15,772 687 - - 15,881 704
BURBOT . . .- - 692 26 - - - - 692 26
BUTTERFISH .- - - - - - - - 9,660 886
CABEZONE . . 8 (1)- - - - - - 8 (1)
CAB 10 OR CRABEATER . .
- - - - - - - 119 12
CASRILLA . . 262 33 - - - - - 262 33
CARP .... 275 13 4,837 244 11,892 455 - - 19,384 828
CATFISH ANDBULLHEADS 410 109 1,779 329 10,267 877. - - 25,519 2,650
CERO .... - - - - - - - -(1'4,621
(1)
CHUB .... - - 4,621 530 - - - - 530
CI GARFISH .- - - - - - - - 55 3
CISCO . . .- - 6,638 739 - - - - 6,638 739
COD .... 6,197 323 - . - - 2,532 127 103,200 6,729CRAPPIE . .
- - - 41 3 - - 978 208
CREVALLE . .- - - - - - - - 601 47
CROAKER . .- - - - - - - - 47,103 4,712
CUNNER . . .- - - - - - - - 64 3
CUSK .... - - - - - - - - 2,314 118
DOLLY VARDENTROUT . . ,
- - - - - 34 5 34 5
DOLPHIN . . .- - - - - - - 83 8
drum:BLACK . . .
- - - - - - - 2,933 266
RED OR REDF SH - - - - - - - 4,588 728
EELS:COMMON . . .
- 24 3 7 1- - 2,117 257
CONGER . . ,- - - - - - - 89 3
FLOUNDERS . 36,952 2,129 - - - -(1) (1) 122,704 10,309
FLYING FISH 41 3 - - - - - 41 3
FRIGATE MACKE REL - - - - - - - 6 1
GARFISH . . ,- 1 (1) 73 1
- - 97 3
GIZZARD SHAD ,- (1) 1)
- - - - 962 20
GOLDFISH . . ,- 55 3 - - - - 55 3
GRAYFI3H . . . 2/25,240 1,687 - - - - - - 25,402 1,692
GROUPERS . . 158 18 - - - - - - 8,947 1,044
GRUNTS . . . ,- - - - - - - 188 12
HADDOCK . . .- - - - - - - 155,035 13,043
HAKE :
RED . . . ^_ _ - - - - - 5,026 131
WHITE . . .- - - - - - - 17,984 793
PACIFIC . 526 3 - - - - - - 526 3
HALIBUT . . 19,764 3,891 - - - - 35,010 4,081 55,111 8,036
HARDHEADS . 34 8 - - - - - - 34 8
HARVESTFISH R
"starfish' •- - - - - - - 1,525 93
(CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)
GENERAL REVIEW
UNITED STATES AND ALASKA CATCH , BY SPECIES - Continued
(expressed in THOUSANDS OF POUNDS AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
SPECIES PACIFIC, LAKES, MISSISSIPPI RIVER ALASKA, TOTAL FOF THE1946 1946 4 TRIBUTARIES, 1931 1946 VARIOUS YEARS
FISH - cont'd QUANTITY VALUE QUANTITY VALUE QUANTITY VALUE QUANTITY VALUE QUANTITY VALUE
herring:LAKE .... - - 20,170 900 - - - - 20,170 900SEA .... 1,007 19 - - - - 198,231 1,982 283,911 3,220
HICKORY SHAD .- - - - - - - - 1,075 81
HOGCHOKER . .- - - - - _ - - 15 1
HOGFISH . . .- - - - - - - -"
15 1
JACK MACKEREL 15,093 327 - - - - - - 15,093 327JEWFISH . . .
- - - - - - - - 441 42KINGFISH
(CALIFORNIA) 437 23 - - - - - - 437 23KING MACKEREL - - - - - - - - 3,922 578KING WHITING OR
"kingfish" .- - - - - - - - 5,064 312
LAKE TROUT . .- - 7,457 2,989 - - - - 7,457 2,989
LAUNCE .... - - - - - - - - 20 1
LINGCOD 10,219 1,218 - - - - 438 55 10,657 1,273MACKEREL 53,875 1,431 - - - - - - 105,956 5,067MENHADEN - - - - - - - - 851,129 7,441M 1 NNOWS - - - -
(1) (1)- - 353 10
MOJARRA - - - - - - 183 11
MOONEYE - - 7 1 3 (i) - - 10 1
MULLET . 84 9 - - - - - 42,514 4,619MUTTONFISH . .
- - - - - - - - 213 38OCEAN POUT . .
- - - - - - - - 613 14PADDLEFISH ORSPOONBILL CAT - - - 951 43 - - 958 44
PERCH .... 354 38 - - - - - - 354 38PERMIT .... - - - - - - -
1 (1)PIGFISH ... - - - - - - - 716 46PIKE OR PICKEREL - 121 n 5 1
- - 148 17PILCHARD . . . 530,994 7,295 - - - - - - 530,994 7,295PINFISH ... - - - - - - - - 143 8POLLOCK . . .
- - - - - - - - 45,871 1,698POMPANO . . . 87 22 - - - - - - 885 366QUILLBACK . .
- - 2 (1) 269 n - - 271 11RATFISH . . . 1,780 40 - - - - - 1,780 40ROCK BASS . . 207 28 41 3 - - - - 248 31R0CKFI3HES . . 34,994 1,641 - - - - 1,062 82 36,056 1,723ROSEFISH
(ocean perch) - - - - - - 178,152 7,749sablefish . .
salmon:atlantic . .
8,678 1,094 - - - 9,019 740 17,697 1,834
- - - - - - - -1 1
CHINOOK ORKING . . . 38,985 6,644 - - - - 14,798 1,892 53,783 8,536
CHUM OR KETA 16,317 2,564 - - - - 60,355 1,316 76,672 3,880PINK ... . 2 (1)
- - - - 195,651 7,656 195,653 7,656RED OR SOCKEYE 22,094 3,993 - - - - 86,847 4,020 108,941 8,013SILVER OR COI- 9,169 1,613 - - - - 34,038 2,205 43,207 3,818
TOTAL SALMC N 86,567 14,814 - - - - 391,689 17,089 478,257 31,904
SAND PERCH . ._ _ _ _ _ _ . 90 6
SAUGER .... ~ - 813 129 2 1- - 815 130
SAWFISH . . . - - - - - - - 15 1
SCULP IN . . . 145 20 - - - - - - 145 20SCUP OR PORGY - - - - - - - - 20,175 1,560SEA BASS:
BLACK (ATLANTIC) - - - - - - - - 5,374 781BLACK [PACIF C) 433 69 - - - - - - 433 69WHITE ... 616 117 - - - - - - 616 117
SEA CATFISH .- - - - - - - - 885 75
SEA ROBIN . .- - - - - - - - 76 2
SEA TROUT OR WE akfish:GRAY .... - - - - - - - - 37,635 3,038SPOTTED . .
- - - - - - - - 8,269 1,712WHITE ... - - - - - - - - 1,123 112
SHAD 3,582 / 261 - - - - - - 17,024 2,384SHARKS .... 2/ 3,569 2/ 3,062 - - - - 6,150 59 12,066 3,175SHEEPSHEAD:
FRESH-WATER - - 4,383 242 3,905 143 - - 8,306 387SALT-WATER . 267 21 - - - - - 1,288 102
SILVERS IDES . - - - - - - - - 126 25SKATES .... 141 3 - - - - 295 1 586 7SMELT .... 4,561 196 271 32 - - - 5,852 478SNAPPER
:
MANGROVE . . - - - - - - - - 214 27RED . . .
- -.
-.
- - - - 4,782 1,011(continued on next page)
GENERAL REVIEW
UNITED STATES AND ALASKA CATCH , BY SPECIES - Continued
EXPRESSED IN THOUSANDS OF POUNDS AND THOUSANDS OF dollars)
PACIFIC, LAKES, MISSISSIPPI RIVER ALASKA, TOTAL FOF THESPECIES 1946 1946 4 TRIBUTARIES, 1931 1946 VARIOUS YEARS
FISH - cont'd QUANTITY VALUE QUANTITY VALUE QUANTITY VALUE QUANTITY VALUE QUANTITY VALUE
SNOOK ORSERGEANTFISH - - - - - - - - 513 64
SPANISH MACKEREL 6 (1)- - - - - - 11,529 1,477
SPLITTAIL . .1
3 (1)- - - - - - 3 (1)
SPOT ....1
- - - - - - 12,284 623STEELHEAD TROUT 1,880 262 - - - - 31 5 1,911 267STRIPED BASS 194 19 - - - - - - 5,872 1,130STURGEON
;
COMMON . . 370 57 4 3 - - - - 485 88SHOVELNOSE - - - - 87 8 - - 87 8
SUCKERS . . ._ - 4,349 235 315 13 - - 4,730 252
SL'NFISH . . .- - 21 3 22 1
- - 1,302 243SWELLFISH . .
- - - - - - - - 2,112 66SWORDFISH . . 859 269 - - - - - - 2,823 1,435TAUTOG . . .
- - - - - - - - 249 19TENPOUNDER .
- - - - - - - - 613 34
THIMBLE-EYEDMACKEREL .
- - - - - - - - 3 (1)TILEFI3H . .
- - - - - - - - 287 25TOMCOD . . . 39 1
- - - - - - 50 2
TRIPLETAIL .- - - - - - - - 65 6
TULLIBEE . .
TUNA AND TUNALIALBACORE .
- - 481 33 - - - 481 33(E F ISHES
:
24,142 4,784 _ . - _ 24,142 4,784BLUEFIN . . 22,032 2,246 - - - - - - 23,216 2,340BON 1 TO . . 5,625 536 - - - - - - 6,145 590LITTLE . .
- - - - - - - - 340 10SKIPJACK . 41,088 4,283 - - - - - - 41,088 4,283YELLOWFIN . 127,247 14,614 - - - - - - 127,247 14,614
TOTAL TUNA 220,134 26,463 - - - - - - 222,178 26,621
WHITEBAIT . . 344 30 - _ - - - - 377 38
WHITE BASS .- - 823 150 3 (1)
- - 826 150
WHITEFISH:COMMON . .
- - 4,892 1,734 - - - - 4,892 1,734MENOMINEE .
- - 254 40 - - - - 254 40
OCEAN . . . 57 6 - - - - - - 57 6
WHITE PERCH .- - - - - - - - 1,792 181
WHITING .- - - - - - - - 65,114 1,633
WOLFF ISH . .- - - - - - - - 2,277 109
YELLOW PERCH - - 4,554 813 - - - - 4,756 835
YELLOW PIKE .- - 7,851 1,745 5 1
- - 7,856 1,746
YELLOWTAIL:ATLANTIC .
- - - - - - - - 330 75PACIFIC . . 4,562 374 - - - - - - 4,562 374
UNCLASSIFIED 574 22 - - - -(1) 6 2,973 144
TOTAL . . 1,081,607 67,910 78,331 11,678 44,061 2,2^ 644,491 24,232 3,813,221 191,596
SHELLFISH, ETC
CRABS
:
BLUE:HARD . .
- - - - - - - - 111,028 5,773SOFT AND
PEELERS - _ - - - - - - 6,812 3,262DUNGENESS . 25,395 3,390 - - - - 2,439 131 27,834 3,521
KING ... - - - - - 23 1 23 1
ROCK . . ._ _ - - - - - - 1,262 76
STONE . . .- - - - - - - - 133 45
CRAWFISH . . 31 6 3 (1) 29 (1)- - 80 9
HORSESHOE CRAB - - - - - - 1,260 5
LOBSTERS:NORTHERN .
. _ - - - - - - 24,278 9,527SPINY . . . 692 234 _ - - - - - 1,469 392
SHRIMP . . . 568 57 - - 49 4 2,249 56 192,055 21,415ABALONE . . . 419 254 - - - - - - 419 254CLAMS
:
COCKLE . .- - - - - - 7 1 7 1
COQUINA . .- - - - - - - - 54 14
HARD . . . 448 132 - - - - 413 37 22,410 7,309OCEAN QUAHOG - - - - - - - - 1,510 126PISHO . . . 17 9 - - - - - - 17 9
RAZOR . . . 901 281 - _ - - 1,804 162 2,840 463SOFT . . . 7 1
_ _ - - - - 11,794 2,462SURF . . .
- - - - - - - 7,175 863MIXED . . . 65 13 - - - - - - 65 13
TOTAL CLAM 3 1 ,438 436 - - - - 2,224 200 45,872 11,260
^CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)
GENERAL REi^IEW
UNITED STATES AND ALASKA : CATCH , BY SPECIES - Continued
(expressed in thousands OF POUNDS AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
PACIFIC, LAKES, MISSISSIPPI RIVER ALASKA, TOTAL FOR THESPECIES 1946 1946 4 TRIBUTARIES, 1931 1946 VARIOUS YEARS
SHELLFISH, ETC.' QUANTITY VALUE QUANTITY VALUE QUANTITY VALUE QUANTITY VALUE QUANTITY VALUE
CONCHS .... - - - - - - - - 339 60MUSSELS, SEA . (1) CI)
- - - - - - 3,149 219MUSSEL SHELLS (3) (3) 37,255 422 - - 37,255 422OCTOPUS . . . 145 8 - - - - 145 8
OYSTERS, MARKEEASTERN, PUBl IC - - - - - - - 30,122 9,114EASTERN, PRI\ ATE 12 13 - - - - - - 36,356 14,472PACIFIC . . 13,371 2,277 - - - - 20 2 13,391 2,279WESTERN . . 169 215 - - - - - - 169 215
TOTAL OYSTI R3 13,552 2,505 - - - - 20 2 80,038 26,080
PERIWINKLES 1COCKLES . .
- - - - - - - - 33 9
SCALLOPS:BAY .... 10 6 - - - - - - 808 684SEA .... - - - - - - - 11,617 6,569
SQUID . . . . 38,025 1,215 - - - - - - 40,266 1,370SEA URCHINS .
- - - - - - - - 23 1
TERRAPIN . . .- - - - 19 (1)
- - 265 55
TURTLES . . .- - - - 94 3 - - 587 56
FROGS .... - - - - 875 131 - - 875 131
IRISH MOSS . .- - - - - - - - 1,473 107
ROCKWEED . . .- - - - - - - - 260 13
SPONGES . . .- - - - - - - - 267 3,004
PEARLS 4 SLUGS - - - - - 80 - - - 80
BLOODWORMS . .- - - - - - - - 59 57
sanSworms . .- - - - - - - - 77 57
TOTAL . . 80,275 8,111 3 (1) 38,321 640 6,955 390 590,061 94,522
GRAND TOTA L 1,161,882 76,021 78,334 11,678 32,382 2,897 651,446 24,622 4,403,282 286,118
1/ LESS THAN 500 POUNDS OR 500 DOLLARS. 2/ THE CATCH OF GRAYFISH IN CALIFORNIA IS INCLUDED WITH SHARKS.
V DATA ON THE PRODUCTION OF MUSSEL SHELLS IN STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO THE GREAT LAKES WERE NOT COLLECTED FOR 1946.~ THE PRODUCTION OF THIS ITEM TOTALED 209,500 POUNDS, VALUED AT $2,210 IN 1940.
NOTE!~THERE WERE NO WHALES TAKEN DURING 1946.
SEED OYSTER FISHERY , 1946
ITEM NEW ENGLANDMIDDLE
ATLANTIC 1/CHESAPEAKE TOTAL 2/
OPERATING UNITS
FISHERMEN:ON VESSELSON BOATS AND SHORE:
REGULARCASUAL
NUMBER
204
25
NUMBER
2029
NUMBER
170
1,01215
NUMBER
374
1,03449
TOTAL 211 49 1,197 1,457
VESSELS
:
343729
794
-
2916120
376
NET TONNAGE 437
NET TONNAGE 95520
NET TONNAGE 376
TOTAL VESSELS . .
TOTAL NET TONNAGE32
1,231
- 49537
81
1,768
BOATS :
4
681017
25
49
460120
4047
784
APPARATUS:DREDGES
YARDS AT MOUTH ....TONGS
108148840
CATCHOYSTERS, SEED:
PUBLIC, SPRINGPUBLIC, FALLPRIVATE, SPRING . . . .
PRIVATE, FALL
BUSHELS
5961,373
499,043220,609
VALUE
$7211,728
816,834300,205
BUSHELS
5,1155,318
VALUE
$10,73011,010
BUSHELS
1,652,3691,301,305
20,95511,176
VALUE
$548,030448,3506,0003,200
BUSHELS
1,658,0801,307,996519,998231,785
VALUE
$559,481461,088822,834303,405
TOTAL 721,621 1,119,488 10,433 21,740 2,985,805 1,005,580 3,717,859 2,146,808
1/ DATA ARE FOR NEW YORK ONLY. STATISTICS ON THE SEED OYSTER FISHERY OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE ARE NOTAVAILABLE. 2/ DOES NOT INCLUDE NEW JERSEY OR DELAWARE.
NOTE:—OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS FISHING FOR SEED OYSTERS, 1,335 ARE DUPLICATED AMONG THOSE FISHING FORMARKET OYSTERS OR OTHER SPECIES. SIMILARLY, THE FOLLOWING CRAFT AND GEAR ARE DUPLICATED: 1 STEAM VESSEL,43 MOTOR VESSELS, 20 SAILING VESSELS, 489 MOTOR BOATS, 120 OTHER BOATS, 72 DREDGES, AND 825 TONGS.
GENERAL REVIEW
UNITED STATES AND ALASKA : CATCH, BY STATES
ALABAMA ...ARKANSAS . .
CALIFORNIA .
CONNECTICUT .
DELAWARE . .
FLORIDA . . .
GEORGIA . . .
ILLINOIS . .
INDIANA . . .
IOWA ....KANSAS . . .
KENTUCKY . .
LOUISIANA . .
MAINE . . . .
MARYLAND . .
MASSACHUSETTSMINNESOTA . .
MISSISSIPPI .
MISSOURI . .
NEBRASKA . .
NEW HAMPSHIRENEW JERSEY .
NEW YORK . .
NORTH CAROLINAOHIO ....OKLAHOMA . .
OREGON . . .
RHODE ISLANDSOUTH CAROLINASOUTH DAKOTATENNESSEE . .
TEXAS ....VIRGINIA . .
WASHINGTON .
WISCONSIN . .
ALASKA . . .
TOTAL .
15,136,900
904,769,20016,194,000168,997,500239,747,00021,397,700
163,902,400195,954,90060,110,100572,935,900
70,786,700
1,548,600207,647,100141,057,600198,168,800
74,298,40016,929,20010,655,600
21,933,000299,635,900182,794,200
651,446,014
4,238,466,714
$2,443,319
44,682,9641,644,0642,108,99518,309,5421,349,536
20,485,77214,142,0278,636,524
43,264,396
1,711,414
467>74911,062,49014,126,9395,495,252
7,701,0932,533,640899,389
3,109,18118,562,29923,636,785
24,622,456
MISSISSIPPI RIVERi TRIBUTARIES, 1931
1,822,15315,732,507
14,262,6307,717,5967,777,967
455,4211,621,75119,213,368
3,498,2602,649,723927,636145,310
165,48139,640
114,3613,435,069
138,500
2,645,130
82,382,523
$32,754411,451
367,238157,222302,39516,67360,882994,374
137,656122,96176,96116,253
7,0724,145
10,576103,9156,368
68,441
2,897,357
STATES LAKES, 1946 l/ TOTAL, VARIOUS YEARS
ALABAMAARKANSASCALIFORNIACONNECTICUTDELAWAREFLORIDAGEORGIAILLINOISINDIANAIOWAKANSASKENTUCKYLOUISIANAI^AINEMARYLANDMASSACHUSETTSMICHIGANMINNESOTAMISSISSIPPIMISSOURINEBRASKANEW HAMPSHIRENEW JERSEYNEW YORKNORTH CAROLINAOHIOOKLAHOMAOREGONPENNSYLVANIARHODE ISLANDSOUTH CAROLINASOUTH DAKOTATENNESSEETEXASVIRGINIAWASHINGTONWISCONSINALASKA
TOTAL
1/ INCLUDES THE CATCH OF THE GREAT LAKES
1,504,60033,000
24,159,1005,222,900
2,640,000
21,774,000
19,335,600
82,432,700
$526,628
323,7664,885
4,056,354425,721
347,924
3,538,633
489,288
2,489,367
12,204,569 4,403,261,937
VALUE
$2,476,073411,451
44,682,9641,644,0642,108,99518,836,1701,349,536691,006162,108302,39516,67360,862
21,480,14614,142,0278,636,524
43,264,3964,058,354
563,3771,834,375
76,98116,253
487,74911,062,49014,474,6635,495,2523,545,705
4,1457,701,093
489,2882,533,640
899,38910,576
103,9153,115,54918,562,29923,636,7852,557.80624,622,456
286,117,772
RAINY LAKE, NAMAKAN LAKE, LAKE OF THE WOODS, AND LAKE OKEECHOBEE.
GENERAL REf^IEW
UNITED STATES AND ALASKA : CATCH BY GEAR
PURSE SEINESHAUL SEINESSTOP SEINESGILL NETSLINESPOUND NETSFLOATING TRAPS ....OTHER TRAPSWEIRSSTOP NETSFYKE NETSDIP NETSCAST NETSBAG, DRAG AND PUSH NETSOTTER TRAWLSPOTSHARPOONSSPEARSSCRAPESDREDGESTONGSRAKESHOESBY HAND
TOTAL
56,050,0001,868,100
35,730,10017,721,20025,797,600
941,30014,941,9004,508,20023,963,100
29,2002,447,800
19,500119,300
564,095,20020,549,9002,301,000
8,000
15,377,4001,902,1002,921,40012,046,5002,223,800
805,562,600
VALUE
$2,532,874173,249561,029913,892
1,855,04551,017
715,5991,724,816346,872
2,808148,766
93931,482
33,276,0447,672,6451,147,011
3,070
7,158,123564,831590,094
2,537,39364,177
372,964,2003,358,500
6,102,8005,574,200
36,331,000
800,00027,500561,500101,000
50,788,2002,517,600
109,60012,100
22,865,80012,460,9001,737,000
396 , 000994,300
62,071,876 517,702,200
$4,107,198407,022
800,434534,942
1,871,321
3,3202,500
48,79474,622
4,834,653544,89557,6391,486
8,682,5474,333,289502,95049,500341,312
139,231,80025,622,400
7,012,10026,577,50066,177,500
10,300
48,2002,937,800
524,800
25,275,10025,088,400
2,722,90018,678,70018,052,500
715,900
1,270,000
27,298,424 359,946,000
$1,392,2512,215,944
821,5811,698,1804,378,000
2,410341 ,667179,305
2,092,2411,722,881
929,6995,052,5285,649,050
323,955
388,711
27,198,823
SOUTH ATLANTIC ANDGULF, 1945 PACIFIC, 1946
PURSE SEINESHAUL SEINESGILL NETSTRAMMEL NETS ......LINES .
POUND NETSTRAP NETSOTHER TRAPSWEIRSSTOP NETSFYKE NETSDIP NETSCAST NETSBAG, DRAG AND PUSH NETSREEF NETSPARANZELLA NETS ...OTTER TRAWLSBEAM TRAWLSPOTSHARPOONSSPEARSDREDGESTONGSRAKESSHOVELSFORKSGRABSHOOKSBRAIL OR SCOOP NETS .
DIVING OUTFITS, ABALONEAND SPONGE
BY HAND
TOTAL
319,586,90039,795,10056,112,40010,843,30077,377,40013,254,800
877,100
3,5001,062,7002,409,500
159,400
196,212,700
8,847,600
713,1007,967,3008,488,900
820,800
45,000680,10077,800
203,400487,000
746,025,900
VALUE
$2,177,7234,272,7466,497,0711,524,2025,045,879
841,883
631,512
210116,150887,98517,285
21 ,767-, 000
669,443
103,0531,637,4453,577,303
179,602
11,250124,121290,403
2,715,414141,342
859,000
2/ 13,529,700-
; (2)3/ 17,600T, 442, 200
28,013,700
419,100(3)
54,330,033 1,161,881,800
6,945,30038,601,000
935,6007,858,30021,579,700
2,402,000
259,190
2/ 2,485,232- \ (2)
3/ 7,193448,731
757,016
254,452(3)
1,900
100
76,020,852
$545,1465,754,993
359,4121,163,4213,558,930
295,942
78,333,900 11,677,941
MISSISSIPPI RIVER ANDTRIBUTARIES, 1931
ALASKA, 1946 VARIOUS YEARS
PURSE SEINES .
HAUL SEINES .
STOP SEINES .
GILL NETS . .
TRAMMEL NETS .
LINES . . . .
POUND NETS . .
TRAP NETS . .
FLOATING TRAPS
871283 0—50
13,739,657
166,5981,134,205
10,140,037224,275
$574,541
5,54775,615772,245
9,541
78,592,971
75,577,278157,452,176
$6,758,7215,042
3,927,883
7,245,7846,284,575
(continued on NEXT PAGE)
$39,436,4398,645,236
561,02926,870,8191,699,817
48,406,05214,809,3543,558,930715,699
GENERAL R£K/£r
UNITED STATES AND ALASKA : CATCH BY GEAR - Continued
GEARMISSISSIPPI RIVER AND
TRIBUTARIES, 1931ALASKA, 1946 TOTAL, VARIOUS YEARS
OTHER TRAPS
POUNDS
18,507,20430,045
310,455
2,250
3,699,10020,893,5501,601,876370,130
4,812,737
873,099
5,877,304
VALUE
$797,1303,307
26,277
270
40,958265,44321,0914,029
76,214
130,621
93,528
POUNDS
2,248,9002,461,200
2,224,505
20,057
VALUE
$56,222132,396
199,828
2,005
POUNDS
30,646,80024,854,600
79,20026,007,50411,637,145
178,900250,800
1,185,9005,344,100
935,557,6002,679,900
59,777,0553,259,600735,550
2,722,90082,118,00020,893,55042,505,3766,582,8303,555,7054,857,73712,442,5001,553,199
77,80028,013,700
622,50010,872,461
VALUE
$5,832,324351,556
STOP NETSFYKE NETSDIP NETSCAST NETSSAG, DRAG AND PUSH NETS .
REEF NETSPARANZELLA NETSOTTER TRAWLSSEAM TRAWLS
5,1201,715,9111,753,681
18,22438,236213,803380,932
67,893,395111,251
10,758,595
HARPOONS 1,473,840107,928929,599
25,067,933
CROWFOOT BARS 255,44314,145,5641,707,833548,55987,464
2,586,893254,742290,403
DIVING OUTFITS, ABALONE
BY HAND
757,015
2,970,8561,031,075
TOTAL 82,382,523 2,897,357 651,446,014 24,622,456 4,403,281,937 286,117,772
1/ CATCH BY TRAMMEL NETS IN CALIFORNIA INCLUDED WITH CATCH BY GILL NETS.2/ CATCH BY TONGS AND RAKES IN WASHINGTON AND OREGON INCLUDED WITH CATCH BY DREDGES.
V CATCH BY HAND IN CALIFORNIA INCLUDED WITH CATCH BY RAKES.
UNITED STATES AND ALASKA CATCH 1929-1946
GENERAL REVIEW
MANUFACTURED FISHERY PRODUCTS
in th'. TTh Z ^"'^f^^^';^^'^ fi^h-^y products (canned, cured, packaged and Byproducts)n the Un ted States and Alaska during 1946 had an estimated value of 430 million dol
are";sttlt'd"t '? '"°'' '^'"^"'^ production in history. Of this amount, canned rodu";a e estimated to have accounted for 53 percent; byproducts, 18 percent; packaged she! I-f.sh, 12 percent; packaged fish, II percent; and cured fish, 6 percent Althouqh 1946
noLT :^^^"^^'^ °" ^^^ production of packaged shellfish, a spectacu 1 a i nc reasl i s
manufactured fishery products in thl Mn I ^""^f<^^ " '^^^ fishery products. The value of
Which amounted to VsTv 06 I rep res'ent tl m'o T "' V^'"''"^'^^ '" ''' tabulation
the Service on the vo I ume and va I Inf t h
^^^^"f.
^^""^ complete figures collected byvolume and value of the production of manufactured fishery products.
Since it was not possible to conduct a survey for data on the 1946 production ffishery products (salted, smoked, dried, etc.) packaged shel fl h'"'^'^
-tems produced by fishermen, the following compi'l at'n o^manu 't ,r 'd 'f h""^''' " '^'
;;r;^:o°in^:i,°Xr--i£-:-ir^^^:::jo:j:3,;^and^dat t.;i,n^^^:^^^production of manufactured fishery prod cts do not
"'. h'
"'" '°' '^"- °^^^ °" ^^-
packaged fish in California, s i nee f gu res we- "oT ^o M "c^d ' "tT"'"" °" ''' '''''' °'
It is estimated that the 1946 product ion of packaged shfn °c" If'''"' '" '''' ''^''
million pounds.pacKaged fish m California amounted to 7.5
The pack of canned fishery products in 1946 totaled 699,375,511 pounds valued at$227,629,455 at processors' level. This was an increase of 53 million pounds 'and 75 mil-lion dollars compared with 1945. Production of canned salmon decreased from 1945 whilethe packs of tuna, clams, and crab meat set new records. The output of canned oystersand shrimp increased substantially, but was still far below prewar averages.
The quantity of meal and scrap processed in 1946 (399,242,000 pounds, valued at$20,439,423) was slightly less than in 1945, although the value was 42 percent greater.The yield of fish and marine animal oils (152,7 21,836 pounds, valued at $34, 702, 13 2) was18 percent below the previous year, but the value was 27 percent greater.
The quantity of packaged fish packed during 1946, excluding the production in Cali-fornia, totaled 188,572, 082 pounds, valued at $46,302,338 at processors' level. Th i s was16 mi I I ion pounds and 2 million dollars below the record 1945 production. Data on theproduction of packaged fish in the fol lowing table are si ightly larger than those in thePackaged Fish Section of this Digest, as that section contains data for continentalUnited States only, while the following table includes data for Alaska.
-3^=^ ' ~-^^. MENHADEN PLANT-'—-^
GENERAL REVIEW
MANUFACTURED FISHERY PRODUCTS
BY MANUFACTURINGESTABtlSHMENTS BY FISHERMEN
QUANTITY VALUE qUANTITY VALUE
193,980 $1,180,197 . _
24,800 322,621 - -
899,400 15,939 . .
5,429,450 123,287 422,100 $8,9794,851,500 176,819 80,000 2,4003,778,499 379,110 _
280,100 12,698 _ _
62,700 3,874 1,200 20423,800 1,052 122,125 6,493
- - 500 65- - 300 45- - 300 66
956,282 499,145 9,000 2,250229,457 114,633 -
350,700 74,445 _ _
480,700 112,350 - _
169,250 49,820 3,667 367- - 7,800 1,560
5,223,872 1,597,529 103,000 30,900
8,964,787 2,458,793 . .
9,144,296 2,282,140 - _
139,837 281,800 - -
374,802 15,685 3,202,700 136,1153,419,405 364,002 -
8,574,007 1,387,954 - -
1,000 120 44,395 4,763639,680 74,416 - -
41,400 9,950 - -
246,929 66,360 . .
134,857 28,281 - .
32,215 4,355 _ _
403,099 32,157 - -
210,355 57,039 15,000 4,500- - 122,620 10,551
13,464,459 4,325,558 . _
8,435,886 2,551,627 - -
1,800 290 - -
23,984,852 7,442,689 .
18,455,998 5,544,141 - _
76,115 7,143 - -
29,200 5,808 . .
293,165 48,968 - _
577,611 66,837 - -
1,990,899 447,471 . .
1,933,694 304,185 - -
902,015 30,271 .
1,464,010 96,150 _ _39,400 1,227 - -
34,689 11,807 . _
634,410 203,040 - -
4,924 889 _ .
5,032 185,416 _ _
11,582 1,492,042 - -
393,455 62,643 .
79,240 20,248 - -
2,998,574 94,588 2,038,000 64,4001,078,397 134,462 4,000 800
110,328 647,150 .
3,018,597 19,548,531 _ -
19,505 2,248,942 - -
3,532,454 4,292,776 1
- -
ALEWIVCS:CANNED STANDARD CASESROE. CANNED DOSALTED:
ROUND POUNDSCORNED DOPICKLED 2/ DOSPICED DOTIGHT-PACK, CUT DOWITH ROE DO
SMOKED, WHOLE AND FILLETS 00AMBER JACK, SMOKED DOBLUEFISH, SMOKED " DOBLUE MARL IN, SMOKED DOBLUE PIKE:
FRESH FILLETS DOFROZEN FILLETS DO
BUFFALOFiSH, SMOKED 00BUTTERFISH, SMOKED DOCARP,. SMOKED DOCATFISH AND BULLHEADS, SMOKED .... DOCHUBS, CISCO, AND TULLIBEE, SjlOKED . . DOCOD:
FRESH FILLETS DOFROZEN FILLETS DOLIVER OIL GALLONSSALTED:
GREEN 2/ POUNDSDRY DOBONELESS AND ABSOLUTELY BONELESS . DOTONGUES DO
SMOKED, WHOLE, FILLETS, & BONELESS . DOCROAKER, FRESH AND FROZEN FILLETS. . . DOCUSK:
FRESH FILLETS DOFROZEN FILLETS DOSALTED 00SMOKED, WHOLE AND FILLETS DO
EELS, COMMON:SMOKED DOSALTED 00
FLOUNDERS:FRESH FILLETS DOFROZEN FILLETS DOSMOKED DO
HADDOCK
:
FRESH FILLETS DOFROZEN FILLETS DOSALTED DOSMOKED:
WHOLE DOFILLETS DOFINNAN HADDIE DO
HAKE :
FRESH FILLETS DOFROZEN FILLETS DOSALTED;GREEN 2/ COOTHER
~DO
SMOKED FILLETS DOHALIBUT:
FROZEN FILLETS DOFROZEN STEAKS DOFROZEN CHEEKS DOCANNED STANDARD CASESLIVER OIL GALLONS
HERRING, LAKE:FRESH FILLETS POUNDSFROZEN FILLETS 00SALTED DOSMOKED DO
HERRING, SEA:CANNED:HERRING STANDARD CASESSARDINES 00
MEAL TONSOIL GALLONS
SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)
GENERAL REVIEW
MANUFACTURED FISHERY PRODUCTS - Continued
ITEM BY FISHERMEN
HERRING, SEA - CONTINUED:SALTED:
BRINE-SALTED POUNDSDRY DOPICKLED IN VINEGAR DOSCOTCH CURED 2/ DOSPICED DO
SMOKED:BLOATERS:
HARD DOSOFT DOUNCLASSIFIED DO
BONELESS DOLENGTHWISE DOMEDIUM SCALED DOKIPPERED DOUNCLASSIFIED DO
HOGCHOKER, SALTED DOKING MACKEREL, SMOKED DOLAKE TROUT:
FRESH FILLETS DOFROZEN FILLETS DOSMOKED DOSALTED DO
LINGCOD:FRESH FILLETS DOFROZEN FILLETS DOFRESH AND FROZEN STEAKS DOLIVER OIL GALLONS
MACKEREL:FRESH FILLETS POUNDSFROZEN FILLETS DOCANNED:
REGULAR STANDARD CASESFILLETS DOROE DO
SALTED:SPLIT AND BRINE SALTED POUNDSDRY, WHOLE AND FILLETS DO
SMOKED, WHOLE AND FILLETS DOMENHADEN:
CANNED STANDARD CASESACID SCRAP TONSMEAL AND DRY SCRAP DOOIL GALLONS
MULLET:SALTED POUNDSROE, SALTED DOSMOKED DO
OCEAN POUT:FRESH FILLETS DOFROZEN FILLETS DO
PADDLEFISH OR SPOONBILL CAT:SMOKED DOSALTED ROE DO
PIKE OR PICKEREL, FRESH AND FROZENFILLETS DO
PILCHARD:CANNED STANDARD CASESMEAL TONSOIL GALLONS
POLLOCK:FRESH FILLETS POUNDSFROZEN FILLETS DOSALTED:
GREEN 2/ DODRY AND WHOLE DO
ROCKFISHES:FRESH FILLETS DOFROZEN FILLETS DOCANNED STANDARD CASES
ROSEFISH:FRESH FILLETS POUNDSFROZEN FILLETS DO
SABLEFISH:FRESH FILLETS DOFROZEN FILLETS DOFRESH AND FROZEN STEAKS DOSALTED DOKIPPERED AND SMOKED DO
SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE
QUANTITY
433,7001,000
1,895,4252,054,6501,637,859
623,6428,066
70,4062,018,330
68,517171,320489,500138,900
94,57310,893
791,871
318,217680,424338,325
1,127
633,3551,715,935
913,57248,5781,768
1,904,9001,668,548
90,300
80,5782,022
94,6229,758,648
1,254,30060,000
111,16256,245
42,026
2,977,17036,899
4,866,567
2,358,9459,984,197
184,772262,335
1,422,2743,700,292
37,211
698,58848,808,752
16,11557,227103,87758,090
1,175,864
78,582403
6,019210,540
3,8629,90952,11322,645
55,7465,902
244,157
70,808177,94365,711202,603
132,545341,115
6,726,355848,93622,266
160,370108,89817,010
469,94878,475
8,605,1189,033,032
81,20014,825
17,6338,714
60,850
12,793
19,895,6495,233,0756,843,376
375,6371,345,104
5,66512,069
299,865928,996779,793
11,556,222
3,42514,57426,7193,281
276,385
37,000 $3,700
3,0005,500
95,40027,000
1401,550
29,1202,100
495,20021,30033,100
1,595
34,9653,5756,765
122,200 6,721
(continued on next PAGE
GENERAL R£K/£r
MANUFACTURED FISHERY PRODUCTS . Continued
BY MANUFACTURINGESTABLISHMENTS BY FISHERMEN
QUANTITY VALUE QUANTITY10,200
VALUE$r,TJ2
12,3461,265,628
$6,620416,330 -
-
202,794678,650
2,051,3221,346,946213,42617,079
6,066,1807,675,296
21,897,94130,135,9573,900,385486,914
-
\
4,510,217 70,162,673 - -
14,371105,444
1,304
342,9643,477,890
151,773
" -
31,53992,710
84,237113,953 I I
473,392849,986
10,328,607316,774
153,543227,604
2,761,16729,128
-
'-
8,425,4862,543,104
2,842,632721,048
- -
835,835240,918234,60285,000
383,107115,30963,90024,940
20,000 1,400
359,00037,900
663,814
81,4807,58088,438
'-
]
5,788 60,993 - -
24,40323,8434,003
127,400638,448
224,387714,243225,10025,344
7,600,262 50 20
23,7713,613(3)
159,400
5,880808
(3)9,580
16,217226*000
2,41714,310
264713,888
21,832457,194 1,333
6340060
25,807 5,2932,000 150
455,575250,68083,678
269,9361,516,683
12,50J2,195,431
7,689,1313,312,748
881 ,6373,444,62819,364,914
125,05724,317,708
-
-
4,784,484 59,135,823 - -
42,751
37,751
1,465,066
14,828300 65
140,49410,0003,069
2,622,669
74,4804,845
151,546869,568 18,400 5,720
SAILFISH, SMOKED POUNDSSALMON:
FRESH AND FROZEN FILLETS DOFRESH AND FROZEN STEAKS DOCANNED:
CHINOOK OR KING STANDARD CASESCHUM OR KETA DOPINK 00RED OR SOCKEYE DOSILVER OR COHO DOSTEELHEAD DO
TOTAL CANNED SALMON DO
EGGS FOR BA I
T
DOSMOKED DO
MEAL TONSOIL:
EDIBLE GALLONSINDUSTRIAL DO
SALTED:DRY POUNDSHARD DOMILD-CURED 2/ DOEGGS FOR CAVIAR DO
SMOKED:WHOLE AND FILLETS DOKIPPERED DO
SAUGER
:
FRESH FILLETS DOFROZEN FILLETS DO
SCUP, FRESH FILLETS DOSEA BASS, ATLANTIC, FRESH FILLETS ... DOSEA CATFISH, FRESH PAN-DRESSED DOSEA TROUT:
FRESH FILLETS DOFROZEN FILLETS DOFRESH AND FROZEN PAN-DRESSED DO
CANNED STANDARD CASESSHAD:
CANNED:NATURAL DOSMOKED . DOROE DO
SMOKED POUNDSSHARKS, OIL, LIVER GALLONSSHEEPSHEAD, FRESH WATER:
FRESH FILLETS POUNDSFROZEN FILLETS DOSMOKED DO
SPOT, SALTED DOSTURGEON:
CANNED, SMOKED AND KIPPERED STANDARD CASESSMOKED AND KIPPERED POUNDSROE, SALTED DO
SUCKERS:FRESH AND FROZEN FILLETS 00SMOKED 00
TUNA AND TUNALIKE FISHES:CANNED, PACIFIC:
SOLID PACK:ALBACORE STANDARD CASESBLUEFIN 00BON I TO DOSTRIPED DOYELLOWFIN DOYELLOWTAIL DO
FLAKES, GRATED AND "tONNO" DO
TOTAL CANNED TUNA DO
OIL, LIVER GALLONSWAHOO, SMOKED POUNDSWHITE BASS, FRESH AND FROZEN FILLETS . . DOWHITEFI3H, COMMON:
FRESH FILLETS DOFROZEN FILLETS DOCANNED CAVIAR STANDARD CASESSMOKED POUNDS
SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE (continued on NEXT PAGE)
GENERAL REVIEW
MANUFACTURED FISHERY PRODUCTS - Continued
BY FISHERMEN
WHITEFISH, MENOMINEE, SMOKED POUNDSWHITING:
FRESH FILLETS DOFROZEN FILLETS DOFRESH, SPLIT, "bUTTERFLy" °°FROZEN, SPLIT, ^BUTTERFLY" DOFRESH PAN-DRESSED DOFROZEN PAN-DRESSED DO
TOTAL PACKASED WHITING DO
CANNED STANDARD CASESWOLFF I SH:
FRESH FILLETS POUNDSFROZEN FILLETS DO
YELLOW PERCH:FRESH FILLETS DOFROZEN FILLETS 00SMOKED DO
YELLOW PIKE:FRESH FILLETS 00FROZEN FILLETS DOSMOKED 00
CRABS
:
BLUE, hard:MEAT, FRESH-COOKED DOCANNED STANDARD CASESMEAL AND SCRAP TONS
DUNGENESS:MEAT, FRESH-COOKED POUNDSMEAT, FRESH-COOKED, FROZEN DOCANNED STANDARD CASES
KING, CANNED DOROCK:
MEAT, FRESH COOKED POUNDSMEAT, CANNED STANDARD CASES
HORSESHOE CRAB, MEAL TONSLOBSTERS, NORTHERN, MEAT, FRESH-COOKED . POUNDSSHRIMP:
COOKED AND PEELED, FRESH AND FROZEN. . POUNDSFROZEN PACKAGED DOSUN-DRIED DOCANNED:WET PACK STANDARD CASESSPECIALTIES DO
BRAN OR MEAL TONSSMOKED POUNDS
ABALONE, STEAKS DOCLAMS
:
HARD:FRESH SHUCKED GALLONSFROZEN SHUCKED POUNDSCANNED:
WHOLE STANDARD CASESMINCED DOCHOWDER DOJUICE, BROTH AND NECTAR DO
PISMO, CANNED, MINCED DORAZOR:
FRESH-SHUCKED GALLONSFROZEN-SHUCKED POUNDSCANNED:
WHOLE STANDARD CASESMINCED DO
SOFT:FRESH-SHUCKED GALLONSCANNED:
WHOLE STANDARD CASESMINCED DOCHOWDER DOJUICE DO
STEAMED MEATS POUNDSSOUSED (pickled) GALLONSSURF, FRESH-SHUCKED DOMIXED, FRESH-SHUCKED DO
MARINE SHELL BUTTONS GROSS
266,8512,068,070
87,4002,880,0262,946,755
13,879,569
22,128,671
241,080
76,367161,191
443,12742,715
582,292114,440
7,197,69159,5905,273
1,450,379185,96039,325
139
295,694485
(3)277,500
1,390,16914,545,0791,930,400
372,9507,8631,133
333,991
30,996
QUANTITY6,000
$60,291313,80414,460
454,293144,185
1,181,289
2,168,322
1,984,832
18,77535,327
210,62520,638
302,10956,142
2,456,8182,521,473
244,840
477,177151,937
2,175,5428,172
107,88114,932(3)
315,182
592,8482,006,805
326,416
8,428,735144,44886,503
126,716
138,691 170,22631,419 9,077
18,444 210,51961,082 622,277875,113 4,914,46025,485 138,87329,112 420,455
18,428
832 14 43178 562 1,384 941
402 742 611 114 6 777
86 488 934 80881 499 723 728
268 516 1,766 3572 656 14 098
117 07475
(3) (3) 468 4001 193
3,461 559 1 5,635 904 )
21,000
600
12,076
632,250
138,722
29,450
VALUE$1,500
2,250
150
5,250
150
3,670
2,4742,512
2,620250
34,129
11,952
9,166
11,603150
181,7441,551
SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE (continued ON NEXT PAGE)
GENERAL REVIEW
MANUFACTURED FISHERY PRODUCTS - Continued
BY FISHERMEN
MU3SEL3, SEA:CANNED STANDARD CASESSTEAMED, SHUCKED POUNDS
MUSSEL SHELL PRODUCTS:BUTTONS GROSSNOVELTIES DOPOULTRY FOOD TONSLIME AND DUST DOCHIPS AND SHELL DO
OYSTERS:EASTERN:
FRESH-SHUCKED GALLONSCANNED:
NATURAL STANDARD CASESSOUP, BROTH AND JUICE DO
SHELL PRODUCTS:POULTRY FOOD TONSLIME, BURNED DOLIME, UNBURNED DO
PACIFIC:FRESH-SHUCKED GALLONSCANNED:
NATURAL STANDARD CASESSMOKED DO
SHELJ. PRODUCTS:POULTRY FOOD TONSLIME, UNBURNED DO
WESTERN OR NATIVE, FRESH-SHUCKED . . GALLONSSCALLOPS, BAY, FRESH-SHUCKED DOSCALLOPS, SEA, FRESH-SHUCKED DOSQUID, CANNED STANDARD CASESTURTLES, CANNED:
MEAT DOSOUP AND STEW DO
ALLIGATOR HIDES POUNDSFUR SEAL OIL GALLONSFUR SEAL MEAL TONSUNCLASSIFIED:
PACKAGED fish:FRESH AND FROZEN FILLETS POUNDSFRESH AND FROZEN STEAKS DOOTHER DO
PACKAGED SHELLFISH DOCANNED FISH:
FISH CAKES AND HASH STANDARD CASESFISH FLAKES DOSEAFOOD CHOWDER DOUNCLASSIFIED FISH DOUNCLASSIFIED SHELLFISH DOFISH AND SHELLFISH PASTE AND SPREAD. DOROE AND CAVIAR DOSMOKED FISH AND SHELLFISH DO
CURED FISH:SALTED POUNDSKIPPERED AND SMOKED DO
MEAL AND DRY SCRAP:GROUNOFISH TONSTUNA AND MACKEREL DOUNCLASSIFIED DO
OIL:TUNA AND MACKEREL GALLONSUNCLASSJFIED t
BODY DOLIVER 00
LIQUID GLUE DOFISH SOLUBLES POUNDSPEARL ESSENCE. DOOTHER BYPRODUCTS
TOTAL
SUMMARY
PACKAGED PRODUCTS:FISH POUNDSSHELLFISH 00
29,171901,978
9,669,5808,584
958613958
6,506,292
162,7873,413
317,03316,11538,716
478,762
80,3994,540
12,6565,854
28,16723,088
592,678
99011,441
33,912264
4/ 33,7795/ 52,5855/673,5007/128,450
130,662170,87127,523
8/ 101,614V 13,112
2,54610,1817,515
11/ 469,924T2/ 202,918
20,07013,584
_13/ 4,945
359,437
14/ 459,855T5/ 62,139
238,17015,889,517
67,342
188,572,08295,004,948
8,722,971
3,376,80947,948
1,801,242189,264134,416
1,872,463380,548
112,09033,310
215,78665,369
3,488,469
24,690137,860
21,99723,471
4/ 14,0095/ 21,9955/193,9807/ 27,532
1,570,8582,465,446
302,4988/ 477,679V 539,273
110,973841,141
10/ 158,105
W;36,61426,437
1,549,8251,743,189
_13/ 474,212,
395,475
14/ 438,69615/"2,436,817
518,860687,596720,110
26/ 5,038,925
24,031
131,042926,174
88,356
382,843,263
$46,302,22817,191,404
$30,610
428,2051,181,019
7,363
2,343,798
59,000 $11,15014,329,832
|1,896,161
SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE (continued on NEXT PAGE)
GENERAL REf^IEW
MANUFACTURED FISHERY PRODUCTS - Continued
ITEM
BY MANUFACTURINGESTABLISHMENTS BY FISHERMEN
QUANTITY V_ALUE QUANTITY VALUE
POUNDSDODO
57,157,46429,950,710
699,375,511
$6,896,2288,181,098
227,629,455
7,095,626446,842
$335,09895,275
DODO
399,242,000152,721,836
20,439,42334,702,132
388,000387
5,09420
DO 784,028,000 2,286,10112,250,2346,964,960
- -
- - 382,843,263 - 2,343,798
SUMMARY - CONTINUEDCURED PRODUCTS
:
SALTED, DRIED, AND PICKLED ....SMOKED AND KIPPERED
CANNED PRODUCTS. ....BYPRODUCTS:
MEAL AND SCRAPOILSHELL products:
LIME AND POULTRY FEEDBUTTONS AND NOVELTIES
OTHER
TOTAL.
2/ DATA ON THE PRODUCTION OF CANNED PRODUCTS AND BYPRODUCTS ARE FOR 1946. THOSE ON THE PRODUCTIONOF PACKAGED FISH ARE FOR 1946, EXCEPT FOR CALIFORNIA, WHICH IS OMITTED, AS NO DATA ARE AVAILABLE.IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THE 1946 PRODUCTION OF PACKAGED FISH IN CALIFORNIA TOTALED 7,500,000 POUNDS.DATA ON THE PRODUCTION OF CURED PRODUCTS AND PACKAGED SHELLFISH ARE FOR 1946 IN ALASKA, 1931 IN THEMISSISSIPPI RIVER AREA, AND FOR 1940 IN ALL OTHER AREAS. DATA ON PRODUCTION BY F ISHERMEN, ARE FOR1931 IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AREA AND FOR 1940 IN ALL OTHER AREAS.
2/ THIS IS USUALLY AN INTERMEDIATE PRODUCT AND ALTHOUGH SHOWN JN THE TOTAL MAY ALSO BE SHOWN IN ITSFINAL STAGE OF PROCESSING ELSEWHERE IN THE TABLE.
3/ INCLUDED IN UNCLASSIFIED PRODUCTS2/ INCLUDES FRESH FILLETS OF BUFFALOFISH, CARP, RED DRUM, GROUPER, PERCH, RED SNAPPER, SPANISH MACKERQ,
,
STRIPED BASS, AND UNCLASSIFIED FISH; AND FROZEN FILLETS OF SHAD AND STRIPED BASS.5/ INCLUDES FRESH STEAKS OF COD, GROUPER, SEA BASS, RED SNAPPER, AND SWORDFISH; AND FROZEN ROCKFISH~ STEAKS.6/ INCLUDES FRESH PAN-DRESSED CATFISH, CROAKER, SEA BASS, AND SPANISH MACKEREL; FROZEN PAN-DRESSED
CROAKER, SEA BASS, MULLET, AND SPANISH MACKEREL; AND FRESH SPLIT 'bUTTERFLy" SEA TROUT.7/ INCLUDES FRESH-COOKED SPINY LOBSTER MEAT AND FRESH SHUCKED SURF CLAMS.B/ INCLUDES CANNED COD AND HADDOCK TRIMMINGS, CARP AND BUFFALOFISH, CARP FLAKES, EELS, LAKE HERRING,
JELLIED AND FRIED HERRING, MULLET, POLLOCK, TUNA HOPS D'OEUVRS, AND LITTLE AND ATLANTIC BLUEFIN TUNA.
9/ INCLUDES CANNED ABALONE, CLAM LOAF, PICKLED OYSTERS, DEVILED CRAB AND SHRIMP, AND CRAB AND SHRIMPCOCKTAILS.
^0/ INCLUDES CANNED FINNAN HADOIE; KIPPERED HERRING; AND SMOKED CARP FLAKES, PILCHARD, SABLEFISH,AND OYSTERS.
11/ INCLUDES SALTED BLUE RUNNER, MENHADEN ROE, SALMON BELLIES, SEA TROUT, AND STURGEON ROE; DRYSALTED BARRACUDA, JEWFISH FILLETS, PILCHARD; PACIFIC SEA BASS, TUNA, BONITO, AND YELLOWTAIL;AND PICKLED TONGUES AND SOUNDS.
22/ INCLUDES SMOKED BARRACUDA, HALIBUT, KING MACKEREL, LINGCOD, MOONEYE, POLLOCK, SHEEPSHEAD,THIMBLE-EYED MACKEREL, TUNA, MENOMINEE WHITEFISH, AND WHITING; AND KIPPERED ALBACORE.
13/ INCLUDES ALEWIFE, CARP, SHARK, TUNA VISCERA, DUNGENESS CRAB, HORSESHOE CRAB, LOBSTER, ANDUNCLASSIFIED MEAL AND SCRAP.
14/ INCLUDES ALEWIFE, BLACKFISH, GROUNDFISH, AND UNCLASSIFIED OIL.TB/ INCLUDES BURBOT, ROCKFISH, SABLEFISH, SEA BASS, SWORDFISH, AND UNCLASSIFIED LIVER OIL;
AND UNCLASSIFIED VISCERA OIL.16/ I ICLUDES ALGIN, AGAR AGAR, ALGINATES, AMINO ACIDS, CLAM EXTRACT, ISH MOSS EXTRACT, ISINGLASS,
KE_P MEAL, AND POULTRY FOOD AND UNBURNED LIME FROM COQUINA SHELL ANU HARD CLAM SHELL.
NOTE:—SOME OF THE ABOVE PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED FROM RAW PRODUCTS IMPORTED FROM ANOTHERcountry; THEREFORE THEY CANNOT BE CORRELATED DIRECTLY WITH THE CATCH WITHIN THE UNITBD STATESAND ALASKA. THE LIME AND POULTRY FEED MANUFACTURED FROM SHELL PRODUCTS WAS PRODUCED FROM OYSTERAND CLAM SHELLS WHICH ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE CATCH STATISTICS FOR THESE SHELLFISH.
PRODUCTION OF CERTAIN MANUFACTURED "ISHERY PRODUCTS, 1937- 1946
PACKAGEDJ^SHO-
1937 1938 1940 1941 1945 1946
GENERAL REVIEW
CANNED FISHERY PRODUCTS AND BYPRODUCTS
The output of canned fishery products and byproducts in the United States and Alaska
in 1946 was valued at $504,272,305 at the processors' level. This was slightly less than
in the record year, 1945, but 90 million dollars above the previous record amount received
for these products' in 1944. Canned products accounted for $227,629,455 of the 1946 pro-
duction and byproducts, $76,642,850.
Demand for most canned products and byproducts was exceptionally good, especially dur-
ing the first part of the year. All remaining price controls were removed during the
year, encouraging production and raising the value of the output. Although tin conser-
vation controls remained, they were liberalized to a point where they did not hinder pro-
duction. However, supplies of cans were sufficiently low to cause concern, although
little, if any, actual loss of production could be charged to shortages of containers.
Shipping cartons and boxes remained scarce throughout the year.
During 1946, fishery products were canned in 456 plants, 7(= more than in 1945. The
combined output of these pi ants amounted to 20, 486, 164 standard cases or 699, 37 5, 51 I
pounds, an increase of 8 percent above the net weight of the pack in the previous year.
Three items, salmon, 221
, 55 1,728 pounds, sardines, 195,287,902 pounds, and tuna, 95,887,781
pounds, accounted for 73 percent of the total net weight of the pack.
Fishery byproducts were processed in 287 plants, 53 less than in 1945. Marine animal
oil, $54,702,132, and marine animal scrap and meal, $20,439,423, accounted for 72 percent
of the value of the production.
Canned fishery products and byproducts were prepared in 26 states and Alaska during1946. California ranked first in value of products, followed by Alaska, Washington, and
Maine in that order.
VALUE OF THE PRODUCTION OF CANNEDFISHERY PRODUCTS AND BYPRODUCTS, 1946
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SUMMARY OF PRODUCTION OF CANNED FISH AND BYPRODUCTS. 1946
CANNED PRODUCTS:SALMON:
UNITED STATES:NATURALSMOKED
ALASKA:NATURALSMOKED
TOTAL SALMON
SARDINES:MAINE AND MASSACHUSETTSCALIFORNIA
TUNA AND TUNALIKE FISHES:SOLID MEATFLAKES AND GRATED
TOTAL TUNA
ALEWIVESHALIBUTHERRING, SEAMACKERELMENHADENROCKFISHSHAD:
NATURALSMOKED AND KIPPERED
SEA TROUT OR WEAKFISHWHITING (SILVER HAKE)FISH, MISCELLANEOUS:
NATURALSMOKED
FISH CAKES, BALLS, ETCFISH CHOWDERFISH FLAKES, GROUNDFISHFISH PASTE AND SPREAD
ROE AND CAVIAR:ALEWIFEMACKERELSALMON EGGS (fOR BAIT)SHADROE, MISC. (inc. salmon, STURGEON AND WHITEFISH
CAVIAR AND MENHADEN, POLLOCK AND yiSC. ROE ) .
TOTAL ROE AND CAVIAR
CLAM PRODUCTS: VWHOLE AND MINCEDCHOWDER, JUICE, AND NECTAR
CRABSMUSSELSOYSTERS
:
NATURAL 2/.
SMOKEDSOUP, BROTH OR JUICE
SHR I MP 2/SQUIDTURTLE AND TERRAPIN PRODUCTS:
MEATSOUP, BROTH, OR STEW
SHELLFISH SOUPS OR STEWSSHELLFISH, MISCELLANEOUS
TOTAL CANNED PRODUCTS
11
3/ 175
3/ 47
3/ 46
3/ 436
550,28994,712
3,949,87810,782
26,893,8724,546,176
189,594,144517,536
4,615,661 221,551,728
3,018,59^2,977,170
61,315,252133,972,650
2,589,0532,195,431
54,370,11339,517,758
4,784,484 93,887,871
193,9805,032
116,270962,15080, 57837,211
24,40323,8435,788
241,080
120,7571,656
130,66227,523151,8852,429
8,729,100241,535
5,232,15043,296,7503,867,7441,786,128
1,098,1351,144,454277,824
11,571,840
5,795,33679,488
6,271,7751,321,1046,379,212
116,592
24,8001,768
14,3714,003
13,250
1,190,40084,864689,808192,144
636,000
58,192 2,793,216
356,0191,171,770
99,53929,171
243,1864,5633,413
372,950592,678
99011,4417,86313,229
5,340,28535,153,1003,882,021
525,078
5,471,685219,024163,824
7,831,95028,448,544
47,520549,168377,424634,992
20,486,164 699,375,511
$17,003,4593,102,405
53,157,194377,505
73,640,563
19,548,53119,895,549
34,818,11524,317,708
59,135,823
1,180,197185,416727,059
7,575,291469,948779,793
224,387714,24360,993
1,984,832
854,03178,801
1,570,858302,498
2,107,446103,973
322,62122,266342,964225,100
992,687
4,311,2596,833,7884,720,119
257,201
5,249,272383,42347,948
8,428,7353,488,469
24,590137,860144,448546,273
227,629,455
SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE (.CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)
GENERAL REi^IEW
SUMMARY OF PRODUCTION OF CANNED FISH AND BYPRODUCTS, 1946 . Continued
PRODUCT
BYPRODUCTS:MARINE-ANIMAL SCRAP AND MEAL:
ACIDULATED SCRAP, MENHADENSCRAP AND MEAL
OYSTER AND MARINE CLAM-SHELL PRODUCTSFRESH-WATER MUSSEL-SHELL PRODUCTS . .
MARINE PEARL-SHELL BUTTONSMARINE-ANIMAL OILS:
WHOLE FISH AND WASTELIVER
LIQUID GLUEFISH SOLUBLESMISCELLANEOUS BYPRODUCTS
2,022197,599390,433
3,461,559
19,135,126895,884238,170
15,889,517
$78,47520,360,9482,270,8536,629,5785,635,904
21,223,54213,478,590
518,860687,596
5,758,504
TOTAL BYPRODUCTS 76,642,850
GRAND TOTAL 304,272,305
1/ "cut out" OR "drained" WEIGHTS OF CAN CONTENTS ARE GIVEN FOR WHOLE OR MINCED CLAMS, AND THE GROSS CAN~ CONTENTS, FOR OTHER CLAM PRODUCTS. 2/ DRAINED WEIGHT. 3/ EXCLUSIVE OF DUPLICATION.
VALUE OF THE PRODUCTION OF CANNEDFISHERY PRODUCTS AND BYPRODUCTS, 1946
STATE BYPRODUCTS TOTAL
MAINEMASSACHUSETTSNEW YORKNEW JERSEYPENNSYLVANIAMARYLANDVIRGINIANORTH CAROLINASOUTH CAROLINAGEORGIAFLORIDAALABAMAMISSISSIPPILOUISIANATEXASMINNESOTAIOWAWASHINGTONOREGONCALIFORNIAALASKACONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, DELAWARE, MISSOURI AND WISCONSIN
ACTUAL VALUE OF CANNED PRODUCTS AND BYPRODUCTS . . .
1/
$25,272,7445,118,2711,373,233
1/ 1,755,8883,557,140835,22580^,223996,378360,306227,286
2/ 680,3701/ 5,634,725
7,488,147
/(')
2/442,208
18,202,35012,164,09385,457,03755,081,942
914,974
$1,534,0082,867,7374,688,257
1/8,015,505(1)
1, i4e, 1202,998,1642,827,010
(1)
1,542,964
1,200,4421/ 710,423-
(1)5,126,3928,646,836
-'54,': 8222,592,9556,931 ,2976,316,973
227,629,455 76,642,850
$26,806,7527,985,0086,061,4908,015,5051,755,8884,705,2603,834,3893,634,233996 , 378360,306
1,770,250680,370
5,634,7258,688,589710,423442,208
5,126,39226,849,18612,918,775108,049,99262,013,2397,231,947
304,272,305
j/ CANNED AND BYPRODUCTS COMBINED WHEN LESS THAN THREE FIRMS REPORTED.
FACTORS USED TO CONVERT STANDARD CASES TO POUNDS
PRODUCT
SARDINES:MAINE AND MASSACHUSETTS .
CALIFORNIA AND OREGON . .
TUNA AND TUNALIKE FISHES:MEATFLAKES
MACKERELALEWIVESHERRING, SEASHADFISH FLAKESOYSTERSSHRIMP:
WET PACKDRY PACK
CLAM PRODUCTS
:
WHOLE AND MINCED . . . .
JUICE, SOUPS, BROTH, ETC.CRABSMUSSELS, SEAALL OTHER
GENERAL REf^IEW
PLANTS ENGAGED IN THE PRODUCTION OF CANNEDFISHERY PRODUCTS AND BYPRODUCTS, 1946
STATE CANNEDPRODUCTS
BYPRODUCTSTOTAL PLANTS,EXCLUSIVE OFDUPLICATION
STATE CANNEDPRODUCTS BYPRODUCTS
TOTAL PLANTS,EXCLUSIVE OFDUPLICATION
NEW ENGLAND:MAINEMASSACHUSETTS . .
CONNECTICUT . . .
RHODE ISLAND . .
NUMBER
4712
1
NUMBER
14142
NUMBER
562521
S. ATLANTIC ANDGULF (cont'd. )
:
FLORIDA . . . .
ALABAMA . . . .
MISSISSIPPI . .
LOUISIANA . . .
TEXAS
TOTAL . . .
GREAT LAKES ANDMISS. RIVER:MINNESOTA . . .
MISSOURI . . .
WISCONSIN . . .
IOWA
TOTAL . . .
PACIFIC COAST;WASHINGTON. . .
OREGON . . . .
CALIFORNIA . .
TOTAL . . .
ALASKA
GRAND TOTAL
NUMBER
32
13
1
NUMBER
81
2
322
NUMBER
11
215544TOTAL .... 50 30 84
MIDDLE ATLANTIC:82
1
82382
162592
50 62 116
NEW YORK ....NEW jerse:y . . .
PENNSYLVANIA . .
DELAWARE .... 21
1
1
1
10
321
10TOTAL .... n 4] 52
1010
614
1623
CHESAPEAKE BAY:MARYLAND .... 4 12 16
VIRGINIA ....702556
148
88
8129105
TOTAL .... 20 20 39
S. ATLANTIC 4 GULF:943
152
2253
NORTH CAROLINA. .
151 110 215
GEORGIA 130 12 140
436 287 662
PLANTS PRODUCING FISHERY BYPRODUCTS, X946
OYSTER AND MARINE CLAM-SHELL PRODUCTS:CRUSHED SHELL FOR POULTRYSHELL LIME:
BURNEDUNBURNED
FRESH-WATER MUSSEL-SHELL PRODUCTSMARINE PEARL-SHELL BUTTONSACIDULATED SCRAP, MENHADENDRIED SCRAP AND MEAL:
ALEWIFECARPCRAB:
BLUEHORSESHOEDUNGENESS
FUR-SEALGROUNDFISH ( "WH I TE FISh") INCLUDING ROSEFISHHERRINGLOBSTERMACKEREL AND TUNAMENHADENPILCHARDSALMONSHARKSHRIMPUNCLASSIFIED
OIL:WHOLE FISH AND WASTE OIL:
ALEWIFEBLACKFISHFUR-SEALHERRINGMACKEREL AND TUNAPILCHARDROSEFISHSALMON
:
EDIBLEINDUSTRIAL
MISCELLANEOUS
SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE (continued on NEXT FA GE
)
GENERAL REyiEW
PLANTS PRODUCING FISHERY BYPRODUCTS, 1946 - Continued
OIL, CONTINUED:LIVER AND VISCERA OIL:
BURBOTCODHALIBUTLINQCODROCKFISHSABLEFISHSEA BASSSHARKSWORDFISHTUNAUNCLASSIFIED ....VISCERA
AGAR-AGARFISH SOLUBLESGLUEIRISH MOSSISINGLASSKELP PRODUCTSPEARL ESSENCEAMINO ACIDSCLAM EXTRACT, GRANULATED
TOTAL, EXCLUSIVE OF DUPLICATION
_l/ INCLUDES FIRMS IN THE GREAT LAKES AND MISSISSIPPI RIVER STATES WHICH ENGAGED IN THE PRODUCTION OF FRESH-WATER MUSSEL-SHELL PRODUCTS AND BURBOT-LIVER OIL.
PACK OF CANNED SALMON : STANDARD CASES, 1946
ALASKA
SOUTHEASTERN CENTRAL WESTERN TOTAL
CHINOOK OR KING:1-POUND TALL ....1-POUND FLAT ....1/2-POUND FLAT . . .
CASES
1,102
104
VALUE
$19,729
2,221
CASES
9,015728
16,012
VALUE
$158,11213,802
396,865
CASES
5,2155,702
18
VALUE
$92,558121,350
562
CASES
15,3326,430
16,134
VALUE
$270,399135,152399,648
TOTAL 1,206 21,950 25,755 568,779 10,935 214,470 37,896 805,199
CHUM OR KETA:1-POUND TALL ....1/2-POUND FLAT . . .
29^,24120,293
3,146,030312,213
244,12010,000
2,449,672135,990
38,20925
377,415327
579,57030,318
5,973,117448,530
TOTAL 317,534 3,458,243 254,120 2,585,662 38,234 377,742 609,888 6,421,647
pink:1 -POUND TALL ....1/2-POUNO FLAT . . .
937,11762,637
10,157,0021,016,749
1,019.01328,322
10,276,598401,279
4,073 43,607 1,960,20390,959
20,477,2071,418,028
TOTAL 999,754 11,173,751 1,047,335 10,677,877 4,073 43,6071 2,051,162 21,895,235
RED OR SOCKEYE
:
1 -POUND TALL ....1 -POUND FLAT ....1/2-POUND FLAT . . .
35,515
22,858
706,193
604,914
244, 24S18,74685,583
4,350,514354,421
2,323,689
648,5364,5432,982
12,260,214104,48980,430
928,29923 ,.289
111,423
17,316,921458,910
3,009,033
TOTAL 58,373 1,311,107 348,577 7,028,624 656,061 12,445,133 1,063,011 20,784,864
SILVER OR COHO:1-POUND TALL ....1-POUND FLAT ....l/2-POUND FLAT . . .
64,346
27,274
1,009,938
651,014
61,0461/ 1,78230,810
903,7261/ 26,655613,205
1,493
1,170
22,545
23,166
126,8851,782
59,254
1,936,20926,655
1,287,385
TOTAL 91,620 1,660,952 93,638 1,543,586 2,663 45,711 187,921 3,250,249
SMOKED OR BARBECUED:MISCELLANEOUS SPECIES(INCL. STEELHEAD TROUT
)
l/2-POUND FLAT . . . 7,889 285,241 2,893 92,264 10,782 377,505
GRAND TOTAL . . . 1,476,376 17,911,244 1,772,318 22,496,792 711,966 13,126,663 3,960,660 53,534,699
1/ INCLUDES A SMALL PACK OF TIPS AND TAILS OF MISCELLANEOUS SPECIES.
GENERAL REVIEW
PACK OF CANNED SALMON : STANDARD CASES, 1946 - Continued
UNITED STATES GRAND TOTAL,
WASHINGTON OREGON V TOTAL ALASKA
CHINOOK OR KING:1-POUND TALL1-POUND FLAT1/2-POUND FLAT ....
CASES
24, 506
VALUE
$738,547
CASES
2/20,401"119,991
VALUE
2/$525,7383,996,696
CASES
20,401144,497
VALUE
$525,7384,735,243
CASES
15,33226,831160,631
VALUE
$270,399660,890
5,134,891
TOTAL 24,506 738,547 140,392 4,522,434 164,898 5,260,981 202,794 6,066,180
CHUM OR KETA:1 -POUND TALL1/2-POUND FLAT .... 56,397 1,019,950 12,365 233,699 68,762 1,253,649
579,57099,080
5,973,1171,702,179
TOTAL 56,397 1,019,950 12,365 233,699 68,762 1,253,649 678,650 7,575,296
PINK :
1 -POUND TALL1/2-POUND FLAT .... 2/ 160 2/ 2,706 :
-
160 2,7061,960,203
91,11920,477,2071,420,734
TOTAL 160 2,706 - - 160 2,706 2,051,322 21,897,941
RED OR SOCKEYE:1-POUND TALL1-POUNO FLATl/2-POUND FLAT ....
2/34,844
239,112
2/ 857,440
8,185,623 9,979 308,030
34,844
249,091
857,440
8,493,653
963,14323,289360,514
18, 174,361458,910
11,502,686
TOTAL 273,956 9,043,063 9,979 308,030 283,935 9,351,093 1,346,946 30,135,957
SILVER OR COHO:1-POUND TALL1-POUND FLATl/2-POUND FLAT ....
2/ 31
15,907
2/ 516
362,718 2/9,567 1/286,902
31
25,474
516
649,620
126,9161,782
84,728
1,936,72526,655
1,937,005
TOTAL 15,938 363,234 9,567 286,902 25,505 650,136 213,426 3,900,385
STEELHEAD TROUT,l/2-POUND FLAT .... 504 14,717 2/16,525 2/470,177 17,029 484,894 17,029 484,894
SMOKED OR BARBECUED,MISCELLANEOUS SPECIES,
1/2-POUND FLAT . . . 2/47,471 2/1,529,188 2/47,241 3^1,573,217 94,712 3,102,405 105,494 3,479,910
GRAND TOTAL . . . 418,932 12,711,405 236,069 7,394,459 655,001 20,105,864 4,615,661 73,640,563
1/ INCLUDES SMALL CALIFORNIA PACK.
2/ INCLUDES SMALL PACKS OF OTHER SIZES.
NOTE:— "standard CASES" REPRESENT THE VARIOUS-SICANS TO THE CASE. SALMON WERE CANNED AT 43ALASKA.
ZED CASES CONVERTED TO THE EQUIVALENT OF FORTY-EIGHT 1 -POUND
PLANTS IN WASHINGTON, 14 IN OREGON, 2 IN CALIFORNIA, AND 115 IN
PACK OF CANNED MACKEREL, 1946
STANDARD CASES 1ACTUAL CASES
STATECALIFORNIA:
REGULARFILLETS
CASES
575,11048,578
VALUE
$4,750,958848,935
SIZE
14-ounce net (46 cans ) . .
15-ounce net (48 cans ) . .
other sizes,(standard cases)
TOTAL
CASES
47,440
895,529
22,344
VALUE
$378,841
TOTAL, CALIFORNIA. . 723,588 5,599,894 6,748,906
16,982155,74655,734
140,3811,380,544454,472
MASSACHUSETTSMARYLAND AND VIRGINIA . .
447,544
TOTAL 962,150 7,575,291 965,313 7,575,291
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 35 PLANTS IN CALIFORNIA,
9 IN MAINE, 6 IN MASSACHUSETTS, 7 IN MARYLAND AND 1 IN VIRGINIA.
GENERAL REVIEW
PACK OF CANNED TUNA AND TUNA-LIKE FISHES : STANDARD CASES, 1946
STATE ALBACORE YELLOWFIN BLUEFIN STRIPED
CALIFORNIA:SOLIDFLAKES
CASES
303,106127,615
VALUE
$4,914,5601,724,182
CASES
1,516,6831,032,098
VALUE
$19,364,91411,332,316
CASES
250,680246,527
VALUE
$3,312,7482,749,033
CASES
269,936436,545
VALUE
$3,444,6284,604,003
TOTAL 430,721 6,638,742 2,548,781 30,697,230 497,207 6,061,781 706,481 8,048,631
WASH 1 NGTON :
SOLIDFLAKES
35,29814,876
663,231195,774 :
- - -
I
-
TOTAL 50,174 859 , 005 - - - - - -
OREGON :
SOLIDFLAKES
117,17160,145
2,111,340759,565 : . . . .
-
TOTAL 177,316 2,870,905 - - - - - -
TOTAL SOLID . . 455,575 7,689,131 1,516,683 19,364,914 250,680 3,312,748 269,936 3,444,628
TOTAL FLAKES. . 202,636 2,679,521 1,032,098 11,332,316 246,527 2,749,033 436,545 4,604,003
GRAND TOTAL . . 658,211 10,368,652 2,546,781 30,697,230 497,207 6,061,781 706,481 8,048,631
STATE BON 1 TO YELLOWTAIL MIXED SPECIES 4"t0NN0" TOTAL
CALIFORNIA:SOLIDFLAKES
CASES
83,67829,010
VALUE
$881,637269,994
CASES
12,50162,666
VALUE
$125,057516,429
CASES
2/185,949
VALUE
(1)2/$2, 166,412
CASES
2,436,5842,120,410
VALUE
$32,043,54423,362,369
TOTAL 112,688 1,151,631 75,167 641,466 185,949 2,166,412 4,556,994 55,405,913
WASHINGTON:SOLIDFLAKES I
- - - -
:35,29814,876
663,231195,774
TOTAL - - - - - - 50,174 859,005
OREGON
:
SOLIDFLAKES : _ . _ .
- 117,17160,145
2,111,340759,565
TOTAL - - - - - - 177,316 2,870,905
TOTAL SOLID . . 83,6"'8 881,637 12,501 125,057 - - 2,589,053 34,818,115
TOTAL FLAKES. . 29,010 269,994 62,666 516,429 185,949 2,166,412 2,195,431 24,317,708
GRAND TOTAL . . 112,688 1,151,631 75,167 641,486 185,949 2,166,412 4,784,484 59,135,823
2/ THE SOLID MEAT PACK OF '"tONNO' HAS BEEN INCLUDED WITH THE PACK OF MIXED FLAKES.
NOTE:-- "standard CASES" REPRESENT THE VARIOUS-SIZED CASES CONVERTED TO THE EQUIVALENT OF FORTY-EIGHT NO. l/2TUNA CANS TO THE CASE, EACH CONTAINING ' OUNCES NET WEIGHT OF SOLID MEAT OR 6 OUNCES NET WEIGHT OF FLAKES ORGRATED. THE ACTUAL CASES PACKED WERE AS FOLLOWS: 4,737,788 CASES WERE PACKED IN THE NO. l/2 TUNA (48 CANSTO THE case); 20,117 CASES WERE PACKED IN THE NO. 1 TUNA, (48 CANS TO THE CASE), EACH CAN CONTAINING 13 OUNCESNET WEIGHT OF SOLID MEAT OR 12 OUNCES NET WEIGHT OF FLAKES OR GRATED MEAT; AND 6,346 CASES OF MISCELLANEOUSSMALL PACKS. TUNA AND TUNALIKE FISHES WERE CANNED IN 22 PLANTS IN CALIFORNIA, 11 IN WASHINGTON, AND 14 INOREGON. THE WASHINGTON AND OREGON PACK- INCLUDES A SMALL MUMBER OF CASES CANNED IN 1946 FROM FISH CAUGHT IN1945.
PACK OF CANNED SEA HERRING, 1946
PRODUCT AND SIZE CASES VALUE
82,04328,069
V 8,030
$467,994162,820
y 96,245
14-OUNCE NET (48 CANS )
MISCELLANEOUS:15-OUNCE NET (48 CANS)
TOTAL ACTUAL CASES . 118,142 727,059
116,270
2/ INCLUDES SMALL PACKS OF KIPPERED HERRING AND A PACK IN VINEGAR SAUCE.NOTE:— "standard CASEs" REPRESENT THE VARIOUS-SIZED CASES CONVERTED TO THE EQUIVALENT OF 48 CANS TO THE CASE,
EACH ONE CONTAINING 15 OUNCES NET WEIGHT OF FISH. SEA HERRING WERE CANNED IN 14 PLANTS IN MAINE, 1 INMASSACHUSETTS AND 1 IN NEW JERSEY.
GENERAL REi^IEW
PACK OF CANNED SARDINES, 1946
PRODUCTS AND STYLE OF PACK CASES VALUE PRODUCT AND CAN SIZE CASES VALUE
MAINE SARDINES (hERRINg): STANDARD CASES CALIFORNIA SARDINES (PILCHARDs)1 -POUND CANS
:
15-OUNCES NET, OVAL (48 CANS ) :
IN NATURAL OILIN TOMATO SAUCEIN MUSTARD SAUCE
15-OUNCES NET, TALL (48 CANS ) :
IN NATURAL OILIN TOMATO SAUCE
l/2-POUND CANS:8-OUNCES NET (48 CANS):
IN TOMATO SAUCEOTHER
ACTUAL CASESNATURAL:
IN SOYBEAN OIL . .
IN PEANUT OIL . .
IN OLIVE OIL . . .
IN COTTONSEED OILIN MUSTARD SAUCE .
IN TOMATO SAUCE .
2,539,877120,67212,48512,666
243,6585,616
83,623
$16,002,887835,050194,76679,796
1,544,79239,312
851,928
34,3321/662,125
5,982
2,048,9192/128,179
19,660154,366
3/4,820
$233,4581/4,802,205
43,370
12,949,1682/ 929,298
3,018,597 19,548,53197,310
796,281SIZE ACTUAL CASES
3-1/4-OUNCES NET {100 cans).9-0UNCE3 NET (48 CANS) . . .
10-0UNCE3 NET (48 CANS) . .
OTHER SIZES (STANDARD CASES
)
2,710,9805 544
8o|603181,204
17,602,58847,463754,739
1,143,741
MISCELLANEOUS!15-OUNCES (48 CANS)
TOTAL (ACTUAL CASES ) . . .
TOTAL (STANDARD CASES ) . .
3/ 44,558
3,058,383 19,895,649
2,978,331 19,548,531 2,977,170
SMALL
1/ INCLUDES A SMALL PACK IN TOMATO SAUCE AND OLIVE OIL.2/ INCLUDES A SMALL PACK IN MUSTARD SAUCE.5/ MISCELLANEOUS-SIZED PACKS CONVERTED TO THE EQUIVALENT OF "STANDARD CASES". INCLUDED IN THIS PACK
PRODUCTION OF SMOKED PILCHARDS PRODUCED IN OREGON.
note:— "standard cases" REPRESENT THE VARIOUS-SIZED CASES CONVERTED TO THE UNIFORM BASIS OF ONE HUNDRED l/4POUND CANS (3-1/4-OUNCE net) TO THE CASE OF SARDINES (hERRINg) AND FORTY-EIGHT 1-POUND CANS (15 OClNCE NEt) TOTHE CASE OF SARDINES (PILCHARDS). SARDINES WERE CANNED IN 42 PLANTS IN CALIFORNIA, 30 IN MAINE AND 1 EACH IN
MASSACHUSETTS AND OREGON.COMPILED FROM DATA COLLECTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
PACK OF CANNED ALEWIVES, 1946STANDARD CASES ACTUAL CASES
STATE CASES VALUE SIZE CASES VALUE
MAINE AND MASSACHUSETTS 14,872108,73464,3346,040
$94,306679,483367,70538,702
14-OUNCES NET (24 CANs) . . .
15-OUNCES NET (24 CANS) . . .
OTHER SIZES (STANDARD CASES ).
13,994358,0128,444
$39,342
NORTH CAROLINA & FLORIDA .48,505
193,980 1,180,197 -
NOTE:— STANDARD CASES REPRESENT THE VARIOUS-SIZED CASES CONVERTED TO THE EQUIVALENT OF FORTY-EIGHT 15-OUNCECANS TO THE CASE. ALEWIVES WERE PACKED IN 7 PLANTS IN MAINE, 1 IN MASSACHUSETTS, 9 IN MARYLAND, 7 IN VIRGINIA,4 IN NORTH CAROLINA, AND 1 IN FLORIDA.
PACK OF CANNED SHAD, 1946
STANDARD CASES ACTUAL CASES
STATE CASES
11,39013,013
VALUE
$146,82977,556
S>ZE
14-OUNCES NET (24 CANS ) . . .
15-OUNCES NET (24 CANS) . . .
OTHER SIZES (STANDARD CASES ).
TOTAL
CASES
27,82515,7073,555
VALUE
$77,298105,39941,590
MAINE, FLORIDA AND OREGON. .
TOTAL 24,403 224,387 - 224,387
NOTE:— STANDARD CASES REPRESENT THE VARIOUS-SIZED CASES CONVERTED TO THE EQUIVALENT OF FORTY-EIGHT 15-OUNCECANS TO THE CASE. SHAD WERE PACKED IN 2 PLANTS IN MAINE, 5 IN MARYLAND, AND IN 1 PLANT EACH IN FLORIDA ANDOREGON. THE PACK OF SMOKED AND KIPPERED SHAD IS SHOWN WITH "PACK OF MISCELLANEOUS CANNED FISHERY PRODUCTS".
PACK OF CANNED FISH FLAKES, 1946
PRODUCT And size CASES VALUE
GROUNDFISH FLAKES:40,815124,4647,014
$382,841
172,293 2,107,446
151,886 _
NOTE:— STANDARD CASES REPRESENT THE VARIOUS-SIZED CASES CONVERTED TO THE EQUIVALENT OF FORTY-EIGHT 14-OUNCECANS TO THE CASE. fiROUNDFISH FLAKES WERE CANNED IN 9 PLANTS IN MAINE, 2 IN MASSACHUSETTS AND 1 IN WASHINGTON.
871283 O—50
GENERAL REl^IEW
PACK OF CANNED FISH ROE AND CAVIAR, 1946
PRODUCT AND NUMBER OF PLANTS STANDARDCASES
VALUE STATE ANDNUMBER OF PLANTS
STANDARDCASES
VALUE
24,8004,0031,768
6,227
7,023
$322,621225,10022,266
78,226
914,461
MAINE (1) - MASS. (2) . . .
NEW YORK 4l
MARYLAND B)VIRGINIA 10)NORTH CAROLINA (7) . . . .
WASHINGTON (6)
5,7615,73311,1188,7397,58714,1583,507
1,589
$69,402837,014156,506
MENHADEN (2) POLLOCK (l) ANDMISCELLANEOUS ROE (2)
SALMON (2), STURGEON (l) ANDWHITEFISH CAVIAR (4)
128,13686,609334,689202,623
FLORIDA (1) - WISCONSIN (l)
AND CALIFORNIA (1 ) . . .
TOTAL
TOTAL EDIBLE ROE AND CAVIAR. . 43,821 1,562,674 90,659
SALMON EGGS (fOR BAIT) (6) . . . 14,371 342,964
GRAND TOTAL 58,192 1,905,638 58,192 1,905,638
FORTY-EIGHT 1-POUND
PACK OF CANNED MUSSELS, 1946
STATE AND SIZE CASES VALUE
MAINE:8,8503,39219,637
$74,91724,905167,379
31,879 267,201
29,171 .
NOTE:— "standard CASEs" REPRESENT THE VARIOUS-SIZED CASES CONVERTED TO THE EQUIVALENT OF FORTY-EIGHT CANS,
EACH CONTAINING 6 OUNCES. MUSSELS WERE CANNED IN 12 PLANTS IN MAINE.
PACK OF CANNED SHRIMP STANDARD CASES, 1946
STATESTANDARD
CASESVALUE
114,381226,92929,244
8741,522
$2,789,6134,901,533691,74519,20426,640
372,950 8,428,735
NOTE:— "standard CASES " REPRESENT THE PACK OF FORTY-EIGHT CANS OF 7 OUNCES EACH. SHRIMP WERE CANNED IN 12
PLANTS IN MISSISSIPPI, 21 IN LOUISIANA, 2 PLANTS EACH IN MAINE, GEORGIA, AND TEXAS, AND 1 PLANT EACH IN
ALABAMA, WASHINGTON AND ALASKA.
PACK OF CANNED CRABS, 1946
STANDARD CASES ACTUAL CASES
STATE
MAINE (rock) ,
NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA,GEORGIA AND ALABAMA (bLUE) . . .
MISSISSIPPI AND TEXAS (BLUe) . . .
LOUISIANA (blue) .
WASHINGTON (OUNGENESS)OREGON AND CALIFORNIA (dUNGENESS).ALASKA :
OUNGENESS .
KING
TOTAL 99,539
485
13,57512,37533,64013,00718,190
8,128139
$14,932
541,995482,982
1,496,496721,721
1,030,978
422,8438,172
6-1/2-OUNCES NET (48 CANS
)
13-OUNCES NET (24 CANS) .
17-OUNCES NET (24 CANS) .
OTHER SI2E3 (STD. CASES).3,5501,730
$4,558,986
2,340
95,74563,048
4,720,119
NOTE:— "standard CASEs" ARE NINETY-SIX CANS, CONTAINING 6-1/2 OUNCES EACH. CRABS WERE CANNED IN 3 PLANTS IN
MAINE, 2 PLANTS EACH IN MISSISSIPPI AND CALIFORNIA, 1 PLANT EACH IN NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, GEORGIA,ALABAMA, AND TEXAS, 7 IN LOUISIANA, 13 IN WASHINGTON, 7 IN OREGON AND 10 IN ALASKA.
GENERAL REVIEIV
PACK OF CANNED OYSTERS, 1946
STANDARD CA3EJ ACTUAL CASES
STATE
NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLJNA,GEORGIA AND ALABAMA . . .
CASES
43,62247,15872,00780,399
VALUE
$771,623969,029
1,635,1571,872,463
SIZE
7-1/2-OUNCES NET (48 CANs)5-OUNCES NET (48 CANS) . .
8-OUNCES NET (48 CANs] . .
TOTAL
CASES
1/164,59194,39714,586
VALUE
1/$3,416,367" 1,461,954
370,951MISSISSIPPIWASHINGTON AND OREGON . . .
TOTAL 243,186 5,249,^72 273,674 5,249,272
2/ INCLUDES A SMALL PACK OF 6 l/2-OUNCES, 48 CANS TO A CASE.
note:-- "standard cases" REPRESENT THE VARIOUS-SIZED CASES CONVERTED TO THE EQUIVALENT OF FORTY-EIGHT NO. 1 CANS
TO THE CASE, EACH CAN CONTAINING 7-1/2 OUNCES NET WEIGHT OF OYSTER MEATS. OYSTERS WERE CANNED IN 2 PLANTS IN
NORTH CAROLINA; 3 IN SOUTH CAROLINA; 14 IN LOUISIANA; 11 IN MISSISSIPPI; 15 IN WASHINGTON, AND 1 EACH IN
ALABAMA, GEORGIA AND OREGON.
PACK OF CANNED CLAMS AND CLAM PRODUCTS, 1946
STANDARD CASES
PRODUCT AND STATEWHOLE AND MINCED
CHOWDER, JUICE, BROTH,AND NECTAR TOTAL
SOFT CLAMS, MAINE
CASES
167,987
VALUE
$1,658,536
CASES
271,172
VALUE
$1,780,455
CASES
439,159
VALUE
$3,438,991
RAZOR CLAMS:WASHINGTON AND OREGON 36,103
43,291655,147734,225
-
_35,10343,291
665,147734,225
TOTAL, RAZOR CLAMS 79,394 1,399,372 - - 79,394 1,399,372
HARD CLAMS:MASSACHUSETTS, RHODE ISLAND,
NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, PENNA.,MARYLAND AND FLORIDA 52,032
15,59929,11211,895
488,013184,350420,455160,533
887,51911,231
1,848
4,979,90967,393
5,031
939,55126,83029,11213,743
5,467,922251,743420,455165,564
TOTAL, HARD CLAMS 108,638 1,253,351 900,598 5,053,333 1,009,236 5,305,684
GRAND TOTAL 356,019 4,311,259 1,171,770 6,833,788 1,527,789 11,145,047
ACTUAL CASES
CONTAINER AND CAN SIZEWHOLE AND MINCED
CHOWDER, JUICE, BROTH,AND NECTAR
TOTAL
tin:3-1/2-OUNCES (48 CANS) ....4-OUNCES (48 CANS)5-OUNCES (48 CANS)8-OUNCES (48 CANS)10-OUNCES 24 CANS15-OUNCES 24 CANS16-OUNCES 48 CANS51-0UNCE3 6 cans)OTHER SIZES (STANDARD CASES ). .
CASES
100,99856,898134,12454,0848,057
8,65542
VALUE
$1,163,150756,361
1,384,435780,799103,295
112,780429
CASES
1,204,860545,831
5,085
125,895
VALUE
$3,711,2332,244,155
45,190
688,858
CASES
100,99855,898134,12454,084
1,212,927545,8315,0868,556
125,937
VALUE
$1,163,160765,361
1,384,435780,799
3,814,5282,244,155
45,190112,780689,287
- 4,311,259 - 6,689,435 - 11,000,595
GLASS
:
8-OUNCES (24 bottles)OTHER SIZES (STANDARD CASES ). .
. .9,31722,207
21,300123,052
9,31722,207
21,300123,052
TOTAL GLASS - - - 144,352 - 144,352
GRAND TOTAL - 4,311,259 - 6,833,788 - 11,145,047
NOTE:— "standard CASEs" REPRESENT THE VARIOUS-SIZED CASES CONVERTED TO THE EQUIVALENT OF 48 NO. 1 CANS, EACH CANOF WHOLE AND MINCED CLAMS CONTAINING 5 OUNCES OF MEAT, DRAINED WEIGHT, AND FOR CHOWDER, JUICE, BROTH, ANDNECTAR, 10 OUNCES, GROSS CONTENT. THE PACK OF SURF CLAMS IN MAINE HAS BEEN INCLUDED WITH SOFT CLAMS. SOFTCLAM PRODUCTS WERE CANNED IN 15 PLANTS IN MAINE; RAZOR CLAM PRODUCTS IN 12 PLANTS IN WASHINGTON, 2 IN OREGON,AND 13 IN ALASKA; AND HARD CLAM PRODUCTS IN 3 PLANTS IN NEW YORK, 5 IN WASHINGTON, 4 IN CALIFORNIA, 5 IN
ALASKA AND 1 PLANT EACH IN MASSACHUSETTS, RHODE ISLAND, NEW JERSEY, PENNSYLVANIA, MARYLAND AND FLORIDA. THECALIFORNIA PACK CONSISTED ENTIRELY OF PISMO CLAMS. THE PRODUCTION OF CANNED WHOLE CLAMS TOTALED 105,754STANDARD CASES, VALUED AT $1,159,858; MINCED CLAMS, 250,255 STANDARD CASES, VALUED AT $3,151,401; CLAMCHOWDER 1,143,629 STANDARD CASES, VALUED AT $6,680,817; AND CANNED CLAM JUICE, BROTH, AND NECTAR, 28,141STANDARD CASES, VALUED AT $152,971.
GENERAL REVIEW
PACK OF MISCELLANEOUS CANNED FISHERY PRODUCTS, 1946
PRODUCT STANDARDCASES VALUE LOCATION AND NUMBER OF PLANTS
5,03280,57837,21123,8435,788
241,080130,66227,523
1/ 1,6567/ 2,42937120,757
4/ 4,563~ 3,413592,678
99011,4417,863
5/ 13,229
$185,416469,948779,793714,24360,993
1,984,8321,570,858302,498
1/ 78,80127 103,973y 854,031
4/ 383,42347,948
3,488,469
24,690137,860144,448
5/ 546,273
ALASKA 4MARYLAND 4, VIRGINIA 8, NORTH CAROLINA 1
WASHINGTON 6, OREGON 8, ALASKA 1
WASHINGTON 3, OREGON 7MARYLAND 3
MASSACHUSETTS 3, MARYLAND 9, VIRGINIA 3MAINE 2, MASSACHUSETTS 2MAINE 2, MASSACHUSETTS 2
MINNESOTA 1, WASHINGTON 4, OREGON 3MAINE 1, MASSACHUSETTS 2, OREGON 1
MAINE 3, MASSACHUSETTS 1, NEW JERSEY 1,
MARYLAND 1, VIRGINIA 1, ALABAMA 1,MINNESOTA 2, MISSOURI 1, CALIFXIRNIA 1
LOUISIANA 1, WASHINGTON 9, OREGON 1
ALABAMA 1, LOUISIANA 3
CALIFORNIA 12
NEW YORK 2, FLORIDA 1
NEW YORK 2, FLORIDA 1, LOUISIANA 2, ALABAMA 1
ALABAMA 1, LOUISIANA 2MASSACHUSETTS 1, NORTH CAROLINA 1, SOUTHCAROLINA 1, LOUISIANA 1, ALABAMA 1,WASHINGTON 3, CALIFORNIA 1
SHAD, SMOKED OR KIPPERED . . .
SEA TROUT OR WEAKFI3HWHITING (SILVER HAKE)FISH CAKES AND FISH HASH . . .
SMOKED FISH, MISCELLANEOUS . .
FISH PASTE AND FISH SPREAD . .
MISCELLANEOUS FISH
OYSTERS:
SOUP, BROTH, AND JUICE . . .
TURTLE AND TERRAPIN PRODUCTS:
SOUP, BROTH, OR STEW ....SHELLFISH SOUPS AND STEWS . . .
MISCELLANEOUS SHELLFISH . . . .
1,310,736 11,878,497
1/ INCLUDES PILCHARD, CARP FLAKES, SABLEFISH AND STURGEON."2/ INCLUDES ANCHOVY, FINNAN HADDIE, SALMON, SEA HERRING, TUNA AND MISCELLANEOUS FISH.3/ INCLUDES CARP AND BUFFALOFISH, CARP FLAKES, COD AND HADDOCK FRAMES, EELS, FINNAN HADDIE, LAKE HERRING,
MULLET, POLLOCK, EASTERN TUNA AND TUNA HORS D'OEUVRES.4/ PACKED WHOLE, SLICED, OR SPREAD.5/ INCLUDES ABALONE, CLAM LOAF, DEVILED CRABS, CRAB COCKTAIL, SHRIMP COCKTAIL, DEVILED SHRIMP, SHRIMP PASTE,
OYSTER COCKTAIL, AND PICKLED OYSTERS.NOTE:— "standard CASEs" REPRESENT THE VARIOUS-SIZED CASES CONVERTED TO THE EQUIVALENT OF FORTY-EIGHT CANS, EACH
CONTAINING 16-OUNCES NET WEIGHT.
PRODUCTION OF MARINE-ANIMAL SCRAP AND MEAL . 1946
PRODUCTATLANTIC ANDGULF COASTS
PACIFIC COAST(INCLUDING ALASKA) TOTAL
ACIDULATED SCRAP, MENHADEN . .
TONS
2,022
VALUE
$78,475
TONS VALUE TONS
2,022
VALUE
$78,475
MEAL AND DRIED SCRAP:BLUE CRAB AND SHRIMP .... 6,406
20,0704.514
94,622
1,209
331,343
1,549,825320,738
8,605,118
104,015
264
14,991
36,8991,30413,5843,736
$23,471
1,928,204
5,233,075151,773
1,743,189370,197
6,406264
20,07019,50594,62236,8991,304
13,5844,945
331,34323,471
1,549,8252,248,9428,605,1185,233,075
151,7731,743,189474,212
OROUNDFISH ("wHITE FISh"),INCLUDING ROSEFISH . . . .
TUNA AND MACKERELMISCELLANEOUS
J[/
126,821 10,911,039 70,778 9,449,909 197,599 20,360,948
GRAND TOTAL 128,843 10,989,514 70,778 9,449,909 199,621 20,439,423
_l/ INCLUDES THE PRODUCTION OF ALEWIFE, HORSESHOE CRAB, LOBSTER, SHARK AND UNCLASSIFIFO SCRAP ANDEAST COAST AND DUNGENE3S CRAB, CARP, SHARK, AND UNCLASSIFIED SCRAP AND MEAL ON THE WEST COAST.
MEAL ON THE
PRODUCTION OF MARINE PEARL-SHELL PRODUCTS, 1946
STATE GROSS VALUE
905,428991,825
1,564,306
$1,388,1131,926,9722,320,819CONNECTICUT, PENNSYLVANIA AND MARYLAND
TOTAL 3,461,559 5,635,904
V PRODUCED PRINCIPALLY FROM IMPORTED SHELLS.
NOTE:— MARINE PEARL-SHELL BUTTONS WERE MANUFACTURED IN 3 PLANTS IN NEW YORK, 13 IN NEW JERSEY, 2CONNECTICUT AND PENNSYLVANIA AND 1 IN MARYLAND.
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PRODUCTION OF MARINE-ANIMAL OIL. 1946
OIL ATLANTIC ANDGULF COASTS j/
PACIFIC COAST( INCLUDING ALASKA)
TOTAL
WHOLE FISH AND WASTE:FUR-SEALHERRINGMENHADENPILCHARDSALMON
:
EDIBLEINDUSTRIAL
TUNA AND MACKEREL . .
MISCELL'ANEOUS 2/ . .
GALLONS
87,5619,758,648
291,837
VALUE
$35,8359,033,032
293,958
GALLONS
33,9123,444,893
4,866,567
31,53992,710359,437168,022
VALUE
$21,9974,256,941
6,843,376
84,237113,953395,475144,738
GALLONS
33,9123,532,4549,758,6484,866,567
31,53992,710359,437459,859
VALUE
$21,9974,292,7769,033,0326,843,375
84,237113,953395,475438,696
TOTAL 10,138,046 9,362,825 8,997,080 11,860,717 19,135,126 21,223,542
LIVER AND VISCERA:139,83791,820(3)2,217
281,800554,830
(3)83,207
546,6283/42,751~ 72,631
7,045,4323/1,465,066
4,048,255
139,837638,44a42,75174,848
281,8007,600,2621,465,0664,131,462
SHARK
MISCELLANEOUSV. . . .
TOTAL 233,874 919,837 662,010 12,558,753 895,884 13,478,590
GRAND TOTAL . . . 10,371,920 10,282,662 9,659,090 24,419,470 20,031,010 34,702,132
1/ INCLUDES A SMALL PRODUCTION OF BURBOT-LIVER OIL IN MINNESOTA."2/ INCLUDES THE PRODUCTION OF ALEWIFE, BLACKFISH, ROSEFISH AND UNCLASSIFIED BODY OILS ON THE EAST COAST ANDUNCLASSIFIED BODY OILS ON THE WEST COAST.
3/ INCLUDES A SMALL PRODUCTION ON THE EAST COAST.
5/ INCLUDES THE PRODUCTION OF BURBOT, HALIBUT, SEA BASS, SWORDFISH AND MIXED LIVER OILS ON THE EAST COAST ANDLINGCOD, HALIBUT, ROCKFISH, SASLEFISH AND MIXED LIVER AND VISCERA OILS ON THE WEST COAST.
NOTE:— THE OILS PRODUCED ON THE PACIFIC COAST ARE REPORTED IN TRADE GALLONS (7.5 POUNDS) AND THOSE PRODUCED ONTHE ATLANTIC AND GULF COASTS IN UNITED STATES GALLONS (ABOUT 7.74 POUNDS).
PRODUCTION OF OYSTER AND MARINE CLAM-SHELL PRODUCTS, 1946
STATECRUSHED SHELL FOR
POULTRY FEEDBURNED SHELL
LIMEUNBURNED SHELL
LIME TOTAL
NEW JERSEYPENNSYLVANIAMARYLAND AND VIRGINIA. .
NORTH CAROLINA, FLORIDA,LOUISIANA AND TEXAS .
WASHINGTON, OREGON ANDCALIFORNIA
TONS
5,7812,252
34,891
274,129
12,664
VALUE
$74,30732,096303,485
1,391,514
112,182
TONS
2/15,126
(2)
VALUE
2/$180,221
(2)
TONS
1,356239
21,660
16,480
5,855
VALUE
$6,0791,483
69,485
66,682
33,319
TONS
7,1372,491
71,677
290,609
18,519
VALUE
$80,38633,579
553,191
1,458,196
145,501
TOTAL 329,717 1,913,584 15,126 180,221 45,590 177,048 390,433 2,270,853
1/ MARINE CLAM-SHELL PRODUCTS WERE PRODUCED IN FLORIDA AND WASHINGTON.'y PRODUCED IN VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA.N0TE:~CRUSHED-3HELL PRODUCTS WERE PREPARED IN 5 PLANTS IN NEW JERSEY, 4 IN PENNSYLVANIA, 3 IN MARYLAND, 4 IN
VIRGINIA, 3 IN NORTH CAROLINA, 2 IN FLORIDA, 1 IN LOUISIANA, 2 IN TEXAS, 2 IN WASHINGTON, 1 IN OREGON, AND2 IN CALIFORNIA.
PRODUCTION OF FRESH-WATER MUSSEL-SHELL PRODUCTS, 1946
PRODUCT UNIT IOWA AND MISSOURI NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY TOTAL
GROSSTONSDO
QUANTITY
7,842,304958
y 613
VALUE
$5,150,81813,623
1/ 1,62549,572
QUANTITY
1,827,276
VALUE
$1,376,940
37,000
QUANTITY
9,669,580958613
VALUE
$6,527,75813,6231,625
86,572
CRUSHED-SHELL POULTRY FEED. .
CHIPS, SHELLS AND NOVELTIES .
- - 5,215,638 - 1,413,940 - 6,629,578
2/ PRODUCTION OF IOWA.
NOTE:—MUSSEL SHELLS PURCHASED DURING THE YEAR AMOUNTED TO 20,721 TONS, VALUED AT $1,072,547. SHELLS WERE TAKENIN 15 STATES IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND GREAT LAKES REGION. THE PRODUCING STATES IN THE ORDER OF THEIRIMPORTANCE WERE: TENNESSEE WHICH CONTRIBUTED 38 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL QUANTITY; ARKANSAS 17 PERCENT; KENTUCKY15 percent; ILLINOIS 12 percent; ALABAMA AND INDIANA 6 PERCENT EACH; IOWA AND MICHIGAN 2 PERCENT EACH;MISSISSIPPI 1 PERCENT; LOUISIANA, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, OHIO, TEXAS, AND WISCONSIN LESS THAN 1 PERCENT EACH.
GENERAL REVIEW
PRODUCTION OF MISCELLANEOUS BYPRODUCTS, 1946
LIQUID GLUEFISH SOLUBLESMISCELLANEOUS BYPRODUCTS
238,17015,889,517
$518,860687,596
5,735,848
6,942,304
2/ INCLUDES THE PRODUCTION OF DEHYDRATED CLAM JUICE, AQAR-AGAR, ISINGLASS, KELP PRODUCTS, PEARL ESSENCE, AMINO
ACIDS, AND IRISH MOSS POWDER.
PACKAGED FISH
The total production of fresh and frozen packaged fish (fillets, steaks, pan-dressed,etc.) in the United States during 1946 is estimated to have totaled about 196 millionpounds, compared with 215 million pounds in the previous year. Complete information on
the production of packaged fish was not available since data were not collected in Cali-fornia. However, it is estimated that the 1946 production in that State amounted to 7.5million pounds.
The yield of packaged fish in the coastal and Great Lakes regions, excluding Cali-
fornia, amounted to 188,480,086 pounds, valued at $46,282,538, compared with 204,926,699
pounds, valued at $48,370,703, in 1945. The spectacular increase in the quantity of
rosefish processed, was not sufficient to offset decreased production of packaged cod,
haddock, hake, mackerel, rockfish, and whiting.
Rosefish fillets, with a production of 49,507,340 pounds, was the largest single item
of packaged fish produced in 1946. Haddock fillets (42,440,850 pounds) and various forms
of packaged whiting (22,128,671 pounds) were the second and third in importance. Fillets
accounted for 88 percent of the total; pan-dressed fish, 9 percent; split "butterfly"fish, 2 percent; and steaks, I percent.
Due to the importance of the groundfish fishery in New England, that area produced 78
percent (152,884,848 pounds) of the 1946 domestic production of packaged fish. ThePacific Coast, (excluding California) was second with 15,462,899 pounds, followed by the
Middle Atlantic States with 14,436,858 pounds.
Statistics in this section cannot be correlated directly with those published in thesection on manufactured fishery products, as that section includes a smal I production in
Alaska which is not included in the following tables. The following data have been pre-
viously published in "Current Fishery Statistics No. 388"
PRODUCTION OF PACKAGED FISH, 1946
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GENERAL REl^IEW
SUMMARY OF PRODUCTION OF PACKAGED FISH, 1946
ITEM FILLETS STEAKS PAN-DRESSED
FRESHFROZEN
POUNDS
58,864,165106,083,032
VALUE
$17,690,03925,781,419
POUNDS
86,3532,311,472
VALUE
$29,938703,457
POUNDS
2,930,25514,688,383
VALUE
$143,2651,307,627
TOTAL 164,947,197 43,471,458 2,397,825 733,395 17,618,638 1,450,892
ITEM SPLIT "butterfly" TOTAL
POUNDS
633,4002,883,026
VALUE
$171,750455,043
POUNDS
62,514,173125,965,913
VALUE
$18,034,99228,247,546
TOTAL 3,516,426 626,793 188,480,086 46,282,538
PRODUCTION OF PACKAGED FISH: BY TYPE OF PACK, 1946
BLUE PIKECODCROAKERCU3KFLOUNDERSHADDOCK .
HAKEHALIBUTHERRING, LAKELAKE TROUTLINGCODMACKEREL .
OCEAN POUTPIKE OR PICKEREL . . .
POLLOCK .
ROCKFISHESROSEFISH (ocean PERCH )•
SABLEFISHSALMON .
SAUGERSCUPSEA BASSSHEEPSHEADSPANISH MACKEREL . . .
SEA TROUT OR WEAKFISHSUCKER "mullet" ...WHITE BAS3WHITEFISH ,
WHITING .
WOLFF I SHYELLOW PERCH . . . . <
YELLOW PIKEMISCELLANEOUS . . . . .
TOTAL .
956,2821/ 8,988,072
3/ 41,400~ 246,92913,464,45923,984,8521,990,899
393,45594,573318,217633,355111,162
3/ 42,0262,358,9451,422,274698,58816,115(2)
835,835234,60285,00023,771
6/ 16,433~ 359,0003/ 25,8071/ 37,751
140,494266,85176,367443,127582,292
7/ 25,346
58,914,279
VALUE
$499,1452,464,9043/ 9,950~ 66,3604,325,5587,442,689
447,471
52,64355,74670,808132,54517,633
3/ 12,793~ 375,637
299,865153,4163,425(2)
383,10763,90024,9405,880
6/ 5,08681,480
3/ 5,2933/ 14,828- 74,480
60,29118,775
210,525302,109
7/10,723
229,4579,144,296
(2)134,857
8,435,88618,455,9981,933,694
6,94179,24010,893
680,2491,715,935
56,245(2)
9,984,1974/ 3,641,443
48,808,75257,227
5/ 12,346240,918
37,900
10,0002,068,070
161,19142,715114,440
(2)
17,702,105 106,066,503
$114,6332,282,140
(2)28,281
2,551,6275,544,141
304,1852,677
20,2485,902
177,911341,1158,714(2)
1,345,1044/ 919,432T1, 556, 222
14,5745/ 6,620115,309
7,580
4,845313,80435,32720,63856,142(2)
25,777,979
STEAKS, PAN-DRESSED AND SPLIT BUTTERFLY
CODCROAKERHALIBUTLINGCODROCKFISHESSABLEFISHSALMONSEA BASSSPANISH MACKEREL . . . .
SEA TROUT OR WEAKFISH •
WHITINGMISCELLANEOUS
TOTAL
SEE FOOTNOTES ON NEXT PAGE
(2)
il4/ 90,000
(2)448,000
3,034,1558/ 41,500
3,613,655
4/ $25,150
132,490158,645
8/ 17,949
334,234
1/ 125,000~ 634,4101/ 338,325
1/ 108,8771/"1, 265,628
653,81416,759,595
(2)
19,885,649
1/ $34,400203,040
1/ 65,711-, (2)1/ 26,719V 416,330
86,4381,635,582
(2)
2,468,220
GENERAL REi^IEW
PRODUCTION OF PACKAGED FISH: BY TYPE OF PACK, 1946 - Continued
1/ INCLUDES SOME FRESH PAN-DRESSED, SPLIT "bUTTERFLy", AND STEAKS.2/ AS LESS THAN THREE f IRMS REPORTED THE PRODUCTION OF THIS ITEM, THIS PRODUCTION HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN ANOTHER
FORM OF PROCESSING FOR THE SAME SPECIES.3/ INCLUDES SOME FROZEN FILLETS.V INCLUDES SOME FROZEN PAN-DRESSED, SPLIT "buTTERFLy", AND STEAKS.5/ INCLUDES SOME FRESH FILLETS.5/ INCLUDES SOME FRESH AND FROZEN PAN-DRESSED, SPLIT "bUTTERFLy", AND STEAKS.7/ INCLUDES FRESH FILLETS OF PERCH AND SHAD, AND FROZEN FILLETS OF BUFFALOFISH, CARP, GROUPERS, RED DRUM, RED
SNAPPER, STRIPED BASS, AND MISCELLANEOUS FISH.8/ INCLUDES FRESH PAN-DRESSED CATFISH, FRESH STEAKS OF GROUPER, RED SNAPPER, STRIPED BASS AND SWORDFISH, AND
FROZEN PAN-DRESSED MULLET.
NOTE:— THE TOTALS APPEARING IN THE ABOVE TABLE CANNOT BE CORRELATED DIRECTLY WITH THOSE IN THE SUMMARY TABLESINCE IT HAS BEEN NECESSARY TO COMBINE CERTAIN ITEMS IN ORDER TO SHOW THE ENTIRE PRODUCTION OF EACH SPECIES.DATA ON THE PRODUCTION OF PACKAGED FISH IN CALIFORNIA ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT, SINCE THESE DATA ARENOT AVAILABLE. THE PRODUCTION IN CALIFORNIA IS ESTIMATED AT ABOUT 7,500,000 POUNDS.
PRODUCTION OF PACKAGED FISH: BY SECTIONS, 1946
SPECIES NEW ENGLAND MIDDLE ATLANTIC
POUNDS
1/ 14,154,565
381,78612,285,03636,496,8523,300,112
1/ 2,349,290167,407
12,184,98049,507,340
21,802,186V 237,5583/ 17,736
VALUE
1/ $3,544,572
94,6413,826,688
11,001,950581,991
1/ 473,660~ 26,3471,688,64711,709,638
2,095,1561/ 54,1023/ 9,934
POUNDS
2,974,874(2)
3,566,2565,943,998624,481
(2)
158,162
/ (2)1/ 234,602
608,000326,485
HI
VALUE
$967,811(2)
(2)OCEAN POUT
ROSEFISH (OCEAN PERCH). . .
1/ 63,9002)
SPANISH MACKERELSEA TROUT OR WEAKFISH • •
2]176,490
f2)MISCELLANEOUS Ui
TOTAL 152,884,848 35,107,326 14,436,858 4,788,680
SPECIESCHESAPEAKE, SOUTHATLANTIC AND GULF GREAT LAKES
POUNDS
166,4001/ 91,435
-
, (2)1/ 175,000
1/ 16,433890,714
(2)
3/ 31,400
VALUE
$44,350y 28,767
1/ 50,090
1/ 5,086"131,498
(2)
3/11,870
POUNDS
1,185,739(2)
472,695105,466
42,026(2)
1,076,753(2)
27,384
25,80737,751
150,494
485,842696,732
3/ 17,410
VALUE
$613,778(2)
22
HERRING, LAKELAKE TROUT
82,89161,648
12,793(2)
PIKE OR PICKEREL
498,416(2)
SHEEPSHEAD
SEA TROUT OR WEAKFISH . .
WHITE BASS
6,688
5,29314,82879,325
YELLOW PIKE231,263358,251
3/ 6,763
1,371,382 271,661 4,324,099 1,971,937
(CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)
GENERAL REi^IEW
PRODUCTION OF PACKAGED FISH: BY SECTIONS, 1946 - Continued
pacific coast(excluding California)
BLUE pikeCODcroakerCUSKFLOUNDERSHADDOCKHAKEHALIBUTHERRINQ, LAKELAKE TROUTLINGCODMACKERELOCEAN POUTPIKE OR PICKEREL . . .
POLLOCKROCKFISHESROSEFISH (OCEAN PERCH ).
SABLEFISHSALMONSAUGERSCUPSEA BASSSHEEPSHEADSPANISH MACKEREL . . .
SEA TROUT OR WEAKFISHSUCKER "mullet . . . .
WHITE BASSWHITEFISHWHITINGWOLFF I SHYELLOW PERCHYELLOW PIKEMISCELLANEOUS
POUNDS
1,002,929
5,957,618
641,351
1,336,791
5,064,017
182,2191,277,974
TOTAL 15,462,899
VALUE
$234,661
1,701,056
205,717
314,430
1,219,402
44,718422,950
4,142,934
POUNDS
1,185,73918,132,368
166,400381,786
21,900,34542,440,8503,924,593641,351472,695105,466
1,336,7912,349,290
167,40742,026
12,343,1425,064,017
49,507,340182,219
1,277,9741,076,753234,602175,00027,38416,433
1,498,71425,80737,751150,494
22,12^,671237,558485,842696,73266,546
188,480,086
VALUE
$613,7784,747,044
44,35094,641
6,877,18512,986,830
751,656205,71782,89161,648314,430473,66026,34712,793
1,720,7411,219,40211,709,638
44,718422,950498,41663,90050,0906,6885,086
307,9885,29314,82879,325
2,168,32254,102
231,263358,25128,567
46,282,538
1/ INCLUDES A SMALL QUANTITY OF THIS SPECIES PRODUCED IN ANOTHER SECTION WHICH CANNOT BE SHOWN SEPARATELY AS
LESS THAN THREE FIRMS REPORTED ITS MANUFACTURE.2/ DATA ARE SHOWN ONLY WHEN THREE OR MORE FIRMS REPORTED A PRODUCTION OF A SPECIES. IN THOSE INSTANCES WHERE~ LESS THAN THREE FIRMS REPORTED, THE PRODUCTION HAS BEEN INCLUDED WITH THAT OF ANOTHER SECTION.3/ NEW ENGLAND INCLUDES SHAD AND SWORDFISH; CHESAPEAKE, SOUTH ATLANTIC AND GULF - CATFISH, GROUPER, MULLET,~ RED DRUM, RED SNAPPER, AND STRIPED BASS; AND GREAT LAKES - BUFFALOFISH, CARP, AND MISCELLANEOUS FISH.
NOTE:—PACKAGED FISH WERE PRODUCED IN THE FOLLOWING STATES: NEW ENGLAND - MAINE, MASSACHUSETTS, ANDCONNECTICUT; MIDDLE ATLANTIC - NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY; CHESAPEAKE BAY, SOUTH ATLANTIC AND GULF - VIRGINIA,
NORTH CAROLIilA, AND ALABAMA; GREAT LAKES - NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, OHIO, ILLINOIS, MICHIGAN, WISCONSIN ANDMINNESOTA; AND PACIFIC - WASHINGTON AND OREGON.
PRODUCTION OF PACKAGED FISH, 1929 1946
MILLIONPOUNDS
200
Z*-"-^
/--
150 ^r^'^
100 ^ TOTAL —» >r^
50
HADDOCK—^>--^^ _^_^^_^^^^^ -.j
ROSEFISH -.^_j 1 k..-r'
.0— .o.-- " -
GENERAL REyiEW
FROZEN FISH TRADEFISH FROZEN
A total of 280,065,393 pounds of fishery products were frozen during 1946 by domestic
freezing plants that reported their activities to the Fish and Wildlife Service. This
was approximately 6 million pounds less than the record production in the p rev ious year.
In 1946, 84 percent of the freezings consisted of salt-water fish; 13 percent, shell-
fish; and 3 percent, fresh-water fish. Seven items accounted for 55 percent of the total
poundage frozen. These were rosefish fillets, which comprised 16 percent of the total;
halibut, II percent; shrimp, 9 percent; haddock fillets, 7 percent; and whiting fillets,
fall or chum salmon, and silver salmon, 4 percent each. The quantity of rosefish fillets
frozen was nearly 18 million pounds more than during the previous year. This increase
was more than offset by a decrease of nearly 16 million pounds inthe freezings of various
forms of whiting, and smaller declines in cod fillets, lake herring and cisco, tuna, and
other items.
According to geographical sections, the New England States led all othe
the freezings of fishery products, accounting for 47 percent of the total,
second with 18 percent, followed by the Pacific Coast States with 14 percent
other sections in
Al aska ranked
enced some sales resistance as prices rose to new highs. In New England, during the
latter part of the year, fishing vessels were held in port on several occasions as the
cold storage plants were glutted. These tieups were fortunately of short duration, as
demand picked up with the resumption of more realistic prices.
PRODUCTION OF FROZEN FISHERY PRODUCTS, 1946
GENERAL REl^IEW
SUMMARY OF FREEZINGS : BY MONTHS, 1946
SALT-WATER FISH:BAIT AND ANIMAL FOODBLUEFISHBUTTERFISHCOD, HADDOCK, HAKE AND
POLLOCK (ex. FIL.)CROAKERSEELSFILLETS:
CODFLOUNDER (iNC. SOLE)HADDOCKLINQCODMACKERELPOLLOCKROSEFISH (ocean PERCH ) ....•••WHITING (inc. SPLIT ''BUTTERFLY ) . .
OTHER FILLETSFLOUNDERS (iNC. SOLE, FLUKE,
CALIFORNIA HALIBUT)HALIBUTHERRING, SEAMACKEREL (eX. FILLETS, AND
SPANISH AND KINg)MULLETSABLEFISH (bLACK COO)SALMON
:
KING OR CHINOOKSILVER OR COHOFALL OR CHUMSTEELHEAD TROUTUNCLASSIFIED
SCUP (PORGIES)SEA TROUT (WEAKFISH, GRAY AND SPOTTED)SHAD (inc. roe shad]SHAD ROESMELTTUNAWHITING (silver HAKE):
ROUNDHEADED AND GUTTED (eX. FILLETS) . .
UNCLASSIFIED SALT-WATER FISH
TOTAL, SALT-WATER FISH
FRESH-WATER FISH:BAIT AND ANIMAL FOODBLUE PIKE AND SAUGER (EX. FILLETs) . .
CATFISH AND BULLHEADSCHUBSFILLETS:
BLUE PIKE AND SAUGERLAKE HERRINGYELLOW PERCH . .
YELLOW PIKEOTHER FILLETS
LAKE HERRING AND CISCO (EX. FILLETSJ .
LAKE TROUTPICKEREL (jacks OR YELLOW JACk) . . .
STURGEON AND SPOONBILL CATSUCKERSTULLIBEEYELLOW PERCH (eX. FILLETs)YELLOW PIKE (EX. FILLETS)WHITEFISHUNCLASSIFIED FRESH-WATER FISH
TOTAL, FRESH-WATER FISH
SHELLFISH:CLAMSCRABS (inc. CRAB MEAt)LOBSTER TAILS (SPINY LOBSTER) . . . .
OYSTERSSCALLOPSSHRIMP (inc. SHRIMP MEAT)SQUIDUNCLASSIFIED SHELLFISH
TOTAL, SHELLFISH
TOTAL, FISH AND SHELLFISH . . . •
218,70267,71629,801
67,01556,704
147,929187,829295,09419,853
864,480873,850125,635198,694
95,726
2,320
8,97651,5604,800
10,808734
16,380
12,24413,56015,374
47,593
14,03634,155
655,031
4,136,609
2,2672,420
74,4604,891'
1,065
2251,280
18,5147,253
282
3,78227,22425,646
169,309
13,2608,21415,405
234,022136,558
1,472,3747,78734,138
1,921,758
6,227,676
1,231,25710,98647,018
579,828149,409259,58022,332
49,1501,280,123
42,116153,179
115,224
21,390
31,53311,553
9,893
320,940
93,299
419,354
4,925,175
12,484
3,1205,217
4,24230,117
56,318
38,95630,04317,123103,14846,928939,82021,17552,260
1,249,453
6,230,946
1,894,8801,7672,700
348,619
450
2,243,165262,982497,01011,5466,830
179,9782,246,510
31,695410,954
44,942775
299,457
4,0003,843
20,307
15,1755,571
5,4604,0734,200
927220,093
94,190
1,018,916
9,881,015
20,0922,898
8,9962,500
3841,887
70,833
111,595
44,23529,28439,84332,81453,528812,696
45071,190
1,084,040
11,076,650
1,711,03161,30111,402
367,85928,20413,132
827,224408,971
1,221,67968,904127,190480,215
1,491,22520,765
681,648
52,6973,962
314,837
144,98132,175
585,107
107,799
2158,747
53,81918,44749,9308,4843,9003,550
150,3863,260
1,281,311
10,344,357
65032,63624,353
1,125
1,7002,5412,3392,191
22,0926,84320,0872,661
28,87113,167
31390,354
251,923
68,16879,5006,88746,612
119,4861,373,244114,10099,894
1,907,981
12,504,261
680,7924,57450,564
98,860287,94723,814
998,4691,262,3192,007,997
171,019270,393
1,409,5435,013,978
186,625560,889
159,19110,321,915
888,702
434,60214,969
353,042
575,4681,088
9,09578,643163,918279,343250,57059,73010,9581,276
359,84043,660
2,059,563
29,093,356
2,98132,392
23,44319,340
100,7061,330
3,57214,29816,580
150,413
384,780
70,414450,621
4,5295,773
451,1842,574,1491,113,889
226,119
4,896,678
34,374,814
253,1114,30731,498
99,53254,48439,212
1,225,3921,108,5872,726,906
189,648363,006779,064
6,269,4682,134,777
347,616
113,7317,914,171
117,046
2,022,7065,428
858,745
950,103396,372
3,336121,213259,56728,645
488,22339,92431,114
544,9502,353,0492,567,409
34,442,829
6,81731,919
1,53716,63034,4495,304
65,3361,357
693,4933,120
38,84477,902
296,703
31,696142,72613,2776,245
517,5581,834,916
545,047371,881
3,463,346
38,202,878
(continued ON NEXT PAGE)
GENERAL REVIEW
SUMMARY OF FREEZINGS : BY MONTHS, 1946 - Continued
SALT-WATER FISH:BAIT AND ANIMAL FOOD ....BLUEFISHBUTTERFISHCOD, HADDOCK, HAKE AND
POLLOCK (ex. fillets) . .
CROAKERSEELSFILLETS:
CODFLOUNDER (INC. SOLE) . . .
HADDOCKLINGCOOMACKERELPOLLOCKROSEFISH (OCEAN PERCH ) . .
whiting ( inc. split'butterfly")
OTHER FILLETSFLOUNDERS (iNC. SOLE, FLUKE,
AND CALIFORNIA HALIBUt) .
HALIBUTHERRING, SEAMACKEREL (ex. FILLETS, AND
SPANISH AND KING) ....MULLETSABLEFISH (bLACK COD) . . .
SALMON:KING OR CHINOOKSILVER OR COHOFALL OR CHUMPINKSTEELHEAD TROUTUNCLASSIFIED
SCUP (PORGIES)SEA TROUT (WEAKFISH, GRAY
AND spotted)SHAD (inc. ROE SHAd) . . . .
SHAD ROESMELTSWORDFISHTUNAWHITING (silver HAKE ) :
ROUNDheaded and gutted
(ex. fillets)unclassified salt-water fish
total, salt-water fish .
750,2743,488
191,394
72,018257,77030,695
1,228,1951,044,3882,279,596
96,202162,286305,709
7,192,092
3,750,5361,067,357
56,8525,085,331
115,881
904,26952,874
2,103,885
1,006,5343,249,2151,040,354
17,39216,077
846,379247,464
101,48838,6831,440
29,315100,72796,305
1,626,109
2,963,5821,687,972
39,820,138
fresh-water fish:bait and animal food . .
blue pike and sauger(ex. fillets) ....
catfish and bullheads .
CHUBSFILLETS:
blue pike and sauger .
lake herringyellow perchyellow pikeother fillets ....
lake herring and cisco(ex. fillets) ....
lake troutPICKEREL (jacks OR YELLOW JACk)STURGEON AND SPOONBILL CATSUCKERSTULLIBEE .
'
YELLOW PERCH (ex. FILLETS) .
YELLOW PIKE (EX. FILLETS)WHITEFISHUNCLASSIFIED FRESH-WATER FISH
TOTAL, FRESH-WATER FISH
SHELLFISH:CLAMSCRABS (inc. CRAB MEAT) .
LOBSTER TAILS (SPINY LOBSTER)OYSTERS
4,280
18,535189,191
2,525
410,49665,500
61155,016
7183,233
23,8592,458
132,821116,835
AUGUST SEPTEMBER
852,99122,59264,579
25,788300,80611,981
893,450691,516
2,779,49843,232141,496250,375
4,960,612
2,311,579326,322
129,1526,638,588
63,908
1,145,817108,189
1,068,613
1,460,5442,745,3462,547,441
93,00036,300
343,432101,256
97,713
48,175839,596502,686
506,973
1,292,210934,470
231,53440,82088,714
29,32888,89440,067
216,116722,393
2,785,91345,200115,512208,375
6,724,793
971,268191,555
48,839280,57434,917
187,81856,378
1,944,037
1,283,0442,545,9941,518,661
50,55425,578
601,62415,227
97,632
43,612220,201190,194
390,067
208,4651,015,043
34,380,236 23,271,141
1,036,823
SCALLOPS ,.SHRIMP (INC. SHRIMP MEAT)SQUIDUNCLASSIFIED SHELLFISH . .
TOTAL, SHELLFISH . . .
TOTAL, FISH I, SHELLFISH 43,269,584
37,246243,2972,89010,689
833,087945,89796; 973242)544
2,412,623
78,52358,265
99,87121,403
53,036
60129,10530,74818,21014,756
405,068
75,710194,17035,3908,745
733,4641,936;828
49,4241 21; 296
3,155,027
37,940,331
OCTOBER NOVEMBER
593,81912,451
169,777
87,14315,13889,859
484,798746,222
1,916,2046,690
121,170352,736
7,285,558
880,125287,283
81,633153,607204,411
1,031,507382,552
1,372,628
356,7221,017,8693,129,888
2,7123,129
359,89124,426
347,87168,851
73,52163,06992,712
255,055
547 , 354965,203
23,594,584
10,54133,17013,966
3,9851,0081,925850
28,414
14,64413,666
34,692
21,5205,59811,4626,583
202,224
25,338150,2435,9008,323
343,2443, 285; 729
12^28366,576
3,898,636
27,372,001
77,121
8,35046,8025,235
25,831
21,9556,5032,155
111,05959,11410,54638,8741,015
37,83341,64337,100150,159
682,305
50,226106,15051,20528,612
330,169,986; 42412,333
140;680
468,73012,240
156,966
68,71316,86245,562
438,067739,435
1,275,2357,5059,988
2,360,5353,381,872
55,317215,796
58,38328,424360,410
437,887217,675459,393
132,382202,606
2,027,52612,1696,21498,3382,101
68,749749
38,7477,3671,757
267,628
80,306582,505
1,49882,39654,571
4,6881,1153,135
7512,284
425,95958,3853,19915,9364,540
54,80224,27245,18147,251
558,8029,05669,914
91,059
8,805
311,499348,277827,324
3,09518,451
2,416,7511,525,556
15,73051,549
118,593450
299,884
37,23798,64813,407
9,86131,1654,408
9,03213,433
15,536
6,824
228,997
37,755611,248
7,804,456
1,432,397
5,705,799
29,982,688
40,07560,55392,20589,200
438,7763,681,838
65,6215l'5l2
4,519,780
20,308,517
1,528,000
4,38073,34580,892
13,984
728,1676,319
2037,327
200
6,137117,28314,614
9,445,923251,298914,327
1,432,3821,106,809303,677
9,594,1427,672,32818,874,037
685,3361,337,4329,656,911
48,246,737
10,526,1684,503,842
1,084,96330,427,8972,723,163
6,359,8001,055,8248,795,522
5,908,99810,195,96010,284,668
185,827108,976
2,483,944886,798
1,085,764901,206110,505874,792
1,230,960888,969
4,541,530
7,563,79613,799,025
236,050,236
2,663,842
11,42820,59086,89046,684147,085
1,685;88188;26519,926
2,106,749
12,575,047
2,218,053
27,939482,241508,673
41,24085,47629,19117,01965,898
1,850,974307,58639,104
408,72711,8213,903
203,055145,757451,147795,473
7,693,287
507,7521,515,391371,544620,867
4,151,06725,529,7962;127;4371; 498; 016
36,321,870
280,065,393
GENERAL RE^^IEW
SUMMARY OF FREEZINGS : BY SECTIONS , 1946
NORTHCENTRAL,
EAST
SALT-WATER EISH:BAIT AND ANIMAL FOODBLUEFISHBUTTERFISHCOD, HADDOCK, HAKE AND POLLOCK (EX. FIL.) .
CROAKERSEELSFILLETS:
CODFLOUNDER (iNC. SOLE)HADDOCKMACKERELPOLLOCKROSEFl'SH (OCEAN PERCH
)
WHITING (inc. SPLIT BUTTERFLY")OTHER FILLETS
FLOUNDERS (iNC. SOLE, FLUKE, CAL. HALIBUT) .
HALIBUTHERRING, SEAMACKEREL (EX. FILLETS, AND SPANISH AND KING)MULLETSABLEFISH (bLACK COD)salmon:
king or chinooksilver or cohofall or chumsteelhead troutunclassified
scup (porgies)SEA TROUT (WEAKFISH, GRAY AND SPOTTED) . . .
SHAD [inc. roe shad)SHAD ROESMELTSWORDFISHTUNAWHITING (silver HAKE) :
ROUNDHEADED AND GUTTED (eX. FILLETS)
UNCLASSIFIED SALT-WATER FISH
TOTAL, SALT-WATER FISH
FRESH-WATER FISH:BAIT AND ANIMAL FOOD ........BLUE PIKE AND SAUGER (eX. FILLETS) .
CATFISH AND BULLHEADSCHUBSFILLETS:
BLUE PIKE AND SAUGERLAKE HERRINGYELLOW PERCHYELLOW PIKEOTHER FILLETS
LAKE HERRING AND CISCO (EX. FILLETS)LAKE TROUTPICKEREL (jacks' OR YELLOW JACk) . .
STURGEON AND SPOONBILL CATSUCKERSTULLIBEEYELLOW PERCH (eX. FILLETS)YELLOW PIKE (ex. FILLETS)WHITEFISHUNCLASSIFIED FRESH-WATER FISH ...
TOTAL, FRESH-WATER FISH •
SHELLFISH:CLAMSCRABS (inc. CRAB MEAt) . . . .
LOBSTER TAILS (SPINY LOBSTER)OYSTERSSCALLOPSSHRIMP (inc. SHRIMP MEAT) . .
SQUIDUNCLASSIFIED SHELLFISH . . . .
TOTAL, SHELLFISH
TOTAL, FISH AND SHELLFISH
POUNDS
1,324,1528,17056,432553,258
94,996
8,054,7284,033,77418,305,5551,303,6529,645,823
48,241,11710,526,1681,125,050
183,199296,750
1,900,9155,428,334
338
106,54643,9573,538
159,975236,2266,68018,237
75980,370
1,045,9963,675
3,071,2657,555,5272,193,847
POUNDS
2,149,866210,766820,366737,651285,239161,389
1,008,701108,606541,20723,7351,518
61,955503,675247,463724,317878,178155,975
83,771136,43026,5021,163
137,631609,401611,551160,24045,01858,12729,74224,055
1,448,39215
1,105,146
POUNDS
828,53225,68736,35512,214
789,28921,079
13,4552,28013,9158,0805,590
55,57279,338
19,500507,172
39,680375,72831,73020,865
750
21,8738,254
931,759
6,6751,1742,984
26,213
1,820629
8,990
9,07398,46983,226
1611,175
24,965
31
2234,89610,060
584
808,111
125,609,019 13,097,791 3,848,697 1,089,478
4,38014,369
162,726
750719
12,675
1,060396
197,075
346,394245
4,18720,637
3,159,962609,067
1,117,728759,093
6,017,313
131,823,407
2,2673,1498,792
45,281
822
2,5201,779
26,268817,407109,57327,775
360,095
3,8342,356
66,013236,307298,150
320,453
6,215
1,95822,254
2,012,388 351,825
19,648196,880
1,8501,080
844,7472,282,003
659,662299,262
4,305,132
19,415,311
4,430711,575173,41972,11669,248967,761
7,694209,490
2,215,733
6,416,255
203,78620,41027,762
300,666
39,16785,47626,57115,24038,880
748,903175,73411,32942,41711,821
69200,59977,314207,214429,879
2,663,237
10031,839
18374,006
641,526
2,440
750,094
4,502,809
NEW ENGLAND INCLUDES THE SIX STATES OF THAT SECTION; MIDDLE ATLANTIC—NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, AND PENNSYLVANIA;
SOUTH ATLANTIC—DELAWARE, MARYLAND, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA, NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH
CAROLINA, GEORGIA, AND FLORIDA; NORTH CENTRAL, EAST—OHIO, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MICHIGAN, AND WISCONSIN; NORTH
CENTRAL, WEST—MINNESOTA, IOWA, MISSOURI, NORTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA, NEBRASKA, AND KANSAS; SOUTH CENTRAL-KENTUCKY, TENNESSEE. ALABAMA, MISSISSIPPI, LOUISIANA, TEXAS, OKLAHOMA, AND ARKANSAS; AND PAC I F I C--WASH INGTON,OREGON, AND CALIFORlQlA. (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)
GENERAL RE^^IEW
SUMMARY OF FREEZINGS : BY SECTIONS , 1946 - Continued
ALASKA
SALT-WATER FISH:BAIT AND ANIMAL FOODBLUEFISHBUTTERFISHCOO, HADDOCK, HAKE AND POLLOCK (eX. FIL.) .
CROAKERSEELSFILLETS:
CODFLOUNDER (iNC. SOLE)HADDOCKLJNGCODMACKERELPOLLOCKROSEFISH (OCEAN PERCH ) .
WHITING (inc. split "bUTTERFLy")OTHER FILLETS
FLOUNDERS (iNC. SOLE, FLUKE, CAL. HALIBUT) .
HALIBUTHERRING, SEAMACKEREL (eX. FILLETS, AND SPANISH AND KING)MULLETSABLEFISH (black COD)SALMON:
KING OR CHINOOKSILVER OR COHOFALL OR CHUMPINKSTEELHEAO TROUTUNCLASSIFIED
SCUP (PORGIES)SEA TROUT (WEAKFISH^ GRAY AND SPOTTED) . . .
SHAD (inc. roe shad]SHAD ROESMELTSWORDFISHTUNAWH I T I NG (si LVER HAKE )
:
ROUNDHEADED AND GUTTED (eX. FILLETS)
UNCLASSIFIED SALT-WATER FISH
TOTAL, SALT-WATER FISH
FRESH-WATER FISH:BAIT AND ANIMAL FOODBLUE PIKE AND SAUGER (EX. FILLETS)CATFISH AND BULLHEADSCHUBSFILLETS:
BLUE PIKE AND SAUGERLAKE HERRINGYELLOW PERCHYELLOW. PIKEOTHER FILLETS
LAKE HERRING AND CISCO (EX. FILLETS) . . . .
LAKE TROUTPICKEREL (jacks OR YELLOW JACk)STURGEON AND SPOONBILL CATSUCKERSTULLIBEEYELLOW PERCH (EX. FILLETS)YELLOW PIKE (ex. FILLETS)WHITEFISHUNCLASSIFIED FRESH-WATER FISH
TOTAL, FRESH-WATER FISH
SHELLFISH:CLAMSCRABS (inc. crab MEAt)LOBSTER tails (sPINY LOBSTER )
OYSTERS .
SCALLOPSSHRIMP (inc. shrimp MEAt) .
SQUIDUNCLASSIFIED SHELLFISH .
TOTAL, SHELLFISH .
TOTAL, FISH AND SHELLFISH .... . .
POUNDS
3,957
1,03432,281
4,370
3,9805,620
46,338106,326
391,502
1,49191,582
2,166,032
2,854,713
59,201
35,327
107,708
121,2673,121
25,853300
20,147,5411,540
165,809
20,465,431
23,427,852
122,996
515,4383,527,039
675,7191,946
3,182,420203,352
7,970,26714,70533,627
2,393,589
3,330,5432,315,5594,028,302
30,40291,584
1,283,547
686,10333,603
734,961155,222861,239
4,151,593
POUNDS
3,298,800
2,245
9,617
32,507
21,814,948
6,401,595
2,360,0307,700,0146,226,326
155,42516,229
902,760
2,408,583
38,184,362 51,329,079
5,123
6,123
108,354328,847151,925500,998
836689,057340,81361,802
2,182,642
40,373,127
28,461156,260
572
192,831
51,707,203
POUNDS
9,445,923251,298914,327
1,432,3821,106,809
303,677
9,594,1427,672,32818,874,037
685,3361,337,4329,656,91148,246,73710,526,1684,503,8421,084,963
30,427,8972,723,1636,359,8001,055,8248,795,522
5,908,99810,195,96010,284,668
185,827108,976
2,483,944886,798
1,085,764901,206110,505874,792
1,230,960888,969
4,541,5307,563,79613,799,025
236,050,236
2,218,05327,939
482,241508,673
41,24085,47629,19117,01965,898
1,850,974307,58539,104
408,72711,8213,903
203,055145,767451,147795,473
7,693,287
507,7521,515,391
371,544620,857
4,151,06725,529,7952,127,4371,498,016
36,321,870
280,065,393
GENERAL REf^IEW
SUMMARY OF FREEZINGS : BY SECTIONS AND MONTHS, 1946
EXPRESSED IN THOUSANDS OF POUNDS; THAT IS, 000 omitted)
MONTHNEW
ENGLANDMIDDLEATLANTIC
SOUTHATLANTIC
N. CENTRAL,EAST
N. CENTRAL,WEST
SOUTHCENTRAL
PACIFIC ALASKA TOTAL
JANUARY 2,782 722 241 142 7 1,454 782 98 6,228FEBRUARY 2,010 726 88 125 15 927 1,273 1,067 6,231MARCH . . 6,115 847 99 142 16 820 1,376 1,662 11,077APRIL . . 4,573 2,696 346 266 8 1,742 1,770 1,103 12,504MAY . . . 14,082 2,097 913 660 2 2,514 4,717 9,390 34,375JUNE . . 20,115 1,602 257 391 4 i,ei3 5,952 8,068 38,203JULY . . 22,831 2,610 692 584 11 471 5,082 10,988 43,269AUGUST . 16,648 1,472 1,190 139 n 1,711 5,305 11,464 37,940SEPTEMBER 12,733 1,152 562 111 3 3,058 4,4«3 5,290 27,372OCTOBER . 14,305 2,486 928 533 7 4,139 5,314 2,271 29,983NOVEMBER 9,554 1,872 656 548 747 3,194 3,486 251 20,308DECEMBER 6,074 1,134 444 862 1,568 1,585 853 55 12,575
TOTAL . 131,823 19,416 6,416 4,503 2,399 23,428 40,373 51,707 280,065
NEW ENGLAND INCLUDES THE SIX STATES OF THAT SECTION; MIDDLE ATLANTIC—NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, AND PENNSYLVANIA;SOUTH ATLANTIC—DELAWARE, MARYLAND, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA, NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTHCAROLINA, GEORGIA, AND FLORIDA; NORTH CENTRAL, EAST—OHIO, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MICHIGAN, AND WISCONSIN; NORTHCENTRAL, WEST—MINNESOTA, IOWA, MISSOURI, NORTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA, NEBRASKA, AND KANSAS; SOUTH CENTRAL-KENTUCKY, TENNESSEE, ALABAMA, MISSISSIPPI, LOUISIANA, TEXAS, OKLAHOMA, AND ARKANSAS; AND PACIFIC—WASHINGTON,OREGON, AND CALIFORNIA.
HOLDINGS
Holdings of frozen fish and shellfish on the first of each month in 1946 averaged119,261,941 pounds, an increase of 41 percent over the average for the preceding year.
Holdings on December I, 1946, which totaled over 158 million pounds were the highest ever
recorded. The low point for holdings during the year was reached on May I, when 75 mil-
lion pounds were in storage. According to the geographical distribution of averagemonthly holdings, the Middle Atlantic States ranked first, followed closely by the NewEng I and States.
SUMMARY OF HOLDINGS: BY MONTHS, 1946
SPECIES JANUARY 1 FEBRUARY 1 MARCH 1 APRIL 1 MAY 1 JUNE 1
SALT-WATER FISH:BAIT AND ANIMAL FOODBLUEFISHBUTTERFISHCOD, HADDOCK, HAKE AND
POLLOCK (ex. FIL.)CROAKERSEELSF I LLETS
:
CODFLOUNDER (iNC. SOLE)HADDOCKLINGCODMACKERELPOLLOCKROSEFISH (ocean PERCh)WHITING (inc. SPLIT BUTTERFLY")OTHER FILLETS
FLOUNDERS (iNC. SOLE, FLUKE, ANDCAL. halibut)
HALIBUTHERRING, SEAMACKEREL (EX. FILLETS, AND
SPANISH AND KINg)MULLETSABLEFISH (bLACK COd)salmon:
king or CHINOOKSILVER OR COHOFALL OR CHUMPINKSTEELHEAD TROUTUNCLASSIFIED
SCUP (PORGIES)SEA TROUT (WEAKFISH, GRAY
AND spotted)SHAD (inc. ROE SHAo)SHAD ROE '
SMELT
2,130,936156,411507,990
3,377,831649,487344,298
8,717,8212,258,0313,266,193
120,9421,946,4332,767,3644,181,1305,925,7582,098,013
1,049,2738,959,2501,188,546
7,119,8722,476,7074,122,592
3,915,2746,897,5152,701,6221,501,878
85,5511,987,9941,263,217
1,259,768699,07346,522
1,395,502
1,688,400161,310412,728
1,949,882555,195296,759
7,642,4931,775,9162,452,985
113,8521,362,9052,701,4533,301,5135,457,0651,397,444
897,5435,970,553
969,038
5,718,9682,329,2573,356,479
2,846,2645,043,4142,253,9471,144,582
42,8181,888,4171,063,891
1,096,247507,63346,391
1,434,887(continued on next page)
2,754,269141,931391,189
1,911,565496,658213,870
6,835,1621,278,4642,103,538208,644
1,147,1121,583,1082,585,1254,068,4011,456,391
933,6004,270,251
644,611
,4,117,0682,223,8522,774,275
2,095,9213,741,6441,737,3771,011,319
43,9331,569,6481,000,287
1,044,523305,47035,158
1,780,602
4,112,340100,060267,073
1,741,911415,299177,101
8,008,5521,257,4221,789,085172,053760,380
1,104,7831,793,3262,893,3051,651,103
813,0452,396,148
782,148
2,358,5341,589,1702,164,118
1,515,3142,355,6311,252,164711,89731,424
1,348,160913,636
807,778267,01525,891
2,059,297
4,819,671141,893137,610
1,717,135288,388143,029
7,820,2291,241,2512,154,345
183,949788,748
1,275,1951,391,8372,512,9982,120,304
644,7181,127,8671,043,499
1,691,1191,269,1062,326,351
720,1351,679,185899,885587,09621,101
1,002,990738,479
554,190248,05235,055
1,809,063
3,645,172132,885148,111
1,437,221566,335145,061
6,994,1871,881,4452,364,017
298,827712,383
1,980,2682,849,1971,710,6501,833,772
771,00410,191,5262,190,863
1,758,2901,031,0252,162,963
983,1631,220,714289,371502,33810,394
797,580716,510
751,780483,252126,393
1,470,733
GENERAL REi^IEW
SUMMARY OF HOLDINGS: BY MONTHS, 1946 - Continued
SALT-WATER FISH - CONTINUED:SWORDFISHTUNAWH r T I NG [si LVER HAKE
}
T
ROUNDHEADED AND GUTTED (eX. FILUETS)
UNCLASSIFIED SALT-WATER FISH . .
TOTAL, SALT-WATER FISH ...
1,760,574305,147
2,000,0326,207,52712,034,147
1,425,946839,890
1,810,4584,695,7879,947,078
1,181,292740,203
1,408,1103,286,219
10,074,736
866,940711,430
884,2682,468,7959,493,052
576,581148,031
906,4521,777,1669,885,915
325,680673,734
1,062,559891,394
10,310,390
107,426,221 86,599,388 73,195,526 52,059,648 56,429,618 65,421,187
FRESH-WATER FISH:BAIT AND ANIMAL FOODBLUE PIKE AND SAUGER (eX. FILLETS)CATFISH AND BULLHEADSCHUBSF I LLETS
:
BLUE PIKE AND SAUGERLAKE HERRINGYELLOW PERCHYELLOW PIKEOTHER FILLETS
LAKE HERRING AND CISCO (ex. FILLETS)LAKE TROUTPICKEREL (jacks OR YELLOW JACk) .
STURGEON AND SPOONBILL CAT . . .
SUCKERSTULLIBEEYELLOW PERCH (EX. F I LLETS ] . . .
YELLOW PIKE (EX. FILLETS) ....whitefi3hunclassified fresh-water fish . .
total, fresh-w>ter fish . . .
shellfish:CLAMSCRABS (inc. crab MEAt)LOBSTER TAILS (SPINY LOBSTER) . .
OYSTERSSCALLOPSSHRIMP (inc. shrimp MEAt) ....SQUIDUNCLASSIFIED SHELLFISH
TOTAL, SHELLFISH ....TOTAL, FISH AND SHELLFISH
1,545,747193,683360,348
1,082,491
12,234406,09027,99547,084236,962
4,658,819570,195149,609104,21912,704
289,81671,404225,179
1,173,5871,097,246
1,271,077343,444279,187878,950
15,152334,44637,01032,842
156,2753,650,924496,724157,63864,04614,809
494,184106,728204,822
1,106,3811,027,739
1,300,462290,456277,373709,145
8,632432,31412,02126,739256,130
3,046,015479,077181,77742,12632,618
681,37773,370155,484
1,491,867763,755
1,326,343198,557208,337530,461
8,150314,083n,20433,982152,524
2,940,637837,836204,24127,52531,211
490,93642,302221,081
1,892,804752,622
1,218,502205,643175,506446,717
14,629284,812
9,79447,62097,058
2,302,753788,238189,04844,57334,023
390,26174,747191,421
1,499,822843,742
1,184,972115,332123,887410,911
13,741243,08515,92927,473134,739
1,812,181710,061136,435132,24332,937
486,78571 ,684148,756
1,076,544969,341
12,265,362 10,672,378 10,260,738 10,224,836 8,858,909 7,847,036
302,906201,441302,650244,570
1,039,56215,824,6401,866,146734,995
217,733180,084416,841453,651777,781
13,647,1931,631,841800,876
215,189201,550367,050455,731606,591
11,629,1021,385,343733,774
217,819149,404424,642414,765462,806,753,388868,708689,329
356,212188,776431,864387,860406,834
7,030,460649,381578,509
271,651598,390242,293291,515558,152
6,973,5771,680,679840,617
20,516,910 18,126,000 15,594,330 11,980,861 10,029,896 11,456,874
140,208,493 115,397,766 99,050,594 84,265,345 75,318,423 84,725,097
AUGUST 1 SEPTEMBER 1 OCTOBER 1 NOVEMBER 1 DECEMBER 1 DECEMBER 31
SALT-WATER FISH:BAIT AND ANIMAL FOOD .
BLUEFISHBUTTERFISHCOD, HADDOCK, HAKE AND
POLLOCK (ex. FIL.) . .
CROAKERSEELSF I LLETS
:
CODFLOUNDER (iNC. SOLE)HADDOCKLINGCODMACKERELPOLLOCKROSEFISH (ocean PERCHwhiting ( inc. split
"butterfly"). . . .
OTHER FILLETS ...FLOUNDERS (iNC. SOLE,
FLUKE, CAL. halibut)HALIBUTHERRING, SEAMACKEREL (ex. FILLETS,
i SPANISH i king) .
MULLETSABLEFISH (black COD)
2,137,619130,622141,513
1,709,701580,160146,229
5,413,3221,595,4382,580,880
384,065856,482
2,054,6104,893,538
2,489,6651,813,307
711,92717,727,9862,508,367
3,407,331964,557
2,635,547
2,431,695142,834548,260
1,671,4281,167,071
131,817
10,607,1852,384,7395,509,979
458,131580,122
2,232,48011,875,018
4,135,3002,688,775
1,153,33727,013,9682,045,732
3,913,5861,068,0215,144,095
1,755,279170,935425,956
1,290,748747,229139,150
9,436,2002,212,7995,413,396
302,176809,557
1,445,65612,039,466
3,023,9492,385,094
786,17823,377,5742,098,254
2,578,212971,300
6,790,612
1,834,991182,695544,758
1,384,389638,952233,961
9,895,1931,952,3184,861,776
235,228468,515
1,334,63714,139,890
2,341,4061,948,842
778,71119,024,4701,913,754
3,125,9461,237,5027,254,557
1,897,184177,105664,574
1,489,465547,290342,564
10,591,5132,309,0375,307,752
135,122310,421
3,611,69215,534,873
2,425,7201,845,178
811,73216,289,7063,024,701
2,931,6871,963,0406,601,082
1,936,584127,704631,588
1,538,574458,180295,796
11,577,7162,239,1324,873,651
146,401279,237
5,720,06515,260,274
2,400,2871,642,717
820,81413,677,3542,323,314
2,151,5301,933,7786,711,808
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GENERAL REVIEW
SUMMARY OF HOLDINGS : BY MONTHS , 1946 - Continued
SEPTEMBER 1 DECEMBER 31
SALT-WATER FISH - CONT
'
SALMON :
KING OR CHINOOKSILVER OR COHOFALL OR CHUM .
PINKSTEELHEAD TROUtUNCLASSIFIED .
SCUP (PORGIES) .
SEA TROUT (WEAKFISH,GRAY AND SPOTTED) .
SHAD (inc. roe shad)SHAD ROESMELTSWORDFISHTUNAWHITING (silver HAKE):
ROUNDheaded and gutted
(ex. fillets) . .
unclassified salt-water fish ....
1,804,5071,371,809210,098476,633
5,250490,342871,295
1,536,620883,373163,289
1,365,973205,491613,489
1,397,077
2,398,887
10,025,347
2,216,2504,146,2351,195,965449,90924,682
1,133,298945,546
866,251529,170199,131
1,382,392268,048323,700
2,680,193
4,940,144
11,780,700
3,703,6846,205,9692,843,700
500,96143,473
1,280,9421,060,954
742,430564,378172,566
1,409,4921,021,364404,713
2,565,751
7,891,140
12,901,059
5,125,9496,401,0773,872,276473,73654,785
1,567,124969,237
731,380488,323183,153
1,265,2011,092,289289,444
2,385,821
6,654,864
12,826,507
5,047,9748,441,8566,434,951
455,14046,295
1,539,129827,963
929,959339,869178,553
1,183,1941,142,580238,961
2,094,606
6,044,813
13,001,677
4,597,3617,527,4007,286,501
477,65759,101
2,023,268833,866
1,011,754276,355186,555
1,157,4081,122,821
306,654
2,753,486
5,257,277
13,278,496
4,421,3295,977,6236,110,176
418,09655,148
2,066,732695,217
813,444246,004177,473921,908
1,077,336463,564
2,399,449
4,851,769
12,824,748
78,702,346 105,949,780 130,236,151 124,560,686 123,280,211 126,967,398 120,266,520
fresh-water fish:bait and animal foodblue pike and sauger
(ex. fillets) . . .
catfish and bullheadsCHUBSFILLETS:
blue pike and saugerlake herring . . .
yellow perch . . .
yellow pike ....other fillets . . .
lake herring and cisco(ex. fillets) . . .
lake trout . , . . .
PICKEREL (jacks ORYELLOW jack) . . .
STURGEON AND SPOONBILLCAT
SUCKERSTULLIBEE -
YELLOW PERCH (EX. FILLETs)YELLOW PIKE (EX. FILLETS)WHITEF1SHUNCLASSIFIED F^RESH-WATER FISH J 1
SHELLFISH:CLAHS^CRABS (inc. CRAB MEAt)LOBSTER TAILS (SPINY
lobster) .<....OYSTERSSCALLOPSSHRIMP (inc. shrimp
meat)SQUIDUNCLASSIFIED SHELLFISH
TOTAL, SHELLFISH .
1,325,344
81,779126,881384,799
6,162205,67219,58725,613116,065
1,321,931610,652
130,949
219,62839,853
255,44629,671116,404,050,271
004,620
1,279,563
74,202166,723639,888
9,362161,7379,11710,872
137,436
1,570,535496,711
91,788
269,76238,576
324,68287,27678,738
1,321,882
981,237
1,150,688
77,260237,131634,274
2,862188,66114,1109,002
390,368
1,987,105490,974
80,186
368,55036,331393,198147,048112,623
1,699,767
1,125,145
395,044
82,982174,220494,781
12,768107,595121,20013,680
144,094
2,531,737506,236
58,013
453,05732,242306,233198,304106,399
1,667,451
1,382,248
325,772
152,451184,220396,435
46,4596,82537,50523,205363,131
2,313,269570,537
114,168
459,35328,942
236,322386,627169,555
1,746,522
1,125,229
978,101
122,849357,602396,396
64,889811,003130,25028,692513,543
1,956,052562,636
83,473
493,36528,929
329,219487,756154,003
1,599,462
1,687,904
2,433,968
148,077462,947451 ,450
75,782130,669365, S9516,510
233,888
3,441,201490,590
66,447
539,17420,725379,727438,395140,425
1,519,966
1,103,797
7., 073, 527 7,750,087 9,145,283 8,792,284 8,686,627 10,828,125 12,501,333
254,075598,571
441,717363,561708,286
6,659,5322,105,149
899,499
563,186669,240
361,229294,051
1,344,905
7,032,3911,943,966927,974
716,816741,463
316,438263,746
1,962,632
6,488,2621,623,958905,736
702,249760,112
407,787238,099
1,903,930
7,466,4821,415,048797,759
795,153814,144
541,260318,596
1,883,796
11,199,2621,089,851940,430
701,000680,782
801,689276,311
2,348,462
13,760,4141,189,796932,030
561,177600,275
819,253363,256
2,235,575
13,512,4691,060,073932,737
12,030,390 13,136,942 13,021,071 13,711,466 17,582,494 20,690,504 20,084,815
97,806,263 126,836,809 152,402,505 147,084,636 149,549,332 158,486,028 152,652,668
GENERAL REVIEW
SUMMARY OF HOLDINGS: BY SECTIONS AND MONTHS , 1946
(expressed in THOUSANDS OF POUNDS, THAT IS, 000 OMITTEd)
NEW MIDDLE SOUTH N. CENTRAL, N. CENTRAL, SOUTHDATE ENGLAND ATLANTIC ATLANTIC EAST WEST CENTRAL
JANUARY 1 . . . . 27,432 33,119 10,189 21,609 7,561 9,090 22,622 8,586 140,208FEBRUARY 1 19,471 30,113 9,222 19,386 7,238 8,138 18,249 3,581 115,398MARCH 1 . , 14,555 26,982 8,278 16,675 6,688 6,901 16,460 2,512 99,051APRIL 1 . . 12,270 22,418 6,250 15,104 5,619 5,672 14,096 2,836 84,265
10,433 19,289 5,363 12,646 5,069 6,240 13,077 3,201 75,318JUNE 1 . . 13,906 18,128 5,669 11,685 4,712 5,828 14,903 9,894 84,725JULY 1 . . 18,885 17,423 5,448 13,000 4,630 5,717 17,827 14,876 97,806AUGUST 1 . 30,552 21,344 6,202 15,261 5,933 5,933 20,487 21,125 126,837
SEPTEMBER 1 36,992 24,783 8,543 17,185 6,816 7,194 23,830 27,060 152,403OCTOBER 1 . 30,646 25,588 8,114 17,007 5,259 7,909 22,961 29,601 147,085NOVEMBER 1 30,500 25,842 9,812 18,613 5,858 8,895 22,067 27,962 149,549DECEMBER 1 36,099 28,393 10,395 21,411 7,322 10,671 21,374 22,821 158,486
AVERAGE . 23,478 24,452 7,790 16,632 6,059 7,349 18,996 14,505 119,261
NEW ENGLAND INCLUDES THE SIX STATES OF THAT SECTION; MIDDLE ATLANTIC— NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, AND PENNSYLVANIA;
SOUTH ATLANTIC— DELAWARE, MARYLAND, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA, NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTHCAROLINA, GEORGIA, AND FLORIDA; NORTH CENTRAL, EAST—OHIO, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MICHIGAN, AND WISCONSIN;
NORTH CENTRAL, WEST--M I NNESOTA, IOWA, MISSOURI, NORTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA, NEBRASKA, AND KANSAS; SOUTHCENTRAL--^ENTUCKY, TENNESSEE, ALABAMA, MISSISSIPPI, LOUISIANA, TEXAS, OKLAHOMA, AND ARKANSAS; AND PACIFIC-WASHINGTON, OREGON, AND CALIFORNIA.
COLD-STORAGE HOLDINGS OF CURED FISH
During 1946, monthly cold storage ho I d i ngs of cu red herring averaged 11,378,325 pounds,while those of mild-cured salmon averaged 5,699,307 pounds. Compared with 1945, thisrepresents an increase of 9 percent in the average holdings of cured herring and 87 per-cent in average mild-cured salmon stocks. Holdings of cured herring were largest betweenJune and December, when stocks remained above II million pounds. The largest stocks ofmild-cured salmon were held on the firstof the months of October, November, and December,when they remained above 8.5 million pounds.
SUMMARY OF COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS: BY MONTHS, 1946
SALTEDSMOKED TOTAL
HERRING, CURED SALMON, MILD-CURED OTHER
POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS
JANUARY 1 7,315,247 6,396,700 3,499,957 1,724,481 18,936,385FEBRUARY 1 9,260,374 5,392,462 3,537,489 1,691,445 19,881,770MARCH 1 . . 9,681,901 4,317,934 2,945,704 1,693,155 18,638,694
APRIL 1 . . 9,533,174 3,388,049 3,037,859 1,745,553 17,704,635
MAY 1 . . . 9,455,168 2,560,129 2,783,241 1,781,589 16,580,127
JUNE 1 . . 11,990,685 2,984,396 3,211,756 1,944,203 20,131,040JULY 1 . . 13,742,484 3,724,158 3,333,629 1,730,665 22,530,936
14,147,650 5,514,755 4,259,937 1,974,430 25,896,772
SEPTEMBER 1 15,045,662 7,975,328 5,189,911 2,105,043 30,315,944
OCTOBER 1 . 13,276,425 8,986,256 5,855,910 2,059,373 30,177,964
11,163,555 8,602,729 5,636,380 2,118,129 27,570,79311,927,571 8,548,785 6,040,688 1,894,307 28,411,351
DECEMBER 31 9,805,219 5,636,871 5,919,432 2,179,777 23,541,299
GENERAL R£K/£r
FOREIGN FISHERY TRADE
The value of United States foreign trade in fishery products in 194-6 amounted to
$197,884,988, of which $129,660,6,23 represented the value of these products imported for
consumption and $68, 224, 365 the value of exports of domestic fishery products. The value
of imports for consumption was 28 percent above the record set the previous year. The
value of exports of domestic fishery products increased 77 percent above the all-time re-
cord of 1945.
Fishery imports cons i sted of 473,366, 462 pounds of ed i b I e products, val ued at $89, 960,799and non-edible products valued at $39,699,824.
Fishery exports were made up of 205,941,417 pounds of edible products valued at
$39,628,685, and non-edible products valued at $28,595,680.
The data presented in the following tables are preliminary and are subject to minorrevisions as they have been prepared for pub I ication prior to the issuing of "ForeignCommerce and Navigation of the United States" by the Bureau of the Census.
These statistics have been furnished by the Bureau of Census, Department of Commerce.
EXPORTS OF DOMESTIC FISHERY PRODUCTS, 1946
ITEM
EDIBLE FISHERY PRODUCTS
FISH, FRESH OR FROZEN:SALMONOTHER
TOTAL
FISH, SALTED, PICKLED, OR DRY CURED!SALMON . .
COD, HADDOCK, HAKE, POLLOCK, AND CUSKHERRINGSARDINESOTHER
TOTAL
FISH, CANNED:SALMONSARDINES (including PfLCHARDS)COD, HADDOCK, HAKE, POLLOCK, AND CUSKHERRING .
OTHER (except SHELLFISH)
TOTAL
SHELLFISH, NOT CANNED:LOBSTERS, FRESH .
CRABS, FRESHCLAMS, FRESHOYSTERS, FRE3H IN THE SHELL -
OYSTERS, SHUCKED, FROZEN, OR IN ICESHRIMP, FRESH, FROZEN, OR IN ICESHRIMP, DRIED
TOTAL
SHELLFISH, CANNED:SHRIMPLOBSTERCRABS AND CRAB MEATCLAMS AND OYSTERSOTHER
TOTAL
other fish and fish products, not elsewhere specified
total, edible products
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126,7921,428,284
1,555,076
1,339,0411,825,6211,856,827873,506
6,267,745
12,162,740
51,358,75185,727,590
844,4503,377,94218,574,792
159,883,525
183,246860
55,944127,622805,720410,190497,174
2,080,756
150,09853,70278,811185,109
26,435,185
26,902,905
3,356,415
205,941,417
$43,940203,246
247,186
492,104305,574235,018153,245
1,344,478
2,530,419
12,889,89913,360,340
80,650520,441
3,189,165
30,040,495
88,801755
17,01642,223463,649207,654456,334
1,276,432
142,99395,56599,590138,512
4,085,403
4,562,063
972,090
39,628,685
GENERAL REVIEW
EXPORTS OF DOMESTIC FISHERY PRODUCTS, 1946 - Continued
NON-EDIBLE FISHERY PRODUCTS
FISH AND MARINE ANIMAL OILS:FISH OILSFISH OILS, ETC., AND CONCENTRATEWHALE AND SPERM OIL
TOTAL
FISH MEAL FOR FEEDFURS, FUR SEAL, DRESSED OR DYEDREPTILIAN AND AQUATIC LEATHEROYSTER SHELLSMOTHER OF PEARL SHELLS, UNMANUFACTURED . . .
SHELLS, UNMANUFACTUREDBUTTONS OF PEARL OR SHELL
TOTAL
TOTAL, NON-EDIBLE PRODUCTS
GRAND TOTAL
DO
TONSNUMBERPOUNDSTONS
POUNDSDO
GROSS
4,341,75310,285,308
36,297
14,663,358
658,84218,68627,655102,629462,695398,184
$442,97226,979,337
6,201
27,428,510
421,109147,212309,04021,98970,386188,548
28,595,680
68,224,365
NOTE:— THESE DATA ARE PRELIMINARY AS THEY WERE COMPILED PRIOR TO THE ISSUING OF FOREIGN COMMERCE ANDNAVIGATION OF THE UNITED STATES, 1946".
IMPORTS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS ENTERED FOR CONSUMPTION, 1946
EDIBLE FISHERY PRODUCTS
FRESH OR frozen:FISH:WHETHER OR NOT WHOLE (EXCEPT FILLETS, STEAKS, ETC.):
FRESH-WATER
:
BLUE PIKECHUBSEELS (fresh-water AND SALT-WATER )
LAKE HERRING AND CISCOESLAKE TROUTMULLET (CATASTOMUS)PIKE OR PICKERELSAUGERTULLIBEESWHITEFISHYELLOW PERCHYELLOW PIKEOTHER
TOTAL, FRESH-WATER FISH
SALT-WATER:COD, HADDOCK, HAKE, POLLOCK, AND CUSKHALIBUTMACKEREL:
FRESHFROZEN
SALMONSEA herring:
FRESHFROZEN
SHADSMELTsturgeon:
FRESHFROZEN
swordfish:FRESHFROZEN
TOTUAVA (MEXICAN WHITE SEA BASS)TUNAOTHER
total, salt-water fish
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1,284,170171,893716,627
10,369,9883,866,2511,465,1773,663,9385,382,6682,572,29112,654,3163,123,518
11,486,9762,084,256
58,842,069
6,370,2464,905,335
56,383826,205
9,323,274
92,251,3451,144,722
328,5544,562,763
426,609156,885
2,117,921717,651
3,090,3853,996,9943,948,331
134,224,605
$272,88022,385101,545
1,537,1351,135,450
111,129393,755922,831129,158
3,528,138572,815
2,653,958266,541
11,647,720
430,4791,041,290
7,39274,181
2,815,953
1,418,48760,90434,530
787,564
297,111168,046
883,067212,202286,780612,055434,120
9,565,161
GENERAL REf^IEW
IMPORTS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS ENTERED FOR CXJNSUMPTION , 1946 - Continued
EDIBLE FISHERY PRODUCTS - CONTINUED
FRESH OR FROZEN - CONTINUED:fish:
FILLETS, STEAKS, ETC. :
COD, HADDOCK, HAKE, POLLOCK, CUSK, AND R0SEFI3H . .
OTHER
TOTAL, FILLETS, STEAKS, ETC.
TOTAL FISH, FRESH OR FROZEN
SHELLFISH, ETC.
:
CLAMS (in shell OR SHUCKED, MAY INCLUDE SOME PRESERVED OR PREPARED)CRABS
:
FRESH OR FROZENCRAB MEAT (fRESH-COOKED)
LOBSTERS
:
COMMON (includes FRESH-COOKED MEAt)SPINY
OYSTERS:EXCEPT SEED OYSTERSOTHER (principally SEED OYSTERS )
SCALLOPS
:
FRESHOTHER (principally FROZEN)
SHRIMP AND PRAWN (mAY INCLUDE SOME DRIED AND CANNED)FROG LEGSTURTLES (live ONLy)
TOTAL, SHELLFISH, ETC
TOTAL, FRESH AND FROZEN FISH, SHELLFISH, ETC.
CANNED:fish:
anchovies:IN OIL , . .
NOT INOILSALMON, NOT IN OILSARDINES:
IN OILNOT IN OIL (includes HERRINg)
TUNA, INOILOTHER
:
IN OILNOT INOIL
TOTAL, CANNED FISH
shellfish, etc. :
ABALONE (may INCLUDE FRESH AND DRIED AND CANNED PASTE AND SAUCE
)
CLAMS:RAZOROTHERCHOWDER, JUICE, ETC
CRAB MEAT (INCLUDES PASTE AND SAUCE)LOBSTER MEAT:
COMMONSPINY
OYSTERS AND OYSTER JUICEOTHER
TOTAL, CANNED SHELLFISH
MISCELLANEOUS:ANTIPASTOFISH CAKES, BALLS, AND PUDDINGCAVIAR AND OTHER FISH ROE (INCLUDES SOME NOT CANNED)PASTES AND SAUCES:
FISHLOBSTERSHELLFISH (EXCEPT LOBSTER AND CRAb)
TOTAL, MISCELLANEOUS CANNED
TOTAL, CANNED
49,171,08912,073,781
61,244,870
254,311,544
5,137,213
252,5997,127
19,623,3995,847,080
19,04727,294
316,658225,860
12,243,9751/ 281,211
802,115
44,783,578
299,095,122
3,986,3011,100,928
55,982
19,636,20210,142,1134,738,538
242,2621,440,806
41,343,132
2,039,502
42,000145,788
41815,615
1,970,821461,80465,850433,039
5,174,837
462,7533,377,837
448,966
157,50571 ,77678,299
4,597,136
51,115,105
$9,929,1912,989,442
12,918,633
34,131,514
710,906
30,9225,499
8,740,0352,031,971
3,93379,122
215,409144,985
3,755,5471/ 258,806
66,038
16,043,173
50,174,687
2,976,845336,12226,224
7,418,7123,022,8771,951,664
123,469417,640
16,273,553
1,071,565
22,33874,453
33611,541
3,335,956529,62366,661241,020
5,353,493
307,025545,342771,164
77,634100,63757,999
23,486,847
(CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)
GENERAL REi'IEW
IMPORTS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS ENTERED FOR CONSUMPTION' , 1946 - Continued
EDIBLE FISHERY PRODUCTS - CONTINUED
CURED:DRIED (uNSALTEd):
COD, HADDOCK, HAKE, POLLOCK, AND CUSKSHARK FINSOTHER
TOTAL, DRIED (UNSALTEO)
PICKLED OR SALTED:ALEWIVESCOD, HADDOCK, HAKE, POLLOCK, AND CUSK:
SKINNED OR BONEDOTHER .
HERRING .
MACKERELSALMON .
OTHER . .
TOTAL, PICKLED OR SALTED
SMOKED OR KIPPERED:COD, HADDOCK, HAKE, POLLOCK, AND CUSK:WHOLE, OR BEHEADED, OR EVISCERATED, OR BOTHFILLETS, STEAKS, ETC
HERR I NG :
WHOLE OR BEHEADED:HARD dry-SmokedOTHER
BONEDNOT BONED (eviscerated, SPLIt)
SALMON .....OTHER
TOTAL, SMOKED OR KIPPERED
TOTAL, CURED
OTHER FISH AND SHELLFISH, NOT SPECIALLY PROVIDED FOR
TOTAL, EDIBLE FISHERY PRODUCTS
NON-EDIBLE FISHERY PRODUCTS
FISH AND MARINE-ANIMAL OILS:COD:
INDUSTRIALMEDICINAL
EULACHONHERRINGSHARK, INCLUDING GRAYFISH, LIVERSODWHALE :
SPERM, CRUDEOTHER
SEALOTHER
:
BODYLIVER
TOTAL, FISH AND MAR I NE- AN IMAL OILS
PEARLS:CULTIVATEDNATURAL .
TOTAL, PEARLS
SHELLS AND BUTTONS:SHELLS, UNMANUFACTURED:MOTHER-OF-PEARLTORTOISE SHELLOTHER
SHELL AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL ORNAMENTED . .
OCEAN PEARL OR SHELL BUTTONS AND BLANKS
TOTAL, SHELLS AND BUTTONS
(continued ON NEXT PAGE)
896,834159,192406,294
1,462,320
979,620
5,987,66943,022,95645,541,6113,858,0111,029,1576,688,188
108,107,212
341,5464,847,367
3,384,254168,602
1,955,3942,077,686
29,976161,929
12,966,754
122,536,286
619,949
473,366,462
436,9802,859,043
1,346390,07016,4457,208
121,039102
13,654
10,773330,371
4,187,033
3,279,0466,930
8,521,195
33,172
$269,32892,691140,007
502,026
72,773
1,441,7665,809,4954,272,039
579,854310,8507"'2,102
13,258,879
70,3671,110,322
378,19621,738380,568329,94610,75444,170
2,346,063
16,106,968
192,297
89,960,799
$428,8845,451,142
894148,79450,0055,937
142,194115
11,298
5,3895,136,906
11,381,558
1,280,867619,463
1,170,67321,709
1,493,82920,87720,443
2,727,531
GENERAL REf^IEW
IMPORTS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS ENTERED FOR CONSUMPTION , 1946 - Continued
NON-EDIBLE FISHERY PRODUCTS - CONTINUED
SPONGES:HARDHEAD OR REEF3HEEPSW00L . . .
VELVETYELLOW AND GRASSOTHER
6,05638,95010,07945,55789,734
$49,177405,96590,420368,038
1,706,291
TOTAL, SPONGES 290,376 2,619,891
OTHER
:
AGAR-AGARAMBERGRISAQUARIUM FISH (INCLUDING GOLDFISH) . . .
AQUATIC LEATHERS:FISH:
SHARKOTHER
REPTILE SKINS (rAW)REPTILIAN AND SHARK SKINS AND PRODUCTSSEAL SKINS:
RAW (not fur skins)fur:
not dressed^OT DYED
WALRUSBONE:
CUTTLEFISHWHALE AND MANUFACTURERS OF
COD LIVER OIL CAKE AND MEALFISH (other THAN FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION)FISH SOUNDSGLUEISINGLASSKELPLIVERS (excluding VISCERA, GLANDS, ETC.)MOSS AND SEAWEEDS, DYED OR MANUFACTUREDSCRAP AND MEAL:
ANIMAL FEED ...FERTILIZER
SODIUM ALGINATESPERMICETTI WAX
86,782528
94,619843,206
2,703,879
1,066,591
24,30440
11,752
209,561
2,884,781
131,753223,461
2,5104,910,8953,718,897
7,6631,248
14,3856,613
248,34030,13610,619
13,96620,240
5,746,98011,203,487
669,034
144,194190
13,048
63,7233,000
133,85034,21275,12034,4232,109
55,5011,671,695
3,998
766,267115,6229,770990
TOTAL, OTHER
TOTAL, NON-EDIBLE FISHERY PRODUCTS
GRAND TOTAL
21,070,514
39,699,824
129,560,623
1/ INCLUDES A SMALL QUANTITY PRESERVED.NOTE:~THESE DATA ARE PRELIMINARY AS THEY WERE COMPILED PRIOR TO THE ISSUING OF "FOREIGN COMMERCE AND
NAVIGATION OF THE UNITED STATES', 1946".
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS, 1924 - 1946
SECTION 2.- NEW ENGLAND FISHERIES
(Area XXII)^
During 1946, wartime difficulties eased somewhat, but they were replaced by pos,twar
problems of almost equal magnitude. Most of the large trawlers fishing out of Boston
were tied up for nearly five months, from December 28, 1945 to May 24, 1946, by a dis-
pute over the distribution of shares for the vessel and fishermen. Some of the newer
vessels had contracts which were sat i sf acto'-y to the fishermen, and these vessels, as well
as the smal I and med i um t raw I ers. continued to fish. Price ceilings on most f i shery pro-
ducts were suspended for 90 days on May 20 and removed on August 18. Prices on the more
popular varieties of fish advanced sharply when ceilings were suspended, while others
failed to rise and some even declined. Consumer resistance to high prices caused cold
storage stocks of some species, notably rosefish (ocean perchl to rise to record heights.
Storage facilities in Gloucester were over-taxed to a point where it was necessary to
stop fishing operations while part of the frozen fish was sold and moved into consumption
channels. During the summer months, catches of cod, whiting, and mackerel were placed on
limits and fishing craft were required to layover in port between trips. Imports of
groundfish fillets continued to rise, which increased competition in the sale of the New
Eng 1 and f i 1 lets. The number of f i shi ng c raft and the quant ity of gear ut i I i zed i ncreased
during the year. With the release of additional men from the armed services, and the
lessening employment in war industries, the number of men and women available for employ-
ment in the fishing industry increased to a point where labor shortages were practically
overcome.
Surveys covering the catchoffish and shellfish were conducted inMaine, Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, and Connecticut for 1946. No survey was conducted for that year for NewHampshire, so 1945 catch data for that state have been included. This has little effect
on the New England total as New Hampshire normally accounts for less than one percent of
the total. No surveys were made of operating units in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, or
Rhode Island for 1946.
The yield of the commercial fisheries of the New England States during 1946 amounted
to 805,562,600 pounds, valued at $62,071,876 to the fishermen making this the most valu-
able catch in the history of the fishery. The 1946 catch decreased 5 percent in quatitity
but increased 10 percent in value compared with 1945. The quantity of fish and shellfishlanded in Maine and Connecticut was larger in 1946 than in the preceding year while it
was smaller in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The value was greater in each state thanin the previous year.
There were large variations in the landings of the major species. Rosefish I oceanperch) production set a new record, and the haddock catch was_the largest since 1939.
However, landings of cod were over 52 mi I 1 ion pounds belo\v the previous year's catch,and production of whiting decreased nearly 27 million pounds
The production of packaged fish in the New England States in 1946 decreased 5 percentin volume, but increased 2 percent in value compared with 1945. The large increase in
the yield of rosefish locean perchl fillets was mo re than offset by the decrease in thequantity of cod and whiting packaged. The most important item, both in quantity andvalue, was rosefish (ocean perch) fillets.
The production of canned fish and fishery byproduct s i n t hese States in 1946 was valuedat $36,870, 126. This represents an increase of 58 percent compared with 1945. The mostimportant item was canned sardines. The pack of these fish amounted to 3,018,597 standardcases, valued at $19,548,531, which made this the most valuable ever canned in this area.
A total of 60 plants were engaged in producing canned fishery products and 29 plants in
producing fishery byproducts.
NEW ENGLAND FISHERIES
The last complete survey of the fishery transporting, wholesaling, and manufacturingindustries was made for 1940. In that year, 186 men were employed in the operation of84 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 sala-ries and wages during 1940. Detailed statistics on these branches of the industry for1940 can be found in Fishery Statistics of the United States, 1944 (Statistical DigestNo. 161.
The following tables contain a composite summary of the operating units for Maine andConnecticut for 1946 and for New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island for 1945, aswe I I as detai I ed data on the 1946 catch in all of these states, except New Hampsh i re.Condensed summary data of the operating units and catch by states of the New Englandfisheries, appearing in the following pages, have been previously published in CurrentFishery Statistics No. 480. Detailed data of the 1945 catch and operating units can befound in Fishery Statistics of the United States, 1945 (Statistical Digest No. 18).
This number was assigned to this area by the Horth American Council art Fishery Inves-tigations. It should be explained that there are included in this area craft whose prin-cipal fishing ports are m the area but at times fish elsewhere. A notable example isthe southern trawl fishery which extends into Area XXIV.
NEW ENGLAND CATCH, 1946
—'-—' <i"i' ————
7
VALUE OF THE NEW ENGLAND CATCH, 1946
NEW ENGLAND FISHERIES
SECTIONALSUMMARY
SUMMARIESOF CATCH
PRODUCTS MAINE, 1946 NEW HAMPSHIRE, 1945 MASSACHUSETTS, 1946
POUNDS
162,972,50032,982,400
VALUE
$4,813,3859,328,642
POUNDS
604,000944,600
VALUE
$111,250376,499
POUNDS
554,421,90018,514,000
VALUE
$34,671,1958,593,201SHELLFISH, ETC
TOTAL 195,954,900 14,142,027 1,548,600 487,749 572,935,900 43,264,396
PRODUCTS RHODE ISLAND, 1946 CONNECTICUT, 1946 TOTAL, VARIOUS YEARS
POUNDS
12,150,4006,778,800
VALUE
$869,6871,663,953
POUNDS
14,502,3001,691,700
VALUE
$1,085,497558,567
POUNDS
744,651,10060,91 1>500
VALUE
$41,551,014SHELLFISH, ETC 20,520,862
TOTAL 18,929,200 2,533,640 16,194,000 1,644,064 805,562,600 62,071,876
SUMMARY OF OPERATING UNITS
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ITEM MAINE1946
NEWHAMPSHIRE,
1945MASSACHUSETTS,
1945
RHODEISLAND1945
CONNECTICUT1946
TOTAL,VARIOUSYEARS
fishermen:
NUMBER
441
5,1044,543
NUMBER
175617
NUMBER
4,465
2,2422,525
NUMBER
205
463894
NUMBER
271
211956
NUMBER
5,382ON BOATS AND SHORE:
8,1959,535
10,088 792 9,232 1,562 1,438 23,112
VESSELS:
962,017
-
5697555
20,944
1
760653
29273
1,051
8
NET TONNAGE 796784
NET TONNAGE 24,665
TOTAL VESSELSTOTAL NET TONNAGE ....
962,017
- 56021,641
61660
751,143
79225,461
BOATS
:
4,4292,668
14
41,400
3712,475
203,070
8545,550
24076,800
379,028
101,830
2,2475,4869,571
686,989
18111
833315
132108
82,700
7999,593
21011,550
3
4520
1,2091,698
170
5326,770
3225
608305,535
2,465788,600
434694
13,040652,000
73233
376
46454538
153,000
80104630
25,2005050
23
1
1
503239
2
485,766
158207,172
71,175
125249
14
368154
6,7375,258
ACCESSORY BOATSAPPARATUS:
PURSE SE 1 NES
:
224
57
LENGTH, YARDS 28,17037
LENGTH, YARDSHAUL SEINES, COMMON ....
LENGTH, YARDS
12,47586
12,06185
LENGTH, YARDSGILL NETS:
45,550
856SQUARE YARDS 385,035
2,660SQUARE YARDS 1,004,800
17
SQUARE YARDS
LINES:
3,005
3,68516,12523,451
1,375,739505087
FLOATING TRAPS 6412069
DIP NETS, COMMON 6595315
NEW ENGLAND FISHERIES
SUMMARY OF OPERATING UNITS - Continued
NEWHAMPSHIRE,
1945
RHODEISLAND,1945
TOTAL,VARIOUSYEARS
OTTER TRAWLS, FISH •
YARDS AT MOUTH .
BOX TRAPSPOTS:
CRABEELFISHLOBSTERPERIWINKLE i COCKLE
HARPOONSSPEARSDREDQES
:
CLAMYARDS AT MOUTH .
OYSTERYARDS AT MOUTH .
SCALLOPYARDS AT MOUTH
TONGS
:
OYSTEROTHER
RAKES
:
OYSTEROTHER
HOES
1372,720
52513,687
1591,837
261205
71,624
102
1,7821,691
9961,174
260730
10,24096045
271,268
1823,364
1,783236
19,927
91121,492
5212,765
236572,098
96025357
3,0812,708
116775
1,3143,187
CATCH, BY STATES
MAINE, 1946 NEW HAMPSHIRE, 1945 MASSACHUSETTS, 1946
FISH
ALEWIVESANGLERFISHBLUEFISHBUTTERFI3HCEROCODCROAKERCUNNERCUSKEELS:
COMMONCONGER
FLOUNDERS
:
GRAY SOLELEMON SOLEYELLOWTAILBLACKBACKDABFLUKEUNCLASSIFIED
FRIGATE MACKERELQRAYFISHHADDOCKHAKE:
REDWHITE
HALIBUTHERRING, SEALAUNCEMACKERELMENHADENOCEAN POUTPOLLOCKR03EFI3H (OCEAN PERCH ) . .
SALMONSCUP OR PORGYSEA BA39SEA ROBINSEA TROUT OR WEAKFISH, GRAYSHADSHARKSSKATESSMELT
1,224,600
7,394,800
823,800
15,700
943,5006,40036,800
1,060,100549,200
200
2,814,800
28,7008,418,400
21,50080,107,400
3,052,600
7,098,10041,072,400
1,100
1,106,80069,200
VALUE
$13,359
479,167
43,509
5,991
63,940276
1,61650,83921,057
230,549
979370,3954,598
1,141,882
154,645
263,3271,630,153
770
39,2496,075
153,510
6,300
7,000
23,000
34,500
39,400
8,100
387
2,800
2,415
1,143
648
95,967
POUNDS
1,249,2002,0001,200
279,100100
80,352,000500
18,7001,483,600
20,70019,000
2,494,5005,816,30023,709,20012,529,3004,416,2001,579,000
26,5005,000
77,100144,448,500
649,7008,996,000
296,7002,049,100
20,00037,604,600
81,200613,300
38,528,500137,076,800
817,90017,100
10042,40010,40034,60020,700
$16,84557
23132,865
135,227,285
251,439
73,669
3,084696
205,845722,690
1,714,7071,162,364278,799264,199
1,003993
1,99312,100,847
16,466387,50655,33530,601
8002,444,865
93013,567
1 , 420, 3566,118,395
30,9161,963
23,214
3763,862610
(CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)
NEW ENGLAND FISHERIES
CATCH , BY STATES - Continued
SPECIES MAINE, 1946 1 NEW HAMPSHIRE, 1945|
MASSACHUSETTS, 1946
FISH - CONTINUED POUNDS
400400
VALUE
$43162
POUNDS
9,000
VALUE
$2,580
POUNDS
161,4005,500
1,754,60046,000
40074,600
VALUE
$34,643871
1,056,8413,430
THIMBI.E-EYED MACKERELTILEFISH
94,481
TUNA AND TUNALIKE FISHES:421,800 35,542
I
- 571,1009,700
30,676BON 1 TO 1,676
TOTAL TUNA 421,800 35,542 . - 580,800 32,352
5,696,600179,40089,400
92,5206,0243,202
'-
\
40043,170,9002,048,5001,192,000
1,054,747101,36543,035
TOTAL 162,972,500 4,813,385 604,000 111,250 554,421,900 34,671,195
SHELLFISH, ETC.
CRABS
:
478,70018,779,000
161,500
27,1587,186,325
8,076
27,000823,700
810347,954
585,8003,284,100
4,400
34,579LOBSTERS, NORTHERN 1,408,979
561
CLAMS
:
168,200
9,809,500
30,251
1,814,676 78,900-
22,445
2,276,500134,400
1,104,600162,600
665,50819,955
420,052
SURF OR SKIMMER 45,029
1.844.927 78.900 22,445 3.678.100 1.150,544
MUSSELS, SEA- - JI.OUU T,u\n
OYSTERS, MARKET:PUBLIC, SPRING
- -
"
-3,00011,10081,500110,200
1,9685,100
PRIVATE, SPRINGPRIVATE, FALL
75,279102,000
- - - - 205,800 184,347
SCALLOPS:19,900
136,80023,200
600973,10059,30058,400
5,856
72,74053715
17,44157,12547,188 15,000 5,290
300
464,2009,438,300
318,900500,000
2,300
21
427,0855,280,829
.
10,92890,000
-
4,241
TOTAL 32,982,400 9,328,642 944,600 376 , 499 18,514,000 8,593,201
GRAND TOTAL 195,954,900 14,142,027 1,548,600 487,749 572,935,900 43,264,396
SPECIES RHODE ISLA iD, 1946 CONNECT ICUT, 1946 TOTAL, VARIOUS YEARS
FISH POUNDS
217,1007,3003,3004,500
300,700
782,500
6,200
11,50019,100
2,900154,100
2,239,5001,043,400
116,700
VALUE
$3,36011084
78333,290
60,439
440
2,760519
34116,345
158,80167,9653,694
POUNDS
3,500
3,5006,800
227,90028,6001,800
190,400
31,200
39,400700
5,300660,700
3,171,0004,736,700
200
VALUE
$43
1002,40423,5112,834
101
16,322
501
7,36829
35381,371166,856358,187
8
POUNDS
2,857,4007,3008,80012,500
807,70028,6001,800
10088,753,100
50056,100
2,313,700
94,30038,800
3,446,2006,637,50029,156,50019,392,5005,082,300
VALUE
$35,902110241
3,41889,6662,834
CATFISH 4 BULLHEADS 10113
5,785,03825
2,380117,565
EELS:22,0031,244
FLOUNDERS:270,479820,682
2,041,9801,640,545
DAB 303,558
(CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)
NEW ENGLAND FISHERIES
CATCH , BY STATES - Continued
RHODE ISLAND, 1946 CONNECTICUT, 1946 TOTAL, VARIOUS YEARS
FISH - CONTINUED
FLOUNDERS, CONTINUED:FLUKEUNCLASSIFIED
FRIGATE MACKERELGRAYFISHHADDOCK .....HAKE:
REDWHITE
HALIBUTHERRING, SEAKINS MACKERELKING WHITING. OR "kINGFISh"LAUNCEMACKERELMENHADENMINNOWSOCEAN POUTPOLLOCKROSEFISH (ocean PERCH ) . .
SALMONSCUP OR PORGYSEA BASSSEA ROBINSEA TROUT OR WEAKFISH, GRAYSHADSHARKSSKATESSMELTSTRIPED BASS .
STURGEONSUCKERSSUNFISHSWELLFISHSWORDFISHTAUTOGTHIMBLE-EYED MACKEREL . . .
TILEFISHTUNA AND TUNALIKE FISHES:
BLUEFINBONtTO
TOTAL TUNA
WHITE PERCHWHITINGWOLFF! SHYELLOW PERCHUNCLASSIFIED
TOTAL
SHELLFISH, ETC.
CRABS :
BLUE:HARDSOFT AND PEELERS . . .
ROCKLOBSTERS, NORTHERN ....SHRIMPCLAMS:
HARD, PUBLICOCEAN QUAHOGRAZORSOFT, PUBLIC ,
SURF OR SKIMMER
TOTAL CLAMS ,
CONCHSMUSSELS, SEAOYSTERS, MARKET:
PUBLIC, SPRINGPUBLIC, FALLPRIVATE, SPRINGPRIVATE, FALL
TOTAL OYSTERS
625,300424,200
1,500
27,300
390,80095,100
142,7002,0001,100
1,804,90025,300
1,488,00029,4007,500
399,5003,1003,4004,400
217,0001,400
93,800101,500
2,200
13,3001,000
31,1001,124,800
12,150,400
198,000359,800
3,034,
1,510,
900000
,200,900
478,496,
$99,737 477,70040,426 -
237 -- 30,500
2,109 33,400
8,151 52,4004,792 26,700
1,784 103,200124 200146 100
133,673 219,500396 97,500
- 352,700
2,179
57,1953,276
19328,389
159327134
46,414267
48,1966,481
1,038
5,53726,093
869,687
14,271162,325
737,466125,833
17,934975
882,208
3,600228,516236,151
468,267
945,8001 1 , 00043,200151,400
1,146,1004,100
90,4001,300
18,7001,500
31,200400
33,9006,50034,900
54,400
1,600
2001,087,500
2,100329,200
14,502,300
3,100100
400,900
106,000
46,1005,300
6,80015,500
552,200285,800
$58,822
4792,992
1,4231,262
2,73521
22,3511,1889,322
94,6111,491726
21,519138,035
2691,655480
5,203238
1,35739
5963,4553,417
2,682,000450,9006,500
107,600147,358,500
1,121,60017,575,600
318,20082,402,400
2,2001,200
20,00042,689,700
204,000352,700613,300
45,677,000178,149,200
1,1003,251,700
57,50050,800
593,3002,266,400
111,300115,500
1,020,000406,100
8,80031,200
40033,900
1,855,300182,400
400131,200
1,007,80010,700
1,018,500
32,678
34013,787
31,70051,079,8002,227,900
2,1001,745,500
744,651,100
192,583
3,100100
1,289,50023,647,500
165,900
26,779
6,552
5,585,6001,510,000134,400
11,065,800166,500
33,331 18,462,300
46,1002,351,300
1,7974,595
185,50694,964
[CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE;
860,300I
286,862
9,80035,000
1,112,500892,700
2,050,000
$422,75841,4351,2302,472
12,338,912
27,019765,09859,933
1,177,002145154800
2,756,1822,5149,32213,567
1,686,2367,748,548
770182,7226,730
92153,122177,81910,5332,399
249,95788,8401,4191,357
39596
1,108,65413,328
99,011
67,3081,845
69,153
5,5851,206,038
107,389340
63,172
41,551,014
76,8189,298,166
8,637
1,460,004125,83319,955
2,281,65946,004
3,933,455
5,64563,491
3,76513,295
489,301433,115
939,476
NEW ENGLAND FISHERIES
CATCH , BY STATES - Continued
SPECIES
SHELLFISH, ETC. - CONT'o,
PERIWINKLES AND COCKLES . . .
SCALLOPS:BAYSEA
SEA URCHINSSQUIDIRISH MOSSBLOODWORMSSANDWORMS
TOTAL
GRAND TOTAL
RHODE ISLAND, 1946 CONNECTICUT, 1946 TOTAL, VARIOUS YEARS
12,600
115,500
18,929,200
VALUE
$3,350
115,500
18,032
23,6003,000
1,691,700
$16,6761,800
32,800
603,3009,578,100
23,2001,049,1001,473,100
59,30075,800
60,911,500
1,644,064
20,520,862
SUPPLEMENTARY REVIEW OF THE CATCH OF CERTAIN SHELLFISH
ITEM MAINE, 1946 NEW HAMPSHIRE, 1945 MASSACHUSETTS, 1946
QUANTITY VALUE QUANTITY VALUE QUANTITY VALUE
CRABS
:
BLUE, HARD NUMBER - - - - - ~
DO 1,436,100 $27,158 81,000 $810 1,757,400 $34,579CLAMS
:
HARD, PUBLIC BUSHELS 15,291 30,251 - - 206,205 665,508RAZOR DO - - - - 4,200 19,955SOFT, PUBLIC DO 653,967 1,814,676 5,260 22,445 84,839 420,052
SURF OR SKIMMER . . . DO - - - - 14,782 45,029
MUSSELS, SEA DO 205,524 61,254 - - 2,650OYSTERS, MARKET:
PUBLIC, SPRING .... DO - - - - 460 1,968
PUBLIC, FALL DO - - - -
PRIVATE, SPRING . . . DO - - - - 12,500 75,279
PRIVATE, FALL .... DO - - - - 16,902 102,000
PERIWINKLES i COCKLES . DO 1,106 5,856 - - 21
SCALLOPS:DODO 22,800 72,740 -
77,3671,573,050 5,280,829
ITEM RHODE ISLAN 0, 1946 CONNECT ICL T, 1946 TOTAL, VARIOUS YEARS
QUANTITY VALUE QUANTITY VALUE QUANTITY VALUE
CRABS;
HARD NUMBER - - 9,300 $353 9,300 $353SOFT AND PEELERS . . DO - - 400 77 400 cV
DO
BUSHELS
851,616
252,908
$14,271
737,466 8,833 26,779
4,126,116
483,237CLAMS
:
HARD, PUBLIC 1,460,004
OCEAN QUAHOG .... DO 125,833 125,833 - - 125,833 125,833
DO - - - - 4,200 19,955DO 2,560 17,934 1,080 6,552 747,706 2,281,659
SURF OR SKIMMER . . • DO 325 975 - - 15,107 46,004DODO
~
:2,305
5305,6451,150 208,704MUSSELS, SEA 63,491
OYSTERS, MARKET:DO - - 1,79700 1,200 3,600 2,013 4,595 4,921 13,295
DO 68,400 228,516 71,714 185,506 152,614 489,301
DO 70,957 236,151 37,117 94,964 124,976 433,115
PERIWINKLES i COCKLES DO 700 3,350 - - 1,823
SCALLOPS:DO00
19,250 115,500 3,806500
16,6761,800
100,4231,596,350
559,2615,355,369
NEW ENGLAND FISHERIES
AVERAGE WEIGHTS OF CERTAIN SHELLFISH
NEW RHODEMAINE, HAMPSHIRE, MASSACHUSETTS, ISLAND, CONNECTICUT1946 1945 1946 1946 1946
QUANTITY QUANTITY QUANTITY QUANTITY QUANTITY
PER DOZEN 4.00DO - - - - 3.00DO 4.00 4.00 4.00 2.79 -
MEATS PER ,
DARD bushel) 11.00 - 11.04
DO - - - 12.00 -
DO - - 32.00 - -
DO 15.00 15.00 13.02 20.00 20.0000 - - 11.00 12.00 -
DO - - - - 20.00DO 11.26 - 12.00 - 10.00
DO . _ 6.52 _ 7.70DO - - 6.50 7.00 7.70DO - - 6.52 7.00 7.70DO - - 6.52 7.00 7.70DO 18.00 - 18 .00 18.00 -
DO . _ 6.00 6.00 6.20DO 6.00 - 5.00 - 6.00
CRABS
:
BLUE:HARDSOFT OR PEELERS . .
ROCKCLAMS
:
HARD, PUBLICOCEAN QUAHOGRAZORSOFT, PUBLICSURF OR SKIMMER . . .
CONCHSMUSSELS, SEAOYSTERS, MARKET:
PUBLIC, SPRING . . . .
PUBLIC, FALLPRIVATE, SPRING . . .
PRIVATE, FALL . . . .
PERIWINKLES AND COCKLES.SCALLOPS
:
BAYSEA
NEW ENGLAND CATCH, 1928-1946
I— ESTIMATED
1928 1930
NEW ENGLAND FISHERIES
MANUFACTURED FISHERY PRODUCTS
Item MASSACHUSETTS
BY MANUFACTURrNG ESTABLISHMENTS:ALEWIVES:
CANNED STANDARD CASESSALTED POUNDS
BUTTERFISH, SMOKED DOCOD:
FRESH FILLETS DOFROZEN FILLETS DOSALTED:GREEN 4/ 00DRY DOBONELESS AND ABSOLUTELYBONELESS DO
SMOKED, WHOLE, FILLETS,AND BONELESS DO
CUSK:FRESH FILLETS DOFROZEN FILLETS DOSMOKED FILLETS DO
FLOUNDERS:FRESH FILLETS DOFROZEN FILLETS DOSMOKED DO
HAODOCt?:FRESH FILLETS DOFROZEN FILLETS DOSALTED, DRY DOSMOKED
:
WHOLE AND FILLETS DOFINNAN HADOIE DO
HAKE:FRESH FILLETS DOFROZEN FILLETS DOSALTED, GREEN 4/ DOSMOKED FILLETS." DO
HERRING, SEA:CANNED:HERRING STANDARD CASESSARDINES DO
MEAL TONSOIL GALLONSSALTED:
BRINE SALTED POUNDSPICKLED IN VINEGAR DO
SMOKED:BLOATERS:
HARD DOSOFT DO
BONELESS DOLENGTHWISE DOMEDIUM SCALED DO
MACKEREL:FRESH FILLETS DOFROZEN FILLETS DOCANNED STANDARD CASESSALTED:
SPLIT POUNDSDRY FILLETS DO
OCEAN POUT:FRESH FILLETS DOFROZEN FILLETS DO
POLLOCK :
fresh fillets dofrozen fillets dosalted, green 4/ do
rosefish:fresh fillets dofrozen fillets do
salmon, smoked, whole and fillets . doshad, smoked 00whitefish, smoked doWH I T I NG :
FRESH FILLETS DOFROZEN FILLETS DOFRESH, SPLIT, BUTTERFLY DOFROZEN, SPLIT, BUTTERFLY DOFRESH, PAN-DRESSED DOFROZEN, PAN-DRESSED DOCANNED. . STANDARD CASES
SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE
QUANTITY9,379
839,400
625,000652,425
374,80212,615
(2)
156,980
5/ 139,220
"in
5/52,910
577,00083,90512,615
52,400
719,00020,745
902,01539,400
110,3282,984,611
4,51487,561
385,2001,245,425
93,9428,066
2,018,33068,517169,199
(2)16,982
600,750622,670184,772
339,19510,221,575
(2)
(^1(2)
2,832,16
VALUE$57,00913,539
144,000153,043
(2)
15,012
5/ 43,205
5/16,855- (5)
183,35024,582
595
5,963
169,2505,084
30,2711,2?7
647,15019,165,293
320,73835,835
11,71445,549
4,703403
210,5403,8629,596
(2)140,381
90,938108,355
5,665
66,6562,373,372
5,102,3867,750,844
(2)
6,861,715
103,929133,637393,859
7,640,9504,242,876
1,800
18,463,77117,372,176
(2)
123,425371,811
648,1781,912,189
(2)
199,902
(2)
613,1431,686,604
165,746
498,1001,660,000
1,681,4789,280,082
359,39338,542,288
2,300400
45,000
66,8511,956,010
32,4002,877,7861,406,755
11,017,3896,757
TIT
1,307,8691,933,341
(2)
1,006,386
23,46027,97631,263
2,399,1541,294,579
290
5,584,5905,204,428
(2)
18,30140,014
(2)
126,485333,094
1,380,544
27,369108,300
17,6338,714
266,0511,223,303
86,7609,172,301
83894
18,131
6,291293,485
5,110453,97977,785
978,38754,698
(continued ON NEXT PAGE)
NEW ENGLAND FISHERIES
MANUFACTURED FISHERY PRODUCTS - Continued
ITEM MAINE MASSACHUSETTS
BY MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS: CONT'D.WOLFF ISH!FRESH FILLETS POUNDSFROZEN FILLETS DO
CRABS, ROCK:MEAT, CANNED STANDARD CASESMEAT, FRESH-COOKED POUNDS
LOBSTERS
:
MEAT, FRESH-COOKED DOCLAMS:
HARD, FRESH-SHUCKED .... GALLONSSOFT!
FRESH-SHUCKED DOCANNED:
QUANTITY
830
48552,172
16,300
(3)
29,100
86,48881,499268,516
2,65629,171
6/ 1,615,920
78,8859/51,450
11/179,346~T3/ 72,240- (3)
1,72156,050
VALUE
$249
14,93225,915
19,300
(3)
29,420
934,808723,728
1,766,35714,098
267,201
6/ 80,900
991,3329/550,455iV 19,96713/ 2,494- (3)
129,075705,650
16/ 479,210
QUANTITY72,097160,361
243,222
261,200
(3)
369,142
7/ 40,515
(8)10/353,009
12/ 3,969,070~14/ 493,221W 374,424
16,949(3)
VALUE$17,49435,078
81,846
295,882
(3)
573,014
MINCED DOCHOWDER 00
-
MUSSELS, SEA, CANNED DOUNCLASSIFIED PRODUCTS;
PACKAGED FISH POUNDSCANNED:
FSSH FLAKES STANDARD CASES
7/ 15,853
, (8)10/3,683,02912/ 295,430~W 45,74015/ 531,324
1,280,750(3)
17/ 1,073,763
MEAL, GROUNDFISh" TONSPEARL ESSENCE POUNDSMISCELLANEOUS
- 31,080,008 - 41,894,510
BY FISHERMEN!ALEWIVES, SMOKED, WHOLE . . . POUNDSPOLLOCK, GREEN SALTED 4/ . . DOCRAB MEAT, PACKAGED, FRESH-
114,6004,100
2,000
20/31,346
75
117,074
22,753
5,950110
700
20/27,928
150
11,603
34,302
6,600
1,000
2,250
29,450
6,777
1,200
93,517651,588
520
LOBSTER MEAT, PACKAGED,
CLAMS, HARD, FRESH-SHUCKED. . GALLONS
CLAMS, SOFT!
FRESH-SHUCKED DO
OYSTERS, FRESH-SHUCKED. . . . GALLONSSCALLOPS
:
BAY, FRESH-SHUCKED .... DOSEA, FRESH-SHUCKED .... DO
2,512
11,952
9,156
2,640
341,753829,053
- 80,743 - 1,197^^901
GRAND TOTAL - 31,160,751 43,092,411
ITEM RHODE ISLAND CONNECTICUT
HADDOCK, SMOKED, FINNAN
QUANTITY
(3)
2,4004,500
123,777
VALUE
(3)
$3,4138,680
305,345
[il18/ 809,462
QUANTITY
138,710
(3)
(3)
VALUE
13J
CLAMS!
SOFT, FRESH-SHUCKED .... DOOYSTERS, FRESH-SHUCKED. ... DOUNCLASSIFIED PRODUCTS:
PACKAGED FISH POUNDSCANNED, OTHER THAN FLAKES • STANDARD CASES
$285,932
(3)
J9/ 1,431,225MISCELLANEOUS
- 1,126,900 - 1,717,157
ALEWIVES, SMOKED, WHOLE . . POUNDSCLAMS, HARD, FRESH-SHUCKED. GALLONSOYSTERS, FRESH-SHUCKED. . . 00SCA^tOPS, BAY, FRESH-
9251,000
27,249
231,850
69,283
900
3,725
1,800
5,215
- 71,156 - 7,015
GRAND TOTAL - 1,198,056 - 1,724,172
SEE FOOTNOTES ON NEXT PAGE
871283 O—50
NEW ENGLAND FISHERIES
MANUFACTURED FISHERY PRODUCTS - Continued
1/ DATA ON THE PRODUCTION OF CANNED PRODUCTS, BYPRODUCTS, AND PACKAGED FISH ARE FOR 1946. DATA~ FOR ALL OTHER PRODUCTS (sALTED AND SMOKED ITEMS, PACKAGED SHELLFISH, AND FISHERMEN'S PREPARED
products) are for 1340.
2/ THIS ITtM HAS BEEN INCLUDED WITH "UNCLASSIFIED PRODUCTS .
3/ THIS ITEM HAS SEEN INCLUDED WITH "MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCTS .
V THIS ITEM IS USUALLY AN .INTERMEDIATE PRODUCT AND ALTHOUGH INCLUDED IN THE TOTAL, MAY BE SHOWNIN ITS FINAL STAGE OF PROCESSING IN THIS OR ANOTHER SECTION.
5/ FROZEN FILLETS ARE INCLUDED WITH FRESH FILLETS.5/ INCLUDES FRESH PAN-DRESSED WHITING, FROZEN FILLETS OF MACKEREL AND WHITING, AND FROZEN
SPLIT BUTTERFLY WHITING,7/ INCLUDES FROZEN SHAD FILLETS AND FRESH COD AND SWORDFISH STEAKS.5/ INCLUDED WITH OTHER CANNED PRODUCTS.9/ INCLUDES CANNED FINNAN HADDIE, POLLOCK, POLLOCK ROE, SHAD, SHRIMP, FISH CAKES, FISH HASH,~ FISH SPREAD AND SEAFOOD CHOWDER.10/ INCLUDES CANNED ALEWIVES, HADDOCK CHOWDER, COD AND HADDOCK TRIMMINGS, KIPPERED HERRING,
SARDINES, CLAM CHOWDER, CLAM LOAF, FISH CAKES, FISH FLAKES, FISH SPREAD, FISH PASTE, SEAFOODCHOWDER, AND UNCLASSIFIED FISH ROE.
22/ INCLUDES SALTED BONELESS AND ABSOLUTELY BONELESS COD AND HAKE; DRY SALTED CUSK, HAKE, ANDPOLLOCK; AND GREEN SALTED CUSK AND HADDOCK.
12/ INCLUDES SALTED ALEWIVES, WHOLE AND BONELESS CUSK, HAKE, POLLOCK, AND BONELESS AND ABSOLUTELYBONELESS HADDOCK AND HAKE; DRY SALTED COD, HADDOCK, HAKE, AND POLLOCK; BRINE SALTED HERRING,MACKEREL AND MACKEREL FILLETS; PICKLED HERRING IN VINEGAR; AND PICKLED TONGUES AND SOUNDS.
13/ INCLUDES SMOKED ALEWIVES, CUSK, CUSK FILLETS, HERRING, AND POLLOCK.
TV INCLUDES SMOKED ALEWIFE FILLETS, HAKE FILLETS, HARD BLOATERS, MEDIUM SCALED HERRING, ANDMACKEREL FILLETS; AND KIPPERED HERRING.
15/ INCLUDES COD, HALIBUT, SHARK, SWORDFISH, TUNA, AND UNCLASSIFIED LIVER OIL; AND BLACKFISHAND ROSEFISH OIL.
16/ INCLUDES COD LIVER OIL, LOBSTER AND UNCLASSIFIED MEAL, GLUE, ALGIN, AND FRESH-SHUCKEDHARD CLAMS.
VJ/ INCLUDES PEARL ESSENCE, IRISH MOSS EXTRACT, ISINGLASS, AND FRESH SHUCKED HARD CLAMS ANDBAY SCALLOPS.
JS/ INCLUDES FRESH-COOKED CRAB MEAT, SMOKED FINNAN HADDIE, AND CANNED, CLAM CHOWDER.
22/ INCLUDES FRESH FLOUNDER FILLETS; SMOKED BUTTERFISH, CARP, CHUB AND CISCO, EELS, PADDLEFISHOR SPOONBILL CAT, AND SALMON; AND MARINE PEARL-SHELL BUTTONS.
20/ INCLUDES A SMALL QUANTITY PRODUCED IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
NOTE:— THE TOTAL VALUE OF MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS FOR THE NEW ENGLAND STATES WAS AS FOLLOWS:BY MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS, $75,918,575; AND BY FISHERMEN, $1,356,815. SOME OF THEABOVE 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 THESTATE.
Mill- Hfl
PURSE SE I NE OTTER TRAWL
NEW ENGLAND FISHERIES
MAINE
OPERATING UNITS BY GEAR, 1946
PURSE SEINES HAULSEINES,COMMON
STOPSEINES
GILL NETS LINES
MACKEREL OTHER ANCHOR DRIFT STAKE HAND
FISHERMEN:ON VESSELSON BOATS AND SHORE:
REGULARCASUAL
NUMBER
19
NUMBER
6
10430
NUMBER
68
NUMBER
16
24683
NUMBER
34
5
NUMBER
18
NUMBER
5
NUMBER
378646
TOTAL 19 140 68 345 39 18 5 1,024
VESSELS, MOTOR . . . .
NET TONNAGE . . . .
BOATS
:
MOTOROTHER
ACCESSORY BOATS . . .
APPARATUS
:
NUMBERLENGTH, YARDS . . .
SQUARE YARDS . . . .
HOOKS, BAITS ORSNOODS
432
8
41,400
1
14
36342
3712,475
2014
203,070
427
81714
8545,550
893
2
240
76,800
13
37
9,028
2
10
1,830
29952
2,247
5,486
ITEM
LINEScont'd. FLOATING
TRAPS WEIRS
DIPNETS,COMMON
BAG NETS LIFT NETSOTTERTRAWLS,FISH
TRAPS,BOX
TRAWL
FISHERMEN:ON VESSELSON BOATS AND SHORE
:
REGULAR . . > . .
CASUAL
NUMBER
2
35797
NUMBER
3116
NUMBER
23187
NUMBER
1865
NUMBER
33
NUMBER
15
NUMBER
351
19911
NUMBER
14
TOTAL 47 31B 83 33 15 561 14VESSELS, MOTOR . . . .
NET TONNAGE . . . .
BOATS
:
MOTOROTHER
APPARATUS
:
NUMBERHOOKS, BAITS ORSNOODS
YARDS AT MOUTH . . .
12
26213
9,571
686,989
1918
18
154125
111
3
83 33
7
15
641,752
73
137
2,720
9
POTSHARPOONS DREDGES,
SCALLOP THAN FOROYSTERS
HOESBY HAND,OTHERTHAN FOFOYSTERS
TOTAL,EXCLUSIVE OFDUPLICATIONEEL LOBSTER
NUMBER
23
NUMBER
16
3,6292,161
NUMBER
11
4056
NUMBER
11
643
NUMBER
55104
NUMBER
7471,090
NUMBER NUMBERFISHERMEN:
ON VESSELSON BOATS AND SHORE:
REGULARCASUAL
139108
441
5,1044,543
TOTAL 5 5,806 107 78 159 1,837 247 10,088
VESSELS, MOTOR . . . .
NET TONNAGE . . . .
BOATS
:
MOTOROTHER
ACCESSORY BOATS . . .
APPARATUS
:
NUMBERYARDS AT MOUTH . . .
4
47
1490
3,9551,601
461,307
436
861
93
1
22
30
3131
32111
159
167561
1,837
5091
962,017
4,4292,668
14
^:>-
NEW ENGLAND FISHERIES
MAINE : CATCH BY GEAR, 1946
PURSE HAUL STOP GILL NETS
SEINES SEINES SEINES ANCHOR
POUNDS
20,775,100806,600258,400
1,023,500100
VALUE
$269,44343,0837,377
36,4464
POUNDS
800
379,600
VALUE
$64
74,562
POUNDS
35,730,100
VALUE
$561,029
POUNDS
1,809,40019,500
5001,300
179,900
3,4002,330,700
300
2,331,600
10022,10056,600
400500
9,100500
1,700
VALUE
$121,3941,153
3137
16,696
177109,957
63
84,281
31,0124,938
cuaK ....FLOUNDERS
:
GRAY SOLE .
HADDOCK . . .
HAKE:
HERRING, SEAMACKEREL . .
rosef ish(ocean perch)
STURGEON . .
TUNA, BLUEFIN432517718
116WOLFF ISH . .
UNCLASSIFIED
TOTAL . . . 22,863,700 356,353 380,400 74,626 35,730,100 561,029 6, 76"?. 600 340,121
SPECIESGILL NETS - cont'd. LINES
DRIFT STAKE HAND TRAWL
POUNDS
100
5001,099,800
300
400
600
VALUE
$4
1055,769
44
5
31
POUNDS
16,800
VALUE
$4,375
POUNDS
821,60036,100
2,300
13,6002,300
214,800708,300
9,800
1,095,2001,100500
276,1006,900
900500
VALUE
$54,6771,748
137
73670
16,58430,7062,155
42,13577042
60,768601
3231
POUNDS
1,654,800297,400
38,5005,3001,900
175,60014,500
411,4003,157,000
4,300
305,600
6,200
3,40037,4006,100
VALUE
$108,81016,120
2,45126656
8,419462
34,512137,355
908
12,820
FLOUNDERS:GRAY SOLE .
LEMON SOLEYELLOWTAILBLACKBACK .
DAB ....
HAKE, WHITE .
HERRING, SEAMACKEREL . .
556
TUNA, BLUEFIN
WOLFF ISH . .
UNCLASSIFIED1,255
386
TOTAL . . . 1,101,700 55,863 16,800 4,375 3,190,000 211,192 6,119,400 324,456
SPECIES FLOATING TRAPS WEIRS DIP NETS BAG NETS
ALEWIVE3 . . .
HERRING, SEA .
POUNDS
211,200834,100
100
5,0001,300
VALUE
$2,76740,681
7
8755
POUNDS
23,390,500311,300
VALUE
$308,63315,048
POUNDS
1,224,600
23,200
VALUE
$13,359
537
POUNDS
65,600
VALUE
$13,761
UNCLASSIFIEDSEA URCHINS . .
-
TOTAL . . . 1,051,700 43,597 23,701,800 323,681 1,247,800 13,896 65,600 13,761
(CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
NEW ENGLAND FISHERIES
MAINE : CATCH BY GEAR, 1946 - Continued
LIFT NETS OTTER TRAWLS
CODCUSKEELS, COMMON . . .
FLOUNDERS:GRAY SOLE . . . .
LEMON SOLE . . .
YELLOWTAIL . . .
BLACKBACK . . . .
DABUNCLASSIFIED . .
HADDOCKHAKE:
REDWHITE
HALIBUTPOLLOCKrosefish
(ocean perch) . .
SHADSHARKSWHITINGWOLFF I SHUNCLASSIFIED . . .
CRABS, ROCK . . . .
LOBSTERS, NORTHERN.SHRIMPSQUID
19,500
3,108,900470,800
902,2001,100
34,900851,400531,100
2002,008,700
25,3002,222,400
7,1003,107,300
41,072,30061,2005,700
5,678,700140,60079,800
160,900600
TOTAL
$194,28224,488
61,32110
1,56040,74520,488
6162,757
80292,3771,472
116,714
1,630,1501,791528
92,1714,7192,614
8,04515
12,700
939 60,471,200 2,457,055 4,508,200 1,724,816 14,765,200 5,494,658
$4,843
478,70014,283,500
$1,148
27,1585,466,352
SWORDFISH . . .
TUNA, BLUEFIN .
CLAMS
:
HARD, PUBLICSOFT, PUBLIC
MUSSELS, SEA .
PERIWINKLES ANDCOCKLES . . .
SCALLOPS, SEA .
IRISH MOSS . .
BLOODWORMS . .
SANDWORMS . . .
TOTAL . . .
400414,400
$16234,916
68,300
136,800
414,800 35,078 205,100 74,543 973,100 17,441
$1,803
72,740973,100 $17,441
168,2009,809,500
42,000
59,30058,400
$30,2511,814,676
1,130
57,12547,188
2,203,900
19,900
10,137,400 1,950,370 2,223,800 64,177
$58,321
5,856
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CATCH BY GEAR, 1946
PURSE SEINES HAUL SEINESGILL NETS
ALEWIVES . . .
BUTTERFISH . .
CODCUSKFLOUNDERS:YELLOWTAIL .
BLACKBACK .
DAB . . . .
HADDOCK . . .
HAKE, WHITE .
HERRING, SEA .
LAUNCE . . . .
MACKEREL . . .
POLLOCK . . .
SCUP OR PORGYSHADSHARKS . . . ,
STURGEON . . ,
TUNA, BLUEFINWHITING . .
WOLFF I SH . .
SQUID . . .
TOTAL .
800200
31,820,60016,300
200
540,000
2,072,062516
20,000
31,841,600 2,073,100 560,000 7,550
2,901,5001,800
9001,2009,700
192,300988,600
800
1,2006,700
2002,100
300200
8,609,200 390,435
$176,191
41101443
15,13238,331
17
159,201
600
249,900
6,9001,000
29,100
100
14,054
15778
611
287,600 14,911
POUND NETS FLOATING TRAPS
POUNDS VALUE
BLUEFISHBUTTERFISH . . . .
CEROCOOCROAKERCUSKEELS:
COMMONCONGER
FLOUNDERS :
GRAY SOLE . . .
LEMON SOLE . . .
YELLOWTAIL . . .
BLACKBACK . . .
DABFLUKE
FRIGATE MACKEREL .
GRAYFISH , . . . .
HADDOCK . . . . .
HAKE:REDWHITE ....
HALIBUT ....HERRING, SEA . .
MACKEREL ....MENHADEN ....POLLOCK ....rosefish
(ocean perch)scup or porgy .
SEA BASS ....SEA ROBIN . . .
SEA TROUT ORWEAKFI3H, GRAY
SHADSHARKSSKATESSTRIPED BASS . .
STURGEON ....TAUTOGTHIMBLE-EYEDMACKEREL . . .
TUNA AND TUNALIKEFISHES:BLUEFIN . .
BON I TO . . .
681,300
700
28,100700
7,0009,300
2,600
12,300
1,900
63,50010,600
5,000
135,400
39,400
18,100
$45,805
2,055
506735
3,9351,261
28,511
2,969
POUNDS
1,400
5,609,700
562,700
3,200
10,60074,10052,50055,90023,000
6,068,300
22,200940,30076,100
300
352,500
24,200
10012,90011,700
VALUE
$175
391,727
27,165
132
1,11610,5053,8695,7731,208
538,815
1,78052,76115,732
16,258
1,354
3722,965
60028,100
(continued on next page)
4,300
1,200187,80061,9009,300
101,4001,200
100
19,600200200
400
1,700
1006,700
$1143,805
$1174,199
479
1,993
13,480752325
2,305143
2,2005,000
5,100
1,964,0005,325,400
19,300750,400
100,1001,300
13,900200
3,400
7,600400100
520,8002,800
286993
159
29,452343,336
17826,608
2,167166
98119
277
1,483
NEW ENGLAND FISHERIES
MASSACHUSETTS : CATCH BY GEAR, 1946 - Continued
POUND NET3 FLOATING TRAPS
WHITING . . .
WOLFF I SH . .
UNCLASSIFIEDSQUID . . . .
TOTAL .
POUNDS
600
1,156,700
152,400144,0004,200
94,315 14,202,300 1,083,938
$4,1337,838
222 10030,900
710,800
VALUE
$2,972
101,399
400260,700
32,442 10,475,600 475,350
VALUE
$27,269
128,530
OTTER TRAWLS
ALEWIVES ....ANGLERFISH . . .
BUTTERFISH . . .
COOCROAKERCUNNERCUSKEELS:
COMMON ....CONGER ....
FLOUNDERS :
GRAY SOLE . . .
LEMON SOLE . .
YELLOWTAIL . .
BLACKBACK . . .
DABFLUKEUNCLASSIFIED .
HADDOCKHAKE:REDWHITE
HALIBUTHERRING, SEA . .
MACKEREL ....OCEAN POUT . . .
POLLOCKrosefish
(ocean perch) .
scup or porgy . .
SEA BASS ....SEA TROUT OR
WEAKFISH, GRAYSHADSHARKSSKATESSTRIPED BASS . .
STURGEON ....SWORDFISH ....TAUTOGTHIMBLE-EYEDMACKEREL . . . .
TILEFISHTUNA AND TUNALIKE
FISHES, BONITO .
WHITE PERCH . . . .
WHITINGWOLFF I SHUNCLASSIFIED . . .
CRABS, ROCK . . . .
LOBSTERS, NORTHERN.SHRIMPPERIWINKLES AND
COCKLESSCALLOPS:
BAYSEA
SQUID
TOTAL . . . . 97,200
69,200
756,200
2,000217,400
71,065,100400
18,700918,400
30015,800
2,455,8005,737,80023,647,60012,460,2004,383,4001,569,900
26,500138,173,900
627,5007,060,100
220,6007,50020, 600
613,30032,758,100
137,052,600552,7004,000
3,9001,900
20,5007,8006,3004,900700
4,800
30074,600
200400
41,446,0001,903,2001,186,900
69,200
2,1004,400
85,90027,200
$5724,553
4,608,59021
1,43946,394
202,674711,715
1,710,2261,155,497277,142263,037
1,00311,545,784
14,686296,18139,603
961,903
13,5671,212,584
6,117,04122,503
393
29193
2,590238
1,612810316291
79,080 484,392,500
4,481
1,019,74493,47042,765
29,483,411
20,000
585,8003,282,000
$3,000
3,887,800
34,5791,408,377
1,445,956
(CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)
NEW ENGLAND FISHERIES
MASSACHUSETTS CATCH BY GEAR. 1946 - Continued
POUNDS VAUUE
EELS, COMMONFLOUNDERS
:
LEMON SOLEYELLOWTAILBLACKBACKDAB . . .
HADDOCK . .
SWORDFISH .
TUNA, BLUEFINWOLFF I SH . .
UNCLASSIFIEDCLAMS, HARD,
PUBLIC . . .
OYSTERS, MARKETPUBLIC, SPRINGPUBLIC, FALL .
PRIVATE, SPRINGPRIVATE, FALL
SCALLOPS:BAYSEA
1,753,90030,000
TOTAL 1,783,900
POUNDS VALUE
$1,056,5253,628
3,7001,2002,100
100800
3,30035,90045,600
395,0009,352,400
1,50033,27942,000
357,8855,233,583
260,700
3,0007,80045,60064,600
381,700 186,608
$79 , 040
1,9683,600
42,00060,000
CLAMS:HARD, PUBLICRAZOR . . .
SOFT, PUBLICSURF ....
MUSSELS, SEA .
IRISH MOSS . .
SANDWORMS . .
1,347,200
162,60031,800
TOTAL 1,541,600
VALUE
$421,393
45,0291,087
134,4001,104,600
500,0002,300
467,509 1,741,300
$19,955420,052
90,0004,241
534,248
MASSACHUSETTS : CATCH BY GEAR, 1946
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RHODE ISLAND71
CATCH BY GEAR, 1946
ALCWIVESCODEELS, COMMONFLOUNDERS, BLACKBACK . . .
HAKE, WHITEHERRING, SEAMACKERELPOLLOCKSEA BASSSEA TROUT OR WEAKF ISH.GRAYSTRIPED BASSTAUTOGTILEFISHWHITE PERCH
TOTAL
SPECIES
ALEWIVESANCHOVIESBLUEFISHBUTTERFISHCODEELS, CONGERFLOUNDERS
:
BLACKBACK •
FLUKEFRIGATE MACKERELHAKE:
REDWHITE
HERRING, SEAKING MACKEREL ......KING WHITING OR KINGFISHMACKERELMENHADENPOLLOCK .........SCUP OR PORGYSEA BASSSEA ROBINSEA TROUT OR WEAKFISH.GRAYSHADSHARKSSKATESSTRIPED BASSSTURGEON . .
TAUTOGTUNA AND TUNALIKE FISHES:
BON I TOBLUEFIN
WHITINGUNCLASSIFIEDSCALLOPS, BAYSQUID
TOTAL
SPECIES
ALEWIVESANGLERFISHBUTTERFISHCODCUNNEREELS:
COMMONCONGER
FLOUNDERS :
GRAY SOLELEMON SOLEYELLOWTAIL
1,344,700
1,344,700
$103,421
200,000
4,000
140,000
66,500205,000
103,421
VALUE
$2,500
1,200
1,750
4,92143,878
253,3002,300
2,100
3,400
2,500
4,100
267,700 21,945
POUNDS VALUE
$20,438690
205
183
308
1,2004,500
10,6004,800
$12,267
110260
640431
177,300 13,814
LINES - CONT'D.FLOATING TRAPS FYKE NETS
50,300
2,500
52,800
POUNDS VALUE
$3,435
10,000 $3857,300 1104,500 783
224,400 25,190116,400 8,644
600 13
5,500 448238,200 36,610
1,500 237
15,100 3812,100 1212,700 342,000 1241,100 146
405,600 26,40524,500 36419,400 847
1,112,700 41,80924,200 2,7964,900 138
291,600 20,5153,100 1592,600 253
100 3
9,500 1,9981,400 267
73,600 4,616
1,000 16911,300 740
323,200 6,6501,700 58
472,800 15,739
3,414,600 196,752 2,000
POUNDS VALUE
$30,000
30,000 30,000
OTTER TRAWLS
POUNDS
7,1003,300
76,300258,2006,200
18,500
2,900154,100
2,239,500
VALUE
$47584
8,10019,090
440
5064,500
34116,345
158,801
(continued on NEXT PAGe)
POUNDS VALUE
NEW ENGLAND FISHERIES
RHODE ISLAND : CATCH BY GEAR, 1946- Continued
OTTER TRAWLS
FLOUNDERS, CONTINUED:BLACKBACK -
DABFLUKEUNCLASSIFIED
HADDOCKHAKE :
REDWHITE
MACKERELMENHADENPOLLOCKSCUP OR PORGYSEA BASSSEA ROBINSEA TROUT OR WEAKF ISH.GRAYSHARKSSKATESSWORDFISHTAUTOGTILEFISHTUNA, BLUEFINWHITE PERCHWHITINGUNCLASSIFIEDCRABS, ROCKLOBSTERS, NORTHERN . . .
PERIWINKLES AND COCKLES .
SQUID
TOTAL
SPECIES
CLAMS :
HARD, PUBLICOCEAN QUAHOGSOFT, PUBLICSURF
OYSTERS, MARKET:PUBLIC, FALLPRIVATE, SPRING ....PRIVATE, FALL
SCALLOPS, BAY
TOTAL
POUNDS
1,036,700116,700387,100424,20027,300
375,70086,4004,300
80011,700
375,300400
2,60038,900
8004,300
1,100801,600133,200
36,200
VALUE
$67,4073,694
63,12740,4262,109
7,7704,290
41232
48715,386
2,770
1,417
13719,4433,090
2,293
198,000359,80012,600
574,900 180,606
93,800
2,000
$14,271162)3253,350
POUNDS VALUE
$48,196
129
48,325 700 $210
1,253,700
1,510,000
478,800496,70085,500
$292,995
125,833
228,516236,15185,500
$359,453
968,995
341,900
1,443,200 360,428 350,300
POUNDS VALUE
$85,018
51,200
88,618
$17,934
51,200 17,934
CONNECTICUTOPERATING UNITS BY GEAR, 1946
HAULSEINES,COMMON
GILL NETSL 1 NES
,
HANDPOUNDNETSDRIFT STAKE
FISHERMEN:NUMBER
2696
NUMBER
11
66179
NUMBER
9
NUMBER
4
19102
NUMBER
2
1011
NUMBER
ON BOATS AND SHORE
:
"
122 256 9 125 23
3528
485,766
446
98562
158
207, 172
7
7
1,175
2
15
6513
125
249
1
6
86
14
-
BOATS:
APPARATUS:3
HOOKS, BAITS, OR SNOODS -
(continued ON NEXT PAGE)
NEW ENGLAND FISHERIES
CONNECTICUT : OPERATING UNITS BY GEAR, 1946 - Continued
FYKENETS,FISH
DIP OTTER POTS
ITEM NETS,COMMON
TRAWLS,FISH EEL FISH LOBSTER
fishermen:NUMBER
4-
21
NUMBER
28126
NUMBER
141
80229
NUMBER
2
1778
NUMBER
49
NUMBER
nON BOATS AND SHORE:
103406
25 154 450 97 13 520
95
68
6138
154
50659
132
1823,364
1
9
4423
1,783
81
236
536
BOATS
:
28272
APPARATUS
:
19,927
YARDS AT MOUTH-
HARPOONSDREDGES,OYSTER
TONGS RAKES,OTHER THANFOR OYSTER
HOESTOTAL,
ITEM OYSTER OTHER DUPLICATION
FISHERMEN:ON VESSELS:ON BOATS AND SHORE:
REGULARCASUAL
NUMBER
26
82
NUMBER
113
NUMBER
4
1736
NUMBER
1379
NUMBER
6
516
NUMBER
2
1760
NUMBER
271
211956
TOTAL 36 113 57 92 27 79 1,438
VESSELS :
8120
29217
331214
] 3
38
-
1
9
2
NET TONNAGE 9273
NET TONNAGE 1,051
TOTAL VESSELS . .
TOTAL NET TONNAGE8
12019
423214
- 338
1
9
751,143
BOATS
:
5
13 3857
327
57
-
5224
92
126
27
-
4420
79
503239
ACCESSORY BOATSAPPARATUS
:
2
YARDS AT MOUTH- -
CONNECTICUT : CATCH BY GEAR, 1946
HAUL SEINES
ALEWIVESBLUEFISHeUTTERFISHCARP .
CATFISH AND BULLHEADS .
CODCONNEREELS, COMMONFLOUNDERS
:
BLACKBACKFLUKE
GRAYFISHHAKE, WHITE .......KING WHITING OR KINGFISHMACKERELMENHADEN .
MINNOWS .... i ... .
POLLOCK
2,700200
21,1001,500
$2658
2,087
2001,400
1001,400
2,10047,300
1,278
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$5558 5,100
3,700
Jl,761
100 8
100 9
15,600 1,296800 27200 26
4,600 3761,100 164300 11
3,000 120100 8
206,700 20,913
NEW ENGLAND FISHERIES
CONNECTICUT : CATCH BY GEAR, 1946 - Continued
HAUL SEINESGILL NETS
SCUP OR PORGYSEA BASSSEA ROBINSEA TROUT OR WEAKF ISH.GRAYSHADSHARKSSKATESSMELTSTRIPED BASSSUCKERSSWELLFISHTAUTOGTUNA, 8LUEFINWHITINGYELLOW PERCH
TOTAL
SPECIES
BUTTERFISHCARPCATFISH AND BULLHEADS . .
CODEELS, COMMONFLOUNDERS
:
BLACKBACKFLUKE
HERRING, SEAKING MACKERELMACKERELMENHADENMINNOWSSCUP OR PORGYSEA BASSSEA ROBINSEA TROUT OR WEAKF I 3H, GRAYSHADSKATESSTRIPED BASSSTURGEONSUCKERSSUNFISHTAUTOGTILEFISHWHITE PERCHWHITINGYELLOW PERCHSQUID
TOTAL
SPECIES
ALEWIVE3ANGLERFISHBLUEFISHBUTTERFISHCARPCOOCUNNEREELS:
COMMONCONGER
FLOUNDERS :
GRAY SOLELEMON SOLEYELtOWTAILBLACKBACKDABFLUKE
600217,000
1,3003,4008,500400300
282,200
$12025,897
4801,063
245
1002,900
871,200
927,400 107,201
385105,197 2,800
2,800
POUNDS VALUE
2,800 $230900 203100 3
3,300 563100 13
1,300 74400 7
9,500 2,635
500 149,500 1,077600 95100 5100 10
270,600 29,918
LINES - cont'd.POUND NETS FYKE NETS
POUNDS VALUE
5,000 $6001,000 80
100 9900 175
43,100 4,2754,200 5131,000 30200 21
1,100 11250,200 574
100 8500 123300 7
15,200 1,94054,800 6,56515,000 2475,200 1,360
200 2710,000 400
$4,102
7,500
5,500
4,102 230,500 18,575
210
510
200
1,800
$46916
27,200 2,668
OTTER TRAWLS
600 $123,500 100
100 27222,800 22,881
174,700 15,01730,100 459
300 40700 29
5,300 353660,700 81,371
3,171,000 166,8564,686,400 353,143
200 8
472,200 58,106
32,900
POUNDS VALUE
$6,199
(continued on NEXT PAGE)
NEW ENGLAND FISHERIES
CONNECTICUT : CATCH BY GEAR, 1946 - Continued
OTTER TRAWLS
SRAYFISHHADDOCKHAKE:
REDWHITE
HERRING, SEAMACKERELMINNOWSPOLLOCKSCUP OR PORGYSEA BASSSEA ROBINSEA TROUT OR WEAKFISH,GRAYSHADSHARKSSKATESSTRIPED BASSSTURGEONSWELLFTSHSWORDFlSHTAUTOGTILEFISHTUNA, BLUEFINWHITINGUNCLASSIFIEDCRABS, BLUE:
HARDSOFT AND PEELERS . . . .
LOBSTERS, NORTHERN . . . .
CONCHSSCALLOPS:
BAYSEA
SQUID
324,900
TOTAL
3,100100
23,600
352,800
$7,844
16,676
30j20033,400
52,40023,700102,2009,600
1,600942,800
9,60042,700129,400
2,80074,900
6001,300
32,800
14,6004,0001,000
1,079,900329,200
2,4009,900
3,000215,100
25,025 12,577,700
2,992
1,4231,1422,7 051,091
10494,3661,165714
18,511
1951,397
145211559
1,439273126
32,46313,787
1,0221,222
1,80019,026
398,50036,200
896,748 471,300 202,661
6,500 $3,455
191,5614,423
6,500 3,455
CLAMS
:
HARD, PUBLIC . .
SOFT, PUBLIC . .
MUSSELS, SEA . . .
OYSTERS, MARKET:PUBLIC, SPRING .
PUBLIC, FALL . .
PRIVATE, SPRINGPRIVATE, FALL .
SANDWORMS . . . .
552,200285,800
TOTAL 838,000
$185,50694,964
49,600
5,300
6,80015,500
280,470 77,200
$10,253
1,150
1,7974,595
$16,52621,600 $6,552
16,526 22,700
CONNECTICUT : CATCH BY GEAR, 1946
NEW ENGLAND FISHERIES
LANDINGS AT CERTAIN NEW ENGLAND PORTS
Because of the importance of the ports of Portland, Maine, and Boston, Gloucester, NewBedford, and Cape Cod ports in Massachusetts, as landing points for fishery products, de-
tailed monthly statistics have been collected on these landings and are presented on thefollowing pages. Data on the ports located on Cape Cod were not included in earlieryears. The statistics in the following tables include landings by fishing craft of all
sizes at the ports named.
It should be noted that these figures represent actual landings which have not beenconverted to round weight. Therefore the data are not directly comparable to the catchfigures shown in the General Review, regional tabulations, and the "Review of CertainMajor F i sheri es".
During 1946, landings of fishery products at Boston, Gloucester, New Bedford, Cape Codports, and Portland by all fishing craft totaled 543,469,053 pounds, val ued at $40, 807,424.This represents a decrease of 4 percent in quantity but an increase of II percent in
value, compared with 1945. For the fourth successive year, landings at Gloucester ex-ceeded those at Boston, although Boston continued to lead in the value of the production.Gloucester and Portland landings showed increases in 1946 over those of 1945, while thelandings at the other ports registered moderate declines.
The fishing fleet operating on the fishing banks of the North Atlantic and landingfares at Boston, Gloucester, New Bedford, Cape Cod ports, and Portland during 1946 num-bered 1,389 craft of all sizes. Of these, 268 landed in one or more of the Cape Codports. There may be some duplication between the craft operating out of Cape Cod portsand those landing at the other ports. The catch listed in the following tables does notrepresent the entire catch of these vessels, since some of them also landed fares atother New England ports, at New York City, and at more southerly ports in connection withthe southern trawl and mackerel fisheries.
Of the total landings, amounting to over 543 million pounds, 23 percent was caught byI arge otter t rawl s, 47 percent by med i urn otter t raw I s, 19 percent by small otter t raw I s,
6 percent by purse seines, and the remaining 5 percent by other types of gear. The per-centage landed by large otter t rawl s was smallerthan in 1945, due primarily to the tie-up of most of the large otter trawlers in Boston during the first 4-1/2 months of theyear. These vessels were kept in port by a dispute over the distribution of the proceedsfrom the sale of the catch between the vessel owners and the fishermen.
Roserish (ocean perch) accountBd for twenty-n i ne percent of the total landings; haddock,23 percent; and cod, 13 percent. The percentage of rosefish (ocean perch) rose markedly,with most of the increase being taken on the distant banks off central and northeasternNova Scotia. Landings of haddock did not change materially from 1945, while the amountof cod brought in was 44 mi I
I ion pounds less than during the previous year.
The following tables contain detailed information on the landings of fish and shell-fish by fishing craft of all sizes in Boston, Gloucester, New Bedford, Cape Cod ports,and Portland. Preliminary information on the landings by ports has been published inCurrent Fishery Statistics No. 320, while data on the landings by gear and area can befound in Current Fishery Statistics No. 402.
3 The reader is referred to Section 12 of this document for an account of the years forwhich surveys of these fisheries have been made.
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ikrea XXIIIl''
Due to reduced appropriations, it was necessary to restrict the surveys of the fish-
eries of the Middle Atlantic States for 1946 to the State of New York. In order to pre-
sent complete data on this section, summarized data on the fisheries of New Jersey and
Delaware for 1945 have been incorporated with the data on New York for 1946 in the Sec-
tional Summar i es.
During 1946, the problems facing the fishing industry in the Middle Atlantic States
gradually changed from problems of increasing production to meet the war-created demand
to those of marketing the catch at a profitable level. The demand remained high on many
of the more popular varieties, even in the face of higher prices, but other varieties
were faced' with reduced demand even with prices below former ceilings. Whiting was es-
pecially hard to sell on the reg u I ar markets, so I arge auant i t i es of this spec i es were
trucked to the Chesapeake States for canning. The demand for scallops, swordfish, haddock
and oysters remained high, although the distribution pattern changed with the removal of
price ceilings. While price ceilings were in effect, these products usually went to
favored customers or were used to sell other less desirable products. After removal of
ceilings, prices advanced and distribution generally was on a price basis.
Available manpower in this region did not increase as much as anticipated due to the
failure of some men returning from the armed services to reenter the fishing industry.
Many of the younger men decided to further their education with Government aid, whileothers went into other industries.
Although it was not possible to conduct a general statistical canvass of the fisheries
of New Jersey and Delaware for 1946 data, information was obtained on the catch of men-haden in each of the Middle Atlantic States in connection with the byproducts survey ofthe area. The catch of these fish totaled 479,199,200 pounds, 30 percent larger than therecord catch of 1945. Despite the large production of menhaden products, the demand forfish meal and oil remained high throughout the year.
The production of fish and shel I f i sh in the marine and coastal areas of New York dur-ing 1946 totaled 141,057,600 pounds, valued at $14,126,939 to the fishermen. This repre-sents an increase of 20 percent in quantity and 41 percent in value compared with thep rev ious year. While this is less than half the catch recorded for the state In 1 880, i t
is the largest catch in any year for which records are available since 1921. The increasein the volume of the catch was primarily due to larger landings of menhaden, whiting,cod, hard clams, and surf clams. Fifty-three percent of the 1946 New York landings wasaccounted for by menhaden, but due to its low average price, it represented only 7 per-cent of the total value. The most valuable items were clams and oysters, each of whichrepresented 27 percent of the total value of the catch.
The production of canned fish and fishery byproducts in New York, New Jersey, Pennsyl-vania and Delaware in 1946 was valued at $20,791,860 to the processor, compared with$12,228,557 in 1945. The most valuable items were menhaden oil, menhaden meal, andcanned clam products. A total of I I plants were engaged in producing canned fisheryproducts and 4 1 plants in producing byproducts.
The quantity of packaged fish processed in the Middle Atlantic States decreased from16,450,997 pounds in 1945 to 14,525,774 pounds in 1946. Haddock and flounders were themost important varieties packaged, in both quantity and value.
The last complete survey of the fishery transporting, wholesaling, and manufacturingindustries in the Middle Atlantic States was made for 1940. In that year, 215 men wereemployed in the operation of 72 vessels and boats engaged in the transporting trade and
^ This number uas assigned to this area by the Nort h American Council on Fishery Inves-tigations. It should be explained that there are included in this area craft whose prin-cipal fishing ports are in the area but at times fish el seuihere. A notable example isthe southern trawl fishery which extends into Area XXIV.
MIDDLE ATLANTIC FISHERIES
5,880 persons were employed in wholesale and manufacturing establishments. The latteremployees received $6,736,554. in salaries and wages during 1940. Detailed statistics on
these branches of the industry for that year can be found in Fishery Statistics of TheUnited States, 1944, (Statistical Digest No. 16).
The following tables contain a composite summary of catch and operating units for New
York for 1946, and New Jersey and Delaware for 1945, as well as detailed data on the 1946
catch and operating units in New York. Condensed summary data on the operating units and
catch-of the New York fisheries in 1946, appearing in the following pages, have been pre-viously published in Cur rent Fishery Statistics No. 469. Detai led data on the 1945 catchand operating units of the Middte Atlantic fisheries can be found in Fishery Statisticsof the United States, 1945 (Statistical Digest No. 18).
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NEW JERSEY1945
POUNDS
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$4,911,7969,215,143
POUNDS
191,210,90016,436,200
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$6,047,774
141,U57,600 14,126,939 207,647,100
PRODUCTS DELAWARE1945
TOTAL VARIOUS YEARS
POUNDS
167,768,7001,228,800
VALUE
$1,839,846269,149
POUNDS
475,256,80042,445,400
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14,499,008
168,997,500 2,108,995 51/, 702, 200
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TOTALVARIOUSYEARS
fishermen:on vessels.on boats and shore
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REGULARCASUAL
TOTAL
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NET TONNAGEMOTOR
NET TONNAGESAIL
NET TONNAGE
TOTAL VESSELS . . .
TOTAL NET TONNAGE .
BOATS:MOTOROTHER
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PURSE SEINES:MENHADEN
LENGTH, YARDSOTHER
LENGTH, YARDSHAUL SEINES, COMMON ....
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DRIFTSQUARE YARDS
RUNAROUNDSQUARE YARDS
STAKESQUARE YARDS
LINES:HAND , . .
HOOKSTRAWL OR TROT WITH HOOKS.HOOKS
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POUND NETSWEIRSSTOP NETS
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2014,581
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MIDDLE ATLANTIC FISHERIES
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CATCH, BY STATES
FISHALEWIVESANCHOVIESANQLERFISHBLUEFISHBUTTERFISHCARPCATFISH AND BULLHEADS . .
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123,0002,20016,800
104,7001,990,900
160,70023,500
3,184,200
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100
174,40016,600
7,400681,200
2,738,3001,573,700
50,4003,494,100
31,8007,675,500
1,269,600128,70018,200
629,9002,200
10043,500
1.109,10074,829,800
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293,915
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56689,670
221,411132,1026,854
553,2932,413
703,889
39,0067,2333,7388,917
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380,136
13,600
13,000264,700
3,109,80028,3007,700
2,393,4003,700
1,713,900200
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4007,000
96,5007,500
9,700
4,800169,1009,300
3,310,00022,400
500
2,226,500210,900
1,570,1001,100
79,0005,861,600
139,299,800300
1,40014,500
100
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342,0812,599770
188,162185
252,263
12,721217
485
21613,452
604725,250
91428
44,85417,190
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1,128,9782182
1,053
440571,933
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WHITEBAITWHITE PERCHWHITINGWOLFF ISHYELLOW PERCHUNCLASSIFIED
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744,2009,100
2,305,2001,743,500
18,600126,30012,100
200
482,00022,30011,1002,200
2,012,600109,1004,600
153,100
108,10036,20045,500
189,800
32,90051,400
3,815,00028,1004,600
413,800
116,277,200
309,700
8,466,900272,800325,000
6,482,500
15,547,200
207,500447 , OOP
56,50056,500
2,218,1003,458,300
5,789,400
64,5001,966,100449,000
24,780,400
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$109,458195
234,200266,798
1,33725,260
38650
122,9693,6171,173252
62,95857,597
403
15,960
1,936,6003,900
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43,100
18,400
73,500418,200
4,5001,700
5,900
30,3002,7001,600
17,0703,6014,287
68,500316,100291,800
24,958 676,400
8,0816,985
118,5181,321
58832,695
9,235,700
218,300
133,661
649,60020,600
1,260,000315,600
2,829,85091,100130,000770,069
''^,546,000
291,700396,000526,500
3,821,019 5,760,200
45,000104,000
9,7003,600
39,40039,400
1,466,5002,275,320
40,40043,000
3,490,0004,174,400.
3,820,620 7,747,800
52,0001,191,578
• 47,265
9,215,143
14,126,939
68,500599,700
16,436,200
$348,58839
807,237465,907
2,007
2S5
6,919108,370
875187
510
2,723158144
10,26831,6105,836
47,714
5,597276,807
41,30719,2755,275
93,680
1,526,537102,93249,50047,000
1,725,969
540450
18,27519,675
1,384,6031,643,072
3,065,625
20,60741,979
11,062,490
MIDDLE ATLANTIC FISHERIES
CATCH . BY STATES - Continued
TOTALVAR I 0U3YEARS
FISHALEWIVESANCHOVIESANGLERFISHSUgEFISHBUTTERFISHCARPCATFISH AND BULLHEADS . . .
CODCREVALLECROAKERGUNNERCU5KDOLPHINdrum:
BLACKRED OR REDFISH
EELS:COMMONCONQER
FLOUNDERS:GRAY SOLELEMON SOLEYELLOUTAILBLACKBACKDABFLUKE
GRAYFISHHADDOCKHAKE:REDWHITE
HALIBUTHERRING, SEAHICKORY SHADKING MACKERELKING WHITING OR "kINGFISh".MACKERELMENHADENMULLETPIGFISH i .
POLLOCKPOMPANOROSEFISH (ocean -PERCH ) • • •
SAND PERCHSCUP OR PORGYSEA BASSSEA ROBINSEA TROUT OR WEAKFISH, GRAYSHADSHARKS^SILVERS IDESSKATESSMELTSPOT. .
STRIPED BASSSTURGEONSUCKERSSUNFISHSWELLFISHSWORDFISHt'autogTHIMBLE-EYED MACKEREL . . .
TILEFISHTUNA AND TUNALIKE FISHES:BLUEFINBON I TOLITTLE
TOTAL TUNA. . - .
WHITEBAITWHITE PERCHWHITINGWOLFF'fSHYELLOW PERCHUNCLASSIFIED
TOTAL
4,0007,8004,00036,600
305,500
9,200
21,700
3,200
1,900
900
166,672,600
286,200132,900
72,40062,700
100
$1,802
440604240
3,547
30,758
638
4,356
1,721,728
25,65025,580
6,21213,250
25
226,7002720029,800
369,4005,104,700196,80035,200
5,614,2003,700
2,020,2008,300
100200
4007,000
275,70024,100
17,100681,200
2,743,1001,752,000
59,7006,825,800
54,2007,676,000
3,499,300339,60018,200
2,201,9003,300
100123,400
6,970,700380,802,200
5001,400
193,700100
3,0008,800
9,718,8002,680,800
13,00011,715,3004,792,900
61,700126,30030, 500
200145,900962,90026,90012,8002,200
2,018,500109,10035,0002,700
154,700
176,600352,300337,300
866,200
1,580
627
32,900115,500
13,051,70049,0005,200
632,100
VALUE
$4,961100732
50,789554,18816,0794,314
485,624185
283,090323420
32,691865
1,05189,670
221,627146,1927,458
1,282,8993,327
703,917
83,92424,4233,738
40,35512210
13,052685,668
3,828,085
11,9845095
440
953,077458,046
2341,067,087759,285
3,34425,260
67150
13,131244,5894,5171,360252
63,46857,5973,135
15816,104
27,33835,21110,123
72,672
8,08114,162
395,3251,948660
52,342
167,768,700 1,839,846 475,256,800 12,799,416
{continued ON NEXT PAGE)
MIDDLE ATLANTIC FISHERIES
CATCH , BY STATES - Continued
SPECIES DELAWARE1945
TOTALVARIOUSYEARS
SHELLFISH, ETC.
CRABS, BLUE:
POUNDS
450,0009,600
4,500
VALUE
$36,0003,600
1,350
POUNDS
1,099,60030,200
1,260,000629,800
VALUE
$77,30722,8755,275
228,691
CLAMS:800
30,300250
9,10213,013,700
594,800721,000
7,009,000
4,356,637203,134179,500817,069
TOTAL CLAMS 31,100 9,352 21,338,500 5j 556, 340
- - 217,200450,600
45,540
MUSSELS, SEA 104.450
OYSTERS, MARKET:100,000100,000248,000284,000
31,25031,25076,50079,725
196,900199,500
5,956,1007,916,700
88,92590,325
2,927,6033,998,117
732,000 218,725 14,269,200 7,104,970
SCALLOPS:_
600
1,000
42
80
64,5002,034,6001,049,300
100800
1,000
52,0001,212,185
89,286
TURTLES:1
880
1,228,800 269,149 42,445,400 14,499,008
168,997,500 2,108,995 517,702,200 27,296,424
SUPPLEMENTARY REVIEW OF THE CATCH OF CERTAIN SHELLFISH
CRABS, BLUE:HARD NUMBERSOFT AND PEELERS DO
HORSESHOE CRABS DOCLAMS
:
HARD, PUBLIC BUSHELSHARD, PRIVATE DOSOFT, PUBLIC DOSURF OR SKIMMER DO
CONCHS DOMUSSELS, SEA DOOYSTERS, MARKET:
PUBLIC, SPRING DOPUBLIC, FALL 00PRIVATE, SPRING DOPRIVATE, FALL 00
SCALLOPS
:
BAY DOSEA DO
705,575 $2,829 85022,733 91 10020,313 130 000540,208 770 06910,375 45 00044,700 104 000
7,533 39 4007,533 39 400
295,747 1,466 500461,107 2,275 320
12,900 52 000327,683 1,191 578
2,598,40061,800315,000
537,522
19,80040,500
53B300
5,4165,787
438,442523,764
11,417
$41,30719,Z755,275
1,629,469
49 , 50047 , 000
540400
16,27519,675
1,384,6031,643,072
(CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)
MIDDLE ATLANTIC FISHERIES 121
SUPPLEMENTARY REVIEW OF THE CATCH OF CERTAIN SHELLFISH- Continued
DELAWARETOTAL
VARIOUS1945 YEARS
QUANTITY VALUE QUANTITY VALUE
1,350,000 $36,000 3,948,400 $77,30738,400 3,600 100,200 22,875
- - 315,000 5,275
3, no 9,352 1,246,207 4,468,671_ - 22,733 91,100- - 40,113 179,500_ - 580,708 817,069- - 10,913 45,540- - 45,000 104,400
12,500 31,250 25,449 88,92512,500 31,250 25,820 90,32531,000 76,500 765,189 2,927,60335,500 79,725 1,020,371 3,998,117
. . 12,900 52,000- - 339,100 1,212,185
CRABS, BLUE:HARDSOFT AND PEELERS.
HORSESHOE CRABS .
CLAMS
:
HARD, PUBLIC. . .
HARD, PRIVATE . .
SOFT, PUBLIC. . .
SURF OR SKIMMER .
CONCHSMUSSELS, SEA. . . .
OYSTERS, MARKET:PUBLIC, SPRING. .
PUBLIC, FALL. . .
PRIVATE, SPRING .
PRIVATE, FALL . .
SCALLOPS :
BAYSEA
NOTE:—BUSHELS AS SHOWN ABOVE REPRESENT U. S. STANDARD BUSHELS OF 2,150.4 CUBIC INCHES CAPACITY.
AVERAGE WEIGHTS OF CERTAIN SHELLFISH
ITEM NEW YORK1946
NEW JERSEY1945
DELAWARE1945
CRABS, BLUE:
QUANT 1 TY
12.0012.0016.0012.0020.0010.00
7.57.57.57.5
5.006.00
QUANT 1 TY
3.004.004.00
9.00
20.0013.0018.0012.00
7.467.437.967.97
6.00
QUANTITY
4.003.00
CLAMS: LBS. OF MEATS PER U.S.10,00
_
_
--
-
OYSTERS, MARKET:8.008.008.008.00
SCALLOPS
:
-
EASTERN OYSTER
MIDDLE ATLANTIC FISHERIES
MANUFACTURED FISHERY PRODUCTS
ITEM
BY MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS:BUFFALOFISH, SMOKED POUNDS
BUTTERFISH, SMOKED DO
CARP, SMOKED 00
CHUB, CISCO, ANDTULLIBEE, SMOKED 00
COD:FRESH AND FROZEN FILLETS . . DO
SMOKED FILLETS DO
CROAKERS, FRESH FILLETS ... 00
EELS, COMMON, SMOKED 00
FLOUNDERS, FRESH AND FROZENFILLETS DO
HADDOCK
:
FRESH AND FROZEN FILLETS . . DO
SMOKED FILLETS DO
HAKE, FRESH AND FROZEN FILLETS DO
HERRING, SEA, SMOKED:
BLOATERS, HARD DOKIPPERED DO
LAKE TROUT, SMOKED DOMACKEREL, SMOKED, WHOLE. ... DOMENHADEN:
MEAL AND DRY SCRAP TONSOIL GALLONS
PADDLEFISH OR SPOONBILLCAT, SMOKED POUNDS
POLLOCK, FRESH AND FROZENFILLETS DO
SALMON, SMOKED:WHOLE DOKIPPERED DO
SHAD, SMOKED DOSTURGEON, SMOKED DOWHI TEFISH
:
CANNED ROE STANDARD CASESSMOKED POUNDS
MARINE-SHELL BUTTONS GROSSMUSSELL-SHELL, FRESH-WATER,
BUTTONS DOOYSTERS, EASTERN:
FRESH-SHUCKED GALLONSSHELL PRODUCTS:
GR I T TONSLIME, UNBURNED DO
UNCLASSIFIED PRODUCTS:PACKAGED FISH POUNDSCANNED STANDARD CASESCURED POUNDSMISCELLANEOUS
TOTAL
BY FISHERMEN:ALEWIFE ROE, SALTED POUNDSEELS, SMOKED DOCLAMS, SURF, FRESH-SHUCKED . . GALLONSSCALLOPS:
BAY, FRESH-SHUCKED DOSEA, FRESH-SHUCKED DO
CRABS, HORSESHOE, MEAL .... TONS
TOTAL
GRAND TOTAL
ITEM
BY MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS:BUTTERFISH, SMOKED POUNDSCARP, SMOKED DOHADDOCK, SMOKED FILLETS. ... DOHERRING, SEA, SMOKED:
BLOATERS, HARD DOKIPPERED DO
MENHADEN:MEAL AND DRY SCRAP TONSOIL GALLONS
SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE
QUANTITYJ15,000290,70040,000
1,710,000
1,687,00264,600
100,000
2,723,507
4,713,268113,100197,264
63,00067,00049,000
125,000
149,325
5,120,000430,00070,000417,000
1,7791,750,000905,428
1,813,543
249,450
4/ 97,3766/ 67,628- (3)
2,193251,600
VALUE$6B,70056,74012,900
477,000
540,44412,920
28,100
1,030,397
1,577,36017,27445,613
11,60019,7009,250
53,850
29,716
1,697,500167,9009,000
322,250
74,099618,500
1,388,113
1,321,003
523,625
4/ 25,7766/ T, 299, 134
(3)9/ 1,994,186
13,432,655
6,579317,269
NEW JERSEY
65,35052,000
1,287,872
13,0004,100
1,228,924(2)
427,217
(2)
19,108,994,479
(2)
426 , 000
150,000991,825
5/ 1;
7/ r
5,7811,356
158,270(3)
424,800
1,200
468,400
$22,17221,250
1,9501,360
290,277
406,820(2)
124,052
(2)
1,640,1191,626,451
(2)
164,400
44,3001,926,972
1,160,783
74,3076,079
5/ 324,084-, (3)7/ 480,999
10/~2,752,709
11,496,456
204
181,744
3952,474
11,681,273
PENNSYLVANIA
8,500(2)
480,000(2)
VALUE
$3,400(2)
72,000(2)
(CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)
MIDDLE ATLANTIC FISHERIES
MANUFACTURED FISHERY PRODUCTS • Continued
riEM PENNSYLVANIA DELAWARE
BY MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS: CONT'D QUANTITY7,135
88,779
2,252239
(3)8/ 1,574,940
VALUE$15,073
174,731
32,0951,483
, (3)8/ 642,032
11^6,681,285
QUANTITY VALUE
CLAMS, HARD, FRESH-SHUCKED GALLONSOYSTERS, EASTERN:
44,000
(12)
$62,800SHELL PRODUCTS:
_
UNCLASSIFIED PRODUCTS:
_
(12)
TOTAL - 7,522,101 - 62,800
- 7,5?2,101 62,800
]/ DATA ON THE PRODUCTION OF CANNED FISH, BYPRODUCTS, AND PACKAGED FISH ARE FOR 1946, WHILE THOSEON THE PRODUCTION OF CURED FISH, PACKAGED SHELLFISH, AND FISHERMEN'S PREPARED PRODUCTS ARE FOR 1940.
2/ THIS ITEM HAS BEEN INCLUDED WITH "UNCLASSIFIED PRODUCTS".
V THIS ITEM HAS BEEN INCLUDED WITH "MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCTS".
V INCLUDES FRESH FILLETS OF MACKEREL, WOLFF I SH, AND UNCLASSIFIED FISH; AND FROZEN FILLETS OF
MACKEREL, ROSEFISH, AND WHITING.5/ INCLUDES FRESH FILLETS OF POLLOCK, SCUP, SPANISH MACKEREL, SEA BASS, GRAY SEA TROUT, AND WHITING;
AND FRESH SPLIT "bUTTERFLy" GRAY SEA TROUT AND WHITING.6/ INCLUDES CANNED SALMON AND STURGEON CAVIAR; MINCED AND WHOLE HARD CLAMS; HARD CLAM CHOWDER,~ JUICE, AND BROTH; AND TURTLE MEAT, SOUP, AND STEW.7/ INCLUDES SMOKED CHUB, CISCO, TULLIBEE, HADDOCK FILLETS, FINNAN HADDIE, HARD BLOATERS, LAKE
TROUT, MACKEREL, STURGEON, THIMBLE-EYED MACKEREL, TUNA, AND WHITING; KIPPERED SALMON; SPICEDHERRING; AND SALTED BONELESS AND ABSOLUTELY BONELESS COD.
8/ INCLUDES SMOKED BUTTERFISH, CHUB, CISCO, TULLIBEE, HADDOCK, HADDOCK FILLETS, LAKE TROUT,MACKEREL, SABLEFISH, SALMON, SHAD, AND WHITEFISH; AND KIPPERED HERRING AND SALMON.
9/ INCLUDES MENHADEN MEAL AND OIL; GROUNDFISH MEAL; CLAM EXTRACT; FRESH-WATER MUSSEL SHELLBUTTONS; AND SMOKED L I NGCOD AND FINNAN HADDIE.
10/ INCLUDES COD, SEA BASS, SHARK, AND TUNA LIVER OIL; FRESH-WATER MUSSEL-SHELL BUTTONS AND NOVELTIES;FRESH-SHUCKED SURF CLAMS; AND CANNED EELS, JELLIED AND FRIED HERRING, AND HARD CLAM CHOWDER.
TJ/ INCLUDES GROUNDFISH, BLUE CRAB, AND HORSESHOE CRAB SCRAP AND MEAL; MARINE-SHELL BUTTONS; ANDCANNED CLAM CHOWDER IN PENNSYLVANIA AND MENHADEN MEAL AND OIL IN DELAWARE.
12/ INCLUDED WITH PENNSYLVANIA.NOTE:—THE VALUE OF THE MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS FOR THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES WAS AS FOLLOWS:
BY MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS $32,614,012; AND BY FISHERMEN, $513,165. SOME OF THE ABOVEPRODUCTS MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED FROM PRODUCTS IMPORTED FROM ANOTHER STATE OR A FOREIGNCOUNTRY; THERFORE THEY CANNOT BE CORRELATED DIRECTLY WITH THE CATCH WITHIN THE STATE.
NEW YORK : CATCH BY GEAR, 1946
PURSE SEINES
OTTER TRAWLS
POUND NETS
MIDDLE ATLANTIC FISHERIES
NEW YORK
(continued on next page)
OPERATING UNITS, 1946
PURSESEINES,
MENHADEN
HAULSEINES,COMMON
GILL NETS
DRIFT RUNAROUND STAKE
FISHERMEN:NUMBER
145
NUMBER
16
149160
NUMBER
4
82339
NUMBER
2
NUMBER
ON BOATS AND SHORE;REGULAR . . . r 35
261
145 325 425 2 296
7692
14
72,800
637
973
10260,134
2
19
199
215
700,700
1
10
1
1,800
__
117
apparatus:155
111,800
LINESPOUNDNETS
FYKE
HANDTRAWL ORTROT WITH
HOOKSTROLL
NETS,FISH
F ishermen:NUMBER
23
2420
NUMBER
15
2922
NUMBER
62
NUMBER
8732
NUMBER
2
ON BOATS AND SHORE:1456
TOTAL 67 67 8 119 72
11
96
25
66132
2
82
257
12826,664
4
88
29
103
1
10
3716
APPARATUS:510
DIP NETS,COMMON
OTTERTRAWLS,FISH
POTSITEM
CONCH EEL FISH
NUMBER
6038
NUMBER
378
5915
NUMBER
1417
NUMBER
2154
NUMBER
1
156
TOTAL 98 452 31 75 22
427
98
1002,191
45
1452,578
11
3,170
406
1,165
1
8
BOATS :
12
OTHFR-
APPARATUS:1,310
YARDS AT MOUTH-
SCUP OR PORGY
MIDDLE ATLANTIC FISHERIES
NEW YORK • OPERATING UNITS, 1946- Continued
POTS - cont'd. n DREDGES
LOBSTER CLAM OYSTER,COMMON
fishermen:NUMBER
2
3250
NUMBER
72
21
1
NUMBER
51
NUMBER
128
7024
NUMBER
162ON BOATS AND SHORE
:
84 94 6 222 162
1
12
355
7,243
18374
11
31
4
5
50533
47
9766
35854
BOATS
:
APPARATUS:
YARDS AT MOUTH 99
DREDGES - cont'd. TONGSRAKES,
OTHER THANFOR OYSTERS
TOTAL,ITEM OYSTER,
SUCTIONSCALLOP OYSTER OTHER
EXCLUSIVE OFDUPLICATION
FISHERMEN:NUMBER
9
NUMBER
139
NUMBER
429423
NUMBER
19
2,4872,408
NUMBER
1,115510
NUMBER
864ON BOATS AND SHORE
:
3,321
9 139 852 4,914 1,625 7,149
VESSELS, MOTORNET TONNAGE
BOATS
:
2143
36
23734
46151
520135
852
1278
1,722364
4,914
657293
1.625
2014,581
2,310410
accessory boatsapparatus:
17
YARDS AT MOUTH - - -
NEW YORK : CATCH BY GEAR, 1946
PURSE SEINES HAUL SEINESGILL NETS
RUNAROUND
ALEWIVES . . .
BLUEFISH . . .
BUTTERFISH . .
CARPCATFISH AND BULLHEADSEELS, COMMON . .
FLOUNDERS:BLACKBACK . .
FLUKE ....grayfish ....king mackerel .
king whiting or"kingfish" . .
mackerel ....menhaden ....scup or porgy .
sea robin . . .
sea trout orweakfish, gray
SHADSHARKSSILVERS IDES . .
STRIPED BASS . .
STURGEON ....SUCKERS ....
357,70074,697,000
$17,208976,289
POUNDS
6,3008,1002,000
132,3002,40014,000
101,70014,900
600100
31,400
212,300
1,144,70023,300
123,900366,500
20,229
111,5543,506
24,80092,329
5009,300
1,200
500248,100
66,300849,600
300
20013,500
$123,201
7,351129,035
14
5,500
VALUE
$1,589
(CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)
MIDDLE ATLANTIC FISHERIES
NEW YORK CATCH BY GEAR, 1946 - Continued
PURSE SEINES rlAUL SEINESGILL NETS
RUNAROUND
SUNFISH . . .
SWELLFISH . .
WHITEBAIT . .
WHITE PERCH .
YELLOW PERCHUNCLASSIFIEDSQUID . . . .
TOTAL . 75,054,700 $993,497
POUNDS
300234,10032,90037,000
70035,200
700
2,527,700
7,7458,0814,905
982,9l0
100
700
305,673 1,191,200 169,990
GILL NETS - cont'd.
BLUEFISHCARPCATFISH AND BULLHEADSCODEELS, COMMON ....GRAYFISHHAKE, REDKING WHITING OR "kINGFISHmackerelpollock'scup or porgy ....SEA BASSSEA ROBINSHADSHARKSSKATESSTRIPED BASS ....STURGEONSUCKERSSWELLFISHTILEFISHTUNA AND TUNALIKE FISHES:BLUEFINBON I TO
WHITE PERCHWHITINGYELLOW PERCH ....
TOTAL
11,600700
571,400
12,5008,0001,300
8,800
1,000
85,705
3,9071,363
141
1,212
137
POUNDS
1,400
55,700
10040,80027,10015,40059,700
4,300
73,000
1,000
23,4001,200
615,300 93,524
VALUE
$420
5,145
114,7322,2241,614
10,81720
372
18,610
5,0001,144,400
300200100
3002,000
304,000 48,601 1,264,600 122,511
$523109,471
41
40,000
11,825
12,000
4,218
1,500
5,816
POUND NETS FYKE NETS OTTER TRAWLS
ALEWIVESANCHOVIESANGLERFISHBLUEFISHBUTTERFISHCARPCATFI9H AND BULLHEADSCOOCROAKERCUNNERCUSKEELS:
COMMONCONGER
FLOUNDERS
:
GRAY SOLELEMON SOLE ....YELLOWTAIL ....BLACKBACKDABFLUKE
GRAYFISHHADDOCKHAKE:
REDWHITE
HALIBUT
2,200
78,200838,700
9,000
23,800
81,500
19,84983,836
1,854
1,813
15,460
116,200
15,60015,400
3,800
201,400
2,256
(continued on NEXT PAGE)
1,6882,323
15,516
16,8001,200
1,150,200
1,962,800100
8,100100
16,600
$524458
127,621
177,3477
317
7,400 566681,200 89,670
2,738,300 221,4111,166,800 100,238
50,400 6,8543,410,100 534,554
29,900 2,3237,675,500 703,889
1,188,000 36,746128,700 7,23318,200 3,738
MIDDLE ATLANTIC FISHERIES
NEW YORK CATCH BY GEAR, 1946 - Continued
POUND NETS OTTER TRAWLS
HERRING, SEAHICKORY SHADKING WHITING OR "kINGFISh'MACKEREL .......MENHADENMULLETPOLLOCKROSEFISH (ocean PERCH
)
SCUP OR PORGY ....SEA BASS . .'
SEA ROBINSEA TROUT OR WEAKFISH,
GRAYSHADSHARKSSILVERS IDESSKATESSMELTSTRIPED BASSSTURGEONSUCKERSSUNFISHSWELLFISHTAUTOGTILEFISHTUNA AND TUNALIKE FISHESBLUEFINBON I TOLITTLE
WHITE PERCH ....WHITINGWOLFF ISHYELLOW PERCH ....UNCLASSIFIED ....LOBSTER, NORTHERN .
SCALLOPS
:
BAYSEA
SQUID
POUNDS
584,6002,2009,700
401,900132,800
2002,100
188,2005,3005,700
955,800296,50012,2002,4001,600
17,000
1,050,4004,500
72,70035,00045,500
378,800
97,900
218,800
TOTAL 5,646,600
VALUE
$7,600100
1,44043,6751,090
17154
17,7241,187m
99,94548,242
80646054
33,176397
11,0953,4764,287
9,630
7,416.
23,681
2,600
200100
7,5001,900
4,900
2,900
446,372 372,500 25,256
798
353
$52,000
1,70020,600
150,0003,000
3,296,600616,900
2,100
136,400100
1,300
10,200
727,000100
40,800
3,437,10028,100
280,20031,600
4,600229,400
64,500 52,000 29,325,000 2,663,238
VALUE
$1,317
1911,735
8,553
340,56981,879
15,12510
103
3,065114
22,0026
4,135
1,321
22,32811,014
2,77023,501
EELS, COMMONFLOUNDERS, BLACKBACK .
SEA BASSSEA TROUT OR WEAKFISH,
GRAYSHARKS . .
SWORDflSHLOBSTER, NORTHERN . .
CLAMS, SURF OR SKIMMERCONCHSfOYSTERS, MARKET:
PRIVATE, SPhJ>IG . .
PRIVATE, FALL . . .
SCALLOPS, SEA ....SQUID
TOTAL
135,20080,00061,800
2,000
278,100
136,500
693,700
122,647
30,000
500109,100
190,259 109,600 57,639 12,100
6,482,50071,000
2,218,1003,458,3001,961,500
1,486 14,191,400 5,715,697
$770,06915,000
1,466,5002,275,3201,188,808
CLAMS
:
HARD, PUBLfC .
HARD, PRIVATESOFT, PUBLIC .
MUSSELS, SEA . .
OYSTERS, MARKET:PUBLIC, SPRINGPUBLIC, FALL .
TOTAL . . .
8,466,900272,800
447,000
56,50055,500
9,299,700
$2,829,85091,100
104,000
39,40039,400
3,103,750
325,000
325,000
$130,000
130,000
871283 O—50
MIDDLE ATLANTIC FISHERIES
HUDSON RIVER SHAD FISHERY'
The shad fishery of the Hudson River in 1946 gave employment to 936 fishermen, whotool< 2,972,143 pounds of shad valued at $459,184 to the fishermen. This represented a
decrease of 14 percent in weight and 9 percent in value, compared with 1945. The averageprice per pound received by fishermen in 1946 was 15.4 cents compared with 14.5 cents thep rev ious year.
Stake g i I I nets accounted fo r 7 I percent of the production by weight; drift gill nets,28 percent; and haul seines, the remaining I percent.
Statistics of the operating units and catch of shad in the Hudson River by New Yorkfisherman are also included in the operating unit and catch data for the State of NewYork.
5 The reader is referred to Section 12 of this document for an account of the years forwhich surveys of this fishery have been made.
SUMMARY OF CATCH AND OPERATING UNITS, 1946
ITEM NEW YORK NEW JERSEY TOTAL
operating units
fishermen:on boats and shore:
NUMBER
64608
NUMBER
j 264
NUMBER
) 936
TOTAL 672 264 936
BOATS
:
304
182,843
189680,500
155112,800
20162
182310,000
324162
182,843
189680,500
337422,800
APPARATUS:HAUL SEINES
LENGTH, YARDSGILL NETS:
SQUARE YARDS
SQUARE YARDS
CATCH NUMBER POUNDS
23,30C849,600574,000
VALUE
$3,506129,03586,005
NUMBER POUNDS
1,525,243
VALUE
6240,638
NUMBER
7,700283,500629,689
POUNDS
23,300849,600
2,099,243
VALUE
SHAD CAUGHT:HAUL SEINESDRIFT GILL NETSSTAKE GILL NETS
7,700283,500192,000 437,689
$3,506129,035326,643
TOTAL 483,200 1,446,900 218,546 437,689 1,525,243 240,638 920,889 2,972,143 459,184
MIDDLE ATLANTIC FISHERIES
LANDINGS AT NEW YORK CITY
Landings of fishery products at New York City during 1946 by fisining craft of allsizes amounted to 18,064,841 pounds. This was 9 percent above the 1945 landings, re-versing a downward trend that began in 1940 when the landings dropped to 31.3 millionpounds from 40.9 million pounds in 1939.
Ninety-one percent of the New York City landings consisted of fish, and nine percentof shellfish. In the previous year, shellfish accounted for only five percent of therecefpts. The increase in the importance of shellfish was primarily due to the doublingof the sea scallop landings. The more important species landed at New York City werehaddock, 7,529,995 pounds; fluke, 2,031,845 pounds; scup, 1,881,464 pounds;cod, 1,485,764pounds; and scallops, 1,407,924 pounds.
I nformat ion on theStatistics No. 367".
1.946 landings at New York City isalso aval I ab I e "Current Fishery
LANDINGS AT NEW YORK CITY: BY MONTHS 1946
FI3H
ANGLERFISH (BELLYFISh) . .
BLUEFISH ; . . .
BUTTERFISHCOD:
LARGEMARKETSTEAK
CUSKEELS, CONGERFLOUNDERS
:
BLACKBACKDAB, SEAFLUKEGRAY SOLELEMON SOLEYELLOWTAIL (dABS). . . .
HADDOCKHAKE:
WHITERED (ling)
HALIBUTMACKERELPOLLOCKRAJAFISHscup (porgy)SEA BASSSEA ROSINSEA TROUT, GRAY (wEAKFISh)SHADSHARKSSTRIPED BA3SSTURGEONTAUTOG (bLACKFISh) ....TILEFISHWHITINGWOLFF I SH (catfish) ....ROEUNCLASSIFIED
TOTAL
SHELLFISH
LOBSTERS .
SCALLOPS, SEA (MEATS
)
SQUID
TOTAL. . . .
GRAND TOTAL.
,671,805
,412,200,140,515,345
,805,00016590
,980305,785,420530339
1,791,130
1,33015
53,766
178,8502,790
1404,790
767,0801,960
10,7854,740
359,607
8,0608,115
756450
18,7653,825
335,762160,967
95041550
1,27526,595
2002,4101,035
437,70515,075
3,040
505175
415,1751,450
50,18510,805
514,521
16,75117,0851,704665
29,030750
620,11580,965
50095
27,87538,1406,030
6,215
424,365
211,00543,7406,680
400
241,2001,220
128,50038,205
1,041,152
23,6203,6754,557
214,86837,205
341,81517,625
20,07526,3705,600
8,580
85,39536,050
140
1,815
31,5601,315
1 09 , 1 1
5
49,0201,150,459
11,105
5,258157,87529,915
2,125
8,560
15,06546,205
2,130
37,95528,560989,977
3,0803,899
1,095
3,1005,510
1,955,633 2,374,371 2,840,897 1,690,977
3,52S
2,390
5,918
1,797,048
7,355
12,220
1,975,218
3,3447,20032,525
2,417,440
20027,6488,630
2,877,375 1,821,284
NOTE:— INCLUDES LANDINGS OF BOTH VESSELS AND BOATS. LANDINGS ARE BASED ON WEIGHED-OUT WEIGHTS.
235,17925,500
260,779
1,398,971
MIDDLE ATLANTIC FISHERIES
LANDINGS AT NEW YORK CITY: BY MONTHS 1946 - Continued
SPECIES
F ISH
ANGLERFISH (bELLYFISh).BLUEFISHBUTTERFISHCOD:
LARGEMARKETSTEAK
CROAKERCUSKEELS, CONGERFLOUNDERS:
BLACKBACKDAB, SEAFLUKEGRAY SOLELEMON SOLEYELLOWTAIL (dABS) . .
HADDOCKHAKE:
WHITERED [ling)
HALIBUTMACKERELPOLLOCKRAJAFISHROSEFISH (ocean PERCH ).
scup (porgy)SEA BASSsea robinsea trout, gray
(weakfish)SHADSHARKSSTRIPED BASSSTURGEONTAUTOG (bLACKFISH). . .
TILEFISHWH I T I NGWOLFF ISH [catfish). . .
ROEUNCLASSIFIED
lOTAL
SHELLF ISH
CLAMS, HARD (SHELL) . .
CRABS, HARDLOBSTERSSCALLOPS, SEA (mEATs) .
SQUID
TOTAL
GRAND TOTAL . . .
SEPTEMBER
24,72053,915
13, 15^2,500
3115
30,6354,500
705,980
2,480
1,27015
2,195
9,5301,319
670965
7,84046,280
26 , 025
23,67538,010
468,495
350950
1,135
4,200
12,400
20,40067,725
17,450
2,B15
72,51021,695546,683
7,3551,250
16,46079,160
68,520500
18,160
35,06044,025
613,061
90105
5,885100100
56,215
43,^70
5,13821,935
15,0254,1003,785
49,202114,750325,665
1001,675
96037,68528,685
5,3352,820
2,25516,9001,655
115,13032,875
381
, 050
2,250
13,920
1,90091,1471,075
no245
8,700
1,620
230
500
853,994 620,825 962,276 748,424
286,380585
16,720
248,571
4,24015,925
136,386 129,357
286,965 265,291 136,436 129,397
,116 964,639 1,091,673
87,244
858,450 835,
POUNDS
2,290
1,041,584437,5006,680
60140
10,715
147,28224,175
2,031,8457,260
676,892392,700
7,529,995
1 06 , 29648,51518,174
375,173148,6254,9802,960
1,881,464562,176
1,980
1,686
60045
141,860104,78527,4402,410
26,569
16,521,345
20,96015,92514,567
1,407,92484,-120
1,543,496
18,064,841
LANDINGS AT NEW YORK CITY, 1938 - 1946
SECTION 4.- CHESAPEAKE FISHERIES
(Area XXIII)
During 1946, the production of fish and shellfish in the Chesapeake States increased
for the fourth' successive year, but post-war marketing problems arose and became acute
during the latter part of the year. Rising production costs, stemming from more compe-
tition for raw products, increased wages, and higher prices for supplies, ran head on into
consumer resistance to high prices with disastrous results during October and November.
Crab meat and oyster sales were hit hardest during the 45 days following the decontrol of
meat. More or less normal marketing of these products was resumed during the final month
of the year, although the prices fai led to return to those prevai I ing previous to that
time. With the return of a buyer's market, increasing interest was evident in quality
control, packages with eye-appeal, sales promotion, and new products. A number of firms
began shipping seafoods, particularly oysters, by air to the midwestern markets. A num-
ber of new firms entered the industry, and many of the older firms expanded their plants
during the year. This expansion was particularly noticeable in the case of firms build-
ing their own cold-storage warehouses in conjunction with their regular packing plants.
There was increased emphasis on the production of canned fish during 1946. Packs of all
species increased over the previous year, and two new species, sea trout and I ittle tuna,
were processed. A high mortality rate for oysters on certain bars in upper ChesapeakeBay was reported and caused alarm, but apparently it did not material ly decrease the
catch during that year. Effects of this may, however, show up in later years.
The 1946 catch of fish and shellfish in the Chesapeake States (Maryland and Virginia)
totaled 359,946,000 pounds, valued at $27, 198,823 to the fishermen. This represents a
rise of 18 percent in quantity, but a decrease of 10 percent in value, compared with 1945.
The total production during this year was the largest recorded for any year for whichstatistics are available since 1920. The total value was the second highest on record.
The yield of fish and shellfish in Maryland during 1946 increased 16 percent in quan-
tity but decreased 2 percent in value compared with 1945. In Virginia, the yield in-
creased 19 percent in quantity while decreasing 14 percent in value.
Landings of menhaden, which were 67 percent larger than in 1945, were the largestsince 1941. Menhaden was by far the most important species from the standpoint of quan-tity, accounting for 41 percent of the total catch but due to its low price, the fishaccounted for only 5 percent of the total value. The catch of hard crabs rose 40 percentfrom the previous year, and was the largest since 1939. The quantity of oysters caughtincreased 2 percent, while the value decreased 12 percent, compared with 1945. Oystersand crabs were not under price control, but their price was directly affected by priceand ration controls on meat, other fishery products, and poultry.
The quantity of packaged fish processed increased from 760,700 pounds in 1945 to1,315,114 pounds in 1946. Increases occurred in most of the varieties packaged. Themost important items were pan-dressed and fillets of sea trout and pan-dressed croakers.
The production of canned fish and fishery byproducts in Maryland and Virginia during1946 was valued at $8,539,649 to the packer. This represents an increase of 150 percentcompared with 1945. The most valuable individual item was canned whiting, although thecombined value of menhaden meal and oil was much greater. A total of 20 plants wereengaged in canning fishery products in 1946 and a similar number of plants were used forprocessing fishery byproducts.
This number has been assigned to this area by the North American Council of FisheryInvestigations. 'It should be explained that there may be included under this area, craftwhose principal fishing ports are m this area but at times fish el sewhere. Data on the
operating units and catch of the fisheries of Maryland have been taken largely from sta-
tistics 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 m order that the figures may be p resented m a manner comparable withthose of other sections.
132 CHESAPEAKE FISHERIES
The last complete survey of the fishery transporting, wholesaling, and manufacturingindustries was for 1940. In that year, 1,023 men were employed in the operation of 544vessels engaged in the transporting trade and 12,33 1 persons were employed in wholesale
and manufacturing establishments. The latter employees received $3,552,827 in salariesand wages during 1940. Detailed statistics on these branches of the industry for 1940can be found in "Fishery Statistics of the United States, 1944" (Statistical Digest No.
16).
The following tables contain summarized and detailed information on the 1946 catch and
operating units of Maryland and Virginia. Condensed summary data of the operating units
and catch by states of the Chesap«al<e Fisheries, appearing in the fol lowing pages, have
been previously published in Current Fishery Statistics No. 468.
CHESAPEAKE STATES CATCH, 1946
HARD CRABS
VALUE OF THE CHESAPEAKE STATES CATCH, 1946
HARD CRABS
SOFT CRABS
CHESAPEAKE FISHERIES
SECTIONAL SURVEYSSUMMARY OF CATCH, 1946
PRODUCT MARYLAND VIRGINIA TOTAL
FISH
POUNDS
17,978,90042,131,200
VALUE
$1,632',7957,003,729
POUNDS
249,956,20049,879,700
VALUE
$9,664,2188,898,081
POUNDS
267,935,10092,010,900
VALUE
$11,297,01:-^
SHELLFISH 15,901,810
TOTAL 60,110,100 8,636,524 299,835,900 18,562,299 359,946,000 27,198,823
SUMMARY OF OPERATING UNITS, 1946
ITEM MARYLAND VIRGINIA TOTAL
fishermen:NUMBER
557
6,0852,761
NUMBER
1,326
5,6053,203
NUMBER
1,883
ON BOATS AND SHORE:11,6905,964
TOTAL 9,403 10,134 19,537
VESSELS:
2629485
1,019
2144297
3,668
2144323
3,96285
1,019
1111,313
2993,812
410TOTAL NET TONNAGE 5,125
BOATS
:
3,9902,139
292100,750
92165,602
286840,557
420971,579
212424
69,0001,418
1,031,300622
33888718
370
8,47028,440
282372
305356
830
3,927107
195
4,3963,182
54
16
6,000300
180,804
10553,100
762930,760
531512,940
14328611
650511
300,6501,311
61,700
59360575926
7304
42,3001,5251,16758080110
208341342389
3,519469
210384
8,3865,321
54APPARATUS :
16
6,000592
281,554GILL NETS:
197218,702
1,0481,771,317
9511,484,519
LINES:35571017
9,6501,929
1,331,9501,933
61,700
FYKE NETS:593943
1,54644
1,1004
50,77029,9651,167580362482
DREDGES:208341647745
830
7,446576
RAKES:210
OTHER 579
CHESAPEAKE FISHERIES
CATCH BY STATES, 1946
F ISH
ALeWIVESANCHOVIESBLACK BASSBLUEFISHBUTTERFISHCARPCATFISH AND BULLHEADS ...CODCRAPPIECROAKER ,
DOLPHINDRUM :
BLACKRED OR REDFISH
EELS:COMMONCONGER
FLOUNDERSGARFISHGIZZARD SHADHADDOCKHAKE :
REDWHITE
HALIBUTV •
HARVESTFISH OR "STARFISH . .
HERRING, SEAHICKORY SHADHOGCHOKERJEWnSH . . . : ,
KING WHITING OR KINGFISh". .
MACKERELMENHADENMULLETP IGF ISHPIKE OR PICKERELSAND PERCH '. . . .
SCUP OR PORGYSEA BASSSEA ROBINSEA TROUT OR WEAKFISH:
GRAYSPOTTED
SHAD . .
SHARKSSKATESSPANISH MACKERELSPOTSTRIPED BASSSTURGEONSUCKERSSUNFISHSWELLFISHTAUTOGTILEFISHTOMCOD
TUNA AND TUNALIKE FISHES:BON I TOLITTLE
TOTAL, TUNA AND TUNALIKEF hSHES.
WHITE PERCHWH I T I NGYELLOW PEACHYELLOW PIKEUNCLASSIFIED
TOTAL
SHELLFISH, ETC.
CRASS, BLUE:HARDSOFT OR PEELERS
LOBSTERS, NORTHERN
CLAMS, HARD:PUBLICPRIVATE
TOTAL CLAMS
3,497,300100
1,60072,600321,400242,300366,50088,6003,800
2,820,000100
36,000
1,048,7001,100
704,100
33,800
359,6009,000
100
39 , 30019,70014,600
41,800728,000368,100
1,80022,50040,000
630,800195,200
400
2,265,8004,200
718,30026,4002,000
129,0001,614,900
3,0008,6001,4008,8002,600
12,0003,300
15,300
655,300679,600113, 760
10021,000
17,978,900
25,457,8002,583,700
600
182,600
$80,8139
3038,67819,90518,07526,2327,
298283,849
1,917
131,63333
93,031
1,923
17,980450
7861,791621
2,827So, 9606,664
725,1223,687
24,26320,690
28
229,529546
132,4182,112
60
12,167343,712
60051595
12,028,300
1/8,000203,000
3,369,5001,013,7001,645,400
15,600
37,320,800
58,00024,900
486,20024,700
2,888,5001,800
369,600100
45,70055,400
900695,50029,60082,400
200357,800
1,692,600148,970,600
92,70075,700
40,8006,460,5001,986,000
12,000
18,290,800429,300
3,599,20041,7001,800
284,9004,097,3002,084,400
22,8006,800
50,50028,800
60010.400
1,440165
84,700
62,52919,74214,997
241,832
488,400303,40071,900
1,632,795 249,956,200
1,537,050905,180
26,864,8001,641,800
300
$360,849
80022,460218,69250,785131,632
785
3,732,080
2,4201,985
58,344741
357,186
7,392
1,7962,736
10743,005
6003,310
3018,078
142,7981,432,888
7,4362,302
1,628390,394229,383
494
1,159,37360,102
630,4411,961
3734,186
167,178312,7664,264
272
2,0202,292
15,525,600100
9,600275,600
3,690,9001,258,0002,011,900
104,2003,800
40,140,800100
94,00024,900
1,534,90025,800
3,592,6001,800
403,400100
405,30064,4001,000
695,50068,900102,10014,600
200399,600
2,420,600149,338,700
92,70077,50022,50080,800
7,091,3002,181,200
12,400
20,556,600433,500
4,317,50068,1003,800
284,9004,226,3003,699,300
25,80015,4001,400
59,30031,400
60010.400
10,156 96,7003,300
10,156 100,000
38,50211,8245,033
1,143,700983,000185,600
10021,000
9,664,218 267,935,100
127,820
127,820
630,500348,100978,600
1,664,208571,790
100
52,322,6004,225,500
900
$441,6629
1,10331,138
238,59768,860157,8647,873
2984,015,929
4,3371,985
189,977774
450,21790
9,315
19,7763,186
12343,0051,3865,101
62130
20.905193,758
1,439,5527,4362,3745,1225,315
414,657250,073
522
1,388,90260,648762,859
4,07397
34,186179,345656,478
4,86478795
2,3722,500
1 1 , 596165
11,761
101,03131,56620,030
429,750237,2^0
813,100348,100
1,161,200
3,201,2581,476,970
280
557,570237,220
(CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)
CHESAPEAKE FISHERIES
CATCH BY STATES, 1946 - Continued
SPECIES MARYLAND V IRGINIA TOTAL
shellfish, etc.(continued)
POUNDS
36,600
VALUE
$3,294
POUNDS
20,700303,600
VALUE
$1,86345,540
POUNDS
57,300303j500
VALUE
$5,15745,540MUSSELS, SEA. .^
OYSTERS, MARKET:PUBLIC, SPRINGPUBLIC, FALLPRIVATE, SPRINGPRIVATE, FALL
4,302,3005,584,1001,282,0001,421,900
1,290,6902,275,230
384,600426,570
3,454,1003j451,1007,044,2005,815,400
1,028,7701,017,5602,113,3901,745,510
7,756,40010,035,2008,326,2007,237,300
2,319,4603,292,7902,497,9902,172,080
TOTAL OYSTERS 13,590,300 4,377,090 19,754,800 5,905j230 33,355,100 10,282,320
SCALLOPS, SEA 4,10072,500203,000
1,64010,87540,600
64,10026,700
11,300203,000
6,4686,475
1,01728,420
4,100136,600229,700
11,300203,000
1,64017,34347,075
1,01728,420
TERRAPIN, DIAMOND-BACK. . . .
TURTLES:
42,131,200 7,003,729 49,879,700 8,898,081 92,010,900 15,901,810
GRAND TOTAL 60,110,100 8,536,524 299,835,900 18,562,299 359,946,000 27,198,823
1/ SOLD TO STATE AUTHORITIES.
SUPPLEMENTARY REVIEW Of THE CATCH OF CERTAIN SHELLFISH, 1946
PRODUCT MARYLAND V IRGINIA TOTAL
CRABS, BLUE:HARD NUMBERSOFT AND PEELERS . DO
CLAMS, HARD:PUBLIC BUSHELSPRIVATE DO
CONCHS DOMUSSELS, SEA DOOYSTERS, MARKET:
PUBLIC, SPRING. . . DOPUBLIC, FALL. ... DOPRIVATE, SPRING . . DOPRIVATE, FALL . ^ . DO
SCALLOPS •. . DO
QUANTITY
101,836,6327,751,100
30,433
2,440
933,2541,428,221278,091308,438
683
.VALUE
$1; 537, 050905,180
127,820
3,294
1,290,6902,275,230384,500426,570
1,640
QUANTITY
109,671,1444,925,400
110,03550,7501,380
43,371
803,279803,279
1,538,1861,352,419
VALUE
$1,664,208571,790
429,750237,220
1,86345,540
1,028,7701,017,5602,113,3901,745,510
QUANTITY
211,507,77612,676,500
140,46860,7503,820
43,371
1,736,5332,231,5001,915,2771,660,857
683
VALUE
$3,201,2581,476,970
557,570237,220
5,15745,540
2,319,4603,292,7902,497,9902,172,080
1,640
NOTEl—BUSHELS REPRESENT U. S. STANDARD BUSHELS OF 2,150.4 CUBIC INCHES CAPACITY.
AVERAGE WEIGHTS OF CERTAIN SHELLFISH, 1946
PRODUCT MARYLAMD VIRGINIA
CRABS, BLUE:34615
4.615
2.9445.731574.30
NOTE:~BUSHELS AS SHOWN ABOVE REPRESENT U.S. STANDARD BUSHELS OF 2,150.4 CUBIC INCHES CAPACITY.
GRAY SEA TROUT
CHESAPEAKE FISHERIES
MANUFACTURED FISHERY PRODUCTS
ITEM MARYLAND VIRGINIA
QUANT 1 TY
108,734
VALUE
$679,483
QUANTITY VALUE
STANDARD CASES 64,334 $367,706DO 8,867 115,900 8,739 128,136
POUNDS (2)84,371
2,179,300 53,19600 2,406,150 2,445,350 92,448DO - - 280,100 12,698DO - - 62,700 3,874DO 79,000 19,750 - -
DO 186,000 58,100 -
DO 23,000 6,625 - -
DO - - 89,000 27,800DO 48,000 5,600 - -
STANDARD CASES 52,734 430,472 (4) (4)DO 1,768 22,266
DO 26,817 169,160 35,011 174,788TONS - - 16,038 1,398,750
GALLONS - - 1,223,989 1,266,700POUNDS - - 10,000 1,200
DO . . 183,000 33,800DO - - 37,900 7,580DO - - 653,814 86,438
STANDARD CASES 5,788 60,993 - -
DO 11,390 146,829 - -
POUNDS 33,500 11,725 - -
STANDARD CASES 222,839 1,848,539 11,484 81,595
POUNDS 2,050,280 726,339 1,891,237 690,600TONS (2) (2) 1,664 88,930
POUNDS 901,978 187,354
GALLONS 2,439,138 2,741,365 2,191,988 2,666,544
TONS 31,866 279,185 3,025 24,300DO 18,635 63,335 - -
POUNDS - . 5/341,400 5/82,850STANDARD CASES 6/19,961 6/83,498 [*1 {'*)
POUNDS 7/279,800 7/87,200 (4) U)- - 87805,600 9/219,484- - - - To/92, 170
- - 8,446,335 - 7,788,941
POUNDS 5,800 21500 80,000 2,400 - -
DO 122,620 10,551 - -
DO 3,000 140 - -
- 211,420 13,305 - -
- - 8,459,641 - 7,788,941
BY MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS:ALEWIVES:
CANNEDROE, CANNEDSALTED:
CORNEDPICKLED 3/TIGHT-PACK CUTWITH ROE
BUTTERFISH, SMOKEDCHUB, CISCO, AND TULLIBEE, SMOKED. .
EELS, SMOKEDFLOUNDERS, FRESH AND FROZEN FILLETS.HERRING, SEA, SMOKEDMACKEREL:
CANNEDCANNED ROE
MENHADEN:CANNEDMEAL AND SCRAPOIL
MULLET, FROZEN PAN-DRESSEDSEA TROUT:
FRESH FILLETSFROZEN FILLETSFROZEN PAN-DRESSEDCANNED
SHAD, CANNED :
WHITEFISH, SMOKEDWHITING, CANNEDCRABS, HARD:
MEAT, FRESH-COOKEDMEAL AND SCRAP
MUSSELS, SEA, STEAMED AND SHUCKED. .
OYSTERS:FRESH SHUCKEDSHELL PRODUCTS:
POULTRY FOODLIME UNBURNED
UNCLASSIFIED PRODUCTS;PACKAGED FISHCANNED FISHSALTED AND SMOKEDBYPRODUCTSMISCELLANEOUS
TOTAL. . . .
BY FISHERMEN:ALEWIVES:
CORNEDPICKLED
EELS, SALTED . . .
HOGCHOKER, SALTED.
TOTAL
GRAND TOTAL.
2/ DATA ON THE PRODUCTION OF CANNED FISH, BYPRODUCTS, AND PACKAGED FISH ARE FOR 1946, WHILE THOSE ON THEPRODUCTION OF CURED FISH, PACKAGED SHELLFISH AND FISHERMEN'S PREPARED PRODUCTS ARE FOR 1940.
2/ INCLUDED WITH "UNCLASSIFIED PRODUCTS".V THIS ITEM IS USUALLY AN INTERMEDIATE PRODUCT AND ALTHOUGH INCLUDED IN THE TOTAL MAY BE SHOWN IN ITS
FINAL STAGE OF PROCESSING IN THIS OR ANOTHER STATE.4/ INCLUDED WITH "MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCTS".5/ INCLUDES FRESH FILLETS OF CROAKER, SCUP, AND SEA BASS; FROZEN CROAKER FILLETS; FRESH AND FROZEN
PAN-DRESSED CROAKER, GRAY SEA TROUT, AND WHITING; AND FRESH PAN-DRESSED SEA BASS.6/ INCLUDES CANNED SHAD ROE, EASTERN TUNA, AND CLAM CHOWDER.7/ INCLUDES CORNED AND SMOKED ALEWIVES; AND SMOKED CARP, LAKE TROUT, SABLEFISH, SALMON, AND STURGEON.B/ INCLUDES BLUE CRAB AND UNCLASSIFIED MEAL, AND MARINE PEARL SHELL BUTTONS.9/ INCLUDES ALEWIFE MEAL AND OIL, UNCLASSIFIED MEAL, BURNED AND UNBURNED LIME FROM OYSTER SHELLS,
AND PEARL ESSENCE.10/ INCLUDES FRESH-SHUCKED HARD CLAMS AND CANNED MACKEREL AND EASTERN TUNA.
NOTE:— THE TOTAL VALUE OF MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS IN THE CHESAPEAKE STATES WAS AS FOLLOWS:BY MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS, $16,235,276; AND BY FISHERMEN $13,306. SOME OF THE ABOVEPRODUCTS MAY HAVE BEEN IMPORTED FROM ANOTHER STATE OR A FOREIGN COUNTRY; THEREFORE, THEY CANNOTBE CORRELATED DIRECTLY WITH THE CATCH WITHIN THE STATE.
CHESAPEAKE FISHERIES
MARYLANDOPERATING UNITS, 1946
HAUL SEINES,COMMON
GILL NETS LINES
ITEM ANCHOR DRIFT STAKE HAND TRAWL ORTROT WITH
HOOKS
TROT WITHBAITS ORSNOODS
fishermen:
NUMBER
705536
NUMBER
10281
NUMBER
8
382174
NUMBER
491156
NUMBER
87125
NUMBER
6
NUMBER
ON BOATS AND SHORE:1,201263
1,241 183 564 647 212 6 1,464
292409
292100,750
9211
92
165,602
355
27813
286
840,557
366113
420
971,579
89
212
424
3
6
9,000
_
BOATS
:
1,301117
APPARATUS:1,418
_
HOOKS, BAITS OR SNOODS 1,031,300
POUNDNETS
FYKENETS,FISH
DIPNETS,
COMMON
OTTERTRAWL,FISH
POTS
ITEMCRAB EEL
NUMBER
ail104
NUMBER
8845
NUMBER
261630
NUMBER
71
21
NUMBER NUMBER
466374
NUMBER
14
20453
ON BOATS AND SHORE
:
29166
TOTAL 915 133 891 92 271 840 357
228123
622
7819
338
4887
891
12183
6
18370
742
235
8,470
362190
28,440
__
BOATS
:
186
APPARATUS
:
282372
DREDGES TONGS
RAKES,OTHER
THAN FOROYSTERS
BY HAND,OTHER
THAN FOROYSTERS
TOTAL,
OYSTER,COHHON OTHER OYSTER OTHER
EXCLUSIVEOF
DUPLICATION
NUMBER
467
81
NUMBER
8
NUMBER NUMBER
107
NUMBER
12471
NUMBER
379176
NUMBER
FISHERMEN:
3,607320
557
ON BOATS AND SHORE:6,085
CASUAL 2,761
TOTAL 548 8 3,927 107 195 555 9,403
VESSELS :
54985
1,019
; -
--
- 2629485
1,019
901,068 I
--
-
-111
TOTAL NET TONNAGE 1,313
BOATS
:
70
305356
8
830
2,450147
3,927
6914
107
5292
195
116205
3,9902,139
APPARATUS: _
-
138 CHESAPEAKE FISHERIES
MARYLAND: CATCH BY GEAR, 1946
GILL NETS
ALEWIVESBLACKBASSBLUEFISHBUTTERFISHCARPCATFISH AND BULLHEADSCR*PPIECROAKERDRUM, BLACKEELS, COMMONFLOUNDERSGIZZARD SHADHERRING, SEAHICKORY SHADMACKERELMENHADENPIKE OR PICKEREL. . .
SAND PERCHSEA TROUT OR WEAKFISH:
GRAYSPOTTED
SHADSPOTSTRIPED BASSSUCKERSSUNFISHWHITE PERCHYELLOW PERCHYELLOW PIKEUNCLASSIFIED
TOTAL . . .
POUNDS
122,6001,5006,5001,400
188,800144,800
1,4001,840,200
1,6002,2002,1007,800
500
10,6005,30017,500
125,1001,900
15,60053,200504,700
5,900500
157,10020,400
6,000
3,245,200
POUNDS
4,300
20026,900
1,900
700
400
100
162,000200
57,800
721
VALUE
$141
1,480
27,15114
11,670
POUNDS
33,900
1,9007,6004,400
4002,100
728,0001,000
700
2,600
86,900
162,200
61,2005,300
100
363,025 268,800 42,375 1,105,100 111,837
14950,960
15,912
35,534
6,103518
POUNDS
108,600
1 2 , 000
2,0007,400
40017,800
600
1,000
7,400
20,200500
10,600
169,300200
267,300
100116,3008,600
753,600
2,183
556
32,72121
58,633
1411,8791,190
TRAWL ORTROT Wl TH
HOOKS
TROT WITHBA I TS ORSNOODS
ALEWIVESANCHOVIESBkUEFISHBUTTERFISHCARPCATFISH AND BULLHEADS . .
CODCRAPPIECROAKER 6,100DRUM, BLACKEELS, COMMONFLOUNDERS 2,300GIZZARD SHADHICKORY SHADHOGCHOKERMENHADENPIKE OR PICKERELSAND PERCHSCUP OR PORGY 20,000SEA BASS 21,900SEA TROUT OR WEAKFISH,
GRAY 27,700SHADSPOTSTRIPED BASS 23,000SUCKERSTAUTOG 200TUNA AND TUNALIKE FISHES,BONITO 11,700
WHITE PERCHYELLOW PERCHUNCLASSIFIEDCRABS, BLUE:
HARDSOFT AND PEELERS. . . .
TOTAL 149,400
$4,380
610
345
2,190
1,985
1,404
71,600 $5,728
19,543,900206,700
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3,211,200100
9,30044,30029,90059,800
300355,9006,90011,50013,70024,1009,2001,600
336,3004,5005,300
600
1,234,700280,00070,400557,900
100
234,1006,20014,700
$1,'180,014
72,140
5,728 |l9,750,600|l,252,154 6,522,600 502,104
$72,5789
1,0834,7891,9884,144
21
41,551653
1,4201,5861,182
815101
5,976750
1,819
65
152,48153,6046,945
124,839
21,5731,0291,095
CHESAPEAKE FISHERIES
MARYLAND: CATCH BY GEAR, 1946 - Continued
FYKE NETS OTTER TRAWLS
ALEWIVESBLACKBASSBLUEFISHBUTTERFISHCARPCATFISH AND BULLHEADS . .
CODCRAPPIECROAKERDOLPHINDRUM, BLACKEELS:
COMMONCONGER
FLOUNDERSGIZZARD SHADHAKE:REDWHITE
HALIBUTHERRING, SEAHICKORY SHADKING WHITING OR "kINGFISh"PIGFISHPIKE OR PICKERELSAND PERCHSCUP OR PORGYSEA BASSSEA ROBINSEA TROUT OR WEAKFISH:
GRAYSPOTTED
SHADSHARKSSKATESSPOTSTRIPED BASSSTURGEONSUCKERSSUNFISHSWELLFISHTAUTOGTUNA AND TUNALIKE FISHES:
BON I TOLITTLE
WHITE PERCHWHITINGYELLOW PERCHCRABS, blue:
HARDSOFT AND PEELERS. . . .
LOBSTERS, NORTHERN. . . .
CONCHSSCALLOPS, SEASQUID
TOTAL
60013,800
123,200
5,600
200
12,1001,000
73,100
72,800
1,0038,698
2,677
400 62
2,600 401
6,800 1,338
2,600 152800 43
6,936
8,984
4,500251,400
335,100 31,796 255,900 89,430 4,601,400
$27089,160
8,300273,200
592,300100
27,500
1,100686,000
359,6009,000
10038,900
41,8001,800
4,900610,800172,700
400
871 ,9002,3001,900
25,4002,0005,00035,2003,000
8,8002,400
3003,300
36,6004,100
72,500
$1,24514,777
1,360
59,2308
1,100
33
2,827
14723,46318,435
28
55,219276190
2,11260250
5,280600
352192
165
19,742
1803,2941,640
10,875
1,026,900
5,879,00057,300
333,209 6,963,200 503,815
354,94219,975
SPECIES SCRAPES
HOGCHOKERCRABS, BLUE:
HARDSOFT AND PEELER .
CLAMS, HARD, PUBLICOYSTERS, MARKET:
PUBLIC, SPRING. .
PUBLIC, FALL.PRIVATE, SPRINGPRIVATE, FALL
TERRAPIN, DIAMOND-BACK . . .
30,4002,058,500
79,000
$1,824720,475
15,800
1,397,5002,762,000582,000552,400
419,2501,128,600
174,600165,720
92,600
2,904,8003,822,100700,000859,500
TOTAL . . 2,167,900 738,099 5,306,900 1,888,690 8,389,000 2,553,740 77,400 54,180 146,400 37,050
POUNDS VALUE
$64,820
871,4401,146,630210,000260,850
POUNDS VALUE
$54,1809,80012,600
$3,4308,820
24,800
CHESAPEAKE FISHERIES
VIRGINIAOPERATING UNITS, 1946
ITENPURSE
SEINES,MENHADEN
HAUL SEINES,COMMON
GILL NETS LINES
ANCHOR DRIFT STAKE HAND
FISHERMEN: NUMBER
434
NUMBER
66
540635
NUMBER
2
16347
NUMBER
40
407586
NUMBER
224299
NUMBER
ON BOATS AND SHORE
:
20
434 1,241 212 1,033 523 143
VESSELS:2
14414
867
'1170
1
818
123
-
NET TONNAGE15
NET TONNAGE 103
TOTAL VESSELSTOTAL NET TONNAGE . . .
16i,on
1170
1
818
123 -15
103
BOATS
:
32
166,000
29543722
300180,804
1031
105
53,100
513154
762
930,760
262127
531
512,940
ACCESSORY BOATSAPPARATUS:
143LENGTH, YARDSSQUARE YARDSHOOKS, BAITS, OR SNOODS . . . 286
LINES - CONTINUED
POUND NETS STOP NETS
FYKE NETS
ITEM TRAWL ORTROT WITH
HOOKS
TROT WITHBAITS ORSNOODS
CRAB FISH
NUMBER
73
NUMBER
8
413117
NUMBER
991411
NUMBER
12
NUMBER
10173
NUMBER
ON BOATS AND SHORE
:
11086
10 538 1,402 12 174 196
VESSELS, MOTORNET TONNAGE
BOATS:73
11
650
421
46938
511
300,650
502436
1,311
64
61,700
5979
593
11429
APPARATUS:605
SQUARE YARDSHOOKS, BAITS, OR SNOODS . .
DIPNETS,
COMMON
OTTERTRAWLS,FISH
SLATTRAPS
POTS
CRAB EEL FISH
FISHERMEN:NUMBER
305454
NUMBER
137
NUMBER
1
2
NUMBER
14
719326
NUMBER
2814
NUMBER
4121
TOTAL 759 137 3 1,059 42 62
VESSELS, MOTORNET TONNAGE
BOATS :
2755
759
26597
26730
2
1
4
743
82621
42,300
333
1,525
365
APPARATUS:1,167
YARDS AT MOUTH-
(CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)
CHESAPEAKE FISHERIES
VIRGINIA : OPERATING UNITS, 1946 - Continued
POTS - CONt'q DREDGES TONGS
ITEMTURTLE CRAB OYSTER,
COMMONOYSTER OTHER
fishermen:NUMBER
216
NUMBER
65
NUMBER
247
77
NUMBER
262
303
NUMBER
205
3,043274
NUMBER
nON BOATS AND SHORE:
88
^7 65 324 565 3,522 469
VESSELS, MOTORNET TONNAGE
BOATS
:
10n
580
61
80110
75802
37
208341
73799
14816
342389
102598
2,291178
3,519
527
209131
APPARATUS:469
YARDS AT MOUTH
RAKES BY HAND 1
TOTAL,EXCLUSIVE
OFDUPLICATION
ITEMOYSTER OTHER OYSTER OTHER
NUMBER
16050
NUMBER
222162
NUMBER
46640
NUMBER
295125
NUMBER
1,326
ON BOATS AND SHORE:5,5053,203
210 384 506 420 10,134
VESSELS
:
-
-
-
- 2144297
3,668
-
I -
- 2993,812
BOATS
:
38128
210
86196
384
73236
71183
4,3963,182
54
APPARATUS
:
.
VIRGINIA : CATCH BY GEAR, 1946
PURSE SE I NES HAUL SEINESGILL NETS
ALEWIVESBLACK BASSBLUEFiSHBUTTERFISHCARPCATFISH AND BULLHEADS .
CROAKERDRUM :
BLACKRED OR REDFISH ....
EELS, COMMONFLOUNDERSGIZZARD SHADHARVESTFISH OR "STARFISH'jHICKORY SHAD '
KING WHITING OR "kINGFISHMACKEREL .
MENHADEN <
MULLET .
PIGFISHSAND PERCH
83,800139,148,000
$18,0001,374,251
(CONTI
830,7001/ 8,00029,50043,800810,000265,700
13,337,500
7,9005,70023,400173,000296,80010,1002,800
109,600
1,145,00012,90031,1002,000
NUED ON NEXT PAGE
)
VALUE
$24,921y 8002,9382,628
40,50021,256
1,333,750
316456
2,80824,2205,936
606116
3,876
6,6991,032957
5002,100
$45125
64,780
251,500
13,3007,700
700
98,300
1,000
5,100
1,289,900
20,500
VALUE
$7,545
20
204
103,092
1,660
CHESAPEAKE FISHERIES
VIRGINIA : CATCH BY GEAR, 1946 - Continued
PURSE SEINES HAUL SEINESGILL NETS
SCUP OR PORGY . . . .
SEA BASSSEA TROUT OR WEAKPISH:
GRAYSPOTTED
SHAOSHARKSSKATESSPANISH MACKEREL . . .
SPOTSTRIPED BASSSUCKERSTUNA AND TUNALIKE
FISHES, BONITO . . .
WHITE PERCHYELLOW PERCHCRABS, BLUE:
HARDSOFT AND PEELERS . .
SQUID
TOTAL 139,231,800 $1,392,251
2,165,00076,20070,0002,700700
1,4001,725,800843,600
300
10,000245,80066,600
12,7008,200
22,377,200 1,852,919
48
129,80010,66812,600
13514
16869,720126,540
12
1,20019,6644,662
173,600
155,7006,200
$10,416
14,500
127,300
926,700
35,00080,400
3,800
1,900
986,600 82,703 2,877,600 314,456
VALUE
$1,740
7,638
166,150
1,40012,161
342
GILL NETS - CONT'D.
ALEWIVES 78,400BLUEFISH •
CATFISH AND BULLHEADSCROAKER 23,300DRUM :
BLACK ....RED OR REDFISH
FLOUNDERS . . .
HICKORY SHAD 4,600KING WHITING OR "kINGFISh"MULLET r . . 19,800SCUP OR PORGY ....SEA BASSSEA TROUT OR WEAKFISH:
GRAYSPOTTED
SHAD 519,900SHARKSSPOT 23,400STRIPED BASS 333,000TAUTOGTUNA AND TUNALIKE
FISHES, BONITOWH I TE PERCH . .
CRABS, BLUE:HARDSOFT AND PEELERS . . . 4,500
SQUID 7,700TURTLES, SNAPPER
TOTAL
2,330
187
1,584
95,274
99649,950
1,5751,385
2,700
23,200
2002,20014,500
5,10016,100
49,1001,300
3,0003,4001,6001,400
800
1,020,400 156,098 125,000
POUNDS VALUE
$321
2,320
1761,940
3571,932
2,946182
150136240112
15,500 $1,240
6,404,80044,600
2,240
31,500 3,480 5,449,400 410,693
$395,08815,610
POUND NETS STOP NETS
ALEWIVESBLUEFISHBUTTERFISHCARPCATFISH AND BULLHEADSCODCROAKERDRUM :
BLACKRED OR REDFISH . . .
EELS, COMMONFLOUNDERSGARFISH
48,200
1,839,790
1,6001,2085,85652,494
90
POUNDS
$2,410
813,800700
2,200126,700560,900
132,700
21,1003,400
VALUE
$24,41463132
6,33544,872
13,270
POUNDS VALUE
(CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)
CHESAPEAKE FISHERIES
VIRGINIA : CATCH BY GEAR, 1946 - Continued
GIZZARD SHADHALIBUTHARVESTFISH OR "stARFISh"HERRING, SEAHICKORY SHADKING WHITING OR "kINGFISHMACKERELMENHADENMULLETPIGFISHSCUP OR PORGYSEA BASSSEA ROBINSEA TROUT OR WEAKFISH:GRAYSPOTTED
SHADSHARKSSKATESSPANISH MACKEREL ....SPOTSTRIPED BASSSTURGEONSUCKERSSWELLFISHTAUTOGTUNA AND TUNALIKE
FISHES, BONITO ....WHITE PERCHWHITINGYELLOW PERCHCRABS, BLUE:
HARDSOFT AND PEELERS ...
SQUIDTERRAPIN, DIAMOND-BACK .
TURTLES, LOGGERHEAD . .
TOTAL ,
POUND NETS
SPECIES
POUNDS
16,500900
554,6004,000
68,10050,700190,700
,659,60034,60023,500142,00028,6004,400
,449,300350,300,994,700
6,600400
117,900,035,100701,700
8,100400
44,80024,300
73,200148,80012,0001,700
47,3004,00025,500
$330107
33,27680
2,7312,98615,88851,8482,768705
9,9403,432
264
804,31849 , 042340,622
4808
14,14881,658105,255
1,62016
1,7921,944
8,78411,904
360
2,8381,4002,550
1,017
STOP NETS
3,875,896
OTTER TRAWLS
48,200 $2,410
SLAT TRAPS
55,300
2,000
1,800
18,0004,200
19,200100
87,400
900112,400
1,2006,100
72,700
3,600
55,500500,100
2,602,700
VALUE
$1,106
120
72
90
1,15214
15,739
16,860240244
5,816
252
3,330172,195
14,100253,000
268,900
$87688,550
89,876
ALEWIVESBLUEFISHBUTTERFISHCATFISH AND BULLHEADS .
CODCROAKERdrum:
BLACKRED OR REDFISH ....
EELS:COMMONCONGER
FLOUNQERSHADDOCKHAKE:
REDWHITE
HARVESTFISH OR "sTARFISh"HERRING, SEAJEWFISHKING WHITING OR "kINGFISHMACKERELPIGFISHSAND PERCHSCUP OR PORGYSEA BASSSEA ROBINSEA TROUT OR WEAKFISH:GRAYSPOTTED
SHADSHARKSSKATESSPANISH MACKEREL ....SPOTSTRIPED BASS
30,800,731,300
15,400,660,100
9,9001,900
24,700,301,600
100
45,70055,400128,80025,600
200197,100128,20021,10038,800
,311,100,926,400
7,600
,307,3001,400
50029,400
700165,600118,0005,500
$5,391120,400
775466,010
741278,056
1,7952,7369,003
52030
11,1925,818640
1,548379,936222,231
230
561,196
1519,8706,832
830(continued ON NEXT PAGE
$53,232
47,148
CHESAPEAKE FISHERIES
VIRGINIA : CATCH BY GEAR, 1946 - Continued
SPECIES OTTER TRAWLS SLAT TRAPS POTS SCRAPES
STURGEONSWEULFISHTAUTOGTILEFISHTOMCODTUNA AND TUNALIKE
FISHES, BON 1 TO . .
WHITE PERCH ....WH 1 T 1 NGCRABS, BLUE:
HARDSOFT AND PEELERS .
LOBSTERS, NORTHERN .
CONCHSSQUIDTERRAPIN, DIAMOND-BACKTURTLES, SNAPPER . .
POUNDS
13,5005,7003,100600
10,400
70011,500
291,400
30017,30029,000
VALUE
$2,40422823660520
75350
11,464
1001,5572,190
POUNDS VALUE POUNDS
16,748,100131,800
187,000
VALUE
$1,046,37646,130
26,180
POUNDS
9,000545,600
400
VALUE
$540190,960
100
TOTAL 20,673,700 1,759,032 10,300 $309 18,125,200 1,219,066 555,000 191,600
SPECIES DREDGES TONGS RAKES BY HAND
CRABS, BLUE:HARDSOFT AND PEELERS .
CLAMS, hard:PUBLICPRIVATE
CONCHSMUSSELS, SEA ... .
OYSTERS, MARKET:PUBLIC, SPRING . .
PUBLIC, FALL . . .
PRIVATE, SPRING .
PRIVATE, FALL . .
TERRAPIN, DIAMOND-BACK
POUNDS
3,573,300
50,200
93,700128,000
5,402,0004,124,600
VALUE
$214,398
35,140
28,11038,400
1,620,6301,237,260
POUNDS
361,500234,500
3,342,4003,315,9001,159,9001,249,400
VALUE
$241,450157,700
995,260977,000348,070375,830
POUNDS
124,300111,600
107,500
186,300108,800
VALUE
$87,01078,120
15,125
55,89032,640
POUNDS
150,000
94,5002,0003-,400
196,100
18,0007,200
296,000332,60023,800
VALUE
$52,500
66,1501,400
30629,415
5,4002,16088,80099,7805,750
TOTAL 13,371,800 3,173,938 9,563,600 3,095,310 638,500 269,785 1,123,600 351 ,661
1/ TAKEN LEGALLY FOR SALE TO STATE AUTHORITIES.
VIRGINIA : CATCH BY GEAK, 1946 MARYLAND: CATCH BY GEAR, 1945
PURSE SEINES
_ POUND NETS
HAUL SEINES
OTTER TRAWLS
CHESAPEAKE FISHERIES
POTOMAC RIVER SHAD AND ALEWIFE FISHERY
The catch of shad in the Potomac River in 1946 amounted to 1/1,243 fish, weighing536, 1 00 pounds, and valued at $li8,ll3tothefishermen. ThecatchofalewivesinthePotomac for the same year was 7,648,000 fish, weighing 3,512,500 pounds, valued at$105,195. Compared with 1945, the catch of shad showed a nominal decrease in weight, butan increase of 26 percent in value, while alewives registered a decrease of 19 percent inweight and 5 percent in value.
A total of 77 1 fishermenduring the previous year.
Statistics on the yield andare also included in the catch
Here employed in this fishery during 1946, 122 more than
operating units of shad and alewives in the Potomac Riverand operating unit data for Maryland and Virginia.
SUMMARY OF CATCH AND OPERATING UNITS, 1946
ITEM MARYLAND VIRGINIA TOTAL
OPERATING UNITS
FISHERMEN, ON BOATSAND SHORE
:
REGULARCASUAL
NUMBER
314109
NUMBER
152196
NUMBER
465305
TOTAL .... 423 348 771
BOATS
:
MOTOROTHER
APPARATUS:HAUL SEINES . . .
LENGTH YARDS. .
GILL NETS:ANCHOR
SQUARE YARDS.DRIFT
SQUARE YARDS.STAKE
SQUARE YARDS.POUND ne;ts. . . .
FYKE NETS ....
17361
136,300
1
60053
188,450163
365,97040
12888
1610,400
7584,500
7565,700
12947
301149
2915,700
1
600128
272,950238
431,67016947
CATCH NUMBER
1,93831
1,68512,1723,432
POUNDS
6,400TOO
5,60039,30011,000
VALUE
$1,08617
9485,5701,880
NUMBER
2,920
29,68527,60088,4203,360
POUNDS
7,600
103,20085,600268,000
9,300
VALUE
$1,368
18,56815,40870,5001,668
NUMBER POUNDS
14,000100
108,800124,900279,000
9,300
VALUE
SHAD CAUGHT:HAUL SEINES . . .
ANCHOR GILL NETS.DRIFT GILL NETS .
STAKE GILL NETS .
POUND NETS. . . .
FYKE NETS ....
4,85831
31,37039,77291,8523,360
$2,45417
19,51522,07872,3801,558
TOTAL .... 19,258 62,400 10,601 151,985 473,700 107,512 171,243 536,100 118,113
ALEWIVES CAUGHT:HAUL SEINES . . .
DRIFT GILL NETS .
STAKE GILL NETS .
POUND NETS. . . .
FYKE NETS ....
8,3003,300
21,300334,300
3,8001,5009,700
153,200
11445
2884,590
17,1007,00027,100
7,178,90050,700
7,9003,20020,800
3,289,20023,200
23796
45398,575
696
25,40010,30048,400
7,513,20050,700
11,7004,70030,500
3,442,40023,200
351141741
103,256696
TOTAL .... 367,200 168,200 5,037 7,280,800 3,344,300 100,158 7,648,000 3,512,500 105,195
SECTION 5.- SOUTH ATLANTIC AND GULF FISHERIES
(South Atlantic. Area XXIV; Gulf. Area .XXV)'^
Due to budgetary I imitations, no general canvass was conducted on the fisheries of the
South Atlantic and Gulf States (North Carolina, South Carolina, Geo rg i a,F I ori da, Alabama,
Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas) for the year 1946. During 1945, the last year for
which a survey was made, the total catch in these states amounted to 746,026,900 pounds,
valued at $54,330,033 to the fishermen. Of this catch menhaden accounted for 320.784,600
pounds, valued at $2,170,648.
In conducting the nation-wide canned fish and Syproducts survey for 1946, informationwas obtained on the total quantity of menhaden used for reduction purposes in the SouthAtlantic and Gulf States. Since nearly the entire catch of these fish is used in themanufacture of oil and meal the poundage used for reduction may be considered the totallandings of these fish. The quantity of menhaden taken during 1946 in the South AtlanticStates totaled 291,654,350 pounds, valued at $2,709,175. Compared with the previous yearthis represents a decrease of 9 percent in poundage, but an increase of 25 percent in
val ue.
The demand for fish meal and oi I remained high throughout the year, the prices roserapidly after ceilings were removed. The removal of price ceilings on shrimp in May re-
sulted in prices advancing to record highs. The canning of shrimp was conducted on a
much larger scale than for several years, and competition for fresh and frozen shrimp in-
.creased. The pattern of distribution of shrimp changed with the removal of price ceil-ings. Prior to that time, distribution was frequently limited to favored customers.However, with the increase in competit'ron for the product, and the removal of price re-strictions, sales were usually made to the buyer offering the highest price.
Another result of the removal of price ceilings was the increased interest in thecanning of oysters and crab meat. Price controls on these two items were removed late in
1945. The 1946 pack of canned crab meat was the largest in history, while that of cannedoysters was the largest since 1942.
The production of canned fish and fishery byproducts in the South Atlantic and GulfStates during 1946 was valued at $22,475,274. This represents an increase of 114 percentcompared with 1945. The most valuable individual items were canned shrimp, canned oys-ters, menhaden meal, canned crab meat, and menhaden oil in that order. A total of 60plants were engaged in canning fishery products during 1946, and 62 plants were used forprocessing fishery byproducts.
The last complete survey of the fishery transporting, wholesaling, and manufacturing
industries was made in 1940. In that year, 677 men were employed in the operation of 333
vessels and boats engaged in the transporting trade and 18,926 persons were employed in
wholesale and manufacturing establishments. The latter employees received a total of
$3,814,342 in salaries and wages in 1940. Detailed statistics on these branches of the
industry for 1940 can be found in "Fishery Stat i st i cs of the United States, 1944" (Statis-
tical Digest No. 16) .
Detailed statistics covering the fisheries of the South Atlantic and Gulf States dur-
ing 1945 can be found in "Fishery Statistics of the United States" (Statistical Digest
No. 18). Condensed summary data of these fisheries appear in the following tables
' These numbers were assigned to these areas by the North Atlantic Council on FisheryInve stigations. While the catch of fishery product s m Lake Okeechobee is included mthe Florida catch tables, the catch of the Hi ssi ssippi liver and tri butane s does not
appear in this section.
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SOUTH ATLANTIC AND GULF FISHERIES 149
CATCH BY STATES, 1945
SPECIES NORTH CAROLINA
FISH
ALEWIVESAMBERJACKBLUEFISHBUTTERFISHCARPCATFISH AND BULLHEADS . .
CROAKERDRUM:
BLACKRED
EELS, COMMONFLOUNDERSGIZZARD SHADHAKE, WHITEHARVESTFISH OR "sTARFISh"HICKORY SHADKING WHITING OR "kINGFISh"MENHADENMULLETPIGFISHPINFISHPOMPANOPORGIESSEA BASSSEA CATFISHSHADSHARKSSHEEPSHEAD, SAlT-WATER .
SNAPPERS; RED
SPANISH MACKEREL ....SPOTSEA TROUT OR WEAKFISH:
GRAYSPOTTED
STRIPED BASSSTURGEONSUCKERSSWELLFISHTUNA AND TUNALIKE FISHES,
BON I TO
WHITE PERCHYELLOW PERCH
TOTAL
SHELLFISH, ETC.
CRABS, blue:HARD ........SOFT AND PEELERS . .
SHRIMPCLAMS, HARD, PUBLIC . . .
MUSSELS, SEAOYSTERS, MARKET:
PUBLIC, SPRING . . . .
PUBLIC, FALLPRIVATE, SPRING ....PRIVATE, FALL
TOTAL OYSTERS . . .
SCALLOPS, BAYSQUIDTERRAPIN, DIAMOND-BACK .
ROCKWEED
TOTAL
GRAND TOTAL ....
5,696,400184,300
10,614,300502,200
1,079,200503,10014,20010,600
1,707,100
22,2002,3002,700
260,000
18,991,500
198,168,800
VALUE
$176,78320
75,6001,800
26,46375,786337,208
4,33213,4345,581
141,232160390
46,90268,22457,925
974,631259,29633,649
995,8259,05628,590
198,61372
672
41060,804314,235
525,42299,651121,156
225210
4,80860,2401,140
3,732,650
284,82055,290
849,160151,447
256,840138,1702,9802,220
400,210
7,770230675
13,000
1,762,602
5,495,252
SOUTH CAROLINA
25,000102,000
25,50050,000
230,000
11,800157,000
163,0006,50089,000
1,084,000
148,0001,100
36,200
3,029,100
2,364,100
4,695,5001,300
43,000
80,20041,800347,000253,100
722,100
7,826,500
10,855,600
$1,650
2,24014,620
3,8106,440
31,120
1,77012,560
23,190780
31,150
72,280
23,320220
14,020
300,680
"72,
403, 552375375
,262,578,224,083
93,00010,000
10,00010,0005,000
307,200
17,500460,700
221,500
2,000
20,000
4,500
1,175,900
3,566,100
16,392,100
139,000115,100
255,100
7,500
20,220,800
21,397,700
$7,440800
1,0001,000400
18,432
1,40027,644
1,240
66,450
240
2,400
1,125
129,571
95,630
1,067,584
27,32122,705
50,026
5,525
1,219,955
1,349,536
(continued on NEXT PAGE)
SOUTH ATLANTIC AND GULF FISHERIES
CATCH BY STATES, 1945 - Continued
MISSISSIPPI
ALEWIVESAMBERJACK .
BARRACUDABLUEFISHBLUERUNNERBUFFAtOFISHBUTTERFISHCABIOCATFISH AND BULLHEADS . .
CrCARFISHCRAPPIE .
CREVALLE .
CROAKERDOLPHINDRUM
:
BLACKRED
EELS, COMMONFLOUNDERSGIZZARD SHADGROUPERSGRUNTSHARVESTFISH OR "stARFISh"HICKORY SHADHOGF I SHJEWFI3HKING MACKERELKING WHITING OR *K I NGF I SHMENHADENMOJARRAMULLETMUTTONFISHPADDLEFI3HPERMITPIGFISHPINFISHPOMPANOSEA BASSSEA CATFISHSHADSHARKSSHEEPSHEAD:
FRESH-WATERSALT-WATER
SNAPPERS:MANGROVERED
SNOOK OR SERGEANTFISH .
SPANISH MACKEREL ....SPOTSEA TROUT OR WEAKFISH:
GRAYSPOTTEDWHITE
STURGEONSUNFISHTENPOUNDERTRIPLETAILYELLOWTAIL
TOTAL
SHELLFISH, ETC.
CRABS:BLUE:
HARDSOFT AND PEELERS . .
STONE
SPINY LOBSTERSHRIMPCLAMS:
COQU I NAHARD, P.UBLIC
CONCHSOYSTERS, MARKET:
PUBLIC, SPRING ....PUBLIC, FALLPRIVATE, SPRING . . .
PRIVATE, FALL ....
TOTAL OYSTERS . .
SCALLOPS, BAYTERRAPIN, DIAMOND-BACK .
TURTLES:GREEN
732,100
214,3003,092,100512,200
10,638,300450,200
33,4004,375,400
394,7007,400
1,255,100612,60062,600330,000
219,744,200
6,483,6002,000
133,400777,100
13,661,900
54,000690,700
1 e , 700
486,3001,027,500
68,00051 ,500
1,633,300
108,0005,400
VALUE
$8,56218,6212,648
306,231119,281
2,05412,386
1,056,0323,294
204,74839,18522,2888,340
64,558249,6522,392
100,49111,000
998,94712,043
1 ,0443,940.1,22440,335
575,0986 1 , 397
770,84111,210
3,842,97438,048
4510,2388,284
334,09414,68228,032
1 25 , 36532,214
47,476
26,588613,84463,612
1 ,363,84730,062
3,476839,75023,1961,650
238,41633,7565,587
74,552
31,3001,500
78,900
300122,200
61,800133,000
141,200260,100
216,900
168,600
2,700
192,900
,335,900
5,500
4,500
8,000
2,400103,900
1,360,500
69,500
359,700211,700
400
6,884,500
189,530480
45,435
157,4271,877,012
13,500173,4253,965
2,207,400
229,371483,73538,08028,840
581 ,800831 ,30085,800105,800
780,026
59,4001,350
$6,260210
11,835
30,550
7,41515,960
16,94462,294
43,380
23,604
324
22,428
400,428
910
2,340
800
12,468
340,125
13,900
88,72825,300
1,127,619
488,323
256,252374,08539,05047,510
717,007
POUNDS VALUE
2,000
19,80066,300
167,700
7,300
190,70057,340,000
12,000
7,2001,200
102,300198,500
58,288,000
165,80099,400
2,37615,912
32,940
1,094
22,884425,175
1,908
3,000
24,34223,820
735,247
74,93844,904
119,842
(continued on next page)
SOUTH ATLANTIC AND GULF FISHERIES
CATCH BY STATES, 1945 - Continued
MISSISSIPPI
SHELLFISH, ETC. - CONT'D.
TURTLES,. CONT 'D.
:
LOGGERHEADSNAPPERSOFT-SHELL
SPONGES
:
GRASSSHEEPSWOOLWIREYELLOW
TOTAL
GRAND TOTAL . . . ,
15,00044,600195,000
62,500178,90013,10012,100
24,101,600
243,845,800 18,836,170
$1,6453,56815,600
260,2902,633,674
18,73391,200
6,327,540 8,252,400
15,136,900
$1,315,700 12,498,700
2,443,319 70,786,700 1,711,414
FISHALEWIVESAMBER JACKBARRACUDA8LUEFISHBLUERUNNERBUFFALOFISHBUTTERFISHCABIOCARPCATFISH AND BULLHEADS .
CI GARFISHCRAPPIECREVALLECROAKERDOLPHINDRUM:
BLACKRED
EELS, COMMONFLOUNDERSGARFISHGIZZARD SHADGROUPERSGRUNTSHAKE, WHITEharvestfiSh OR "starfish"HICKORY SHADHOGFISHJEWFISHKING MACKERELKING WHITING OR "k'INGFISHMENHADENMOJARRAMULLETmuttOnfishpaddlefishPERMITPIGFISH .
PINFISHPOMPANOPORGIESSAWFISHSEA BASSSEA CATFISHSHADSHARKSSHEEPSHEAD:
FRESH-WATERSALT-WATER
SNAPPERS:MANGROVERED
SNOOK OR SERGEANTFISH .
SPANISH MACKEREL ....SPOTSEA TROUT OR WEAKFISH:GRAYSPOTTEDWHITE
STRIPED BASSSTURGEONSUCKERS
300,500596,300
220,80022,300
2,500
499,700
76,500
500
14,600
343,100
12,800
137,600
1,700111,700
638,800277,900
$17,558
36,060143,112
46,3692,230
340
59,409
250
1,460
41,172
1,280
16,512
23813,404
204,41633,348
14,3001,400
34,900
1,213,3001 ,296,600
135,000
17,200
12,50022,100120,200
94,600
3,700
58,600
54,000
34,300
288,2001,200
14,300
1,579,90039,900
132,151233,432
25 , 1 88
2,234
1,3012,96713,220
9,460
4,575
2,540
47,094180
2,455
368,8984,882
VALUE
$185,34518,5652,648
389,866119,49112,8903,85412,43428,182
1 ,172,3283,294
204,74846,601
413,0758,340
251,231725,275
8,373440,152
2,23011,150
1,026,35912,043
39049,94675,3341,224
42,300578,065277,467
2,170,54811,210
4,602,85638,048
91045
43,8878,383
343,9899,0551,460
55,46275,459422,57836,105
2,196
25,5881,010,848
53,7921,442,684430,221
1,651,505111,546121,37517,084
210
(CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)
SOUTH ATLANTIC AND GULF FISHERIES
CATCH BY STATES, 1945 - Continued
SPECIES LOUISIANA TEXAS TOTAL
FISH - CONTINUEDPOUNDS
2,200
VALUE
$308
POUNDS VALUE POUNDS
1,255,100200
612,60065,100
60,100501,1009,500
330,000
VALUE
$238,416
TENPOUNDERTRIPLETAILTUNA AND TUNALiKE FISHES,
33,7565,940
4,80860,2401,140
74,552
Wl+I TE PERCHYELLOW PERCHYELLOWTAIL
TOTAL 3,434,4-00 633,511 5,153,500 $864,063 476,867,900 19,871,019
SHELLFISH, ETC.
CRABS
:
BLUE:31,279,9002,369,700
16,900
116,904,200
1,418,2601,706,256
3,042
13,894,223
339,200
15,721,500
39,131
1,973,526
57,575,3002,556,000
133,40016,900
777,100169,023,700
54,0001,194,200
18,20043,000
2,492,896SOFT AND PEELERS . . . 1,762,026
CRAYFISH, FRESH-WATER . . .
SPINY LOBSTER3,042
157,42721 ,288,837
C LAMS
:
HARD, PUBLIC 325,247
MUSSELS, SEAOYSTER, MARKET:
PUBLIC, SPRINGPUBLIC, FALLPRIVATE, SPRINGPRIVATE, FALL
5,375
5,723,700449,700
2,428,0001,282,700
1,029,191167,463
1,068,317564,036
403,300315,500
133,37798,984
6,520,3003,366,3003,083,0001,619,800
1,991,2311,313,9191,236,982703,494
TOTAL OYSTERS . . . 9,884,100 2,829,007 718,800 232,361 16,791,400 5,245,626
SCALLOPS, BAY3,900
9,300
78
1,395
-
-
130,2006,20016,100
22,10015,00044,600195,000260,000
62,500178,90013,10012,100
67,170308
TERRAPIN, DIAMOND-BACK . .
TURTLES:7,775
2,675LOGGERHEAD 1,645
3,568SOFT-SHELL 15,600
13,000SPONGES:
260,290SHEEPSWOOL 2,633,674
18,73391,200
TOTAL 160,468,000 19,852,261 16,779,500 2,245,118 269,139,000 34,459,014
GRAND TOTAL . . . 163,902,400 20,485,772 21,933,000 3,109,181 746,026,900 54,330,033
SUPPLEMENTARY REVIEW OF THE CATCH OF CERTAIN SHELLFISH , 1945
ITEM NORTH CAROLINA SOUTH CAROLINA GEORGIA
QUANTITY VALUE QUANTITY VALUE QUANTITY VALUE
CRABS, BLUE:HARD NUMBER 11,392,800 $284,820 4,728,200 $72,125 7,132,200 $96,630SOFT i PEELERS . . DO 442,320 55,290 . - -
CLAMS, HARD, PUBLIC.
U
S. STANDARD BUSHEL 65,647 151,447 162 375 _ _
MUSSELS, SEA ... . DO - - 10,750 5,375 - .
OYSTERS, MARKET:PUBLIC, SPRING . . DO 350,390 256,840 40,100 11,262 - .
PUBLIC, FALL . . . DO 195,812 138, no 20,900 6,578 - _
PRIVATE, SPRING . DO 4,610 2,980 130,943 61,224 44,695 27,321PRIVATE, FALL . . DO 3,442 2,220 83,608 38,083 37,816 22,705
SCALLOPS, BAY . . . DO 2,8)3 7,7'70 - -
(CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)
SOUTH ATLANTIC AND GULF FISHERIES
SUPPLEMENTARY REVIEW OF THE CATCH OF CERTAIN SHELLFISH, 1945 Continued
ITEM FLORIDA ALABAMA MISSISSIPPI
CRABS
:
blue:hard numbersoft and peelers do
STONE DOCLAMS
:
COQUINA U.S. STANDARD BUSHELHARD, PUBLIC ... DO
CONCHS DOOYSTERS, market:
PUBLIC, SPRING . . DOPUBLIC, FALL .... DOPRVIATE, SPRING . DOPRIVATE, FALL . . DO
SCALLOPS, BAY ... DO
QUANTITY
17,289,6008,544
133,400
6,75086,0151,141
155,865351,88421,11616,09821,344
VALUE
$189,530480
45,435
13,500173,4253,965
229,371483,73538,08028,84059,400
QUANTITY
5,297,760
123,263227,75318,39028,986
VALUE
$110,370
256,252374,08539,05047,610
QUANTITY
11,277,200
38,82925,553
VALUE
$282,030
74,93844,904
ITEM LOUISIANA TEXAS TOTAL
CRABS:BLUE:
HARD NUMBERSOFT AND PEELERS DO
STONE DOCLAMS:
HARD, PUBLIC ... DOCONCHS DOMUSSELS, SEA ... . DO
PUBLIC, SPRING . . DOPUBLIC, FALL ... DOPRIVATE, SPRING. . DOPRiVATE, FALL . . DO
SCALLOPS, BAY ... DO
QUANTITY
64,163,8926,819,276
1,223,815115,070509,800285,246
VALUE
$1,418,2601,705,256
1,029,191167,463
1,068,317564,036
QUANTITY
426,672
97,88892,251
VALUE
$39,131
133,37798,984
QUANTITY
121,708,3247,270,140
133,400
6,750151,824
1,14110,750
2,030,1501,029,223729,556455,39824,227
VALUE
$2,492,8961,762,025
45,435
13,500325,247
3,9555,375
1,991,2311,313,9191,235,982703,49457,170
AVERAGE WEIGHTS OF CERTAIN SHELLFISH, 1945
PRODUCT NORTHCAROLINA
SOUTHCAROLINA
GEORGIA FLORIDA
CRABS
:
BLUE:HARD LBS. PER DOZENSOFT 4 PEELERS . DO
STONE DOCLAMS:
COQUINA LBS. MEATS PER U.S. STANDARD BUSHELHARD, PUBLIC ... DO
CONCHS DOMUSSELS, SEA ... . DOOYSTERS, market:
PUBLIC, SPRING . . DOPUBLIC, FALL ... DOPRIVATE, SPRING. . DOPRIVATE, FALL . . DO
SCALLOPS, BAY ... DO
QUANTITY
6.005.00
7.65
3.083.083.083.087.70
QUANTITY
6.00
8.00
4.00
2.002.002.653.02
QUANTITY
5.00
3.113.07
QUANTITY
4.502.8112.00
8.008.0315.95
3.122.923.223.205.05
PRODUCT ALABAMA MISSISSIPPI LOUISIANA TEXAS
CRABS i BLUE:HARD LBS. PER DOZENSOFT AND PEELERS . DO
OYSTERS, MARKET:PUBLIC, SPRING . . LBS. MEATS PER U.S. STANDARD BUSHELPUBLIC, FALL ... DOPRIVATE, SPRING. .
' DOPRIVATE, FALL . . DO
QUANTITY
5.00
4.723.654.723.65
QUANTITY
6.00
4.273.89
QUANTITY
5.854.17
4.683.914.764.48
QUANTITY
9.54
4.123.42
SOUTH ATLANTIC AND GULF FISHERIES
MANUFACTURED FISHERY PRODUCTS ^
ITEM NORTH CAROLINA SOUTH CAROLINABY MANUFACTURING ESTABL
ALEWIVES:CANNEDROE, CANNED . . .
SALTED, CORNED . .
OILMENHADEN:
MEAL AND DRY SCRAPOIL
MULLET, SALTED . . •
SPOT, SALTED . • • .
CRABS, BLUE, HARD:MEAT, FRESH-COOKEDCANNED
SHRIMP, CANNED,WET PACK
OYSTERS:FRESH-SHUCKED . .
CANNED, NATURAL. .
SCALLOPS, BAY,FRESH-SHUCKED. . .
UNCLASSIFIED:CANNEDBYPRODUCTS ....MISCELLANEOUS. . .
TOTAL
BY FISHERMEN:ALEWIVES, CORNED . .
MULLET
:
SALTEDROE, SALTED. . . .
SPOT, SALTED ....CLAMS, HARD,
FRESH-SHUCKED. . .
OYSTERS, FRESH-SHUCKED
TOTAL
GRAND TOTAL. .
SHMENTS :
STANDARD CASES
TONSGALLONSPOUNDS
STANDARD CASES
STANDARD CASES
GALLONS
STANDARD CASES
62,006(3)
4/35,495"7/2,560
436,300
265,000-TOO
211,000
2,740
750
VALUE$3"',H577^,78559,2914,875
1,558,4261,179,113
23,1009,580
199,635(3)
65,320(3)
4/691,5417/84,596B/13,790
85,386(2)
40,22827,528
4,020,398
8,764
22,525175
12,660
3,826
825
50,000
15,000
4,069,173
$29,319(2)
34,521495,513
9/503,765
185,929(2)
14,988(2)
1,063,118
4,500
1,650
$65,075(2)
(2)
15,067(2)
(2)
20/360,306
440,448
7,242
<ISSISSIPPI
BY MANUFACTURING ESTABL
I
MENHADEN:MEAL AND DRY SCRAPOIL
MULLET:SALTEDROE, SALTED. . .
CRABS, BLUE, HARD:MEAT, FRESH-COOKEDCANNED
SHRIMP:COOKED PEELED. .
FROZEN-PACKAGED.CANNED, WET PACKBRAN OR MEAL . .
OYSTERS:FRESH-SHUCKED. .
CANNED, NATURAL.SCALLOPS, BAY,
FRESH-SHUCKED. .
TURTLES, CANNED,SOUP
UNCLASSIFIED:CANNEDBYPRODUCTS . . .
MISCELLANEOUS. .
TOTAL . . .
BY FISHERMEN:AMBERJACK, SMOKED.BLUE;fISH, SMOKED .
BLUE MARL IN, SMOKED.KING MACKEREL,
SMOKED
SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE
STANDARD CASES
POUNDS
GALLONS
STANDARD CASES
8,549286,781
976,50060,000
78,009
12,960
2,005
5/25,439-
(2)
500300300
VALUE
$639,220203,473
56,10014,825
263,847
103,911
36,490
24,900
5/202,386
n/727,396
83,278(2)
66,220(2)
(2)
2,305,304
$27,525(2)
109,254(2)
12/704,925
202,773(2)
208,6751,886,119
114,381(2)
18,05472,00T
841,704
5,500 1,650
(continued on next page)
$60,832(2)
57,705247,034,789,613
(2)
27,052,636,157
13/1,208,955
6 , 027 , 348
SOUTH ATLANTIC AND GULF FISHERIES
MANUFACTURED FISHERY PRODUCTS - Continued
ITEM FLORIDA ALABAMA 1MISSISSIPPI
by fishermen: continuedmullet:
SALTED POUNDSSMOKED DOROE, SALTED DO
SAILFISH, SMOKED ... DO
SHARK, LIVER OIL . . . GALLON!SEA CATFISH, FRESH,
PAN-DRESSED POUNDSWAHOO, SMOKED DOCLAMS, HARD, FRESH-SHUCKED GALLONS
CRAB MEAT, PACKAGED,FRESH-COOKED .... POUNDS
OYSTERS, FRESH-SHUCKED GALLON!SCALLOPS, BAY, FRESH-
SHUCKED. ....... DO
QUANTITY
33,10020,60010,200
50
20,000300
525
3,9006,913
3,805500
VALUE$7,9406,7653,4002,142
20
1,40065
525
1,11710,679
4,125250
QUANI 1 TY VALUE
-
QUANTITY
3,380
VALUE
$4,225
-
- 40,254 - - - 4,225
GRAND TOTAL. . .- 2,345,558 $841,704 - 6,031,573
ITEM LOUISIANA TEXAS
BY MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS:MENHADEN:
MEAL AND DRY SCRAP TONSGALLONS
POUNDSSTANDARD CASES
POUNDSDODO
STANDARD CASESTONS
GALLONSSTANDARD CASESSTANDARD CASES
DO
QUANTITY
1,469,93233,640
863,8955,681,3951,930,400226,929
917
197,91047,158(3)
6/7,270- (2)
VALUE
$390,4581,496,496
237,586752,135326,416
4,901,53369,893
311,450969,029
(3)
6/121,089
14/1,131,198
QUANTITY
12,749(2)
6,722,265
(2)
96,914
VALUE
CRABS, BLUE, HARD:MEAT, FRESH-COOKED $3,18B
(2)
SHRIMP:COOKED PEELEDFROZEN-PACKAGED 960,880
CANNED, WET PACKBRAN OR MEAL
OYSTERS:FRESH-SHUCKEDCANNED, NATURAL
TURTLES, CANNED, SOUPUNCLASSIFIED:
(2)
134,881
(2)(2)
MISCELLANEOUS .
TOTAL
15/710,423
- 10,707,283 - 1,809,372
I GRAND TOTAL - - 10,707,283 - 1,809,372
1/ DATA ON THE PRODUCTION OF CANNED FISH, BYPRODUCTS, AND PACKAGED FISH ARE FOR 1946, WHILE tAoSE~ ON THE PRODUCTION OF CURED FISH, PACKAGED FISH, AND FISHERMEN'S PREPARED PRODUCTS ARE FOR 1940.
2/ THIS ITEM HAS BEEN INCLUDED WITH "MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCTS"."THIS ITEM HAS BEEN INCLUDED WITH "UNCLASSIFIED CANNED PRODUCTS".INCLUDES CANNED MENHADEN, MENHADEN ROE, CRAB MEAT, DEVILED CRAB, AND OYSTERS.
INCLUDES CANNED ALEWIVES, ALEWIFE ROE, SHAD, SHAD ROE, HARD CLAM PRODUCTS, AND TURTLE MEAT.
INCLUDES CANNED SHRIMP SPECIALTIES AND PATE; SMOKED OYSTERS; OYSTER SOUP, BROTH, AND JUICE;
AND TURTLE SOUP.7/ INCLUDES ALEWIFE, BLUE CRAB, AND UNCLASSIFIED SCRAP AND MEAL; MENHADEN ACID SCRAP; AND
BURNED AND UNBURNED LIME FROM OYSTER SHELLS.
8/ INCLUDES FRESH PAN-DRESSED CATFISH, CROAKER, SEA TROUT, AND SPANISH MACKEREL; FRESH FILLETS~ OF CROAKER, RED DRUM, FLOUNDERS, SEA BASS, SEA TROUT, SPANISH MACKEREL, AND STRIPED BASS;
AND FRESH STEAKS OF SEA BASS AND STRIPED BASS.
9/ INCLUDES MENHADEN OIL, MEAL, DRY SCRAP, AND ACID SCRAP; CANNED CRAB MEAT AND DEVILED CRAB;~ AND FRESH-SHUCKED HARD CLAMS.10/ INCLUDES CANNED CRAB MEAT, SHRIMP, AND OYSTERS.TT/ INCLUDES SHARK MEAL AND LIVER OIL, POULTRY FEED AND UNBURNED LIME FROM OYSTER AND COQU I NA— SHELLS, FRESH-COOKED SPINY LOBSTER MEAT, FRESH-SHUCKED HARD CLAMS, SALTED BLUE RUNNER, AND
SMOKED KING MACKEREL.12/ INCLUDES CANNED MULLET, CRAB MEAT, SHRIMP, SHRIMP SPECIALTIES, DEVILED SHRIMP, OYSTERS,— OYSTER SOUP, BROTH, AND JUICE, AND TURTLE SOUP; BLUE CRAB AND SHRIMP SCRAP OR MEAL; FRESH
GROUPER FILLETS AND STEAKS, AND RED SNAPPER FILLETS AND STEAKS; COOKED PEELED SHRIMP; AND
FROZEN PACKAGED SHRIMP.13/ INCLUDES MENHADEN OIL, SCRAP AND MEAL; SHRIMP BRAN OR MEAL, AND CANNED CRAB MEAT.W INCLUDES MENHADEN OIL, MEAL, AND SCRAP; BLUE CRAB ME AL AND SCRAP; AND POULTRY FEED, BURNED
AND UNBURNED LIME FROM OYSTER SHELLS.
J5/ INCLUDES CANNED CRAB MEAT AND SHRIMP, AND POULTRY FEED AND UNBURNED LIME FROM OYSTER SHELLS.
NOTE:— THE TOTAL VALUE OF MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC AND GULF STATES WAS AS FOLLOWS: BY
MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS, $27,214,975; AND BY FISHERMEN, $109,845. 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.
SOUTH ATLANTIC AND GULF FISHERIES
TARPON SPRINGS SPONGE FISHERY
During 1946, a total of 156,916 pounds of sponges, valued at $2,945,851, were sold on
the Exchange at Tarpon Springs, Florida. This was a decrease of 23 percent in poundage,
but an increase of 8 percent in value compared with the transactions on the Exchange in
1945.
Sales of sponges on the Exchange during 1946 were as follows: large wool, 16,588
pounds, valued at $616,590; small wool, 19,038 pounds, valued at $505,402; wool rags,
63,273' pounds, valued at $1,468,698; yellow, 11,925 pounds, valued at $112,863; and
grass, 46,092 pounds, valued at $242,278.
SHRIMP TRAWLER
SECTION 6.- PACIFIC COAST FISHERIES
The year 1946 was a period showing wide fluctuations in the fishing industry of the
Pacific Coast. In northern California (Monterey and San Francisco Districts), the run of
pilchard or sardines was the poorest in history so most of the fleet went south to San
Pedro during the latter part of the season. Landings in the San Pedro district rose to
unprecedented heights, and fishing vessels were placed on limit during most of the season
as processing facilities in the area were inadequate. There were several strikes during
the year' in the pilchard fishery, but these were usually of short duration. The price in
the San Pedro area rose from $20 per ton to $40 during the year. The plant operators in
the San Francisco area chartered a plane to scout for sardines, and the Navy allowed
fishery observers to make several trips on training flights of I i ghte r-than-a i r-c raf t
.
However, even these measures failed to locate fish in quantity, and the production of
this species for the state as a whole was sma I ler than in any year after 1933.
During the same period, tuna landings reached an all-time high. With the increased
demand for canned tuna and the removal of ceiling prices, more and largertuna clippers
and purse seiners entered the fishery and fished over a larger territory than ever
before. Albacore did not appear in the Pacific Northwest in as large quantities as in
the previous two years. The limited supply of cans provided a constant source of worry
to plant operators, but at no time did it reach a point where production had to be stopped
f o r I ack of cans.
In Puget Sound, salmon fishermen were on strike for a week during June and cannery
shoreworkers were on strike for a short time during July, but this had little effect on
the total production as the supply of fish remained at a low level until late July. Fresh
and frozen fall chums were canned in greater quantities than for a number of years, due
to the excellent demand for canned fish and the lessening of demand for fresh and frozen
fish that accompanied the removal of price controls. The halibut season was the shorteston record, with the largest production since 1915. however, a large part of the increasewas taken by Canadian craft. The catch landed in the Pacific Coast States was II percentabove 1945. With the exception of a short period during July, price ceilings were kepton halibut until August 16, just 3 days before the close of the season. Halibut landingswere al located during the fi rst part of the season by the Fish and Wildlife Service in a
similar manner to the preceding year.
During 1946, the-production of fish and shellfish inthe Pacific Coast States ( Wash i ng-
ton, Oregon, and California) totaled 1,16 1,881,800 pounds, valued at $76,020,862 to thefishermen. This represents a decrease of 19 percent in volume, but an increase of 21
percent in value, compared with 1945. The decline in the catch was primarily due to thedecreased landings of pilchard. Although the total catch was the" smallest since 1934, it
was the most valuable in the history of the fishery. No survey was made of the operatingunits of these states tor 1946. Summary data of the 1945 operating units are includedfor comparative purposes.'
The quantity of packaged fish produced during 1946 in Washington and Oregon totaled15,462,899 pounds, nearly 6 million pounds less than in 1945. Data is not available onthe quantity processed in California, but it is estimated that the production amounted to7.5 million pounds. The decrease was primarily que to the decline in the demand forrockf ish f i I lets, caused by sma I ler Army purchases and greater avai I ab i I i ty of other foodi tems fo r c i v i I i ans.
Data on the operating units and catch of the fisheries of the Pacific Coast States havebeen taken largely from statistics collected by the various State agencies. Supplementarysurveys, compilations , and analyses , have been made by agents of this Service in orderthat the figures may be presented m a manner comparable with those of other sections.Vhile statistics on the fisheries of California are for the calendar year, those forOregon and Washington are for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1947, except that statis-tics of the halibut fishery for Washington are for the calendar year.
PACIFIC COAST FISHERIES
The production of canned fish and fishery byproducts in the Pacific Coast States in
1946 was valued at $147,817,953, 37 percent more than in 1945. The three most valuable
items canned were tuna, salmon, and sardines. The production of canned crab meat in-
creased spectacularly with the beginning of the first post-war season without price con-
trols. Substantial quantities of a new item, canned rockfish, were packed. Canning of
this product was begun in an effort to utilize the catch of rockfishes when the demand
for frozen fillets declined. A total of 151 plants in the three Pacific Coast States
engaged in canning fishery products, and 110 plants produced fishery byproducts.
The last complete survey of the fishery transporting, wholesaling, and manufacturingindustries was made for 1940. In that year, 141 men were employed on 58 vessels operatingin the transporting trade and 19,109 persons were employed in wholesale and manufacturingestablishments. The latter employees received $11,440,359 in salaries and wages during1940. 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 a summary of 1946 catch and 1945 operating units anddetailed inforination on the 1946 catch in the Pacific Coast States. Condensed summarydata of the catch by states of the Pacific Coast fisheries, appearing in the followingpages, have beeh previously published in Current Fishery Statistics No. 48 1. Detaileddata of the 1945 operating units can be found in Fishery Statistics of the United States1945 (Statistical Digest No. IB).
'
PACIFIC COAST CATCH, 1946
100 200 300 400 500
VALUE OF THE PACIFIC COAST CATCH, 1946
PILCHARD
PACIFIC COAST FISHERIES
SECTIONAL SUMMARIESSUMMARY OF CATCH, 1946
PRODUCT WASHINGTON OREGON
POUNDS
159,834,30022,959,900
VALUE
$19,632,7354,004,050
POUNDS
66,289,3008,009,100
VALUE
$6,672,644
182,794,200 23,636,785 74,298,400 7,701,093
PRODUCT CALIFORNIA TOTAL
POUNDS
855,483,10049,306,100
VALUE
$41,504,5743,078,410
POUNDS
1,081,606,70080,275,100
VALUE
$67,909,953-
904,789,200 44,682,984 1,161,881,800
SUMMARY OF OPERATING UNITS , 1945
WASHINGTON
PUGETSOUNDDISTRICT
COLUMBIARIVERDISTRICT
COLUMBI/IRIVERDISTRICT
FISHERMEN:ON VESSELS ....ON BOATS AND SHORE
TOTAL
i/ESSELS:STEAM . . . .
NET TONNAGEMOTOR . . . .
NET TONNAGE
3,7412,970
6,711
74616,414
74716,425
BOATS
:
MOTOROTHER
ACCESSORY BOATSAPPARATUS:
PURSE SEINES AND LAMPARANETS:SALMON
LENGTH, YARDS . .
PILCHARDLENGTH, YARDS . .
HAUL SEINESLENGTH, YARDS ....
GILL NETS:SALMON
SQUARE YARDS ....SHARK ...
SQUARE YARDS ....SMELT
SQUARE YARDS ....lines:
TRAWL, SET OR HAND . .
HOOKSTROLL:SALMON
HOOKSTUNAHOOKS
POUND NETSBRUSH WEIRSD I P NETS .........REEF NETSBEAM TRAWLS
YARDS AT MOUTH ....OTTER TRAWLS
YARDS AT MOUTH ....SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF T'
1,192397129
10263,7501/ 27
1'2,150
19818,000
359513,2004,380
3,508,200
35,600837,700
2,32511,600
4/1,2001,200
2293,450
50910,875
4,27814,853
9622,007
4541,735
11,584 1,036 2,969 2,ie
2394,551
2,322949
18,873239
4,561155
1,885
1/31,3502; 2
200
405560,500
255214,000
38519,500
1,3426,710
4/ 410~ 410
3921,097,600
11111,100
3281,4754/ 16
2,488618132
10263,7501/ 30T3,500
20018,200
1,1572,171,300
4,5453,822,200
35,095858,300
3,.996
19,7854/ 1,625~ 1,626
2553,840
1/ 3
1,35017
9,500
7441,738,400
1,3651 195,000
8030,000
1,02534,500
1,0504,7504/ 850
85053
700
1,352819,300
725534,000
1,20024,000
1,7007,5504/ 300
300
1,4163,742
5,158
3955,447
3955,447
1,814227
1/ 317350
21
10,200
2,0952,557,700
2,0901,829,000
8030,000
2,22558,500
2,75012,400
4/ 1,150~ 1,150
53
579
1,250
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PACIFIC COAST FISHERIES
SUMMARY OF OPERATING UNITS , 1945 - Continued
WASHINGTON
PUGETSOUNDDISTRICT
COLUMBIARIVERDISTRICT
COLUMBIARIVERDISTRICT
APPARATUS, CONT'D.
:
TRAPS:CRABCRAWFISH . . .
OCTOPUS . . .
DREDGES, OYSTERYARDS AT MOUTH
TONGS AND RAKESSHOVELS ....
NUMBER
B,100
125B16
1141,005
14810,136
18,850
125
26211,141
4,1001,250
21,100 25,2001,250
18534
CALIFORNIA
SANFRANCISCODISTRICT
FISHERMEN:ON VESSELS . . . .
ON BOATS AND SHORE
TOTAL
VESSELS:STEAM ....
NET TONNAGEMOTOR ....
NET TONNAGE
TOTAL VESSELS . . .
TOTAL NET TONNAGE. .
BOATS
:
MOTOROTHER
ACCESSORY BOATSAPPARATUS:
PURSE SEINES AND LAMPARANETS:
SALMONLENGTH, YARDS . . .
P I LCHARDLENGTH, YARDS . . .
TUNALENGTH, YARDS . . .
OTHERLENGTH, YARDS . . .
HAUL SEINES:LENGTH, YARDS . . . .
GILL NETS:BARRACUDA
SQUARE YARDS . . . .
"CALIFORNIA HALIBUt". .
SQUARE YARDS . . . .
SALMONSQUARE YARDS . . . .
SEA BASSSQUARE YARDS . . . .
SHADSQUARE YARDS . . . .
SHARKSQUARE YARDS . . . .
SMELTSQUARE YARDS . . . .
CRABSQUARE YARDS . . . .
OTHERSQUARE YARDS . . . .
TRAMMEL NETSSQUARE YARDS
LINES:TRAWL, SET OR HAND . .
HOOKSTROLL :
SALMONHOOKS
TUNAHOOKS
3/ 1,562V 6,924"3/ 1263/ 126
887618
2,1772,211
5,2004,539
9,739
1373,604 4,573
33310,003
1446,794
79826,041
1373,604
33310,003
1446,794
79826,041
3,2758
1,125
207812,061
35,700
128547,840
57589,352
108111,510
3/ 1,4753/ 7,0343/ 722V 722
36,735
10,710
- 1036,380
134,400
18,90044
45,848
3/ 665V3,7723/1,0073/1,007
1,168
52,33292
58,293
58521,130
215,040
1001,026,500
42,12066
388,080
3/ 146
V 5263/8,6103/8,610
2,479
12 2406,440 114,467
13 1127,850 70,718
1 105250 22,050
40,700
23148,450
1421,200
18
85,680
3/ 2,4773/ 2,477
698,75010
36,380207
812,06154
269,940128
547,840248
2,153,606
18,900227
239,15884
473,760
3/ 3,8483/18,2563/12,9423/12,942
10,89423,134
34,028
2,14151,350
2,14251,361
6,781862817
10263,750
273129,317
11270,718
10522,050
22128,400
89698,750
1036,3803,460
5,541,06154
269,940128
547,8406,983
7,804,80680
30,0007
18,900227
239,15884
473,760
38,321926,800
10,59450,44115,71815,718
SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)
PACIFIC COAST FISHERIES
SUMMARY OF OPERATING UNITS , 1945 - Continued
CALIFORNIA
SANFRANCISCODISTRICT
APPARATUS, CONT'D.
:
LINES, TROLL - CONT'D.OTHER
HOOKSFYKE NETSDIP NETSBRAILS OR SCOOP NETS .
BAG NETS, SHRIMP . . .
LENGTH, YARDS . . .
REEF NETSPARANZELLA NETS . . .
YARDS AT MOUTH . . .
BEAM TRAWLSYARDS AT MOUTH . . .
OTTER TRAWLSYARDS AT MOUTH . . .
TRAPS
:
CRABCRAWFISHOCTOPUSLOBSTER, SPINY . .
HARPOONSDREDGES, OYSTER . . .
YARDS AT MOUTH . . .
TONGS AND RAKES . .
SHOVELSABALONE OUTFITS . . .
3/ 1,0763/96,330
404
3,328
3/ 7783/37,880~ 2,146
1,344
6,920
3/ 9
3/79,8
1,329
20
182
115
17
3,18061
1,974
3/ 4,38837256,812
2,14680
1,3582
1,344
1,085
10,413
5,199
82
NUMBER
4,388256,812
2,146'1,257
1,3682
1,344
105415
6,175
54,4631,250
1255,199
844692296
11,74082
_!/ USED CHIEFLY IN THE SARDINE FISHERY OF CALIFORNIA; ONLY 10 VESSELS ENGAGED IN THE WASHINGTON PILCHARD FISHERYAND 1 IN THE OREGON FISHERY.
2/ FISHED ONLY ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS.3/ TRAWL, SET, AND HAND LINES IN CALIFORNIA ARE INCLUDED WITH TROLL LINES.
V 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.
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 ONLYIN THE DISTRICT IN WHICH EACH VESSEL MADE ITS HOME PORT, ALTHOUGH IN SOME INSTANCES THEY WERE OPERATED IN
OTHER DISTRICTS.
PACIFIC COAST CATCH, 1888 - 1946
_i I I L
PACIFIC COAST FISHERIES
CATCH , BY STATES, 1946
WASHINGTON
FI3H
CARPCODFLOUNDERS'!
"sole"OTHER
GRAYFI3HHAKEHALIBUTHERRINGLINGCODPERCHPILCHARD OR SARDINE . . .
RATFISHROCKFISHESSABLEFISHSALMON:
CHINOOK OR KING . . . .
CHUM OR KETAPINK OR HUMPBACK . . . .
RED OR SOCKEYESILVER OR COHO
TOTAL SALMON . . .
SHADSHARKSSKATESSMELT:
EULACHONOTHER
STEELHEAD TROUTSTRIPED BASSSTURGEONTOMCODTUNA, ALBACOREUNCLASSIFIED
TOTAL
SHELLFISH, ETC
CRABS, DUNGENESSCRAWFISH, FRESH-WATER . .
SHRIMPCLAMS:
HARDRAZORMIXED
TOTAL CLAMS . . . .
OCTOPUSOYSTERS, market:
PACIFICWESTERN OR NATIVE . . .
TOTAL OYSTERS . . .
SCALLOPS, BAYSQUID
TOTAL
GRAND TOTAL
5,863,400
10,099,300582,100
22,131,500408,700
18,703,200454,500
7,417,300134,400
12,290,0001,780,100
12,838,7004,567,000
12,334,30015,225,400
1,30021,978,8005,630,900
55,170,700
751,500778,70047,700
2,725,400465,700362,700
139,200
2,122,500
159,834,300
,008,400
130,400
443,100860,500
13,230,200169,300
13,399,500
22,959,900
182,794,200
$308,679
585,79528,996
1,440,5961,308
3,705,0277,273
901,67111,961
268,00540,053582,431669,784
2,252,6442,457,226
3,972,3761,025,839
9,708,150
59,924700,831
380
74,67747,15251,627
19,044
419,371
1,095,029
35,195
130,531268,380
398,911
4,838
,249,127214,972
5,958
4,004,050
39,900333,000
10,676,0001,285,3003,108.500
117,300701,70070,000
1,645,80027,200
7,945,000
10,981,9001,451,800
12,993,0001,092,100
115,5003,537,800
2,059,5001,184,400
15,000
544,10032,700
1,517,700193,700231,00039,300
3,950,800397 , 300
66,289,300
7,742,40031,200
40,30064,800
130,200
130,200
8,009,100
$1,23614,734
477,42939,685
246 , 0591,699
114,6962,098
214,874541
173,813
506,191168,094
2,016,776106,962
20,787587,302
2,731,827
162,026746 , 454
60
14,9081,961
210,50318,59137,5251,178
777,4459,017
6,672,644
975,5425,340
12,46712,962
25,429
22,133
22,133
1,028,449
SPECIES CALIFORNIA
FISH
ANCHOVIESBARRACUDACABEZONECABRILLACARPCATFISHCODFLOUNDERS: „
CALIFORNIA HALIBUTSOLE
OTHER
POUNDS
1,921,6003,106,500
7,800261,700235,300410,300
2,500,30010,568,6001,238,300
VALUE
$42,639399,489
23432,96511,898108,384
(continued on next page)
433,310506,31356,942
1,921,6003,106,500
7,800261,700275,200410,300
6,196,400
2,500,30031,345,9003,105,700
$42,639399,489
23432,96513,134
108,384323,413
433,3101,569,537
125,623
PACIFIC COAST FISHERIES
CATCH , BY STATES, 1946 - Continued
SPECIES CALIFORNIA TOTAL
FISH - CONTINUED POUNDS
41,200
157,800500
358,40033,700
481,80015,093,300
437,0001,155,700
53,875,30084,300192,600
510,759,20086,700
207,50011,173,3002,659,100
VALUE
$3,153
18,036135
71,4517,6949,328
327,35322,996102,043
1,431,4628,485
25,4016,853,034
21,693
27,474552,225255,943
POUNDS
41,20025,240,000
157,800526,500
19,763,30033,700
1,006,30015,093,300
437,00010,218,80053,875,300
84,300354,200
530,994,20086,700
1,780,100207,500
34,993,9008,577,900
VALUE
$3,1531,686,655
18,0363,142
3,891,1747,59418,699327,35322,996
1,218,5881,431,462
8,48537,903
7,294,85221,69340,05327,474
1,640,8471,093,821
SALMON
:
J/ 13,658,200 2,374,589 38,985,50016,317,500
1,30022,094,3009,168,700
6,644,0092,564,188
653,993,1631,613,141
13,658,200 2,374,589 86,567,300 14,814,566
145,100
432,600615,900771,200
2/ 1,605,400267,10078,000
793,1005,4002,900
859,000
20,333
68,534117,44739,199
1,614,87321,3681,989
57,460490228
269,190
145,100
432,600615,900
3,582,2003,568,500
267,100140,700
3,269,5001,291,500
5,4002,900
1,880,400T93,700370,200859,00039,300
20,333
68,534117,447261,149
3,062,15821,3682,429
89,585106,573
490228
262,13018,59156,569269,190
1,178
SEA BASS:
18,068,30022,031,7005,625,600
41,088,000127,246,700
3,587,2982,245,759535,994
4,283,13014,613,722
24,141,60022,031,7005,625,600
41,088,000127,246,700
4,784,1142,245,759
535,9944,283,13014,613,722
214,060,300 25,265,903 220,133,500 26,462,719
344,10057,300
4,561,600177,100
30,3125,564
374,31212,703
344,10057,300
4,561,600574,400
30,3125,564
374,31221,720
855,483,100 41,604,574 1,081,606,700 67,909,953
SHELLFISH - ETC.
9,644,400
691,800100
437,300419,100
1,318,551
234,14064
22,014254,452
25,395,20031,200
691,800100
567,700419,100
3,389,1225,340
234,14064
57,209254,452
4,90016,600
7,100
1,5779,260
1,335
448,00016,600
900,8007,10064,800
132,1089,250
280,8471,335
12,962
TOTAL CLAMS 28,500 12.172 1,437,300 436,51237.0UU ^,8tf7 145,600 7,730
(continued on next page)
PACIFIC COAST FISHERIES
CATCH , BY STATES, 1946 • Continued
SPECIES CALIFORNIA TOTAL
SHELLFISH, ETC. - CONTINUED POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE
OYSTERS, MARKET:11,80010,600
$13,3935,955
11,80013,371,000
169,300
$13,3932,277,215
214,972
22,400 19,348 13,552,100 2,505,580
38,024,500 1,214,78210,000
38,025,0005,958
1,214,802
49,306,100 3,078,410 80,275,100 8,110,909
904,789,200 44,682,984 1,161,881,800 76,020,862
NOTE:~THE LANDED WEIGHT OF LINGCOD, SABLEFISH, AND ROCKFISHES (EXCEPT IN THE OTTER TRAWL FISHERIES IN WHICHTHE FISH ARE LANDED ROUND) WAS CONVERTED TO ROUND WEIGHT BY MULTIPLYING THE DRESSED WEIGHT BY THE FACTOR1.43. THE FACTOR USED TO CONVERT HALIBUT FROM MARKETED WEIGHT TO ROUND WEIGHT WAS 1.33. THE POUNDAGE ANDVALUE OF THE CATCH SHOWN FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON INCLUDE 5,092,254 POUNDS OF FISH LIVERS AND VISCERA,VALUED AT $4,771,864 TO THE FISHERMEN. COMPRISING THIS TOTAL WERE: COD LIVERS, 118,282 POUNDS, VALUED AT$10,884; CRAYFISH LIVERS 3,028,830 POUNDS, VALUED AT $1,680,258; HAKE LIVERS, 15,894 POUNDS, VALUED AT$2,757; HALIBUT LIVERS, 275,848 POUNDS, VALUED AT $545,269; LINGCOD LIVERS, 261,556 POUNDS, VALUED AT$579,249; RATFISH LIVERS, 267,014 POUNDS, VALUED AT $26,701; ROCKFISH LIVERS, 3,300 POUNDS, VALUED AT$2,166; SABLEFISH LIVERS, 124,063 POUNDS, VALUED AT $223,370; SKATE LIVERS, 1,905 POUNDS, VALUED AT $190;BLUEFIN SHARK LIVERS, 39,379 POUNDS, VALUED AT $10,673; SOUPF I N SHARK LIVERS, 196,216 POUNDS, VALUED AT$1,436,582; AND HALIBUT, LINGCOD, AND SABLEFISH VISCERA, 758,967 POUNDS, VALUED AT $253,765. MOST OF THECARCASSES OF DOGFISH AND SOUPF IN SHARK WERE NOT LANDED, BUT WERE DISCARDED AT SEA AFTER REMOVAL OF THELIVERS. SIMILAR DATA FOR CALIFORNIA ARE NOT AVAILABLE.
TUNA CLIPPER
PACIFIC COAST FISHERIES
MANUFACTURED FISHERY PRODUCTS
ITEM
BY MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS:COD:
FRESH AND FROZEN FILLETS . . . POUNDSSALTED:
DRY DOBONELESS AND ABSOLUTELY
BONELESS DOFLOUNDERS:
FRESH FILLETS DOFROZEN FILLETS DO
HALIBUT:FROZEN STEAKS DOFROZEN FILLETS DO
HERRING, SEA, SPICED POUNDSLINGCOD:
FRESH FILLETS DOFROZEN FILLETS DOFROZEN STEAKS 00
MACKEREL,CANNED:REGULAR STANDARD CASESFILLETS DO
PILCHARD:CANNED DOMEAL TONSOIL GALLONS
ROCKFISHES:FRESH FILLETS POUNDSFROZEN FILLETS DOCANNED STANDARD CASES
SABLEFISH:FRESH FILLETS POUNDSFROZEN FILLETS DOKIPPERED DOSALTED DO
SALMON
;
FROZEN STEAKS DOCANNED:
CHINOOK OR KING STANDARD CASESCHUM OR KETA DOPINK DORED OR SOCKEYE DOSILVER OR COHO DOSTEELHEAD DOEGGS FOR BAIT. ...••• . DOSMOKED DOSALTED:
MILD-CURED POUNDSEGGS FOR CAVIAR DO
SMOKED DOKIPPERED 00MEAL TONSOIL, EDIBLE GALLONS
SHAD, canned;SMOKED OR KIPPERED STANDARD CASESROE. . .
'
DOsharks, liver oil gallonssturgeon, canned, smoked,
or kippered standard casestuna and tunalike fishes:
canned:albacore dobluefin doBON I TO 00STRIPED DOYELLOW FIN DOYELLOWTAIL DOFLAKES, GRATED, AND "tONNO". DO
OIL, BODY GALLONSCRABS, DUNGENESS:
CANNED STANDARD CASESMEAT, FRESH-COOKED POUNDS
ABALONE:STEAKS DOCANNED STANDARD CASES
CLAMS, HARD, FRESH-SHUCKED . . . GALLONSCLAMS, PISMO, CANNED, MINCED . . STANDARD CASESOYSTERS, PACIFIC:
FRESH-SHUCKED GALLONS
SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE
WASHINGTON CALIFORNIA
QUANTITY
945,087
2,163,507
665,518
1,063,0681,279,160
354,8506,94118,890
281,654553,680
1,096,6491,669,226
8,225
16,09435,057223,37358,090
274,500
24,50656,397
160273,95615,938
50414,14647,471
3,414,675291,518400,249
1,118,013361
(7-
6,120
322,054
229
35,298
14,875
13,007337,351
2,406
VALUE
$220,342
158,444
106,215
270,153360,145
119,2552,6772,614
62,841143,346
N
231,405402,620214,984
3,4198,760
37,8553,281
90,650
738,5471,019,950
2,7069,043,063
363,23414,717
334,1641,529,188
707,63326,85666,464224,38049,568(7)
157,100(5)
4,210,801
20,368
663,231
195,774
721,721119,320
57,842
819,6152,795,775
36,563126,569291,925
325,6251,971,917
28,884
138,94412,365
9,9796,92216,525(5)
47,241
(6)
41,012b)
23,539
17,7233,282(6)
(5)
117,171
60,1457,580
10,593939,695
344,755 430,408 114,970 138,669
[continued ON NEXT PAGE
)
VALUE
$14,319
213,882856,876
7,96734,56555,461
68,460516,737561,426
(4)
4,474,188233,699
308,030212,207470, 177
(5)1,573,217
(6)
12,853(7)
70,237
557,143193,823
(6)
(5)
2,111,340
759,5659,932
605,518254,170
QUANTITY
(2)
(3)
318,018
VALUE
(2)
(3)
$55,489
675, lie 4,750,95848,57£ 848,936
2,977,08119,894,58135,037 4,972,975
4,555,816 6,354,865
390,496 80,115
(2)
(5)
848,610
362,039
(5)201,143
303,106250,68083,678
259,9351,516,6831
12,5012,120,41"
(6)
(5)103,272
333,9913,330
29,112
023
(2)
(5)
173,412
148,388
(5)2,648,290
4,914,5503,312,748
881,6373,444,6289,364,914
125,057,362,369
(6)
(5)38,947
126,71682,140
420,455
18,677 30,584
PACIFIC COAST FISHERIES
MANUFACTURED FISHERY PRODUCTS - Continued
1 TEM WASHINGTON OREGON CALIFORNIA
OYSTERS, PACIFIC: - CONTINUED QUANTITY
78,5954,513
14,667
7/88,7639/64,9501^73,660
VALUE
$1,832,905378,548
109,264
7/21,6859/972,150"12/5,999
J5A7392,047
QUANTITY VALUE
(II
$68,920
8/431,4041T!/103,760~tyi3,580,6/674,898
QUANTITY VALUECANNED:
NATURAL STANDARD CASESSMOKED 00
OYSTERS, WESTERN ORNATIVE, FRESH-SHUCKED GALLONS
SQUID, CANNED STANDARD CASESUNCLASSIFIED:
PACKAGED FISH ... POUNDSCANNED STANDARD CASESCURED POUNDSMISCELLANEOUS. ...
9,322
8/1,361,756- 10/3,717
13/91,901
4,178592,678
11/12,470iy638,328
$37,6023,488,469
(2)565,585
14/101,594177^,636,825
TOTAL - 30,804,377 - 15,607,023 - 108,852,840
BY FISHERMEN:COD, SALTED:
TONGUES DO
SABLEFISH, SALTED. . DOCLAMS, MIXED, FRESH-SHUCKED GALLONSCRABS, MEAT, PACK-
AGED, FRESH-COOKED POUNDSSCALLOPS, "bay,
FRESH-SHUCKED. . . GALLONSSHRIMP:
BRAN TONSSUNDRIEO POUNDS
3,202,70044,395
122,200
553
136,1154,763
6,721
1,245
1,193
5,176
1,551
1,553
37,000
131
138,722
3,700
2,62034,680
TOTAL - 148,844 - 3,104 - 41,000
- 30,953,221 - 15,610,127 - 108,893,840
i
1/ DATA ON THE PRODUCTION OF CANNED PRODUCTS AND BYPRODUCTS IN THE THREE STATES AND ON PACKAGED FISH IN~ WASHINGTON AND OREGON ARE FOR 1946. THOSE ON THE PRODUCTION OF PACKAGED SHELLFISH, SALTED AND SMOKED FISH
AND fishermen's PREPARED PRODUCTS ARE FOR 1940. DATA ARE NOT AVAILABLE ON THE PRODUCTION OF PACKAGEDFISH IN CALIFORNIA.
2/_ DATA ON THE PRODUCTION OF PACKAGED FISH IN CALIFORNIA ARE NOT AVAILABLE.THIS ITEM HAS BEEN INCLUDED UNDER "UNCLASSIFIED CURED PRODUCTS".THIS ITEM HAS BEEN INCLUDED UNDER "UNCLASSIFIED PACKAGED FISh".^^
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN INCLUDED UNDER "UNCLASSIFIED CANNED PRODUCTS".THIS ITEM HAS BEEN INCLUDED UNDER "MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCTS".INCLUDES FRESH PERCH FILLETS; FROZEN SALMON FILLETS; AND FROZEN STEAKS OF LINGCOD, ROCKFISH,
AND SABLEFISH.8/ INCLUDES FRESH STEAKS OF LINGCOD, SABLEFISH, AND SALMON; FRESH SABLEFISH FILLETS; FROZEN FILLETS
OF HALIBUT AND SABLEFISH; AND FROZEN STEAKS OF SABLEFISH AND SALMON.9/ INCLUDES CANNED COD FLAKES; SMOKED SABLEFISH; SHAD ROE; SHRIMP; HARD CLAM PRODUCTS; MINCED RAZOR
clams; PICKLED OYSTERS; AND CRAB, SHRIMP, AND OYSTER COCKTAILS.10/ INCLUDES CANNED PILCHARD; SMOKED PILCHARD; SMOKED SABLEFISH; SHAD; SMOKED OR KIPPERED STURGEON;
MINCED RAZOR CLAMS; PACIFIC OYSTERS, SMOKED OYSTERS; ANCHOVY, FISH LIVER, AND SALMON PASTE; ANDSALMON EGGS FOR BAIT.
11/ INCLUDES CANNED SMOKED PILCHARD, CHINOOK AND SILVER SALMON, SHAD ROE, CRAB MEAT, AND TUNAHOPS O'OEUVRES.
12/ INCLUDES SALTED SALMON BELLIES AND STURGEON ROE, AND SMOKED BLOATERS.Ti/ INCLUDES MILD-CURED SALMON AND KIPPERED SALMON, STURGEON, AND ALBACORE.T2/ INCLUDES DRY SALTED BARRACUDA, COD, JEWFISH FILLETS, MACKEREL, PILCHARD, SEA BASS, TUNA FILLETS,
BONITO. AND YELLOWTAIL; HARD SALTED SALMON; KIPPERED SALMON; AND SMOKED BARRACUDA FILLETS, CHUB,WHITEFISH, AND BLOATERS.
15/ INCLUDES FRESH SHUCKED BAY SCALLOPS; HALIBUT, LINGCOD, SABLEFISH, TUNA, AND UNCLASSIFIED LIVEROILS; PILCHARD, SALMON, AND UNCLASSIFIED OILS; UNCLASSIFIED VISCERA OIL; PILCHARD, DUNGENESS CRAB,AND UNCLASSIFIED MEAL AND SCRAP; AND POULTRY FEED AND UNBURNED LIME FROM CLAM AND OYSTER SHELL.
16/ INCLUDES FRESH SHUCKED EASTERN OYSTERS; LINGCOD, ROCKFISH, SHARK, TUNA, AND UNCLASSIFIED LIVER OILS;PILCHARD, SALMON, AND UNCLASSIFIED OILS; UNCLASSIFIED VISCERA OIL; PILCHARD AND UNCLASSIFIED MEAL ANDSCRAP; AND POULTRY FEED AND UNBURNED LIME FROM OYSTER SHELL.
17/ INCLUDES HALIBUT, LINGCOD, TUNA, AND UCLASSIFIED LIVER OILS; TUNA AND MACKEREL AND UNCLASSIFIEDOIL; CARP, SHARK, TUNA VISCERA, TUNA AND MACKEREL, CRAB, AND UNCLASSIFIED MEAL AND SCRAP; POULTRYFEED AND UNBURNED LIME FROM OYSTER SHELL; AGAR AGAR; GLUE; KELP MEAL; FISH SOLUBLES; AND AMINO ACIDS.
18/ THIS ITEM IS USUALLY AN INTERMEDIATE PRODUCT AND ALTHOUGH INCLUDED IN THE TOTAL, MAY BE SHOWN IN
ITS FINAL STAGE OF PROCESSING IN THIS OR ANOTHER STATE.
PACIFIC COAST FISHERIES
WASHINGTONCATCH BY DISTRICTS, 1946
PUGET SOUND DISTRICT COASTAL DISTRICT
CODflounders:
"sole"OTHER
GRAYFI3HHAKEHALIBUTHERRINGLINGCODPERCH .
PILCHARD OR SARDINERATFISHROCKFISHES ....SABLEFISHSALMON:
CHINOOK OR KING .
CHUM OR KETA . .
PINKRED OR SOCKEYE .
SILVER OR COHO .
TOTAL SALMON
SHADSHARK, SOUPFIN . . .
SKATESMELT, SURF OR SILVERSTEELHEAD TROUT . . .
STURGEONTUNA, ALBACORE . . .
TOTAL
SHELLFISH, ETC.
CRABSSHRIMPCLAMS:
HARD:BUTTER ....LITTLE NECK . .
RAZOROCTOPUSOYSTERS, MARKET:
PACIFIC .....WESTERN OR NATIVE
TOTAL OYSTERS
SCALLOPS, BAYSQUID ....
TOTAL . . .
GRAND TOTAL
5,646,400
8,567,100422,900
20,991,800373,000
18,667,800453,600
6,618,000134,3007,400
1,780,10010,536,8004,540,900
5,337,60012,509,200
1,30021,692,6002,700,100
42,240,800
2,900593,70047,700287,700
9004,500
202,600
122,120,900
2,284,800130,400
62,000381,100
107,500
2,281,300169,300
5,426,900
127,547,800
VALUE
$297,397
496 , 88622,125
1,366,5131,194
3,599,3287,258
807,53511,953
24440,053477,416667,594
1,078,8292,164,092
3,926,360489,513
7,658,859
93534,316
38029,350
119517
41,533
16,160,754
333,79635,195
16,567113,964
4,838
387,821214,972
602,793
5,958
1,113,131
217,000
1,532,200151,900
1,139,70035,70035,400
900780,000
10012,282,600
2,221,20026,100
VALUE
$11,282
88,9095,685
74,083114
5,69915
91,5308
267,761
100,2982,190
2,165,0002,312,300
275,3002,170,900
447,968254,354
44,045413,844
1,150,211
1,100185,000
178,00058,00032,400
1,722,600
166,515
17,8029,2763,935
339,016
27,523,400 2,345,365
5,723,600
860,500
761,233
268,380
10,948,900 1,861,306
10,948,900 1,861,306
2,890,919
5,236,284
COLUMBIA RIVER DISTRICT
CODflounders
:
"sole"OTHER
GRAYFISHHAKEHALIBUTHERRINGLINGCODPERCHPILCHARD OR SARDINERATFISHROCKFISHES ....SABLEFISHSALMON
:
CHINOOK OR KING .
CHUM OR KETA . .
PINKRED OR SOCKEYE .
80,700
4,831,700403,900
10,900
2,506
4,717
725,84738,780
5,863,400
10,099,300582,100
22,131,500408,700
18,703,200454,500
7,417,300134,400
12,290,0001,780,10012,838,7004,567,000
$308,679
585j79528,996
1,440,5961,308
3,705,0277,273
901,67111,961
268,00540,053582,431669,784
(continued ON NEXT PAGE)
12,334,30015,225,400
1,30021,978,800
2,252,6442,457,226
PACIFIC COAST FISHERIES
WASHINGTON CATCH BY DISTRICTS , 1946 - Continued
SPECIES
FISH - CONTINUED
SALMON, CONTINUED:SILVER OR COHO
TOTAL SALMON
SHADSHARK, SOUPFINSKATESMELT:
EIJLACHONSURF OR SILVER
STEELHEAO TROUTSTURGEONTUNA, ALBACORE
TOTAL
SHELLFISH, ETC.
CRABSSHRIMPCLAMS:
HARD:BUTTERLITTLE NECK
RAZOROCTOPUSOYSTERS, MARKET:
PACIFICWESTERN OR NATIVE
TOTAL OYSTERS
SCALLOPS, SAYSQUID
TOTAL
GRAND TOTAL
COLUMBIA RIVER DISTRICT
747,500
2,725,400
303,800102,300197,300
42,23214,59238,822
751,500778,70047,700
2,725,400465,700362,700139,200
2,122,500
8,008,400130,400
62,000381,100860,500107,500
13,230,200169,300
182,794,200
$1,025,839
9,708,150
59,924700,831
380
74,67747,15251,62719,044
419,371
19,632,735
1,095,02935,195
16,567113,964268,380
4,838
2,249,127214,972
2,464,099
4,004,050
PUGET SOUND DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON : CATCH BY GEAR, 1946
GILL NETS
SPECIES PURSE SEINES HAUL SEINES SALMON
DRIFT SET 3/
FISH
CODflounders:
"sole"OTHER
GRAYFISH 1/ ....HERRINGLINGCODPERCHPILCHARD OR SARDINEROCKFISHESSALMON:
CHINOOK OR KING .
CHUM OR KETA . . .
PINKRED OR SOCKEYE . .
SILVER OR COHO . .
SHADSMELT, SURF OR SILVERSTEELHEAD TROUT . .
POUNDS
100
9,20010,100
2,200
600
634,70011,259,900
1,10020,553,4001,075,400
VALUE
$4
405658
245
27
114,8811,947,963
553,720,165
197,874
POUNDS
2001,600
19,700354,500
400132,5007,4003,400
2/ 8,00027 15,600
2/ 3,500
287,700
VALUE
$1170
1,2755,672
5011,795
244151
1,4482,699
644
29,350
POUNDS
10051,600
1,600
400
671,700707,300
100314,800723,400
100
VALUE
$43,344
183
16
121,578122,363
556,979133,106
3
POUNDS
4,700296,800
53,400
900
VALUE
$85151,346
9,826
119
TOTAL 33,546,700 5,982,277 834,500 53,409 2,471,100 437,581 355,800 62,142
SHELLFISH, ETC.
SQUIDOCTOPUS 100 4
100300
414 :
-
:
-
TOTAL 100 4 400 18 - - - -
GRAND TOTAL . . 33,546,800 5,982,281 834,900 53,427 2,471,100 437,581 355,800 62,142
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PACIFIC COAST FISHERIES i69
PUGET SOUND DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON CATCH BY GEAR, 1946 - Continued
GILL NETS - cont'd.
TRAWL, SET 4 HANDPOUND NETS 3/
FISH
CODflounders
:
"sole"OTHER
GRAYFISH ^/ . . .
HALIBUTLINGCODPERCHRATFISHROCKFISHES . . . .
SABLEFISH . . . .
SALMON:CHINOOK OR KINGCHUM OR KETA . .
PINKRED OR SOCKEYE .
SILVER OR COHO .
SHARK, SOUPFIN j/.SKATESSTURGEONTUNA, ALBACORE . .
TOTAL . . . .
SHELLFISH, ETC.
OCTOPUS
TOTAL . . . .
GRAND TOTAL .
SPECIES
FISH
HERRINGSALMON:
CHINOOK OR KINGCHUM OR KETA . .
RED OH SOCKEYE .
SILVER OR COHO .
TOTAL . . . .
SHELLFISH, ETC.
SHRIMP ......SCALLOPS, BAY T/
TOTAL . . . .
GRAND TOTAL .
15,200
9,900100
2,893,000
138,700100
5,50049,4001,400
578,900100
1,100
3,699,300
187,942
15,6769
1232,278
116
521,055
5,200
3,700100
1,743,40018,619,9001,458,200
600839,200
3,760,000
11,800
100
728,716 26,442,200
1,700
1,700
26,443,900 4,683,498
VALUE
$281
113,1203,591,615224,568
1440,818
602,166
10,605
14
300
100
8,50047,900851,300
135,4003,200
200664,300
100
202,600
4,683,421 5,771,100
5,771,100 1,077,753
POUNDS VALUE
$17
5537,71297,324
6,24826/5
809,066
41,533
68,00080,400
1007,000
63,900
1,077,753 219,500
12,30813,909
1,26711,758
39,260
219,500 39,260
BRUSH WEIRS REEF NETS BEAM TRAWLS
VALUE
$1,464
1,464
VALUE
$122
103,300149,200817,200116,200
1,185,900
POUNDS VALUE
$18,69725,812147,91321,381
213,803
130,40010,000
213,803 140,400 41,153
$35,1955,958
OTTER TRAWLS
FISH
CODFLOUNDERS:
"sole"OTHER
GRAYFISH V . . . .
HAKE 2/LINGCODPERCHRATFISHROCKFISHESSABLEFISHSHADSHARK, SOUPFIN I/. .
SKATESSTURGEON
TOTAL
5,625,600
8,553,200411,700
16,265,500373,000
4,155,5001 ,700
1,774,0009,508,400776,300
2,8002,900
47,5003,300
47,501,500
VALUE
$296,279
496 , 08421,635
1,059,5211,194
469,575149
39,916427,87865,046
902,588
379377
2,880,812
(continued ON NEXT PAGE)
,70 PACIFIC COAST FISHERIES
PUGET SOUND DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON • CATCH BY GEAR, 1946 Continued
TRAPS
CRAB OCTOPUS
SHELLFISH, ETC.
CRABS 4/
POUNDS
40072,600
VALUE
$163,268
POUNDS
2,284,800
2,800
VALUE
$333,796
126
POUNDS
24,100
VALUE
$1,084
73,000 3,284 2,287,600 .333,922 24,100 1 ,084
GRAND TOTAL 47,574,500 2,884,096 2,287,700 333,926 24,100 1,084
SPECIES DREDGES, TONGS AND RAKES SHOVELS
SHELLFISH, ETC.
CLAMS, HARD:5/
POUNDS
2, 281., 300169,300
VALUE
$387,821214,972
POUNDS
62,000381,100
VALUE
$16,567113,964
OYSTERS, MARKET :6/
_
2,450,600 602,793 443,100 130,531
2,450,600 602,793 443,100 130,531
V CAUGHT ALMOST ENTIRELY FOR THE UTILIZATION OF THE LIVERS IN THE EXTRACTION OF VITAMIN OILS. MOST OF THE
CARCASSES WERE DISCARDED.2/ THE SALMON CAUGHT BY HAUL SEINES WERE TAKEN ONLY BY INDIANS ON RESERVATIONS.5/ FISHED ONLY ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS.
V THE WEIGHT OF CRABS SHOWN IS BASED ON AN AVERAGE OF 22 POUNDS PER DOZEN.5/ THE STATISTICS ON HARD CLAMS ARE BASED ON YIELDS OF 25 PERCENT OF EDIBLE MEAT.
6/ THE STATISTICS ON OYSTERS ARE BASED ON 18 PERCENT EDIBLE MEATS FOR NATIVE OYSTERS AND 10 PERCENT FOR
PACIFIC OYSTERS.7/ THE WEIGHT OF BAY SCALLOPS ARE BASED ON 8.5 POUNDS PER GALLON WHEN SHUCKED.
NOTE:— THE POUNDAGE AND VALUE OF THE CATCH SHOWN ABOVE INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ITEMS OF LIVERS AND VISCERA:COD LIVERS, 107,818 POUNDS, VALUE $10,027; GRAYFISH LIVERS, 2,519,023 POUNDS, VALUE $1,360,272; HAKE LIVERS,
11,938 POUNDS, VALUE $1,194; HALIBUT LIVERS, 266,684 POUNDS, VALUE $533,368; LINGCOD LIVERS, 191,926 POUNDS,
VALUE $412,427; RATFISH LIVERS, 267,014 POUNDS, VALUE $26,701; ROCKFISH LIVERS, 2,000 POUNDS, VALUE $1,500;SABLEFISH LIVERS, 92,944 POUNDS, VALUE $176,594; SKATE LIVERS, 1,905 POUNDS, VALUE $190; 30UPFIN SHARKLIVERS, 71,258 POUNDS, VALUE $534,286; AND HALIBUT, LINGCOD AND SABLEFISH VISCERA, 683,366 POUNDS, VALUE
$240,351.
COASTAL DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON: CATCH BY GEAR, 1946
GILL NETS
SPECIES PURSE SEINES HAUL SEINES SALMON
DRIFT SET 3/
FISH
GRAYFISH 1/HERRING
POUNDS
12,282,600
2/ 100
2/ 2,300
VALUE
$267,761
12
422
POUNDS
900100
17,900
VALUE
$158
1,788
POUNDS
13,700
339,0001,818,800
591,300
28,000
VALUE
$890
67,791200,070
106,433
3,672
POUNDS
327,500493,000275,300417,100
58,000
VALUE
PILCHARD OR SARDINE . .
SALMON:CHINOOK OR KING . . .
CHUM OR KETA ....RED OR SOCKEYE . . .
SILVER OR COHO . . .
SMELT, SURF OR SILVER .
STEELHEAO TROUT ....STURGEON
$65,50354,23344,04575,078
9,276
TOTAL 12,285,000 268,195 18,900 1,811 2,790,800 378,856 1,570,900 248,135
(continued ON NEXT PAGE)
PACIFIC COAST FISHERIES
COASTAL DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON CATCH BY GEAR, 1946 - Continued
GILL NETS, cont'd. LINES
SHARK TRAWL, SET 4 HAND TROLL
FISH POUNDS
3003,400
611,600
23,30071,400
184,200400
VALUE
$14195
39,757
2,6383,295
165,80225
POUNDS
70041,60030,60082,6004,800
300
VALUE
$392,7064,92512,727
225
17
POUNDS
200100
3,1004,800
182,500217,300
1,497,400
1,154,200
100
1,722,600
VALUE
$105
201774
20,63210,031
314,453
230,835
90
339,016
POUNDS
4/ 1,100~ 4/ 4004/~6,000160,100
VALUE
FLOUNDERS, "sole". . . .
GRAYFISH 1/HALIBUTLINGCODROCKFISHESSALMON:
CHINOOK OR KING . . .
CHUM OR KETA ....S 1 LVER OR COHO . . .
SMELT, SURF OR SILVER .
SHARK, SOUPFIN 1/ . . .
STURGEONTUNA, ALBACORE . . . .
$22139
1,07615,014
TOTAL 894,600 211,726 160,500 20,639 4,782,400 916,047 167,500 17,350
SPECIES OTTER TRAWLS TRAPS, CRABDREDGES, TONGS
AND RAKES SHOVELS
FISH POUNDS
215,500
1,528,000151,900469,70035,700
482,8001,927,600
26,1001,100700
3,700
VALUE
$11,258
88,6706,68530,529
11454,55486,7432,190
36623221
POUNDS
8,700100
VALUE
$9794
POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE
FLOUNDERS
:
SOLEOTHER
GRAYFISH 1/HAKE 1/LINGCODROCKFISHESSABLEFISH
'-
SHARK, SOUPFIN 1/ . .
STURGEON
-
TOTAL 4,843,800 281,623 8,800 983 - - - -
SHELLFISH, ETC.
CRABS 5/CLAMS, RAZOR 6/ . . . .
OYSTERS, MARKET,PACIFIC 7/
- -5,723,600 761,233
10,948,900 $1,851,306
860,500 $268,380
TOTAL - - 5,723,600 761,233 10,948,900 1,851,305 850,500 258,380
GRAND TOTAL . . . 4,843,800 281 ,623 5,732,400 762,216 10,948,900 1,861,306 860,500 268,380
2/ CAUGHT ALMOST ENTIRELY FOR THE UTILIZATION OF THE LIVERS IN THE EXTRACTION OF VITAMIN OILS. MOST OF THECARCASSES WERE DISCARDED.
2/ THE SALMON CAUGHT BY PURSE SEINE WERE TAKEN ONLY BY INDIANS ON RESERVATIONS.3/ FISHED ONLY ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS.
5/ THE SALMON CAUGHT BY DIP NETS WERE TAKEN ONLY BY INDIANS ON RESERVATIONS.5/ THE WEIGHT OF CRABS SHOWN ABOVE IS BASED ON A WEIGHT OF 24 POUNDS PER DOZEN.5/ THE WEIGHT OF RAZOR CLAMS IS SHOWN IN POUNDS OF EDIBLE MEATS, BASED ON A YIELD OF 42 PERCENT OF THE
WEIGHT IN THE SHELL.7/ THE STATISTICS ON OYSTERS USED IN THIS TABLE ARE BASED ON YIELDS OF 12 PERCENT EDIBLE MEATS.
NOTE:~THE POUNDAGE AND VALUE OF THE CATCH SHOWN ABOVE INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ITEMS OF LIVERS AND VISCERA:COD LIVERS, 4,150 POUNDS, VALUE $374; GRAYFISH LIVERS, 136,782 POUNDS, VALUE $74,083; HAKE LIVERS, 1,143POUNDS, VALUE $114; HALIBUT LIVERS, 479 POUNDS, VALUE $958; LINGCOD LIVERS, 20,725 POUNDS, VALUE $44,559;SABLEFISH LIVERS, 244 POUNDS, VALUE $464; SOUPFIN SHARK LIVERS, 22,205 POUNDS, VALUE $155,515; AND HALIBUTAND SABLEFISH VISCERA, 1,325 POUNDS, VALUE $472.
\\ ROCKFISH
PACIFIC COAST FISHERIES
COLUMBIA RIVER DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON CATCH BY GEAR, 1946
SPECIESGILL NETS LINES
SALMON, DRIFT • SMELT SET TROLL
FISH
FLOUNDERSLINGCODROCKFISHESSALMON:
CHINOOK OR KING . . .
CHUM OR KETA ....RED OR SOCKEYE . . .
SILVER OR COHO . . .
POUNDS
6,800
3,747,100403,800
4,300273,500736,400
221,20071,400
VALUE
$170
565,80838,767
77747,58558,909
30,7449,722
POUNDS
51,100
VALUE
$1,400
POUNDS
3,900
VALUE
$981
POUNDS
50019,20071,700
578,500100
486,300
100
197,300
VALUE
$152,4914,303
83,61413
74,884
SMELT, EULACHON ....STEELHEAD TROUT ....STURGEONTUNA, ALBACORE ....
14
38,822
TOTAL 5,464,500 752,482 51,100 1,400 3,900 961 1,353,700 204,156
SPECIES DIP NETS OTTER TRAWLS
POUNDS
506,1006,600
10011,100
2,674,30082,50027,000
VALUE
$76,4251,194
13886
73,27711,4743,889
POUNDS
1009,000
VALUE
$15414
_
_
3.^07.700 167. 15R Q-inn 42Q' ' '
2/ THE FOLLOWING SPECIES LANDED IN THE COLUMBJA RIVER DISTRICT WERE CAUGHT OFF THE COAST: LINGCOD,ROCKFISHES, ALBACORE TUNA AND MOST OF THE TROLL CAUGHT SALMON.
NOTE:— THE POUNDAGE AND VALUE OF THE CATCH SHOWN ABOVE INCLUDES 572 POUNDS OF LINGCOD LIVERS, VALUED AT
$1,430.
OREGONCATCH BY DISTRICTS, 1946
COLUMBIA RIVER DISTRICT COASTAL DISTRICT
FISH
CARPCOD
^^^E^^"!^OTHER
GRAYFISHHAKEHALIBUTHERRINGLINGCODPERCHPILCHARD OR SARDINEROCKFISHES . . . .
SABLEFISHSALMON:
CH I NOOK OR K I NG .
CHUM OR KETA . .
RED OR SOCKEYE .
SILVER OR COHO .
SHADSHARKS
:
BLUEKINSOUPF IN
SKATESMELT:
EULACHON . . . .
SURFSTEELHEAD TROUT . .
POUNDS VALUE POUNDS
39,900 $1,236 .
304,400 13,569 28,600
8,925,300 384,065 1,752,7001,229,900 37,937 55,4002,419,600 191,634 688,900
117,300 1,699 -
464,900 75,988 236,800- - 70,000
1,006,000 131,021 639,80020,500 205 6,700
7,918,000 172,600 27,0006,691,700 307,804 4,290,200
839,700 97,513 612,100
10,988,300 1,682,507 2,004,700562,100 53,960 530,000115,500 20,787 -
1,264,000 210,355 2,273,800695,100 55,606 1,364,400
311,800 10,478 16,300770,000 661,491 86,30015,000 60 -
544,100 14,908 -
- - 32,7001,424,400 197,996 93,300
{continued ON NEXT PAGE)
VALUE BOUNDS VALUE
. 39,900 $1,236$1,165 333,000 14,734
93,364 10 678,000 477,4291,748 1 285,300 39,685
54,425 3 108,500 246,059- 117,300 1,699
38,708 701,700 114,6962,098 70,000 2,09883,853 1 645,800 214,874
336 27,200 5411,213 7 945,000 173,813
198,387 10 981,900 506,19170,581 1 451,800 168,094
334,269 12 ,993,000 2,016,77653,002 1 ,092,100 106,962
- 115,500 20,787376,947 3 ,537,800 587,302106,420 2 ,059,500 162,026
195 328,100 10,67374,290 856,300 735,781
- 15,000 60
- 544,100 14,9081,961 32,700 1,961
12,507 1 517,700 210,503
PACIFIC COAST FISHERIES
OREGON : CATCH BY DISTRICTS, 1946 - Continued
COLUMBIA RIVER DISTRICT COASIiL DISTRICT
FISH - CONTINUED
STRIPED BASS .
STURGEON . . .
TOMCOD ....TUNA, ALBACOREUNCLASSIFIED .
TOTAL
SHELLFISH, ETC.
CRABSCRAWFISH, FRESH-WATER .
CLAMS :
RAZORMIXED
OCTOPUSOYSTERS, MARKET, PACIFIC
TOTAL . . .
GRAND TOTAL
228,00039,300
3,220,200397,300
50,552,300
2,348,40031,200
2,379,700
$37,3371,178
633,7409,017
193,7003,000
730,500
15,737,000
295,8985,340
5,394,000
40,30064,800
100130,200
301,240 5,629,400
52,932,000 5,305,931 21,366,400 2,395,162 74,298,400
VALUE
$18,591188
143,705
POUNDS
193,700231,00039 , 300
3,950,800397,300
66,289,300
12,46712,962
22,133
7,742,40031,200
40,30064,800
200130,200
727,209 8,009,100
VALUE
$18,59137,5251,178
777,4459,017
975,5425,340
12,46712,962
1,028,449
7,701,093
COLUMBIA RIVER DISTRICT OF OREGON CATCH BY GEAR, 1946
. _.GILL NETS
SPECIESSMELT
FISH POUNDS
7,918,000
VALUE
$172,600
POUNDS
39,900
1,847,30051,50020,000164,600113,200
461,4001,400
VALUE
$1,236
2-'8,948
4,9513,59228,5329,053
54,134189
POUNDS
202,100
VALUE
PILCHARD OR SARDISALMON:
CHINOOK OR KINGCHUM OR KETA .
RED OR SOCKEYESILVER OR COHO
^E
-
SMELT, EULACHONSTEELHEAD TROUT
$5,537
7,918,000 172,500 2,699,400 390,735 202,100 5,537
GILL NETS - cont'd
SALMONSHARK
DRIFT SET
FISH
FLOUNDERS:SOLE
POUNDS
164,900
13,30025,000
6,022,600455,70078,600462,800520,700
419,800100,400
VALUE
$4,122
133625
909,40544,70914,15580,52441,658
58,35613,195
POUNDS
212,4002,1005,4003,20019,900
33,90029,900
VALUE
$32,058202977553
1,591
4,7094,302
POUNDS
1,000
177,1007,200
7,500
308,100754,100
VALUE
$53
GRAYFISH 2/ 14,024922
_
345
SALMON
:
CHINOOK OR KING ...CHUM OR KETARED OR SOCKEYE ....SILVER OR COHO ....
SHARKS: 2/10,352
656,479
STEELHEAD TROUT .... -
8,273,800 1,166,884 306,800 44,402 1,265,000 682,175
(continued on next page)
PACIFIC COAST FISHERIES
COLUMBIA RIVER DISTRICT OF OREGON CATCH BY GEAR, 1946 - Continued
TRAWL, SET AND HANDOTTER TRAWLS
CODFLOUNIJfRS :
SOLEOTHER
GRAYFISH 2/ . . , .
HAKE 2/HALIBUTLINGCODPERCHROCKFISHES . . . .
SABLEFISHSALMON:
CHINOOK OR KING .
CHUM OR KETA . .
SILVER OR COHO .
SHADSHARKS: 2/
BLUEFINSOUPFIN
SKATE 2/STURGEONTOMCODTUNA, ALBACORE . .
TOTAL . . . .
SHELLFISH, ETC
OCTOPUS •. .
TOTAL . . . .
GRAND TOTAL .
6,400100
41 ,700
462,90058,500
47,300526,000
8001,700
68,30039,300
1,253,000
1,253,000
$573 .
3 -
3,300 1,600
75,686 2,0008,774 28,300
2,706 26,60062,070 -
- 1,058,000- 1,500- 478,100
1,432
17,1011,178
3,220,200
172,851 4,816,300
3023,684
1,226
183,038145
73,631
304,400
8,917,9001,026,9002,199,200
117,300
911,9001,000
6,565,300313,700
1,100
2,9004,20015,00017,100
895,898 20,397,900
895,898 20,398,000
$13,569
383,43932,862174,178
1,699
117,63610
302,00235,443
983,580
1,026
1,065,690
POUND NETS
FISH
FLOUNDERS, OTHER . .
LINGCODPERCHROCKFISHESSALMON:CHINOOK OR KING . .
CHUM OR KETA . . .
RED OR SOCKEYE . .
SILVER OR COHO . .
SHADSMELT, EULACHON . . .
STEELHEAD TROUT . . .
STURGEONUNCLASSIFIED . . . .
TOTAL
SHELLFISH, ETC.
CRABS 3/CRAWFISH, FRESH-WATER
TOTAL
GRAND TOTAL . .
38,000100
6,20020,000
593,50041,20011,500154,30040,200
301,7005,900
1,212,600
1,212,600
62900
89,6113,9532,06226,8463,218
1,254,500
1,000
342,000207,600
5,000397,300
170,346 2,207,400
$189,436
169
9,37128,862
7209,017
237,575
2,348,400
2,348,400
237,575 2,348,400
POUNDS VALUE
$295,89831,200
295,898
295,898 31,200
$5,340
5,340
1/ OF THE ABOVE SPECIES THE FOLLOWING ARE TAKEN OFF THE OREGON AND WASHINGTON COASTS BUT LANDED IN THE~ COLUMBIA RIVER DISTRICT: TRUE COD, SOLE, GRAYFISH, HAKE, HALIBUT, PILCHARD, ROCKFISHES, SABLEFISH, SHARK,
SKATE, TUNA, CRABS, AND SOME OF THE STURGEON. MOST OF THE FLOUNDERS, LINGCOD, AND TROLL CAUGHT SALMON ARE
ALSO TAKEN IN COASTAL WATERS.2/ CAUGHT ALMOST ENTIRELY FOR THE UTILIZATION OF THE LIVERS IN THE EXTRACTION OF VITAMIN OILS. MOST OF THE
CARCASSES WERE DISCARDED.3/ THE WEIGHT OF CRABS SHOWN IS BASED ON AN AVERAGE OF 24 POUNDS PfR DOZEN.
NOTE:— THE POUNDAGE AND VALUE OF THE CATCH SHOWN ABOVE INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ITEMS OF LIVERS AND "VISCERA: COD
LIVEFiS, 5,238 POUUDS, VALUE $419; GRAYFISH LIVERS, 290,355 POUNDS, VALUE $191,478; HAKE LIVERS, 3,813POUNDS, VALUE $1,449; HALIBUT LIVERS, 5,659 POUNDS, VALUE $7,130; LINGCOD LIVERS, 29,543 POUNDS, VALUE
$73,858; ROCKFISH LIVERS, 300 POUNDS, VALUE $66; SABLEFISH LIVERS, 17,875 POUNDS, VALUE $26,812; BLUEFIN
SHARK LIVERS, 37,421 POUNDS, VALUE $10,478; SOUPFIN SHARK LIVERS, 92,387 POUNDS, VALUE $661,491; AND HALIBUT,
LINGCOD, AND SABLEFISH VISCERA, 44,459 POUNDS, VALUE $7,719.
PACIFIC COAST FISHERIES
COASTAL DISTRICT OF OREGON CATCH BY GEAR, 1946
HAUL SEINESGILL NETS
FISH
F|,OUND^RS:SOLEOTHER
GRAYFISH 2/HERRINGLINGCODPERCHPILCHARD OR SARDINE . . . .
R0CKFISHE3SABLEFISHSALMON
:
CHINOOK OR KINGCHUM OR KETASILVER OR COHO
SHADSHARKS: V
BLUEFINSOUPFIN
SMELTSTEELHEAD TROUTSTRIPED BASSSTURGEON
TOTAL
SPECIES
FtSH
CODFLOUNDERS
:
"sole"OTHER
GRAYFISH VHALIBUTLINGCODROCKFISHESSABLEFISHSALMON:
CHINOOK OR' KINGSILVER OR COHO
SHADSHARKS: j/
OLUEFINSOUPFIN
STURGEONTUNA, ALBACORE
TOTAL
SHELLFISH, ETC.
OCTOPUS
TOTAL
GRAND TOTAL
SPECIES
FISH
LINGCOD
TOTAL
SHELLFISH, ETC.
CRABS 2/CLAWS:RAZOR 3/M I XED V '
OYSTERS,"market, PACIFIC s/.
TOTAL .........GRAND TOTAL
SEE FOOTNOTES ON NEXT PAGE.
871283 O—50 12
5,300
70,000
3,40027,000
32,700
$132
2,098
1691,213
1,961
9,600
3,300
482,200530,000
1,338,5001,362,900
93,300193,7002,800
5,573 4,016,300 494,789
1,300100
19,600
6,200
8,200200
70,88553,002232,914106,306
12,50718,591
177
135,100
18372,434
TRAWL AND SETOTTER TRAWLS
12,200
12,500230,40056,20052,700283,300
2001,700
649,200
649,200
37,6688,4253,45033,430
1,484
700100800
6,400143,00086,600
1,522,500935,300
730,600
5,165 3,426,000
86,165 3,426,000
1,04018,5903,995
263,384144,033
28,600
1,738,50040,300
656,000
430,8004,142,700
328,500
1,500
800400200
574,852 7,368,400
574,852 7,368,500 430,667
VALUE
$1,165
92,5301,370
51,825
55,573190,56537,128
114
10372
430,664
TRAPS, CRABTONGS AND
RAKES, OYSTER
3,600
3,600
5,394,000
5,394,000
5,397,600
VALUE
$461
579,644
679,644
680,105
130,200
130,200
130,200
$22,133
40,30064,800
105,100
$12,45712,962
25,429
25,429
176 PACIFIC COAST FISHERIES
COASTAL DISTRICT OF OREGON : CATCH BY GEAR, 1946 Continued
V CAUGHT ALMOST ENTIRELY FOR THE UTILIZATION OF THE LIVERS IN THE EXTRACTION OF VITAMIN OILS. MOST OF THECARCASSES WERE DISCARDED.
2/ THE WEIGHT OF CRABS SHOWN IS BASED ON AN AVERAGE OF 24 POUNDS PER DOZEN.3/ THE WEIGHT OF RAZOR CLAMS IS THAT OF EDIBLE MEATS, BASED ON A YIELD OF 42 PERCENT OF THE ROUND WEIGHT.
V MIXED CLAMS CONSIST PRINCIPALLY OF EASTERN SOFT SHELL CLAMS. THE WEIGHT SHOWN IS THAT OF EDIBLE MEATS,BASED ON A YIELD OF 21 PERCENT OF THE ROUND WEIGHT.
5/ THE STATISTICS ON OYSTERS USED IN THIS TABLE ARE BASED ON A YIELD OF 12 PERCENT OF EDIBLE MEATS.
NOTE:— THE POUNDAGE AND VALUE OF THE CATCH SHOWN ABOVE INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ITEMS OF LIVERS AND VISCERA: CODLIVERS, 1,066 POUNDS, VALUE $64; GRAYFISH LIVERS, 82,670 POUNDS, VALUE $54,425; HALIBUT LIVERS, 3,026 POUNDS,VALUE $3,813; LINGCOD LIVERS, 18,790 POUNDS, VALUE $46,975; SABLEFISH LIVERS, 13,000 POUNDS, VALUE $19,500;ROCKFISH LIVERS, 1,000 POUNDS, VALUE $600; BLUEFIN SHARK LIVERS, 1,958 POUNDS, VALUE $195; SOUPF I N SHARKLIVERS, 10,366 POUNDS, VALUE $74,290, AND HALIBUT, SABLEFISH AND LINGCOD VISCERA, 29,817 POUNDS, VALUE $5,223.
CALIFORNIA
CATCH BY DISTRICTS , 1946
SPECIES NORTHERN DISTRICT SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT MONTEREY DISTRICT
FISH POUNDS
7,761,500635,800
500355,600
17,500
912,600
40,700
9,476,9002,011,2004,544,000
14,000
242,6003,600
96,300
61,300278,30076,600
VALUE
$369,25926,043
13571,106
334
84,653
4,467
429,365204,539954,347
2,260
200,74556
7,958
12,37825,1964,462
POUNDS
263,8002,800
175,200410,300
50,0002,355,200497,400
2,80033,700
458,400
8,100200,000
72,4006,401,100
500221,10099,600
8,542,70020,200
771,200246,80031,100
4«2,3002,90011,00065,70019,400
VALUE
$8,48767
10,636108,384
6,507114,45022,227
3457,6948,799
37413,932
11,103148,514
21612,6307,908
1,311,6013,903
39,199884,173
36532,886
2282,2475,100
792
POUNDS
248/1005,000
57,800
209,600218,30089,300
5,1007,161,600
281,70031,400
1,923,10023,000
71,742,40044,100
1,119,900533,400569,40053,100
124,90025,70094,800
249,600100300
VALUE
$3,952167
1,011
FLOUNDERS:"CALIFORNIA HALIBUt" . . 31,456
11,8826,348
HERRING, SEAJACK MACKEREL
172152,63014,8252,410
42,8851,897
1,155,24814,53883,03442,095108,17510,531
PILCHARD OR SARDINE ....ROCKFISHES
SEA BASS, WHITE
SHARKS, INCLUDING GRAYFISH 10,906573
6,589
TUNA, ALBACORE 51,1671641UNCLASSIFIED
TOTAL 26,529,000 2,397,303 21,425,700 2,762,767 84,811,700 1,752,548
SHELLFISH, ETC.
CRABS, DUNGENESS 5,822,400
4,900
20,200
728,951
1,577-
-
1,248
3,743,100432,100
3,000
7,100
11,500
577,19120,6302,005
1,335
792
62,3005,200
43,700
1,200
1005,600
11,1441,384
28,856CLAMS:
610
787OYSTERS, MARKET:
- _ 11,800200
13,393161
-
TOTAL OYSTERS .... - - 12,000 13,554 - ' -
200 20 - - 38,002,700 1,214,091
TOTAL 5,847,700 731,796 4,213,800 615,507 38,120,800 1,256,936
GRAND TOTAL 32,376,700 3,129,099 .25,639,500 3,378,274 122,932,500 3,009,484
(CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)
PACIFIC COAST FISHERIES
CALIFORNIA : CATCH BY DISTRICTS, 1946 - Coatinued
SAN PEDRO DISTRICT
OFF CALIFORNIA OFF LATIN AMERICA TOTAL
FISH POUNDS
1,409,300903,100
2,300
1,255,300233,30015,80041,200
7,931,700142,4009,700
51,712,8004,60055,100
423,992,20042,00090,400283,00014,9002,100
110,500
20,400335,000820,400216,50017,600
139,700
489,900
VALUE
$30,182122,762
251
223,10210,6902,3243,153
174,7237,356
8471,375,836
3237,915
5,395,3465,92212,72221,4381,401456
16,743
3,37363,167501,25217,445
99510,027
152,244
POUNDS
888,200133,900
289,800
45,300
27,0001,300
214,40029,20014,0008,200
3,40012,300
VALUE
$120,70119,234
51,957
6,050
3,855101
37,0966,2187,327
597
3403,828
POUNDS
1,409,3001,791,300
133,9002,300
1,545,100233,30015,80041,20045,300
7,931,700142,4009,700
51,712,8004,50056,100
423,992,20042,000117,400284,30014,9002,100
110,500
234,800364,200834,400224,70017,600139,7003,400
502,200
VALUE
$30,182243,46319,234
251
FLOUNDERS
:
"CALIFORNIA HALIBUT . . 275,05910,6902,324
FLYINGFISH 3,1535,050
JACK MACKEREL 174,7237,366
8471,376,835
3237,915
PILCHARD OR SARDINE .... 5,395,3456,92215,587
ROCKFISHES 21,5391,401466
16,743
40,45969,385
SHARKS, INCLUDING GRAYFISHSHEEPSHEAD
508,58918,142
99510,027
SPANISH MACKEREL 340156,072
ALBACORE 5,211,60014,253,200
477,9001,130,300
24,300
1,039,3001,453,521
43,410112,9502,655
1,794,8006,153,6002,951,80014,954,30043,128,000
357,923528,662268,351
1,495,3274,629,243
7,006,40020,416,8003,429,70016,094,50043,152,300
1,397,2232,082,283
311,761
SKIPJACK OR STRIPED TUNAYELLOWFIN
1,608,2774,531,898
TOTAL TUNA 21,097,300 2,651,936 69,002,500 7,379,505 90,099,800 10,031,442
27,9003,800
75,800
2,804305
6,942
12,8002,430,600
2,000
1,251194,843
185
40,7002,434,400
77,800
4,055
YELLOWTAILUNCLASSIFIED
195,1487,127
TOTAL 511,497,000 10,825,012 73,114,900 7,833,199 584,611,900 18,659,211
CRABS, ROCKLOBSTERS, SPINY
11,600559,300372,40015,400
60010,40021,600
1,265197,314223,591
8,65050
5,794671
-
j
11,500559,300372,40015,400
50010,40021,600
1,255197,314223,591
CLAMS, PISMO 8,55060
OYSTERS, MARKET, PACIFIC .5,794
571
TOTAL 1,001,300 437,345 - - 1,001,300 437,345
GRAND TOTAL 512,498,300 11,253,357 73,114,900 7,833,199 585,613,200 19,096,555
SAN DIEGO D STRICTSPECIES
OFF CAL FORN.IA OFF LATI ^l AMERICA TOTAL
FISH POUNDS
400733,000
203,500300
BOO4,8002,000
239,400
VALUE
$1886,958
35,19332
23431201
11,741CONTINUED ON
POUNDS
582,200127,800
492,100
112,500
-)EXT page)
VALUE
$59,06813,731
85,095
11,985
POUNDS
4001,315,200127,800
695,600300
112,500800
4,8002,000
239,400
VALUE
$18156,02513,731
FLOUNDERS
:
"CALIFORNIA HALIBUt" . .120,288
3211,985
HERRING, SEA 23431201
11,741
PACIFIC COAST FISHERIES
CALIFORNIA : CATCH BY DISTRICTS, 1946 - Coutinued
SAN DIEGO DISTRICT - CONTINUED
OFF CALIFORNIA OFF LATIN AMERICA
FISH, cont'd.
MULLETPERCHPILCHARD OR SARDINE . . .
POMPANOROCK BASSROCKFISHESSCULP IN
SEA BASS:BLACKWHITE
SHARKS, INCLUDING GRAYFISHSHEEPSHEADSPANISH MACKERELSWORDFISHTUNA AND TUNALIKE FISHES:
ALBACOREBLUEFINBON I TOSKIPJACK OR STRIPED TUNAYELLOWFIN
TOTAL TUNA
WHITEFISHYELLOWTAILUNCLASSIFIED
TOTAL
SHELLFISH, ETC.
LOBSTERS, SPINY
GRAND TOTAL
132,000
3,572,4001,276,000
105,000616,800
8,400
5,578,600
1,70027,5001,000
122,500
16,085,900
$8,1627
153,92617
6,8671,5283,552
8519,4069,6741,864
41,837
33,20051,800
400
191,900115,10011,83017,9003,000
224,800
706,585129,17310,72266,010
997
7,167,600338,900
2,090,90024,376,60084,086,000
913,487 118,060,000
1492,316
14,9002,099,700
2,000
1,288,329 122,141,400
1,325,155 122,141,400
4,0204,129
38
27,21421,962
7861,362
15071,281
79,700400
,623,500100
90,10071,10034,600
197,800164,400156,70042,4003,000
356,800
1,417,69834,303
213,5112,608,8439,980,827
10,740,0001,614,9002,195,90024,993,40084,094,400
14,255,182 123,638,600
1,360176,848
192
16,6002,127,200
3,000
122,500
138,227,300
$8,16219
153,92617
10,8875,6573,590
28,06531,36810,4603,226
150113,118
2,124,283163,476224,233
2,674,8539,981,824
15,168,669
1,509179,164
281
CALIFORNIA : CATCH BY WATERS, 1946
OFF CALIFORNIA OFF LATIN AMERICA
FISH
ANCHOVIESBARRACUDACABEZONECABRILLACARPCATFISHflounders:
"california halibut""sole"OTHER
FLYINGFISHGROUPERSHAKEHALIBUTHARDHEADHERRING, SEAJACK MACKEREL ....KINGFISHL I NGCODMACKERELMULLETPERCHPILCHARD OR SARDINE .
POMPANOROCK BASSROCKFISHESSABLEFISHSALMONSCULP IN
SEA BASS :
BLACKWHITE
SHAD
POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE
1,921,600 $42,639 - -
1,636,100 209,720 1,470,400 $189,7697,800 234 - -
- - 261,700 32,965235,300 11,898 - -
410,300 108,384 - -
1,718,400 296,258 781,900 137,05210,568,600 506,313 - -
1,238,300 56,942 - -
41,200 3,153 - -
- - 157,800 18,036500 135 - -
358,400 71,451 - -
33,700 7,694 - -
481,800 9,328 - -
15,093,300 327,353 - -
437,000 22,996 - -
1,155,700 102,043 - -
53,875,300 1,431,462 - -
84, 300 8,485 - -
192,300 25,389 300 12)10,759,200 6,853,034 - -
86,700 21,693 - -
147,300 19,589 60,200 7,88511,120,200 547,995 53,100 4,2302,659,100 255,943 - -
13,658,200 2,374,589 - -
144,700 20,295 400 38
26,300 4,224 406,300 64,310471,600 89,267 144,300 28,180771,200 39,199 - -
(continued on next page)
PACIFIC COAST FISHERIES
CALIFORNIA : CATCH BY WATERS, 1946 - Continued
SPECIES OFF CALIFORNIA OFF LATIN AMERICA
FISH, cont'd.
SHARKS, INCLUDING GRAYFISH
POUNDS
1,579,500241,00078,000793,100
2,900621,900
VALUE
$1,506,76019,3091,989
57,460
228194,081
POUNDS
25,80026,100
5,400
237,100
VALUE
$8,1132,059-
SMELTSPANISH MACKEREL 490
75,109
TUNA AND TUNALIKE FISHES:9,105,90015,529,200
582,9001,747,100
32,700
1,811,5771,582,794
54,132178,9603,552
8,962,4005,502,5005,042,70039,340,900127,214,000
1,775,621652,965481,852
SKIPJACK OR STRIPED TUNAYELLOWFIN
4,104,17014,510,070
TOTAL TUNA 25,997,800 3,531,215 187,052,500 21,634,588
344,10029,50031,300173,100
30,3122,9532,52112,326
27,7004,530,300
4,000
-
2,511371,691
377
660,225,800 19,026,959 195,256,300 22,577,515
SHELLFISH, ETC.
9,632,80011,600
591,800437,300419,100
4,90016,6007,100
10037,900
1,317,2861,265
234,14022,014
254,452
1,5779,2601,335
642,887
-
HOrK^'^* -
--
-
.
DtQ-
,
-
OCTOPUS •
-
OYSTERS, MARKET:11,80010,600
13,3935,955 .
-
-
TOTAL OYSTERS 22,400 19,348 - -
SQUID 38,024,500 1,214,782 - -
TOTAL 49,305,100 3,078,410 - -
709,532,900 22,105,369 195,256,300 22,577,615
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA : CATCH BY GEAR, 1946
SPECIES GILL NETS LINES PARANZELLA NETS OTTER TRAWLS
FISH
FLOUNDERS
:
"sole"OTHER
POUNDS
1,3001,100
17,5006,00031,5006,500
400
59,400
23,300
100
VALUE
$6442
334553
3,457294
61
49,128
1,922
7
POUNDS
7,2001,500
346,600
208,100
231,2001,614,6004,544,000
300
18,700
61,30014,400
VALUE
$34293
69,315
19,305
10,472164,202954,347
47
15,511
12,378837
POUNDS
2,282,200349,000
2,100
103,200
181,70013,400
200
15,700600
3,400
VALUE
$108,57714,243
412
9,559
8,2341,356
32
13,8059
197
POUNDS
5,470,800284,200
5006,900
594,600
9,057,500383,200
13,100
147,8003,000
58,700
VALUE
$260,27611,655
135
HALIBUTHERRING, SEALINGCOD
1,379
55,157
ROCKFISHESSABLEFISH
410,36538,971
SEA BASS, WHITE ....SHARKS, INCLUDING
GRAYFISH
2,120
122,30047
-
TUNA, ALBACOREUNCLASSIFIED
3,421
TOTAL ........ 147,100 55,862 7,047,900 1,246,849 2,952,500 155,445 15,020,300 905,836
(continued on next page)
PACIFIC COAST FISHERIES
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA : CATCH BY GEAR, 1946 - Continued
SPECIES GILL NETS LINES PARANZELLA NETS OTTER TRAWLS
SHELLFISH, ETC.
CRABS, DUNGENESS ....OCTOPUS
POUNDS
200
VALUE
$12
POUNDS
900
VALUE
$59
POUNDS
37,5005,500
VALUE
$4,698341
POUNDS
273,5008,500200
VALUE
$34,23952120
TOTAL 200 12 900 59 43,000 5,039 282,200 34,780
GRAND TOTAL .... 147,300 55,874 7,048,800 1,246,908 2,995,500 161,484 16,302,500 940,616
SPECIES DIP NETS TRAPS SHOVELS
FISH POUNDS
9,20073,000278,300
VALUE
$1,0106,03625,196
POUNDS
70O
VALUE
$69
POUNDS VALUE
_
_
_
360,500 32,242 700 69 -
: -5 511,400
5,100
690,014
3154,900 $1,577
- - 5 516,500 690,329 4,900 1,577
360,500 32.242 5 517,200 690.308 4,900 1,577
SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA : CATCH BY GEAR, 1946
SPECIES SEINES GILL NETS LINES FYKE NETS
FISH POUNDS
263,800
71,500
30,4005,9002,800
13,5006,401,000
400
800
300
39,500
1,000
VALUE
$8,487
5,110
6,721114128
2,065148,508
182
145
1,146
2,813
79
POUNDS
13,200
1,7003,300
200
452,500
5,00057,500
100
2,800
6,464,80017,300
771,200197,400
355,000
59,3001,700
VALUE
$700
2191607
8,685
3498,817
6
157
921,6013,355
39,199707,104
25,250
4,60172
POUNDS
2,000
1,3004,200
100200
900120,000
125,30088,000
2,077,9001,800
10,800600
11,000
2,900
VALUE
$48
166204
327
418,359
7,1596,985
390,000337
38,7828
2,247
120
POUNDS
90,500410,300
3,300
2,900
100
VALUE
•$4,826108,384
FLOUNDERS
:
"CALIFORNIA HALISUt" . . .
_
_
973HERRING, SEA
__
PILCHARD OR SARDINE .... -
_
_
_
SEA BASS, WHITE -
SHARKS, INCLUDING GRAYFISH .-
_
228TUNA, ALBACORE
UNCLASSIFIED 9
6,830,900 175,498 8,403,000 1,720,282 2,447,000 454,486 507,100 114,420
SHELLFISH, ETC.
1,100 76 .
TOTAL - - - - 1,100 76 - -
GRAND TOTAL 6,830,900 175,498 8,403,000 1,720,282 2,448,100 454,562 507,100 114,420
(CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)
PACIFIC COAST FISHERIES
SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA : CATCH BY GEAR, 1946 Continued
SPECIES PARANZELLA NETS OTTER TRAWLS BEAM TRAWLS DIP NETS
FISH POUNDS
800
15,5001,298,600
257,7002,0001,900
35,300700
26,7009,200
10,50010,900
12,200
VALUE
$19
2,01363,10511,554
24388
2,457108
1,522735
37,518128
492
POUNDS
31,5001,049,100
239,400600
2,50036,200
600100
66,1002,400
30027,70019,600
200
2,500
VALUE
$4,10950,98110,663
75117
2,5249434
3,77818866
99,44422915
99
POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE
100
67,6005,400
FLOUNDERS
:
"CALIFORNIA halibut' . . .-
_
_
_
_
$19
._
SEA BASS, WHITESHARKS, INCLUDING GRAYFISH .
-
4,808WHITEBAIT 420
1,682,000 119,982 1,478,800 172,416 - - 73,100
SHELLFISH
CRABS, DUNGENESS
, ETC.
430,100
2,700
66,229
191
403,800
1,500
62,192
100290,600 $13,876 -
432,800 66,420 405,300 62,292 290,600 13,876 -
GRAND TOTAL 2,114,800 186,402 1,884,100 234,708 290,600 13,876 73,100 5,247
SPECIES BAG NETS TRAPS RAKESAND BY HAND
SHOVELS ABALONE OUTFITS
FISH
LINGCOD ....ROCKFISHES . . .
SHARKS, INCLUDINGGRAYFISH . . .
POUNDS VALUE POUNDS
3,500200
100
VALUE
$24314
179
POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE
TOTAL . . .- - 3,800 436 - - - - - -
SHELLFISH, ETC.
CRABS, DUNGENESSSHRIMPABALONE ....CLAMS, SOFT . .
OCTOPUS ....OYSTERS, MARKET:
EASTERN . . .
PACIFIC . . .
141,500 $6,7542,914,200
6,200
448,770
4257,100 $1,335
11,800200
$13,393161
3,000 $2,005,
TOTAL . . . 141,500 6,754 2,920,400 449 ,195 7,100 1,335 12,000 13,554 3,000 2,005
GRAND TOTAL 141,500 6,754 2,924,200 449 ,631 7,100 1,335 12,000 13,554 3,000 2,005
MONTEREY DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA : CATCH BY GEAR, 1946
SPECIES SEINES GILL NETS LINES OTTER TRAWLS
FISH
ANCHOVIESCABEZONECARPFLOUNDERS
:
"CALIFORNIA HALISUt""sole"OTHER
HERRING, SEAJACK MACKEREL ....KINGFISHLINGCODMACKEREL
POUNDS
247,700
57,800
11,100
5,1007,145,600
147,800700
1,917,000
VALUE
$3,^46
1,011
1,672
172152,288
7,77654
42,727
POUNDS
4003,300
171,50047,80047,700
15,20073,5001,6001,000
VALUE
$6111
25,7292,5982,723
3243,868
12021
POUNDS
1,700
4,3004,20027,200
60021,00028,2004,900
VALUE
$56
644230
2,582
141,1072,169
133
POUNDS
22,700166,30014,400
20039,400
800200
VALUE
$3,4119,0541,043
42,074
624
(continued on next page)
PACIFIC COAST FISHERIES
MONTEREY DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA : CATCH BY GEAR, 1946- Continued
SPECIES SEINES GILL NETS LINES OTTER TRAWLS
FISH - CONTINUED
PERCHPILCHARD OR SARDINE .
POMPANO ...••••ROCKFISHESSABLEFISHSALMONSEA BASS, WHITE . . .
SHARKS, INCLUDINGGRAYFISH
SKATESSMELTTUNA, ALBACORE . . .
WHITEBAITUNCLASSIFIED ....
POUNDS
4,10071,700,000
38,000
100
49,700
VALUE
$3341,154,564
12,540
23
3,454
POUNDS
14,90042,3002,90010,0002,500
51,200
103,4001,300
44,100
100100
VALUE
$1,229681938741197
10,143
9,03130
3,064
168
POUNDS
200
1,107,700530,900569,400
300
8,900
800249,600
200
VALUE
$20
82,13041,898108,175
61
778
6051,167
33
POUNDS
3,800
3,2002,200
1,500
12,60024,400
200
VALUE
$314
1,060163
304
1,09754311
TOTAJ. 81,324,700 1,380,561 634,800 61,578 2,560,100 291,257 291 ,900 19,144
SHELLFISH, ETC.
CRABS, DUNGENESS . .
OCTOPUSSQUID 38,002,600 1,214,089
21,800
100
3,909
21,300 186
300 56
TOTAL 38,002,600 1,214,089 21,900 3,911 1,300 186 300 56
GRAND TOTAL 119,327,300 2,594,650 656,700 65,489 2,561,400 291,443 292,200 19,200
SPECIES TRAPS RAKES SHOVELS ABALONE OUTFITS
FISH
LINGCODPILCHARD OR SARDINE .
POUNDS
100100
VALUE
$53
POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE
TOTAL 200 8 - - - - - -
SHELLFISH, ETC.
CRASS, DUNGENESS . .
SHRIMPABALONECLAMS, PISMO ....MUSSELSOCTOPUS
40,2005,200
4,300
7,1791,384
601100 $64
1,200 $61043,700 $28,856
TOTAL 49,700 9,164 100 64 1,200 610 43,700 28,856
GRAND TOTAL . . 49,900 9,172 100 64 1,200 610 43,700 28,856
SAN PEDRO DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA : CATCH OFF CALIFORNIA, 1946
SPECIES
FISH
ANCHOVIESBARRACUDACARPFLOUNDERS:
"california halibut"sole"OTHER
FLYINGFISHJACK MACKEREL . . . .
KINGFISHLINGCODMACKERELMULLETPERCHPILCHARD OR SARDINE .
POMPANOROCK BASSROCKFISHESSABLEFISHSALMONSCULP IN
SEINES GILL NETS LINES
POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE
1,409,300 $30,182 . . - -
3,600 494 440,100 $59,831 459,400 $62,4372,300 251 - - - -
1,900 336 768,980 137,615 33,400 5,987- 7,500 369 1,700 84
- - 1,600 235 13,900 2,074- - 41,200 3,153 - -
7,922,500 174,521 2,100 47 2,900 63112,300 5,898 3,800 201 16,800 882
_ - 900 78 8,700 76423,581,400 627,694 63,200 1,690 84,400 2,436
- - 4,600 323 - -
37,200 5,525 12,000 1,638 1,600 227
423,991,600 5,395,334 600 12 - -
41,900 6,901 - - - -
1,300 187 13,600 1,916 44,400 6,3326,500 499 267,700 20,324
_ - 800 81 14,000 1,313_ _ _ - 2,100 466
2,800 428 4,500 637 101,500 15,455
(continued on NEXT PAGE)
PACIFIC COAST FISHERIES
SAN PEDRO DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA -. CATCH OFF CALIFORNIA, 1946 - Continued
FISH - CONTINUED
SEA 'BASS :
BLACKWHITE
SHARKS, INCLUDING GRAYF I 3HSHEEPSHEADSKATESSMELTTUNA AND TUNALIKE FISHES:
ALBACOREBLUEFINBON I TOSKIPJACK OR STRIPED TUNAYELLOWFIN
WHITEFISHYELLOWTAILUNCLASSIFIED
TOTAL
SHELLFISH, ETC.
CRABS, ROCK . .
LOBSTERS, SPINYOCTOPUS ....SQUID
TOTAL . . .
GRAND TOTAL
6003,9009,600
116,800
47,00014,250,800
457,200176,30022,500
20,000
472,213,300
21,500
21,500
472,234,800 7,789,036
8415,003
8,335
9,3661,453,374
41,56917,5652,474
1,894
2,900295,900708,400
8,00013,1009,800
1006,900
200600
26,500
7,788,370 2,444,300
60025,700
100100
26,500
2,470,800
$44355,087438,553
664743703
2,418
15, BOO29,70066,70021,3002,6002,300
5,164,6002,30013,700
953,5001,800
23,2003,20011,300
7,364,500
9,203
9,290
716,896
$2,7166,26436,0571,782
147163
1,029,934234
1,23895,285
1812,322
2601,044
1,296,471
1,296,514
OTTER TRAWLS PARANZELLA NETS BRAIL OR SCOOP NETS
FISH
FLOUNDERS:"CALIFORNIA halibut". . . .
"sole"OTHER
JACK MACKERELKINGFISHLINGCODMACKERELPERCH .
POMPANO .
ROCK BASSROCKFISHESSABLEFISHSCULaiNSEA bass:
BLACKWHITE ... '.
SHARKS, INCLUDING GRAYF ISH .
SHEEPSHEADSKATESSMELTTUNA AND TUNALIKE FISHES, BONITOWHITEFISHUNCLASSIFIED
293,300160,000
300
9,500100
4,500100300
8,300100
1,200
1,0005,50011,200
9001,9008,900
100500
5,600
TOTAL
SHELLFISH, ETC.
513,300
TOTAL . . .
GRAND TOTAL 513,700
$51,4897,334
15
157,80064,100
103975
8,40168105690
2,100100
71,324 233,800
71,429 233,800
$27,6752,903
4,200
27,983,800
22,400
1,900
1,400
33,046 28,013,700
28,013,700
$92
745,016
11,638
136
134
757,016
757,016
(CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)
PACIFIC COAST FISHERIES
SAN PEDRO DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA : CATCH OFF CALIFORNIA, 1946 . Continued
SPECIES TRAPS HARPOONS SHOVELS RAKESAND BY HAND
ABALONE OUTFITS
FISH
PERCH . . .
ROCK BASS .
ROCKFISHESSCULP IN . .
SHEEPSHEADSWORDFISH .
WHITEFISH '.
UNCLASSIFIED
POUNDS
BOO30,800
500500
186,200
4,0001,400
VALUE
$1194,243
3980
14,924
407123
POUNDS
489,900
VALUE
$152,244
POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE
TOTAL .... 224,200 19,935 489,900 152,244 - - - - - -
SHELLFISH, ETC.
CRABS, ROCK ....LOBSTERS, SPINY . .
ABALONECLAMS, PISMO . . .
OYSTERS, MARKET,PACIFIC
11,000543,300
1,189188,017
-
;
15,400 $8,550
10,400 $5,794
372,400 $223,591
TOTAL .... 554,300 189,206 - - 15,400 8,650 10,400 5,794 372,400 223,591
GRAND TC J) L _ 7-78,500 209,141 489,900 152,244 15,400 8,'650 10,400 5,794 372,400 223,591
SAN PEDRO DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA : CATCH OFF LATIN AMERICA, 1946
FISH
BARRACUDACABRILLAFLOUNDERS, "CALIFORNIAHALIBUT
GROUPERSROCK SAS3ROCKFISHESSEA BASS :
BLACKWHITE
SHARKS, INCLUDING GRAYFISHSHEEPSHEADSPANISH MACKEREL ....SWORDFISHTUNA AND TUNALIKE FISHES:
ALBACOREBLUEFINBON I TOSKIPJACK OR STRIPED TUNAYELLOWFIN
WHITEFISHYELLOWTAILUNCLASSIFIED ....
TOTAL 46,525,900
700
100
1,10021,600
4,4006,115,7002,489,8008,682,500
26,523,800200
1,884,500
$108,90514
1934,600
882623,776226,348867,587
2,846,94820
151,068
200100
11,500300
4,830,478 301,900
VALUE
$14
51,778
21
5,020
86,700133,800
30045,30025,9001,300
213,1007,5002,5007,9003,400
1,790,40047,900461,800
6,281,80016,604,200
12,500546,100
1,300
26,274,800
POUNDS VALUE
$11,78219,220
6,0503,853
101
36,8761,5971,307673340
357,0414,885
41,981627,740
1,782,2951,231
43,775116
12,300
2,940,918
$3,828
SAN DIEGO DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA' CATCH OFF CALIFORNIA, 1946
SE 1 NES GILL AND LINESTRAMMEL NETS
POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE
400 $18 - - - -
400 48 608,100 $72,139 124,500 $14,771
600 105 197,800 34,222 5,100 866- - 200 21 100 11800 23 - - -
- - 2,600 230 2,200 201- - 300 32 1,700 159
13,700 674 53,200 3,098 162,500 7,969- - 79,700 8,162 - -
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FISH
ANCHOVIESBARRACUDAFLOUNDERS
:
"CALIFORNIA HALIBUt""sole"
herring, sea ....kinqfishLINGCODMACKERELMULLETPERCH
PACIFIC COAST FISHERIES
SAN DIEGO DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA : CATCH OFF CALIFORNIA, 1946 - Continued
FISH - CONTINUED
PILCHARD OR SARDINE . . . .
POMPANOROCK BASSROCKFJSHESSCULP IN
SEA BASS:BLACKWHITE
SHARKS, INCLUDING GRAVFI3HSHEEPSHEADTUNA AND TUNALIKE FISHES:
ALBACOREBLUEFINBON I TOSKIPJACK OR STRIPED TUNAYELLOWFIN
WHITEFISHYELLOWTAILUNCLASSIFIED
3,623,500100
300100
1,2001,271,500
39,700
TOTAL
SHELLFISH, ETC,
LOBSTERS, SPINY . . .
GRAND TOTAL . .
9,962,200
VALUE
$153,926
241128,7204,058
1,400600600
30033,900123,300
900
6,900100
100600
288,724 1,120,700
8,900
9,962,200 288,724 1,129,600 136,456
6,4618,229
32,40018,70032,000
5,60015,10021,5002,800
3,571,2004,50058,400
616,7008,400900
17,800
133,789 4,702,100
2,667
4,702,100 819,362
1,4793,316
8022,8901,437
215
706,344453
5,95566 , 002
99781
1,495
819,362
TRAPS
ROCK BASS . .
SCULP IN . . .
SHEEPSHEAD .
SWORDFISH . .
WHITEFISH . .
UNCLASSIFIED
132,000
TOTAL
SHELLFISH, ETC.
LOBSTERS, SPINY
GRAND TOTAL
132,000
132,000
$41,837
23,1001,600
20,800
800100
41,837
113,600
41,837
$2,789169
1,583
4,617
38,776
SAN DIEGO DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA: CATCH OFF LATIN AMERICA, 1946
SPECIES
FISH
BARRACUDACABRILLAFLOUNDERS, "CALIFORNIA HALIBUTGROUPERSPERCHROCK BASSROCKFISHESSCULP4NSEA BASS:
BLACKWHITE
SHARKS, INCLUDING GRAYFISH .
SHEEPSHEADSPANISH MACKERELSWORDFISHTUNA AND TUNALIKE FISHES:
ALBACOREBLUEFINBON I TOSKIPJACK OR STRIPED TUNA .
YELLOWFINWHITEFISHYELLOWTAILUNCLASSIFIED
TOTAL
420,200
500
34,100
400
500305,70042,100805,700
1,431,600
96,500
3,138,500
VALUE
$49,846
6,505
9930,9474,29986,338159,923
8,134
43,600
482,900
1,200100
2,90076,1009,7001,400
500900900
356,210 621,900
VALUE
$5,177
83,501
152
41214,527
650105
118,400127,800
8,700112,500
30031,90051,700
400
189,0004,9002,10016,1003,000
7,167,10033,200
2,047,20023,569,90082,554,400
14,3002,002,200
1,100
104,907 118,156,200
VALUE
$14,04513,7311,511
11,98612
3,8604,122
38
26,802930136
1,229150
1,417,5993,356
209,0462,522,5059,810,904
1,308168,639
109
224,800
14,212,018
$71,281
224,800 71,281
PACIFIC COAST FISHERIES
WASHINGTON CATCH BY GEAR, 1946
GILL NETS
DREDGES, TONGS, 4 BY HAND
OREGON: CATCH BY GEAR, 1946
OTTER TRAWLS
PURSE SEINES
CALIFORNIA : CATCH BY GEAR, 1946
LANDINGS BY HALIBUT FLEET AT SEATTLE, WASH.
Landings of halibut, lingcod, rockfishes, and sablefish at Seattle, Washington, by the
United States ha I i but f I eet duri ng 1946 amounted to 15,570,679 pounds, val ued at $3, I I 1 ,97 I
to the fishermen. In addition, a total of 1,104,606 pounds of assorted fish livers and
viscera, valued at $1,517,566, was also landed by these vessels. The combined landingswere 14 percent larger than in the previous year, and the value was 42 percent greater.
All landings reported in the following tables are reported as dressed weight, and so
are not directly comparable with data contained in the sectional and state catch tables.
A summary of the 1946 landings at Seattle by the United States halibut fleet is containedon the following page. For additional information on the Pacific Coast halibut fisherythe reader is referred to Section II of this docunent entitled "Reviewof Certain MajorFi sher i es.
"
PACIFIC COAST FISHERIES
LANDINGS BY HALIBUT FLEET AT SEATTLE BY FISHING GROUNDS, 1946
FISHING GROUNDS TRIPSHALIBUT
NO. 1 NO. 2
WEST OF CAPE SPENCER . . .
SOUTH OF CAPE SPENCER. . .
NUMBER
181343
POUNDS
5,132,8351,715,788
$1
VALUE
195,367323,197
POUNDS
4,948,6781,355,284
$1
VALUE
066,805221,539
POUNDS
191472,756
VALUE
$1542,627
TOTAL, 1946 524 6,848,623 1,518,564 6,303,962 1,288,344 472,947 42,642
TOTAL, 1945 459 5,547,387 1,148,683 5,376,141 859,581 893,294 86,952
FISHING GROUNDS ROCKFISHES SABLEFISH TOTAL
WEST OF CAPE SPENCER . . .
SOUTH OF CAPE SPENCER. . .
POUNDS
'4,361
292,984
VALUE
$26218,695
POUNDS
7,2971,640,505
VALUE
$948242,516
POUNDS
10,093,3625,477,317
VALUE
$2,263,397848,574
TOTAL, 1946 297, 345 18,957 1,647,802 243,464 15,570,679 3,111,971
TOTAL, 1945 287, 523 24,030 572,376 65,816 13,676,821 2,185,062
LANDINGS BY HALIBUT FLEET AT SEATTLE BY MONTHS, 1946
JANUARY. .
FEBRUARY .
MARCH. . .
APRIL. . .
MAY. . . .
JUNE . . .
JULY . . .
AUGUST . .
SEPTEMBER.OCTOBER. .
NOVEMBER .
DECEMBER .
TOTAL, 1946. . . .
TOTAL, 1945. . . .
1946 COMPARED WITH 1945.
1,709,3882,099,0341,681,1431,231,399
35,49967,23324,927
5,848,623
6,547,387
+'5%
$299,143367,331455,551352,07312,10823,5338,725
1,275,9091,857,1691,727,1801,418,803
8,57111,5524,578
1,148,683 5,376,141
+ 32^ t17^
$204,146297,147423,136355,435
2,7984,0791,602
1,288,344
859,581 893,294
-47^
42,542
86,952
MONTHS ROCKFISHES
JANUARY. .
FEBRUARY .
MARCH. . .
APRIL. . .
MAY. . . .
JUNE . . .
JULY . . .
AUGUST . .
SEPTEMBER.OCTOBER. .
NOVEMBER .
DECEMBER .
TOTAL, 1946.
TOTAL, 1945.
POUNDS
3,94531,33421,3805,20310,29211,82913,38511,71347,78564,67739,14935,653
297,345
287,523
1946 COMPARED WITH 1945.
VALUE
$3112,5071,710
495823946954785
2,5803,2352,2442,265
2,9651,945
11,8292,4984,37127,442116,916511,302679,165280,566
8,703
18,957 1,647,802
24,030 572,375
+ 188J^
$341224
1,360287503
3,82317,85276,09499,34842,1661,465
243,464
55,816
t270?< + 14^
VALUE
$3,41312,2316,8952,695
507,628570,034884,002726,18994,043130,51958,03215,190
2,185,062
+42?^
2/ IN ADDITION, VESSELS OF THE SEATTLE HALIBUT FLEET LANDED THE FOLLOWING QUANTITIES OF FISH LIVERS DURING1946: GRAYFISH, 152,789 POUNDS, VALUED AT $80,978; HALIBUT, 234,116 POUNDS, VALUED AT $486,961; LINGCOD,31,853 POUNDS, VALUED AT $109,893; SABLEFISH, 65,912 POUNDS, VALUED AT $148,302; SOUPF I N SHARK, 66,154POUNDS, VALUED AT $494,832; AND MISCELLANEOUS LIVERS AND VISCERA, 553,782 POUNDS, VALUED AT $196,600, A
TOTAL OF 1,104,506 POUNDS, VALUED AT $1,517,565 TO THE FISHERMEN.
NOTE:— THE 1946 HALIBUT SEASON OPENED ON MAY 1 AND CLOSED AUGUST 19.
PACIFIC COAST FISHERIES
RECEIPTS BY SEATTLE WHOLESALE DEALERS
The total Quantity of fresh and frozen fish, shellfish, livers, and viscera received by
Seattle wholesale dealers during 1946 from all sources totaled 77,399,992 pounds, valuedat $15,431,556. This represented a decrease of 14 percent in quantity, but an increase of3 percent in value compared with 1945. The following table contains information on thesereceipts by species, origin, and type of dressing for the year 1946. The Seattle FisheryMarket News Serv i ce of f i ce issues detailed information on these recei pts monthly .
FISHERY PRODUCTS RECEIVED BY SEATTLE WHOLESALE DEALERS, 1946
ITEM POUNDS APPROXIMATE
FISH
13,052 $795
1,430,931366,455121,067
105,75716,90310,015
1,918,453 132,675
DOLLY VARDEN TROUT, ALASKA, FROZEN ... DO 22,876 2,974
112,39912,52316,212
4,934635811FLOUNDER, BRITISH COLUMBIA DO
141,134 6,380
6,848,6236,303,962
12,003287,492117,580
6,422,846372,80093,000
1,518,5641,288,343
2,08365,83621,870
1,194,64958,90217,298
HALIBUT, LOCAL, UNCLASSIFIED DO DOHALIBUT, LOCAL, UNCLASSIFIED OTHER
HALIBUT, BRITISH COLUMBIA DOHALIBUT, BRITISH COLUMBIA, FROZEN. ... DO
20,458,306 4,167,545
156,96060,00022,97586,000
2,5121,200460
1,720HERRING, BRITISH COLUMBIA, FROZEN. ... DO
325,935 5,892
2,607,668669,423120,47386,361
224,16371,3359,9997,341
3,483,925 312j838
116,83517,338
10,4191,387
134,173 11,806
344,6026,082,734
393,840280,12016,240
23,206274,40525,9217,843
731ROCKFISHES, BRITISH COLUMBIA DO
TOTAL ROCKFISHES 7,117,536 332,106
1,836,133373,001455,13437,301
1,964,126
265,13716,08368,1733,879
204,269SABLEFISH, ALASKA, FROZEN DO
4,665,695 557,541
(CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)
PACIFIC COAST FISHERIES
FISHERY PRODUCTS RECEIVED BY SEATTLE WHOLESALE DEALERS, 1946 - Continued
ITEM POUNDS APPROXIMATEVALUE
FISH - CONTINUED
SALMON :
1,017,277416,060376,82436,894
1,486,94939,099597,75489,201
771,2982,547,683
591,708
$264,492104,01572,350
CHINOOK, LOCAL, UNCLASSIFIED DO ROUND
CHINOOK, LOCAL, UNCLASSIFIED OTHERCHINOOK, LOCAL, UNCLASSIFIED, FROZEN . DO
CHINOOK, COLUMBIA RIVER DO
7,010321,229
8,719112,84019,624
CHINOOK, ALASKA, FROZEN DOCHINOOK, BRITISH COLUMBIA DOCHINOOK, BRITISH COLUMBIA, FROZEN. . . DO
169,585509,537118,342
TOTAL CHINOOK SALMON 7,970,747 1,707,844
1,095,9775,816,029
65,5201,067,552220,805
192,892966,2224,12867,25613,911
8,265,883
PINK, ALASKA, FROZEN DO 125,324 6,266
295,520121,380
1,014,66113,653
6942,051,028
25,004
3,031
SILVER, ALASKA, FROZEN DO83
307,654
TOTAL SILVER SALMON 3,496,936 633,104
1,755,853
UNCLASSIFIED, ALASKA, FROZEN DO 296, 54« 47,447
21,912,289 3,978,143
94,77751,921 1,561
146,698 12,560
81,280353,811
5,93336,089
TOTAL SMELT 435,091 42,022
1,946,946154,372
3,620,38670,03413,943
105,0708,916
191,8804,272
SOLE, UNCLASSIFIED, BRITISH COLUMBIA . . DO 837
TOTAL SOLE 5,805,681 310,975
117,73516,83220,146
24,1363,519
TUNA, ALBACORE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, FROZEN DO 3,928
TOTAL TUNA 154,713 31,683
34,95284,92822,617302,105
8,773
FILLETS, SOLE, BRITISH COLUMBIA DO20,6634,750
63,442
444,602 97,528
68,795260,880101,145
562,505
17,625FILLETS, OTHER, LOCAL, FROZEN DO
FILLETS, OTHER, BRITISH COLUMBIA,
67,56823,263
129,376
993,325 237,832
(continued on NEXT PAGE
)
PACIFIC COAST FISHERIES
FISHERY PRODUCTS RECEIVED BY SEATTLE WHOLESALE DEALERS, 1946 Continued
ITEM
FISH - CONTINUED
UNCLASSIFIED, LOCAL^^A^^ro^""
UNCLASSIFIED, LOCAL OTHER
UNCLASSIFIED, ALASKA 0°
UNCLASSIFIED, ALASKA, FROZEN DO
UNCLASSIFIED, BRITISH COLUMBIA DO
UNCLASSIFIED, BRITISH COLUMBIA, FROZEN . DO
UNCLASSIFIED, OTHER SOURCES DO
TOTAL UNCLASSIFIED
ALL FISH
FRESH, LOCAL EX-VESSEL
FRESH, LOCAL OTHER
FRESH, ALASKA °°
FRESH, BRITISH COLUMBIA DO
FRESH, OTHER °°
TOTAL FRESH FISH
FROZEN, LOCAL °°
FROZEN, ALASKA °°
FROZEN, BRITISH COLUMBIA DO
TOTAL FROZEN FISH
TOTAL FRESH AND FROZEN FISH. . . .
SHELLFISH (MEATS
)
CLAMS, BUTTER, LOCALCLAMS, LITTLE NECK, LOCALCLAMS, RAZOR, LOCALCLAMS, UNCLASSIFIED, BRITISH COLUMBIA
TOTAL CLAMS
CLAM MEAT, LOCALCLAM MEAT, ALASKA, FROZEN
TOTAL CLAM MEAT
CRABS, DUNGENESS, LOCAL, IN SHELLCRABS, ALASKA, FROZENCRABS, BRITISH COLUMBIA
TOTAL CRABS
CRAB MEAT, LOCALCRAB MEAT, ALASKA, FROZENCRAB MEAT, BRITISH COLUMBIA
TOTAL CRAB MEAT
LOBSTER, CALIFORNIA ^/LOBSTER, MEXICO T./
TOTAL LOBSTER
OCTOPUS, LOCAL
OYSTERS, OLYMPIA, LOCAL, SHUCKEDOYSTERS, PACIFIC, LOCAL, SHUCKEDOYSTERS, EASTERN, SHUCKED
TOTAL OYSTERS
SCALLOPS, BAY, LOCAL, SHUCKEDSCALLOPS, NOVA SCOTIA, FROZEN
TOTAL SCALLOPS
SHRIMP, LOCALSHRIMP, GULFSHRIMP, GULF, FROZEN
TOTAL SHRIMP
SHRIMP MEAT, GULFSHRIMP MEAT, GULF, FROZENSHRIMP MEAT, ALASKA, FROZEN
TOTAL SHRIMP MEAT
SEE FOOTNOTE AT END OF TABLE {CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)
7,5B512,54012,14110,9479,2558,9996,389
67,856
35,371,09513,786,659
321,7433,226,569
6,389
52,712,455
450,48113,193,1361,885,268
15,528,885
$6141,085702
1,386905
1,418718
6,828
4,786,4412,330,231
50,203608,924
718
7,776,517
101,6422,020,629
349,435
2,471,706
68,241 ,340
21,766135,830
1,846262,371
421 ,813
20,28253,875
10,248,223
5,81240,714
22277,399
124,147
10,14129,631
1,378,7804,358
138,411
1,521,549
36,93383,9872,887
123,807
6,87324,920
55.926
12,6791,856,652
7,832
1,877,163
9,35010,060
39,772
204,040654
20,762
225,456
36,46475,5882,598
114,650
4,45416,198
20,652
23,172715,112
8,265
19,410
29,28361,794130,011
12,66531,805163,842
5,5653,249
7,85940,42665,467
113,752
8,50426,41698,305
PACIFIC COAST FISHERIES
FISHERY PRODUCTS RECEIVED BY SEATTLE WHOLESALE DEALERS, 1946 - Continued
SHELLFISH (mEATS) - CONTINUED
SaUID, LOCAL. . .
SQUID, CALIFORNIA
TOTAL SQUID
UNCLASSIFIED, LOCALUNCLASSIFIED, ALASKA, FROZENUNCLASSIFIED, BRITISH COLUMBIAUNCLASSIFIED, BRITISH COLUMBIA, FROZEN.
TOTAL UNCLASSIFIED.
ALL SHELLFISH
FRESH, LOCALFRESH, BRITISH COLUMBIAFRESH, OTHER
TOTAL FRESH SHELLFISH
FROZEN, ALASKAFROZEN, BRITISH COLUMBIA.FROZEN, OTHER
TOTAL FROZEN SHELLFISH
TOTAL FRESH AND FROZEN SHELLFISH
ALL FISH AND SHELLFISH
TOTAL FRESH AND FROZEN FISH AND SHELLFtSH
LIVERS AND VISCERA
GRAYFISH (dogfish), LOCALGRAYFI3H (dOGFISh), ALASKA, FROZEN. .
HALIBUT AND VISCERA, ALASKA, FROZEN .
LINGCOD, LOCAL .
SABLEFISH AND VISCERA, ALASKA, FROZENSOUPFIN SHARK, LOCALUNCLASSIFIED, LOCALUNCLASSIFIED, ALASKA, FROZEN
TOTAL UVERS AND VISCERA
GRAND TOTAL ALL PISH, SHELLFISH, LIVERS AND VISCERA
2743,940
4,214
6,8431,440520
11,327
20,130
3,556,444404,189118,024
307,50211,327
171,876
490,705
4,579,362
56,801,11215,019,590
72,820,702
2,619,98160,888
704,616114,528184,74894,752586,968212,809
4,579,290
3,508
1,055,133100,78878,241
1,234,162
204,250556
95,132
299,948
9,010,6792,771,654
11,782,333
1,545,78935,924
725,754226,765232,783554,299240,65787,252
3,649,223
15,431,555
1/ INCLUDES SPINY LOBSTERS AND lOBSTER TAILS.
SHARK GILL NET
871283 O—50 13
SECTION 7.- LAKE FISHERIES'
During 1946, the commercial catch of fish by United States fishermen in the Great Lakes
and the International Lakes of northern Minnesota amounted to 73,353,900 pounds, valued
at $11,677,941 to the fishermen. This represents a decrease of less than I percent in
volume but a decline of 15 percent in value, compared with 1945. In addition, the Cana-
dian catch in these lakes amounted to 29,125,300 pounds. Lake Erie was the leading pro-
ducer, with United States fishermen taking 29,120,700 pounds and Canadian fishermen,
18,925,100 pounds. Of the individual states, Michigan had the largest production, with
24, 159, 100 pounds.
The leading species in the United States catch was lake herring, 20,170,400 pounds,
followed by yellow pike, 7,850,500 pounds, lake trout, 7,457,400 pounds, and cisco,
6,638,400 pounds. The catch of lake herring was the largest since 1941. The yield of
yellow pike was the largest ever recorded, while that of lake trout was the smallestsince 1913 when continuous records first became available. Production of Cisco has shown
an amazing recovery from a low in 1943 of 25,900 pounds and 98,400 pounds in 1944 to over
6 million pounds in 1946.
The most recent data available on operating units employed in the fisheries of the
Lake States are for 1940. In that year, 5, 142 United States fishermen were employed. If
the Lake fisheries have followed the same trend as in other areas, it can be assumed that
the number of fishermen in 1946 was somewhat greater than in 1940.
The last complete survey of the fishery transporting, wholesaling, and manufacturingindustries was made for 1940. In that year, 33 men were employed on II vessels operatingin the transporting trade and 3,030 persons were employed in wholesale and manufacturingestablishments. 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 "FisheryStatistics of the United States, 1944" (Statistical Digest No. 16), and in earlier publi-cations of the same series.
The following tables contain a summary of the United States and Canadian catch in theGreat Lakes and the International Lakes of northern Minnesota as well as detailed data onthe United States catch in these waters by individual States and Lakes and according togear of capture. Condensed summary data on the catch by States of the Lake fisherieshave been previously published in Current Fishery Statistics No. 413. Historical data onthe fisheries of the Great Lakes can be found in the Report of the International Board ofInquiry for the Great Lakes, which can be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents,Washington 25, D. C.
The statistics of the catch were obtained principally from records of the variousState agencies and from the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, Ottawa, Canada. The data forthe operating units If isnermen, vessels, boats, and gear) of the United States, which arefor 1940, were obtained Largely by agents of this Service m a special survey, althoughState records m several instances were very helpful m this work. In all cases, thestatistics collected are for the calendar year except for Rainy Lake, Lake of the ll/oods,
and Hamakan Lake m ^mne sota, which are for two seasons; for Lake of the Hoods, theseasons are from June 1 to November 1 and December 1 to April i; and for Rainy and NamakenLakes the seasons are from Hay 25 to November 1 and December 1 to April 1. The catchesfor these two seasons, m the order named, have been c ombmed to c onst itute a year. Thequantity of fish taken m these Lakes oetween January 2 and April 1 is e stimated to beless than 3 percent of the total catch.
k
LAKE HERRING
LAKE FISHERIES
SUMMARY OF UNITED STATES AND CANADIAN CATCH, 1946
LAKE ONTARIO
BLUE PIKEBOWFINBUFFALOFISHBULLHEADSBURBOTCARPCATFISHCHUBSCISCOEELSGARFISHGIZZARD SHADGOLDFISHLAKE HERRINGLAKE TROUTMOONEYEPIKE OR PICKEREL (jACKS)QUILLBACKROCK BASSSAUGERSHEEPSHEADSMELTSTURGEONSUCKER "mullet"SUNFISHWHITE BASSWHITEFISH:
COMMONMENOMINEE
YELLOW PERCHYELLOW PIKECRAWFISHUNCLASSIFIED
57,400
15,800200
24,500
16,7001,400
7,200
14,900
500200
13,60020,700
44,100
34,1004,200
191,200
212,500288,200
59,200
429,800103,800
57,500
14,900
5007,20013,60020,700
198,60049,000
295,900
1,908,900
7,400(2)
9,300762,200
4,264,500100
3,700431 ,700
821,300
2,684,7006,219,300
1,8007,40033,100
9,300762,200
4,264,500100
16,700431 ,700
821,300
2,729,200
5,102,4006,958,600
2,105,700
TOTAL 383,700 2,058,400 2,442,100 29,120,700 18,925,100 48,045,800
LAKE HURON LAKE SUPERIOR
BLUE PIKEBOWFINBUFFALOFISHBULLHEADSBURBOTCARPCATFISHCHUBSCISCOGARFISHGIZZARD SHADGOLDFISHLAKE HERRINGLAKE TROUTMOONEYE ...PIKE OR PICKEREL ( JACKS
)
QUILLBACKROCK BASSSAUGERSHEEPSHEADSMELTSTURGEONSUCKER "mullet"SUNFISHTULLISEEWHITE BASSWHITEFISH:
COMMONMENOMINEE
YELLOW PERCHYELLOW PIKECRAWFISHUNCLASSIFIED
TOTAL . . . .^._. . . 7,147,200
7,600
64,5004,000
,668,600253,70039,800
,461,90038,100
16,3005,8001,5003,200
200
545,00076,300340,500974,100
4007,600
64,5004,000
1,737,200268,40039,800
1,587,000759,500
159,000
16,3005,8001,5003,20014,800
1,646,000
973,90076,300681,200
1,116,500
395,700
5001,000
185,00064,700
1,272,60091,400
4,524,500
5,549,9003,973,800
15,800
500200
116,800267,100
1,895,100
1,500
2,557,600160,500
1,472,900236,700
2,600
(2)3,300
55,300
13,141,9003,444,100
1,100
300
227,900
914,90016,7003,500
38,300
(1
1
(1)1,511,2001,530,900
(1)7,500(1
(I
ll)
6)2,100
33,100(1)
275,000
1,700120,500
(1)106,700
3,300
56,300
14,653,1004,975,000
8,600
3002,100
227,900
33,100
1,189,90015,7005,200
158,800
105,700
2,535,200 9,582,400 22,391,700 17,848,300 3,588,700 21,437,000
SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)
LAKE FISHERIES
SUMMARY OF UNITED STATES AND CANADIAN CATCH, 1946 - Continued
NAMAKAN LAKE RAINY LAKE
BLUE PIKEBOWFINBUFFALOFISHBULLHEADSBURBOTCARPCATFISHCHUBSCISCOEELSQARFISHGIZZARD SHADGOLDFISHLAKE HERRINGLAKE TROUTMOONEYEPIKE OR PICKEREL (jACKS)QUILLBACK .
ROCK BASSSAUGERSMELT •
STURGEONSUCKER "mullet" . , . , .
SUNFISHTULLIBEE .
WHITE BASSWH^TEFISH:
COMMON .
MENOMINEE .
YELLOW PERCH ,
YELLOW PIKECRAWFISH .
UNCLASSIFIED .
TOTAL
19,400
11,100
(1(l
(1(l
1
1,200
r\v500
[1
(l)
5,500
'!!
,600
(1)200
21,600
1,200
500
19,400
16,600
1,600
200
11,700
47,000
35,400
20032,200
1
1
1
1
1
^]
1
11^,600(1)(l
(1[l]200
(!!19,800(1)
69,300(1)3,100
201,600(1)
104,300
(1)
21,600
123,300
55,200
B9,200
3,300233, BOO
30,500 9,000 39,500 168,000 509,900 677,900
LAKE OF THE WOODS TOTAL, ALL LAKES
BLUE PIKEBOWFINBUFFALOFfSHBULLHEADSBURBOTCARPCATFISHCHUBSCISCOEELSGARFISHGIZZARD SHADGOLDFISHLAKE HERRINGLAKE TROUTMOONEYEPIKE OR PICKEREL (jACKS)QUILLBACKROCK BASSSAUGERSHEEPSHEADSMELTSTURGEONSUCKER "mullet"SUNFISHTULLIBEEWHITE BASSWHITEFISH:
COMMONMENOMINEE
YELLOW PERCHYELLOW PIKECRAWFISHUNCLASSIFIED
33,800198,000
87,900
426,500
2,500
17,600345,700
1
1
1
4,300
!!,1001
1
1
1)l)
l)
1),8001),200
il1,700
(1)6,400
11,000(1)
196,200
11,300633,500
(1)279,500
(1)
38,100198,000
31,100
1,800
406,1002,200
47,400
94,300
437,500
198,700
28,900979,200
POUNDS
3,140,50027,00022,900
738,400691,600
4,837,5001,040,6004,620,6006,638,400
24,500600100
54,90020,170,4007,457,400
7,400120,7002,200
41,000812,900
4,382,800271., 200
3,9004,349,200
20,700481,300823,000
4,892,100253,500
4,553,500'7,850,500
2,600
POUNDS
1,972,300
(
426407
{
9,525
2,0492,368
3,305
2,9391,833
3,288,000
5,112,80027,00022,900
742,700691,600
5,264,1001,447,9004,620,60016,163,400
72,900600100
54,90022,219,8009,825,700
7,400804,600
2,20041,000
815,6004,382,800
271,20041,500
4,355,60020,700
658,700823,000
8,197,100253,500
7,492,5009,734,200
2,6003,288,000
TOTAL 1 , 499 , 000 2,742,800 78,333,900 29,125,300 107,459,200
1/ WHERE THERE IS A CANADIAN CATCH OF THESE SPECIES IT IS SHOWN UNDER UNCLASSIFIED.
2/ LESS THAN FIFTY (50) POUNDS.
LAKE FISHERIES
UNITED STATES: CATCH BY STATES AND GEAR, 1946
NEW YORK
HAUL SEINES GILL >JETS TRAP ^)ETS FYKE NETS
BUUE PIKEBULLHEADS '•
.
POUNDS
300
1,100
100
VALUE
$115
139
8
POUNDS
232,9001,700
1,500100
2,123,500
14,0001,000(1)400500
(1)3,500
2,50029,00024,0001,700
VALUE
$35,970433
1
1578
258,475
1,747414
1
10215018
285
1959,6394,014
431
POUNDS
5,00041,500
11,800300
22,5002,700
4005,50014,500
2009,60020,500
23,20017,9004,300
VALUE
$1,11610,113
69946
3,018585151553803
178440
2,783
8,0091,954922
POUNDS
50013,900
1,300
2,000
700
800200
700
VALUE
$1253,232
208LAKE HERRINGLAKE TROUTPIKE OR PICKEREL (jACKS)ROCK BASS
77
STURGEON . . •
SUCKER "mullet 5515
WHITE BASSWHjTEFISH, COMMON ....YELLOW PERCHYELLOW PIKE
262
TOTAL 1,500 252 2,436,500 312,041 181,900 31,581 20,100 4,040
NEW YORK - cont'd. PENNSYLVANIASPECIES
TOTAL GILL NETS POUND NETS TOTAL
BULLHEADS
POUNDS
239,40057,400(1)
15,800400
2,123,50024,50015,7001,4007,20014,900
500200
14,10020,7002,50052,20042,5005,000
VALUE
$37,21113,893
1
1,06154
258,4753,2252,433
575731905
150195788
2,798195
17,5485,2301,353
POUNDS
338,600
12,300
(i)2,914,500
3,900
23,300114,90073,8000)
VALUE
$70,028
330
•4
303,726
134
2,37252,55410,570
4
POUNDS
12,300
1,400600
21,700
4,700
2002,000
9,20083,70021,50025,900
VALUE
$3,505
2952
3,258
140
7881
92031,8273,4626,203
POUNDS
350,900
12,3001,400600
2,936,300
4,700
2005,900
32,500198,50095,40025,900
VALUE
$73,534
3302966
306,984
LAKE HERRINGLAKE TROUTPIKE OR PICKEREL [JACKS
)
ROCK BASSSHEEPSHEAD 140
STURGEON • • •
SUCKER MULLET
78215
WHITE BASSWHITEFISH, COMMON ....YELLOW PERCHYELLOW PIKE
3,29284,38114,0325,207
TOTAL 2,540,000 347,924 3,481,400 439,722 183,300 49,566 3,664,700 489,288
OHIO
HAUL SEINES GILL NETS TRAP NETS FYKE NETS
BLUE PIKE
POUNDS
1,500
21,000153,000
(1)1,127,700333,100
49,1003,80015,100
1,335,300100
17,300185,700
23,10078,100
VALUE
$3581
3,34718,360
1
89,42769,984
2,455190
2,42572,507
911,232
35,004
4,41716,775
POUNDS
127,500
3004,0008,1002,500
1,477,700
267,2003,500800
3,80013,400101,500578,60053,500
VALUE
$31,262
36200542546
152,547
42,912195732271
2,52534,215
110,62811,513
POUNDS
2,419,700
(1)146,100383,700159,400301,800100,900
1,4003,300
460,0002,753,200
2,500339,500483,600485,100
1,919,8005,483,800
VALUE
$592,826
2
17,53219,18512,64053,40811,099
70155
73,876150,042
2,37724,18091,159173,229367,066
1,177,920
POUNDS
700
90019,200
45,00019,800
2,900300
3,30075,400
17,10050,4002,80013,40082,100
VALUE
$172
BUFFALOFISHBULLHEADS
1432,304
3,5594,160-
GOLDFISH 14515
530
SHEEPSHEADSTURGEONSUCKER "mullet"WHITE BASSWHITEFISH, COMMON . . . .
YELLOW PERCHYELLOW PIKE
4,094
1,2189,500
9992,56217,635
TOTAL 3,343,900 315,585 2,542,800 398,226 15,454,000 2,776,776 333,300 47,046
SEE FOOTNOTE AT END OF TABLE (continued ON NEXT PAGE)
LAKE FISHERIES
UNITED STATES: CATCH BY STATES AND GEAR, 1946 - Continued
OHIO - cont'd.
HAUL SEINES GILL NETS
BLUE PIKE . . ,
BOWFIN . . . ,
BUFFALOFISH . .
BULLHEADS . , .
BURBOT . . . ,
CARP . . . . ,
CATFISH . . . ,
CHUBSCISCO . . . . ,
GOLDFISH . . .
LAKE HERRING ,
LAKE TROUT . ,
MOONEYE . . . ,
ROCK BASS . . .
SAUGER ...SHEEPSHEAD .
SMELT ....STURGEON . .
I
SUCKER "mulletWHITE BASS .
WHITEFISH:COMMON . .
MENOMINEE .
YELLOW PERCHYELLOW PIKE .
TOTAL .
2,549,500(1)
21,900316,600387,700
1,340,200657,300
1,578,60053,400
7,400
745,6004,177,500
3,500377,800733,100
589,400
2,534,9005,697,600
21,774,000
$624,6281
3,49238,23219,386
106,278138,098
173,6462,670
119,743226,838
3,20026,901138,189
208,444
484,6731,223,844
600
42,7003,800
1,538,70086,400
1,5007,000
9002,8007,200
100
495,7005,400
1,70010,900
181,600
3,538,633 2,387,000
$24
4,476261
55,44019,104
351540
2692,020
44,727
100
1008,80075,30015,100
1,115,600
3,465,9003,732,800
(i)300200
56,800
264,800
1,185,500225,800314,00018,100
153,756 10,499,200
14506
2,7133,339
124,181
147,8121,454,440
4,600
13,522
409,18735,67458,2004,458
2,258,804 104,900
$40,678
40,771
MICHIGAN - CONTINUED
LINES - CONT'D.POUND NETS
BLUE PIKE . .
BOWFIN . . .
BULLHEADS . .
BURBOT . . .
CARP ....CATFISH . . .
CHUBS ....GARFISH . . .
GIZZARD SHADLAKE HERRINGLAKE TROUT .
MOONEYE . . .
ROCK BASS . .
SAUGER . . .
SHEEPSHEAD .
SMELT ....SUCKER "mulletWHITE BASS .
WHITEFISH:COMMON . .
MENOMINEE .
YELLOW PERCHYELLOW PIKE .
TOTAL .
1,000100600
16,700
(1)3,500
3,693
237,562
263
(i)
1001,800300
(1)
2,603,60079,300
1,0009,20056,600
1,110,9002,5002,10013,400
634,900 242,283 3,880,800 532,675
110,40030,898
7452,890
383,438395389
3,300
POUNDS
7004,80052,700
400472,600152,000
1,800
1001,229,900
14,100(1)
11,70015,30057,3003,400
1,876,00029,100
493,1005,400
290,4001,233,000
5,943,800
52,1515,494
1
1,2411,9194,299
27595,7994,072
170,198853
53,826303,681
21,00058,800
191,80021,900
600
800
13,5004,20030,100
142,30018,900
63,600140,700
750,573 708,400
$8406,164
6,9114,842
1,432526
2,258
7,2672,644
11,78834,654
79,453
MICHIGAN - CONTINUED INDIANA 2/
HAUL SEINES GILL NETS
BLUE PIKE . .
BOWFIN . . .
BUFFALOFISH .
BULLHEADS . .
BURBOT . . .
CARP . . . .
CATFISH . . .
CHUBS . . . .
GARFISH . . .
GIZZARD SHADGOLDFISH . .
70026,500
155,30013,200
2,280,800292,400
1,117,400600100
1,500
$1751,060
16,283909
82,17964,654124,383
24
POUNDS VALUE
$126
148
100
1,500
SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE (continued on next page)
LAKE FISHERIES
UNITED STATES: CATCH BY STATES AND GEAR, 1946 - Continued
SPECIESMICHIGAN - CONTINUED INDIANA 2/
SPEARS TOTAL HAUL SEINES GILL NETS
LAKE HERRINGLAKE TROUTMOONEYEROCK BASSSAUGERSHEEPSHEADSMELT .
SUCKER mullet" . . .
WHI-TE BASSWHITEFISH:
COMMONMENOMINEE
YELLOW PERCHYELLOW PIKE
POUNDS
100
VALUE
$39
POUNDS
7,327,2004,540,400
(1)25,10022,60099,30069,500
2,835,40053,400
2,789,700235,400584,500
1,587,100
VALUE
$310,6941,769,111
1
2,7712,8387,4505,528
144,7917,472
952,89237,191126,872390,894
POUNDS
200
VALUE
$35
POUNDS
10,600500
400
100
8,200200
VALUE
$1,484210
24
34
1,47650
TOTAL 100 39 24,159,100 4,058,354 3,600 310 21,500 3,378
SPECIESINDIANA - CONTINUED ILLINOIS WISCONSIN
POUND NETS TOTAL GILL NETS HAUL SEINES
BUFFALOFISHBULLHEADS
POUNDS
200
800
3,400
-
500
2001,5001,000
VALUE
$36
44
476
36
68288250
POUNDS
1,000
5,000
14,000500
1,000
30010,0001,200
VALUE
$180
274
1,960210
60
1021,800
300
POUNDS
830,20025,600
415,700
233,100
VALUE
$113,4052,250
171,809,
36,294
POUNDS
1,0001,081,100
70,000
100
2,50021,10017,300
16,200
VALUE
$15548,651
CHUBSLAKE HERRINGLAKE TROUT
SHEEPSHEADSUCKER mullet" . . .
WHITE BASSWHITEFISH, COMMON . .
YELLOW PERCHYELLOW PIKE
18,193
8
3231,4761,038
1
4,377
mwm TOTAL 7,800 1,198 33,000 4,886 1,504,500 323,758 1,209,300 74,233
ift WISCONSIN - CONTINUED
GILL NETS LINES, SET POUND NETS FYKE NETSPBOWFINBULLHEADSBURBOT
POUNDS
"200
30,60010,500
2002,626,4007,203,7001,825,000
2,8001,500
197,100577,400
417,20015,100
424,9004,500(1)
VALUE
$2891847457
286,780273,979802,519
359106
25,51734,544
154,0162,253
63,7291,239(1)
POUNDS
3,500
141,500100
VALUE
$105
62,2789
28
POUNDS
9,30019,2001,200600
40,3002,052,500
216,6002,0003,6003,300
90,900
798,000900
49,50040,500
VALUE
$1,'591
57754
1464,433
122,84695,250
258253444
5,457
294,476143
7,44710,910
POUNDS
500162,8005,500
101,50019,100
87,400
9,50075,100
800294,500
1,500
500
460,70093,600
700
VALUE
$527,674
1644,558
CATFISHCHUBSLAKE HERRINGLAKE TROUT .......PIKE OR PICKEREL (jACKSSHEEPSHEADSMELTSUCKER "mullet" . . .
WH 1 TE bassWHITEFISH:
COMMONMENOMINEE
YELLOW PERCHYELLOW PIKECRAWFISH
4,970
5,245
1,2435,253
10517,558
180
187
69,10525,273
20
TOTAL 13,337,100 1,646,728 145,100 52,402 3,328,500 544,285 1,313,700 161,661
SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)
LAKE FISHERIES
UNITED STATES: CATCH BY STATES AND GEAR, 1946 - Continued
WISCONSIN - CONTINUED
CRAWFISH POTS
MINNESOTA
GILL NETS
BOWFINBULLHEADSBURBOTCARPCATFISHCHUBSLAKE HERRINQLAKE TROUTPIKE OR PICKEREL (jACKS)QUILLBACKSAUGERSHEEPSHEADSMELTSUCKER "mullet" ....TULLIBEEWHITE BASSWHITEFISH:
COMMONMENOMINEE
YELLOW PERCHYELLOW PIKECRAWFISH
TOTAL
1,900
1,900
POUNDS
500173,30058,800
1,194,30089,900
2,666,7009,343,7002,183,100
16,900
101,300201,200980,100
1,500
1,215,70016,000
935,200154,8002,600
19,335,600
7,08826,16658,807
181
448,6792,396
140,28341,807
78
1,20056,900
6,3003,443,200265,60063,200
10038,800
104,500342,000
42,3002,10015,000
296,600
2,489,367
$3701,578
836180,89373,0555,672
45,696
2,87125,832
11,147251
2,20561,916
372,326 50,700
$13,956
13,956
(INNESOTA - CONTINUED
pouRd nets FYKE NETS
BULLHEADSBURBOTCHUBSLAKE HERRINGLAKE TROUTPIKE OR PICKEREL ( JACKS ) .
QUILLBACKSAUGERSUCKER "mullet"TULLIBEEWHITEFISH:
COMMONMENOMINEE
YELLOW PERCHYELLOW PIKE
TOTAL
14,100162,700
31,1002,1005,200
28,200139,100
3,900
1,40080,100
467.900i/ I
21018,463
2,300
7032,200200
(1)
1,4001,200
$2,872
183
1018113
202288
POUNDS
33,800219,6006,300
3,443,200316,30096,6002,200
44,700134,900481,300
46,2002,10017,800
377,900
5,222,900 425,721
"l7 LESS THAN 50 POUNDS OR 50 CENTS. NDIANA PRODUCTION ESTIMATED.
UNITED STATES: CATCH BY LAKES, 1946
SPECIESLAKE ONTARIO LAKE ERIE
NEW VORK NEW YORK PENNSYLVANIA
POUNDS
128,20057,400
15,800200
24,50016,7001,4007,20014,900
500200
13,50020,700
44,10034,1004,200
VALUE
$20,19213,893
1,06116
3,2262,433
575730900
150178750
2,798
14,9764,801
919
POUNPS
111,200
(2)
2002,123,500
(2)500
2,5008,1008,5001,800
VALUE
$17,019
1
38^58,475
1
5
1838
1962,6721,429434
POUNDS
350,900
12,3001,400600
2,936,300
4,700
2005,900
32,500198,60095,40025,900
VALUE
$73,534
3302966
306,984
LAKE HERRING -
PIKE OR PICKEREL (jACKS) . .-
140_
78
SUCKER "mullet" 215
3,292
WHITEFISH, COMMON .....YELLOW PCRCHYELLOW PIKE
84,38114,0326,207
TOTAL 383,700 67,598 2,256,300 280,326 3,664,700 489,288
SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE (continued on next page)
LAKE FISHERIES
UNITED STATES: CATCH BY LAKES, 1946 - Continued
LAKE ERIE - CONTINUED
OHIO 1 MICHIGAN TOTAL
BLUE PIKE
POUNDS
2,549,500
21,900318,500387,700
1,340,200657,300
1,578,600
53,4007,400
745,6004> 177,500
3,500^7,800733,100589,400
2,534,9005,697,500
VALUE
$624,6281
3,49238,23219,385
106,278138,098173,646
2,570370
119,743225,838
3,20026,901138,189208,444484,573
1,223,844
POUNDS
70018,900
78,100
538,90037,200
6001,500(2)
9,30016,50082,300
100
47,50053,200
90045,900494,000
VALUE
$175755
8,553
21,7186,533
24751
9302,0846,428
8
3,1637,448
3159,318
113,274
POUNDS
3,012,30018,90021,900395,700400,000
1,880,500695,300
5,538,400500
54,9007,400(2)9,300
752,2004,254,500
1003,700
431 ,700821,300797,000
2,584,7005,219,300
VALUE
$715,356757
BUFFALOFISHBULLHEADS
3,49245,88319,717
128,025144,835739,105
24
GOLDFISH 2,745371
PIKE OR PICKEREL (jACKs)ROCK BASS
1
935121,827
SHEEPSHEAD 233,4058
STURGEONSUCKER "mullet"WHITE BASS .......WHITEFISH, COMMON ....YELLOW PERCHYELLOW PIKE
3,29530,317149,125295,812509,452
1,343,759
TOTAL 21,774,000 3,538,533 1,425,700 181,003 29,120,700 4,489,250
LAKE HURON LAKE MICHIGAN
MICHIGAN MICHIGAN INDIANA 1/
POUNDS
7,500
64,5004,000
1,668,600253,70039,800
1001,451,900
38,10016,3005,8001,5003,200
1,546,000200
545,00076,300340,500974,100
VALUE
$304
5,282240
57,06657,7674,438
774,70315,7771,78373394260
79,99524
213,58515,82565,376247,908
POUNDS
(2)
12,7007,50073,3001,500
1,055,200
2,508,4001,908,000
500200
15,50065,100
1,006,800
1,822,400149,700294,600115,500
VALUE
(2)
$1,344590
3,394254
118,344
113,129749,081
5820
9285,35454,770
595,56019,97051,49528,887
POUNDS
1,000
5,000
14,000500
1,000
300
10,0001,200
VALUE
BUFFALOFISHBULLHEADS
$180
274-
-
GIZZARD SHADLAKE HERRINGLAKE TROUTROCK BASS
1,960210
SHEEPSHEAD :
WHITE BASSWHITEFISH:
COMMONMENOMINEE
YELLOW PERCHYELLOW PIKE
50
102
1,800300
TOTAL 7,147,200 842,167 9,048,000 1,743,179 33,000 4,885
LAKE MICHIGAN - CONTINUEDSPECIES
ILLINOIS WISCONSIN TOTAL
POUNDS
830,20025,600
415,700
233,100
VALUE
$113,4052,260
171,809
36,294
POUNDS500
173,30057,100
1,194,30089,900
2,529,1003,001,9001,649,500
15,800
101,300201,000887,300
1,500
734,90010,800
935,200120,000
2,500
VALUE
$5
29,4591,713
53,74523,375
287,077180,115725,334
2,054
7,08825,13653,237
181
271,5231,521
140,27932,410
78
POUNDS500
1,000185,00054,700
1,272,60091,400
4,524,5005,549,9003,973,800
15,800500200
116,800257,100
1,895,1001,500
2,557,500160,500
1,472,900236,700
2,500
VALUE
$5
BUFFALOFISHBULLHEADS
18030,8032,30357,41323,530
518,826
LAKE HERRINGLAKE TROUTPIKE OR PICKEREL ( JACKS
)
ROCK BASS
297,4641,546,434
2,0545820
SHEEPSHEAD 8,01631,490
SUCKER "mulletWHITE BASSWHITEFISH:
COMMONMENOMINEE
YELLOW PERCHYELLOW PIKECRAWFISH
108,067181
867,28521,591
229,85951,597
78
TOTAL 1,504,500 323,758 11,805,100 1,835,531
SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TA Te" (MntINu^o 6 N n^Xt page!)
LAKE FISHERIES
UNITED STATES: CATCH BY LAKES, 1946 - Continued
LAKE SUPERIOR
WISCONSIN
BULLHEADSBURBOTCARP .
CHUBS ..
'
LAKE HERRINGLAKE TROUTPIKE OR PICKEREL (jACKS)SAUCERSHEEPSHEADSMELTSUCKER "mullet"WHITEFISH:
COMMONMENOMINEE
YELLOW PERCHYELLOW PIKE
TOTAL 6,538,200
1,601122,862
1,004,253
(2)6
6,853
153,4321,396682825
1,700(2)
37,6006,341,800
533,5001,100
20092,800
480,8005,200(2)
34,800
1,292,005 7,529,500
$512
4,136221,964234,713
138
5,570
177,056775
9,397
6,3003,443,200
316,300(2)
12,7002,100
180,89387,011
4,073251
3,780,600
LAKE SUPERIOR - CONT'D. LAKE OF THE WOODS,NAMAKAN LAKE,AND RAINY LAKE
BLUE PIKEBOWFINBUFFALOFISHBULLHEADSBURBOTCARPCATFISHCHUBSCISCOEELSGARFISHGIZZARD SHADGOLDFISHLAKE HERRINGLAKE TROUTMOONEYEPIKE OR PICKEREL (jACKS) .
QUILLBACKROCK BASSSAUGERSHEEPSHEADSMELTSTURGEONSUCKER "mullet"SUNFISHTULLIBEEWHITE BASSWHITEFISH:
COMMONMENOMINEE
YELLOW PERCHYELLOW PIKECRAWFISH
(2)3,300(2)
56,300
13,141,9003,444,100
1,100
300
227,900
914,90016,7003,500
38 300
TOTAL
$4130
525,7191,325,977
139
33,800219,600
(2)36
12,433
334,5612,422
68610,222
96,6002,200
134,900
481 , 300
33,500
17,800377,900
2,218,906 1,442,300
$5,3923,985
6,610
3,787
33,002
8,057
2,61780,687
152,656 78,333,900 11,677,941
1^
NOTE:— THESE STATISTICS DO NOT INCLUDE THE CATCH OF SMELT BY DIP NETS OR THE PRODUCTION OF MUSSEL SHELLS IN THE
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO THE GREAT LAKES SINCE DATA ON THE YIELD OF THESE ITEMS WERE NOT COLLECTED. ALTHOUGH THE
MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION MADE NO ESTIMATE OF THE POUNDS OF SMELT DIPPED FROM THE STREAMS OF THAT
STATE IN 1946, ALL REPORTS INDICATE THAT THE TAKE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY GREATER THAN IN 1945.
LAKE FISHERIES
MANUFACTURED FISHERY PRODUCTS
BY MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS:ALEWIVES, SP(CEDBLUE PIKE:
FRESH FILLETSFROZEN FILLETS ....
CHUB, CISCO, AND TULLIBEE,SMOKED. ,
EELS, SMOKEDHERRING LAKE:
FRESH FILLETSSALTEDSMOKED
HERRING, SEA, SPICED. . .
LAKE TROUT:FRESH FILLETSSMOKED
SABLEFISH, SMOKED ....SALMON:
SMOKEDKIPPERED
SAUGER:FRESH FILLETSFROZEN FILLETS ....
SHEEPSHEAD, FRESH FILLETSWHITE BASS, FRESH FILLETSWHITEFISH, COMMON:
FRESH FILLETSSMOKED
YELLOW PERCH:FRESH FILLETSFROZEN FILLETS
YELLOW PIKE:FRESH FILLETSFROZEN FILLETS
UNCLASSIFIED:PACKAGEDCURED
TOTAL
BY FISHERMEN:BLUE PIKE, FRESH FILLETS. .
CARP, SMOKEDCATFISH 4 BULLHEADS, SMOKEDHERRING, LAKE:
SALTEDSMOKED
LAKE TROUT:SALTEDSMOKED
SHEEPSHEAD, SMOKEDSUCKERS, SMOKEDWHITEFISH:
COMMON, SMOKEDMENOMINEE, SMOKED ....
YELLOW perch:FRESH FILLETSSMOKED
YELLOW PIKE:FRESH FILLETSSMOKED
TOTAL . . . .
GRAND TOTAL.
(3)
418,200
(3)19,500
12,000
14,000
110,300
24,70034,578
16,900(4)
86,600(4)
6/263,35012/786,200
1,786,328
1,786,328
VALUE
(3)
$213,760N(3)4,890
7,600
56,195
14,4709,758
8,140(4)
46,686(4)
6/129,8001^/109,760
605,559
PENNSYLVANIA
47,590
(4)
(4)
(4)
7,345
7/10,130
$25,214
(4)
(4)
3,876
7/5,407
34,497
MICHIGAN
344,47571,500
(3)
(4)
(3)
(3)
132,85213,300
2,060
46,210(3)
211,2825,175
125,13824,703
0^49,20613/250,000
1,297,477
9,0003,0007,800
15,600
14,400
9,000
21,000
79,800
34,497 1,377,277
VALUE
(3)
$187,50236,400
13)
4,410
(4)
(3)
(3)
66,2656,800
23,899(3)
103,1263,295
8/19,86513/57,950
(2)9,957
225,000
1,624,574130,542
(3)
(4)143,000222,000
97,000245,000
(4)109,500
37,080(i)
9/284,85814/72,200
592,307 3,200,711
2,250300
1,560
2,340
4,320
2,250
5,250
1 20, 0004,000
27,00010,000
2,000
4,0006,000
600
600
18,270 174,200
3,374,911
VALUE
(3)
$3,983
(4)47,78819,840(3)
(4)43,44051,710
32,40061,450
18,540(4)
9/124,65534/15,950
525,757
2,1003,500
1,4001,500
150
150
13,250
539,017
ITEM ILLINOIS 2/ MINNESOTA
BY MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS:ALEWIVES, SPICEDBLUE PIKE:
FRESH FILLETSFROZEN FILLETS
CHUB, CISCO, AND TULLIBEE, SMOKEDEELS, SMOKEDHERRING, LAKE:
FRESH FILLETSSALTEDSMOKED
POUNDS3,012,349
101,503(4)
1,789,64730,455
5,240
246,515
SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE
VALUE POUNDS VALUE
$301,750 241,150 $23,150
52,062 22,500(4)
552,796 273,3077,626
1,563
33,700
(continued on NEXT PAGE)
105,0001,264,000597,400
9,650
80,580
25,76042,80066,170
POUNDS
99,718
VALUE
$22,373
1,740 8,552
202 LAKE FISHERIES
MANUFACTURED FISHERY PRODUCTS - Continued
ILLINOIS 2/ WISCONSIN MINNESOTA
BY MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS: CONT'D.HERRING, SEA, SPICEDLAKE TROUT:
FRESH FILLETSSMOKED
SABLEFISH, SMOKEDSALMON:SMOKEDKIPPERED
SAUGER
:
FRESH FILLETSFROZEN FILLETS
SHEEPSHEAD, FRESH FILLETSWHITE BASS, FRESH FILLETSWHITEFISH, COMMON:
FRESH FILLETSSMOKED .....
YELLOW PERCH:FRESH FILLETSFROZEN FILLETS
YELLOW PIKE:FRESH FILLETSFROZEN FILLETS
UNCLASSIFIED:PACKAGEDCUREDMISCELLANEOUS
TOTAL
BY FISHERMEN:CHUBS, CISCO AND TULLIBEES, SMOKEDHERRING, LAKE:SALTED
LAKE TROUT, SMOKEDSTURGEON ROE, SALTED
POUNDS962,229
{*)194,75532,495
607,886195,415
178,04765,88610,69314,062
40,46817,091
69,491(4)
233,06215,794
10/82,9281^7134,400
8,041,511
TOTAL. . . .
GRAND TOTAL.
140,000
8,181,511
VALUE$111,397
(4)61,4589,054
252,66966,740
93,15635,4002,2985,000
34,384
117,7508,725
10/36,515TB/39,740
20,68319,000
101,029
73,913(4)
11/148,749-(5)
1,848,817
21,000
21,000
33,000
48,00015,400
42,000
1,890,817
VALUE$21,74-0
33,6738i;26224,900
(5)19,407
152,359
11,1444,750
42,559
32,055
11/49,035
17/83,347
POUNDS
12,920
16/320,000
804,351
9,900
1,4004,620
1,870,000
1,870,028
820,271
$3,632
W29,5901^460,507
525,040
59,500
28
59,528
584, b68
V DATA ON THE PRODUCTION OF CANNED PRODUCTS, BYPRODUCTS, AND PACKAGED FISH ARE FOR 1946, WHILE DATA ON THEPRODUCTION OF SALTED AND SMOKED FISH, AND FISHERMEN'S PREPARED PRODUCTS ARE FOR 1940.
2/ A SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKED CHUB, LAKE TROUT, AND WHITEFISH PRODUCED IN INDIANA HAS BEEN INCLUDED WITH~ THE PRODUCTION OF ILLINOIS.3/ THIS ITEM HAS BEEN INCLUDED UNDER "UNCLASSIFIED CURED FISH".V THIS ITEM HAS SEEN INCLUDED UNDER "UNCLASSIFIED PACKAGED FISh".5/ THIS ITEM HAS BEEN INCLUDED UNDER "MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCTS".5/ INCLUDES FRESH SUCKER FILLETS; FRESH AND FROZEN FILLETS OF SHEEPSHEAD AND WHITE BASS; AND FROZEN
FILLETS OF BLUE PIKE, LAKE TROUT, SAUGER, WHITEFISH, YELLOW PERCH, AND YELLOW PIKE.7/ INCLUDES FRESH FILLETS OF LAKE HERRING AND UNCLASSIFIED FISH.B/ INCLUDES FRESH FILLETS OF LAKE TROUT, PIKE OR PICKEREL, SHEEPSHEAD, AND UNCLASSIFIED FISH; AND
FROZEN FILLETS OF LAKE HERRING, SALMON, AND SHEEPSHEAD.9/ INCLUDES FRESH AND FROZEN FILLETS OF COD, FLOUNDER, LAKE HERRING, LAKE TROUT, PIKE, SALMON,
SAUGER, SHEEPSHEAD, SUCKER, WHITE BASS, WHITEFISH, AND YELLOW PIKE; FRESH BLUE PIKE FILLETS; ANDFROZEN YELLOW PERCH FILLETS.
to/ INCLUDES FRESH FILLETS OF BUFFALOFISH, CARP, HADDOCK, LAKE TROUT, MACKEREL, PIKE, SCUP, SUCKER,AND UNCLASSIFIED FISH; AND FROZEN FILLETS OF BLUE PIKE, LAKE TROUT, WHITEFISH, AND YELLOW PERCH.
22/ INCLUDES FRESH FILLETS OF CARP, PIKE, AND SUCKER; AND FROZEN FILLETS OF LAKE HERRING, SAUGER,AND YELLOW PIKE.
12/ INCLUDES SPICED ALEWIVES AND SEA HERRING; SMOKED CHUB, CISCO, AND TULLIBEE, LAKE HERRING, SEAHERRING, SALMON, AND STURGEON; AND KIPPERED SALMON.
22/ INCLUDES SPICED ALEWIVES; AND SMOKED CARP, CHUB, CISCO, AND TULLIBEE, MOONEYE, SABLEFISH, SALMON,SHEEPSHEAD, AND WHITEFISH.
14/ INCLUDES SPICED ALEWIVES AND SEA HERRING; AND SMOKED BUTTERFISH, CARP, MACKEREL, AND MENOMINEEWHITEFISH.
15/ INCLUDES SMOKED BUFFALOFISH, BUTTERFISH, CARP, SEA HERRING, SHAD, STURGEON, AND WHITEFISH.T5/ INCLUDES SPICED ALEWIVES AND SEA HERRING, SMOKED SALMON AND WHITEFISH, SALTEU3 LAKE HERRING, AND
KIPPERED SALMON.T7/ INCLUDES SMOKED CARP AND SALMON, AND CANNED WHITEFISH CAVIAR.TB/ INCLUDES FRESH AND FROZEN LAKE HERRING FILLETS; FRESH PIKE AND SUCKER FILLETS; CANNED CARP FLAKES,
SMOKED CARP FLAKES, AND LAKE HERRING; AND BURBOT LIVER OIL.NOTE:— THE TOTAL VALUE OF THE MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS FOR THE LAKE STATES WAS AS FOLLOWS:
BY MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS, $4,936,338; AND BY FISHERMEN, $148,968. SOME OF THE ABOVE PRODUCTSMAY 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.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER FISHERIES
SECTION 8.- MISSISSIPPI RIVER FISHERIES
The most recent catch statistics of the fisheries of the Mississippi River and itsTributaries are those collected for the year 1931. The yield of fishery products in thatyear amounted to 82,382,523 pounds, valued at $2,897,357, which was a decrease of 22 per-cent in quantity and 36 percent in value compared with the quantity and value of thecatch in 1922, when the preceding survey was made.
Detailed statistics on the fisheries of the Mississippi River and its Tributaries for1931 were publ i shed in Appendix I I I to Report of Commissioner of Fisheries for the fiscalyear 1933 entitled "Fishery Industries of the United States, 1932".
A summary of these fisheries in- 1931 was published in the Bureau of Fisheries annualreports' ent it I ed "Fishery Industries of the United States," by R. H. Fiedler, for theyears 1933 to 1939, inclusive and in Statistical Bulletin 994. Information regarding theproduction of cured fishery products in the Mississippi River area in 1931, and cannedfishery products and byproducts in 1946 appear in the fol lowing table.
MANUFACTURED FISHERY PRODUCTS
ITEM INDIANA ILLINOIS, IOWA,AND MISSOURI
LOUIS lANA
BY MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS:SALMON, SMOKED POUNDSSTURGEON, SMOKED DOMUSSEL-SHELL PRODUCTS:
QUANTITY VALUE QUANTITY240 ; 00(3
162,000
7,842,304958613
VALUE$4a,boo39,140
5,150,81813,6231,625
42,2357,336
3/42,940
QUANTITY VALUE
POULTRY FEED TONSLIME AND DUST DO
\
CHIPS AND SHELL -
UNCLASSIFIED -
-
- - - 5,345,518 - _
BY FISHERMEN:ALLIGATOR HIDES POUNDS
450 $180567900617
1,33335
6754077
40032
88,356 $7,353
PAODLEFISH ROE, SALTED .... DOSHEEPSHEAD, SMOKED DOSTURGEON:
-
_
450 180 3,552 1,116 88,355 7,353
GRAND TOTAL - - 180 - 5,347,634 - 7,363
ITEM MINNESOTA ANDNEBRASKA
MISSISSIPPI OHIO, TENNESSEE, ANDPENNSYLVANIA
BY MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS: QUANTITY
255,0004/66,600
VALUE
$4-7,2004/19,793
QUANTITY VALUE QUANTITY-TD6750C
/(2)
5/184,900
VALUE$25,650
WHITEFISH, SMOKED DOUNCLASSIFIED, SMOKED DO 5/50,555
321,600 66,993 - - 291,500 77,205
BY FISHERMEN:PAODLEFISH ROE, SALTED .... DO - 245 $92 - -
TOTAL DO - - 245 92 - -
GRAND TOTAL DO 321,600 66,993 245 92 291,500 77,205
2/ DATA FOR MUSSEL-SHELL PRODUCTS AND CANNED PRODUCTS ARE FOR 1946, AND DATA FOR ALL OTHER PRODUCTSARE FOR 1931.
2/ THIS ITEM HAS BEEN INCLUDED WITH "UNCLASSIFIED, SMOKEd".3/ INCLUDES SMOKED BUFFALOFISH AND TULLIBEE, AND CANNED CARP AND BUFFALOFISH.5/ INCLUDES SMOKED EELS, STURGEON, AND SALMON.5/ INCLUDES SMOKED BUFFALOFISH, BUTTERFISH, CARP, LAKE TROUT, PAODLEFISH, SABLEFISH, SALMON,
TULLIBEE, AND WHITEFISH.
NOTE:— THE TOTAL VALUE OF THE MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIESWAS AS FOLLOWS: BY MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS, $5,490,716, AND BY FISHERMEN, $8,751. SOME OFTHE PRODUCTS MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED FROM PRODUCTS IMPORTED FROM ANOTHER STATE OR A FOREIGNcountry; therefore, they CANNOT BE CORRELATED DIRECTLY WITH THE CATCH FROM WITHIN THE STATE.
SECTION 9.- ALASKA FISHERIES
The commercial catch of fish and shellfish in Alaska during 1946 totaled 651,446,014
pounds, valued at $24. 622, 456 to the fishermen. This represents an increase of 9 percent
in quantity and 10 percent in value, compared with 1945. The poor catch of salmon, which
was the smallest since 1927, was more than offset by the second largest herring catch
on record.
In 1946, the salmon industry resumed normal operations after 3 years of operationunder the wartime industry concentration program. A total of I 16 canneries operated, an
increase of 20 plants over the previous year. However, due to below normal runs of salmon,
particularly pink and chum, the pack was the lowest since 1927.
Herring catch quotas were raised from 700,000 barrels in 1945 to 900,000 barrels in
1946. A barrel consists of 250 pounds. The bulk of the catch was used for reduction
purposes, with smaller quantities being used for pickling, dry-salting, and for bait.
Approximately 6 percent more razor clams were taken in Alaska during 1946 than in theprevious year. With the exception of small quantities sold fresh in the shell, or frozenin packages, the entire catch was used for canning.
The quantity of sharks caught increased 141 percent, but the value decreased 16 per-cent. The decrease in value was caused in part by increasing emphasis on the catch ofgr ay fish, whose livers are less valuable than the livers of the soupfin shark.
Detailed data on the number of fishermen, fishing craft, and quantity of gear employedin the fisheries of Alaska during 1946 as well as information on the volume and the catchand the production of manufactured fishery products will be found on the following pages.Condensed summary data on the operating units, catch, and products prepared for markethave been previously published in Current Fishery Statistics No. 40 1. Additional infor-mation on the fisheries of Alaska during 1946 can be found in "Alaska Fishery, and Fur-seal Industries, 1946" (Statistical Digest No. 17).
^° Statistics on tne fisheries of Alaska are collected and compiled by the Alaska Branch
of this Se rvic e
.
ALASKA CATCH, 1946 VALUE OF THE ALASKA CATCH, 1946
ALASKA FISHERIES
SUMMARY BY DISTRICTS, 1946
ITEM SOUTHEAST ALASKA CENTRAL ALASKA WESTERN ALASKA TOTAL
PERSONS ENGAGED NUMBER
5,435921
7,159
NUMBER
2,687719
4,998
NUMBER
2,072371
3,828
NUMBER
10,1942,01115,985IN WHOLESALE AND MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES . .
13,515 8,404 6,271 28,190
CRAFT EMPLOYED
8931,350
17978
G 220237
2301,528
14853137222
9
1,090924740
105
1,132
419178397564
BOATS USED OTHER THAN IN FISHING OR TRANSPORT l^
SCOWS, HOUSEBOATS, PILE DRIVERS, ETC
2,957 2,318 1,383 6,658
(exclusive of duplication) 99 107 44 248
ITEM SOUTHEAST ALASKA CENTRAL ALASKA WESTERN ALASKA TOTAL
CATCH POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUEFISH:SALMON . . . . 169,369,974 $10,060,517 162,358,210 $4,890,569 59,960,892 $2,137,849 391,689,076 $17,088,935OTHER . . . . 126,402,007 5,454,422 124,035,497 1,573,030 2,364,772 115,518 252,802,276 7,143,070
SHELLFISH . . . 3,340,243 123,397 3,614,419 267,054 - - 5,954,652 390,451
TOTAL . . . 299,112,224 15,638,335 290,008,126 6,730,553 52,325,564 2,253,467 651,446,014 24,622,455
PRODUCTS ASPREPARED FOR
MARKET
SALMON 97,066,326 22,879,135 86,220,150 22,724,107 35,357,233 13,487,731 218,653,709 59,090,973HERRING . 27,915,847 2,586,975 35,893,599 3,977,339 74,375 9,102 63,833 ,821 6,573,416HALIBUT . 25,594,614 4,995,023 2,349,898 465,088 - - 27,944,512 5,460,111COD . . . 154,280 15,490 410 50 766,424 137,120 921,114 152,660TROUT . . 41,504 8,558 - - - - 41,504 8,558SABLEFISH 6,841,983 1,153,025 - - - - 6,841,983 1,153,025FLOUNDERS - - 60 24 - - 60 24
ROCKFISHES 780,374 60,698 698 35 - - 781,072 60,733LINGCOD . 316,841 30,585 - - - - 315,841 30,585CLAMS . . 259,845 170,113 585,012 758,311 - - 945,857 928,424CRABS . . 159,018 167,815 431,683 481,265 - - 590,701 549 , 080
SHRIMP . . 314,849 296,732 31,962 25,640 - - 346,811 323,372OYSTERS . 3,159 2,105 - - - 3,159 2,106SHARK LIVERS
(dogfish) . . 265,222 151,975 - - - - 265,222SKATE LIVERS . . 11,816 1,256 - - - - 11,816 1,266FUR-SEALBYPRODUCTS . .
- - - - 782,381 45,458 782,381 45,468MISC. LIVERS 4
VISCERA . . . 42,408 8,675 - - - - 42,408 8,575MISC. LIVER OILS 31,857 424,900 - - - - 31,857 424,900
TOTAL 159,799,953 32,953,071 IS, 614, 472 28,432,859 35,990,413 13,679,421 322,404,838 75,055,351
NOTE:— DATA ON CATCH AND PRODUCTS AS PREPARED FOR MARKET INCLUDE FARES OF THE ALASKA HALIBUT FLEET LANDED AT
ALASKAN AND BRITISH COLUMBIA PORTS, AND FARES OF THE COD FISHING VESSELS OPERATING ON THE HIGH SEAS OFF THE
ALASKAN COAST AND LANDED IN PACIFIC COAST PORTS.
SUMMARY OF OPERATING UNITS, 1946
ITEMSOUTHEASTALASKA
CENTRALALASKA
WESTERNALASKA
TOTAL ITEM - cont'd.SOUTHEASTALASKA
CENTRALALASKA
WESTERNALASKA
TOTAL
NUMBER
5,435
NUMBER
2,687
NUMBER NUMBER
10,194 APPARATUS CONT 'D. :
NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER
FISHERMEN 2,072VESSELS FISHING: GILL NETS .... 336 1,375 1,227
MOTOR 893 230 9 1,132 SQUARE YARDS . 61,980 266,080 274,450 502,510
NET TONNAGE . . 11,086 3,738 341 15,165 BEAM TRAWLS . . . 8 1-
BOATS FISHING: LINES:MOTOR 835 997 107 1,939 HAND LINES (cOD, - -
OTHER 515 531 983 2,029 TROLL LINESLIGHTERS, SCOWS, ETC 90 116 37 243 (salmon) . . 3,448 52 -
APPARATUS
:
SKATES OF LINETRAPS 273 147 - 420 (halibut) . . 5,785 54 -
PURSE SEINES . . 432 447 10 889 CRAB POTS .... 1,200 2,219 -
LENGTH, YARDS . 154,300 120,536 3,700 278,536HAUL SEINES . . . 11 169 - 180
LENGTH, YARDS . 1,690 34,900 - 36,590
ALASKA FISHERIES
SUMMARY OF CATCH, 1946
ITEM SOUTHEAST ALASKA CENTRAL ALASKA WESTERN ALASKA TOTAL
FISH
SALMON:CHINOOK OR KING .
CHUM OR KETA . .
PINKRED OR SOCKEYE .
SILVER OR COHO .
HERRINGHALIBUTCODTROUT:
DOLLY VARDEN . .
STEELHEAD ....SABLEFISHROCKFISHES . . . .
LINGCODSKATESSHARKSFLOUNDERSMISCELLANEOUS
LIVERS 2/ . . .
POUNDS
11,369,76032,081,89699,287,2405j 329,44621,301,63277,284,75031,865,822
235,358
33,61418,394
9,019,2571,061,507438,280295,400
6,149,625
VALUE
$1,672,865932,925
5,212,186525,666
1,716,875772,847
3,719,(300lli«87
5,0423,678
739,60082,09154,7201,266
58,914
5,377
POUNDS
1,955,10024,648,87296,075,17627,625,47012,053,592
120,878,0003,144,619
12,120
698
60
VALUE
$145,577338,654
2,438,7361,496,279471,323
1,208,780363,000
1,212
35
3
POUNDS
1,473,1203,624,120
283,98453,891,923
682,74068,500
2,296,272
VALUE
$73,29944,5024,697
1,998,49216,359
685
114,933
POUNDS
14,797,93060,354,833195,651,40086,846,84434,037,964198,231,25035,010,4412,531,530
33,61430,514
9,019,2571,062,205438,280295,400
6,149,62560
VALUE
$1,891,7411,316,0817,655,6194,020,4372,205,0571,982,3124,082,000
126,320
5,0424,890
739,60032,12654,7201,266
58,9143
5,377
TOTAL . . . . 295,771,981 15,514,939- 286,393,707 6,463,599 62,325,664 2,253,467 644,491,352 24,232,005
SHELLFISH
CLAMS:BUTTERCOCKLERAZOR
CRABS
:
DUNGENESS . . . .
KING
OYSTERS
408,786
649,10013,400
2,248,90020,057
36,690
27,911569
56,2222,005
3,6727,368
1,804,679
1,789,5009,200
275442
162,421
103,525391
-
- 412,4587,363
1,804,679
2,438,60022,600
2,248,90020,057
36,965442
162,421
131,436960
56,2222,005
TOTAL . . . . 3,340,243 123,397 3,614,419 267,054 - - 6,954,662 390,451
GRAND TOTAL . 299,112,224 15,638,336 290,003,126 6,730,653 62,325,664 2,253,467 e;1,446,014 24,622,456
V INCLUDES CATCHES OF HALIBUT, SABLEFISH, LINGCOD AND ROCKFISHES LANDED BY VESSELS OF THE ALASKA HALIBUTFLEET, INCLUDING LANDINGS AT ALASKAN AND BRITISH COLUMBIA PORTS. ROUND WEIGHTS OF FISH TAKEN BY HALIBUTVESSELS WERE OBTAINED BY MULTIPLYING REPORTED WEIGHTS WHICH REPRESENT POUNDAGE OF FISH AFTER EVISCERATIONAND REMOVAL OF HEADS BY THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: HALIBUT, 1.33; AND SABLEFISH, LINGCOD AND ROCKFISHES, 1.43.VALUES INCLUDE PAYMEr^TS RECEIVED FOR LIVERS AND VISCERA AS FOLLOWS: HALIBUT $830,275; SABLEFISH $417,837;LINGCOD $10,923; ROCKFISHES $1,423; COD TONGUES $120.
2/ MISCELLANEOUS LIVERS, NOT SEGREGATED AS TO SPECIES, ARE LISTED FOR VALUE ONLY, AS IT IS ASSUMED THAT ROUNDWEIGHTS OF THE FISH ARE REPORTED ELSEWHERE.
TRANSPORTING, WHOLESALE, AND MANUFACTURING, 1946
ITEM SOUTHEAST ALASKA CENTRAL ALASKA WESTERN ALASKA TOTAL
transporting:NUMBER
921
1796,225
96946
7,159
NUMBER
719
1485,967
163716
4,998
NUMBER
371
923,188
425
31
3,828
NUMBETi
2,011CRAFT transporting:
41915,380
BOATS
:
67111
LIGHTERS, SCOWS, HOUSEBOATS, ETC
WHOLESALE AND MANUFACTURING:
93
15,985
ESTABLISHMENTS:HANDLING FRESH AND FROZEN FISH AND SHELLFISH 56
24486
1544607
2
21201
7389
1/12614
TOTAL (exclusive OF DUPLICATION) .... 99 107 44 248
T/ EXCLUSIVE OF DUPLICATION.NOTE:— IN ADDITION 397 BOATS AND 228 SCOWS, PILE
TRANSPORTINGDRIVERS, ETC., WERE USED FOR PURPOSES OTHER THAN FISHING OR
ALASKA FISHERIES
MANUFACTURED FISHERY PRODUCTS, 1946
SOUTHEAST ALASKA CENTRAL ALASKA WESTERN ALASKA
FRESH
SALMON FOR FOOD . .
SALMON FOR BAIT . .
HERRING FOR BAIT •
HALIBUTHALIBUT LIVERS . .
HALIBUT VISCERA . .
SASLEFISHSABLEFISH LIVERS .
SASLEFISH VISCERA .
ROCKFISHES ....ROCKFISH LIVERS . .
ROCKFISH VISCERA .
LINGCODLINGCOD LIVERS . .
LINGCOD VISCERA . .
SHARK LIVERS (INCLUDINGdogfish) <
skate livers .....CLAMS, RAZOR, IN SHELLCRABS, DUNGENESSj
IN SHELLMEAT, COLD-PACKED •
SHRIMP MEAT, COLD-PACKEDOYSTERS, SHUCKED •
FLOUNDERSMISCELLANEOUS FISH LIVERSMISCELLANEOUS FISH VISCERA
TOTAL 11,826,084
FROZEN
SALMON FOR FOOD . . .
SALMON FOR BAIT . . .
HERRING FOR BAIT . .
HALIBUTHALIBUT, QUICK-FROZEN
FILLETShalibut, cheeks ...sablefishtrout:
dolly varden . . .
steelheadrockfishesrockfishes, quick-
frozen fillets . .
LINGCODLINGCOD, QUICK-
FROZEN FILLETS . .
CODCOD, STOCKFISH . . .
CLAMS, BUTTER ....CLAMS, •RAZOR ....CRASS, DUNGENE3S, MEAT
IN BULKSHRIMP, 'MEAT ....
TOTAL
CURED
SALMON
:
EGGS FOR CAVIAR . .
MILD-CURED ....PICKLEDDRY-SALTED ....
HERR I NG
:
NORWEGIAN CURED . .
SCOTCH CURED . . .
DRY-SALTED ....COD:
DRY-SALTED ....TONGUES
TOTAL
POUNDS
1,215,4161,161
2,530,3005,421,964
427,499871,081200,181190,916344,895157,746
1,45220
22,3174,814
410
136,50011,815
52,211189,8183,159
28,85713,551
17,222,98224,904
3,455,85018,661,446
27,7484,924
6,105,991
25,27413,830
557,111
59,149289,125
4,700
6,750156,72713,38621,615
46,990171,7012,106
5,2873,388
12,26717,850
2,786,450 234,253
2,841,5011,552
57,3973,012,594
9,130889
718,505
5,1371,401
37,031
9,53919,301
199,7858,7573,914
2,096,585
12,611
24,37918,8385,287
1,38817,750
69,428 12,611
43,023170
378,094
175258 11
144,773 14,27731,419 9,077
70,185125,031
46,820,176
25,2565,709,834
70,186125,031
6,932,801
2,2721,765,202
1,202
410
30,996
115,774
2,455,222
157,388444,98624,770
1,992,2751,000
5,744,339 1,768,676 2,620,419 465,873 1,837,296 458,633
VALUE
$3,510
POUNDS
1,232,7271,161
2,537,0505,578,691
440,885892,695200,181190,915344,895158,444
1,45220
22,3174,814
410
135,50011,816
200
12,26770,061189,818
3,15960
28,85713,551
3,510 12,072,948
45,147
18,428
81,751
521,594 183,757
46,052120,2487,850
170,875377,000448,622
12,00062,375
765,4241,000
17,505,52433,661
3,459,76420,758,032
27,7484,924
5,105,991
25,27413,830
557,111
59,149289,125
175258
145,18331,41930,995
185,960125,031
45,147 49,460,155
63,562103,156145,693
1,5367,565
VALUE
$215,971232
29,981990,628646,823236,43726 , 005
324,68883,8279,5951,080
51,3269,823
103
31,8341,265
130
1,38864,740171,7012,106
245,2873,388
2,859,388
2,929,6711,732
57,4753,390,783
9,130889
718,505
5,1371,401
37,031
9,63919,301
14,3279,07718,428
151,937125,031
7,499,542
25,255 2,2726,038,097 1,874,826
821,985 223,404473,392 153,543
12,0002,054,550
1,000
774,6731,000
10,202,054
1,535298,979
300
138,202120
2,693,182
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ALASKA FISHERIES
MANUFACTURED FISHERY PRODUCTS , 1946 - Continued
ITEM SOUTHEAST ALASKA CENTRAL ALASKA WESTERN ALASKA TOTAL
CANNED
salmon:ch 1 nook or k 1 ngCHUM OR KETA .
PINKRED OR SOCKEYESILVER OR COHO
TROUT, STEELHEADHALIBUTROCKFISHES . . .
CLAMS:BUTTER ....COCKLE ....RAZORJUICE (butter)
CRABS :
DUNGENESS . . .
KINGSHRIMP
POUNDS
115,96815,485,7504-7,995,8722,834,5924,461,456
2,400179,9524,896
172,974
55,452
33,4043,217
VALUE
$69,8833,636,78211,179,4261,313,3471,709,786
2,020146,9263,383
155,005
6,031
45,8894,750
POUNDS
1,237,00812,288,28850,278,65616,731,6964,535,516
51,584
1,8363,621
549,359
283,5882,20431,962
VALUE
$569,4792,645,76110,682,6727,028,6241,559,256
38,490
1,8343,594
734,225
375,9543,422
26,640
POUNDS
524,8801,835,232
195,50431,490,928
127,824
VALUE
$214,470377,74243,607
12,445,13345,711
I
POUNDS
1,877,85629,609,28098,470,03251,027,2169,124,896
2,400241,536
4,895
174,8103,521
649,35955,452
315,9925,421
31 ,962
VALUE
$853,8326,661,28521,905,70520,787,1043,324,753
2,020185,416
3,383
155,8393,694
734,2255,031
422,8438,17226,640
TOTAL . . . 71,315,943 18,273,228 86,105,418 23,682,051 34,174,368 13,126,653 191,595,729 55,081,942
BYPRODUCTS
MEAL:SALMON ....HERRING ....FUR-SEAL . . .
OIL:SALMON ....HERRING ....FUR-SEAL . . .
LIVER:SHARK ....MISCELLANEOUS
1,600,00012,131,000
403,1259,798,697
128,72231,867
96,000756,482
51,1881,743,205
120,141424,900
285,00017,851,660
22,50016,038,000
6,2051,171,722
2,2502,513,736
528,041
254,340
23,471
21 ,997
1,886,00029,982,660
528,041
425,52525,836,697
254,340
128,72231,867
102,2051,928,204
23,471
53,4384,256,941
21,997
120,141424,900
TOTAL . . . 24,093,411 3,191,916 34,198,150 3,693,913 782,381 45,458 59,073,952 6,931,297
GRAND TOTAL 159,799,953 32,953,071 125,514,472 28,432,859 35,990,413 13,579,421 322,404,838 75,055,351
REVIEW OF THE PRODUCTION OF CANNED FISHERY PRODUCTS, 1946
ITEM SOUTHEAST ALASKA CENTRAL ALASKA WESTERN ALASKA TOTAL
FISH
SALMON:CH 1 NOOK OR K 1 NGCHUM OR KETA .
CASES
2,415322,620999,91458,42992,9473,749
10250
VALUE
$69,8833,636,78211,179,4261,313,3471,709,785
146,9253,3832,020
CASES
25,771256,006
1,047,472348,57794,4921,283
VALUE
$569,4792,646,76110,682,6727,028,6241,559,255
38,490
CASES
10,93538,2344,073
656,0612,563
VALUE
$214,470377,74243,607
12,445,13345,711
CASES
39,122616,860
2,051,4591,063,067
190,1025,032
10250
VALUE
$853,8326,661,285
RED OR SOCKEYES 1 LVER OR COHO
20,787,1043,324,753
ROCKFISHES . . .
STEELHEAD TROUT .
3,3832,020
TOTAL .... 1,480,227 18,061,553 1,773,601 22,535,282 711,966 13,126,663 3,955,794 53,723,498
SHELLFISH, ETC.
CLAMS:11,532
1,848
85782
155,005
5,031
45,8894,750
122241
43,291
7,27157
1,522
1,8343,694
734,225
376,9543,422
26,640
-
-1 1
,654241
43,2911,848
8,128139
1,522
156,8393,694
734,225JUICE (butter)
CRABS:DUNGENESS . . .
6,031
422,8438,17226,640
TOTAL .... 14,319 211,675 52,504 1,146,769 - - 66,823 1,358,444
GRAND TOTAL 1,494,546 18,273,228 1,826,105 23,682,051 711,955 13,126,663 4,032,517 55,081,942
V THE PACKS OF SALMON, HALIBUT, ROCKFISH AND TROUT HAVE BEEN CONVERTED TO STANDARD CASES OF 48 1-POUNDCANS, CRABS TO THE EQUIVALENT OF 48 16-OUNCE CANS TO THE CASE, EACH CAN CONTAINING 13 OUNCES OF MEAT; CLAMSTO "standard cases" of 48 NO. 1 CANS; AND SHRIMP TO 48 l/2-POUND CANS TO THE CASE, EACH CAN CONTAINING 7
OUNCES OF MEAT.
ALASKA FISHERIES
SUPPLEMENTARY REVIEW OF THE PRODUCTION OF FISHERY BYPRODUCTS , 1946
ITEM SOUTHEAST ALASKA CENTRAL ALASKA WESTERN ALASKA TOTAL
QUANTITY
8006,065
53,7501,306,493
17,1634,249
VALUE
$96,000756,482
51,1881,743,205
120,141424,900
QUANTITY
1438,926
3,0002,138,400
VALUE
$6,2051,171,722
2,2502,513,736
QUANTITY
264
33,912
VALUE
$23,471
21,997
QUANTITY VALUEmeal:
SALMON TONSHERRING .... DOFUR-SEAL .... DO
oil:SALMON GALLONSHERRING .... DOFUR-SEAL .... DOSHARK, LIVER . . DOMISC., LIVER . . DO
94314,991
264
55,7503,444,893
33,91217,1634,249
$102,2051,928,2C*
23,471
53,4384,256,941
21,997120,141
424,900
TOTAL .... - 3,191,916 - 3,693,913 - 45,468 - 6,931,297
SUPPLEMENTARY REVIEW OF THE CATCH OF SALMON, 1946
SPECIES SOUTHEAST ALASKA CENTRAL ALASKA WESTERN ALASKA TOTAL
FISH
CHINOOK OR KINGCHUM OR KETA . .
PINKRED OR SOCKEYE .
SILVER OR COHO .
NUMBER
568,4884,010,23724,821,810
888,2412,356,848
VALUE
$1,572,865932,925
5,212,186525,666
1,715,875
NUMBER
97,7553,081,109
24,018,7944,604,2451,339,288
VALUE
$145,577338,554
2,438,7361,496,279471,323
NUMBER
73,656453,01572,246
8,981,98875,860
VALUE
$73,29944,5024,597
1,998,49216,859
NUMBER
739,8997,544,36148,912,83014,474,4743,781,995
VALUE
$1,891,7411,315,0817,655,5194,020,4372,205,057
TOTAL . . . 32,655,624 10,050,517 33,141,191 4,890,569 9,555,765 2,137,849 75,453,580 17,088,935
NOTE:—THE SALMON CATCH IS REPORTED IN NUMBERS OF FISH; ESTIMATED ROUND WEIGHTS IN POUNDS ARE SHOWN IN THE
CATCH TABLE.
HALIBUT LONG LINE
«tw:iSa»awT«]j^H^y»Iga.. „
BEAM TRAWL
SECTION 10.- HAWAIIAN FISHERIES
The fo I lowing tabulation of the catch of fish and shel If ish in the Territory of Hawai i,
has been compiled from monthly reports submitted by the Board of Commissioners of Agricul-ture and Forestry of the Territory of Hawaii, Division of Fish and Game.
The catch listed in this section has not been included in the tabulations of the catchof the United States and Alaska listed inthe sections entitled "General Review" or "Reviewof Certain Major Fisheries".
Detailed information on operating units used in the fisheries of Hawaii are not avail-able. Based on licenses issued during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1946, 3,424 fisher-men were employed in the Territory during that fiscal year. During the same period, 529powered fishing craft were also licensed to operate in the fisheries.
HAWAII: CATCH BY MONTHS, 1946
SPECIES JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL
ENGLISH HAWAIIAN
OCEAN CATCH:AMBERJACK . . . KAHALA. .
BIG EYE SCAD. . AKULE . .
BONEFISH ORLADYFISH. . . 010 . . .
CRAB (unclas-sified) . . . PAPAI . .
CREVALLE (JACK) ULUA . .
DOLPHIN .... MAHIMAHI.GOATFISH (m.
SAMOENSIS). . WEKE. . .
LIMPET (saltWATER). . . . OPIHI . .
LOBSTER, SPINY ULA . . .
MACKEREL. . . . OPELU . .
MILKFISH . . . AWA . . .
MULLET AMAAMA. .
SNAPPER (pink). OPAKAPAKASQUID MUHEE . .
SWORDFISH ... AU. . . .
THREADFISH . . MOI . . .
POUNDS
33,51362,942
5,010
27917,8363,941
2,931
6281,821
29,783190
5,7371,541
16,005432
VALUE
$11,02916,646
1,847
596,8691,130
1,122
1731,0256,733
69
2,049548
3,963187
POUNDS
58,36736,124
11,049
50814,3846,368
5,719
4402,23119,987
490
8,046818
15,1352,240
VALUE
$20,1208,466
4,160
1355,4031,934
2,141
1101,2564,299
147
3,146341
3,5941,043
POUNDS
40,16951,436
8,950
37913,9163,503
2,574
7031,8019,9422,1024,3765,588
19843,218
383
VALUE
$15,10413,029
3,576
1025,4251,045
1,087
195956
2,469574
2,0572,284
7112,338
180
POUNDS
31,17738,229
4,566
85613,54512,904
7,256
4041,830
13,4712,102
8527,849
97813,0341,840
VALUE
$11,70510,160
1,788
2285,2903,567
3,024
120988
3,188567400
2,981237
3,187715
TUNA AND TUNALIKE FISHES:ALBACORE. . .
BIG-EYED TUNA 1
BLUEFIN TUNA. ] AH 1 . . .
YELLOWFIN tuna'SKIPJACK. . . AKU . . .
BON 1 TO. . . . KAWAKAWA.
84,286
206,952777
19,321
49,782253
75,936
249,6431,101
17,904
68,639388
69,806
108,119934
19,929
29,871287
63,829
245,018771
16,607
67,169171
TOTAL TUNA 292,015 69,356 326,680 86,931 178,859 50,087 309,618 83,947
TURTLE HONU. . .
WAHOO ONO . . .
UNCLASSIFIED
3602,439
37,765
29708
10,325
992,201
35,068
9615
10,643
2001,355
34,946
10402
9,149
153,960
30,262
1
1,0269,777
TOTAL OCEAN CATCH . . 515,168 133,867 545,954 154,493 404,598 120,140 494 ,'748 142,896
POND CATCH:MILKFISH. . . . AWA . . .
CRAB (unclas-sified) . . . PAPAI . .
MULLET AMAAMA. .
UNCLASSIFIED
1,636
1,8274,605
470
474
4982,182
171
1,778
2,583i,aii
523
516
700864235
1,722
2,351488520
499
602229247
1,579
2,0721,048
396
461
518492153
TOTAL POND CATCH. . . 8,538 3,325 6,695 2,315 5,081 1,577 5,095 1,624
GRAND TOTAL 523,706 137,192 552,649 156,808 409,^9 121,717 499,843 144,520
(CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)
HAWAIIAN FISHERIES
HAWAII: CATCH BY MONTHS, 1946 - Continued
ENGLISHOCEAN CATCH:
AMBERJACK. . . .
BIG EYE SCAD . .
BONEFISH OR LADYFISHCRAB (unclassified)CREVALLE (JACK) . .
DOLPHINGOATFISH [m. SAMOENSILIMPET (SALT WATER"LOBSTER, SPINYMACKEREL ....MILKFISH ....MULLETSNAPPER (pink) .
SQUID ... . . .
SWORDFISH. . . .
THREADFISH . . .
TUNA AND TUNALIKEALBACORE . . .
BIG-EYED TUNA.BLUEFIN TUNA .
YELLOWFIN TUNASKIPJACK . . .
BON I TO . . . .
TOTAL TUNA
TURTLE . . .
WAHOO. . . .
UNCLASSIFIED
HAWAI IAN
KAHALA.AKULE .
010 . .
PAPA I .
ULUA. .
MAHIMAHIWEKE. .
OPIHI .
ULA . .
OPELU .
AWA . .
AMAAMA.OPAKAPAKAMUHEEAU. .
MO I
POUNDS
34,58566,4798,6091,725
29,08326,3223,971
9836,04922,3493,3552,0186,785
34035,0862,004
612,4932,642
782,053
3077,381
67,720
TOTAL OCEAN CATCH.
POND CATCH:MILKFISHCRAB (unclassified). . .
MULLETUNCLASSIFIED
1,108,204
AWA . .
PAPA I .
AMAAMA.
3,5532,4991,4961,455
TOTAL POND CATCH
GRAND TOTAL. . .
9,003
1,117,207
$13,43418,6983,496649
11,1998,8471,623
2963,4125,251
983956
2,507145
7,5261,152
POUNDS
21,763112,4894,447
40020,34317,2833,941
341
12,6264,548
7086,239
23756,8522,202
177,131
981,5921,117
201,284
2,07923,916
7,72576,973
1,508,957
1,030625703547
7,7631,9021,1791,052
2,905 11,696
1,520,853
$7,94429,4421,808
937,8075,4621,670
101
2,8731,461
3122,234
9012,4741,268
POUNDS
16,34445,1023,299
76920,81816,1864,7701,013
26,1163,2501,1534,111
62250,3782,621
VALUE
$6,18114,9501,694274
9,8055,4892,328422
6,8921,108633
1,614285
13,5311,591
46,482
154,264367
123,605
743,2671,215
42,385
868,087
2,16327,706
9,32467,220
2,76627,952
306,021 1,141,183 255,133
2,253475523390
7,8811,8202,9071,060
2,427455
1,415468
3,641 13,668 4,765
309,662 259,898
SPECIES SEPTEMBER
ENGLISH HAWAI IANOCEAN CATCH:
AMBERJACK KAHALA. .
BIG EYE SCAD AKULE . .
BONEFISH OR LADYFISH . . 010 .. .
CRAB (unclassified). . . PAPAI . .
CREVALLE (JACK) ULUA . .
DOLPHIN MAHIMAHI.GOATFISH (m. SAMOENSIS). WEKE. . .
LIMPET (salt water). . . OPIHI . .
LOBSTER, SPINY .... ULA . . .
MACKEREL OPELU . .
MILKFISH AWA . . .
MULLET AMAAMA. .
SNAPPER (pink) OPAKAPAKASQUID. MUHEE . .
SWORDFISH AU. . . .
THREADFISH MO I . . .
TUNA AND TUNALIKE FISHES:ALBACORE ,
BIG-EYED TUNA. . . . /
BLUEFIN TUNA . . . .
jAH I . . .
YELLOWFIN TUNA ...SKIPJACK AKU . . .
BON I TO KAWAKAWA.
TOTAL TUNA
TURTLE HONU. . .
VAHOO ONO . . .
UNCLASSIFIED
TOTAL OCEAN CATCH
14,56178,0426,138
13022,4769,0474,915
535
37,5193,1491,6428,475
88477,6711,408
720,8293,002
982,029
7,62084,646
$6,38027,5592,451
3310,5333,2452,331
99
16,9921,107
9093,499
37623,945
713
POUNDS
30,34865,3408,2121,044
23,91510,2738,874
96515,11944,9503,9995,29411,464
87062,69315,534
150,525
589,1465,992
2,37138,524
2,84214,13086,899
1,340,887 328,046 1,158,428 310,285
51,490
86,4331,397
94,276
655,3673,322
2604,78941,470
2,41210,34650,839
$7,05115,2951,503
967,0275,6824,503
3664,51214,073
9153,4943,605619
13,4851,655
92,1411,202
127,790
2363,554
24, 1 1
1
(continued on next page)
212 HAWAIIAN FISHERIES
HAWAII: CATCH BY MONTHS,, 1946 • Continued
SPECIES AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER
ENGLISH HAWAI IAN
POND CATCH:POUNDS
6,7361,4862,3921,114
VALUE
$2,039372
1,131437
POUNDS
4,777973
2,0501,116
VALUE
$1,454233981527
POUNDS
4,264503
2,6672,150
VALUE
$1,493CRAB (unclassified) . . . PAPA 1 . 129
1,673UNCLASSIFIED .... 739
TOTAL POND CATCH. . 11,728 3,979 8,916 3,195 9,584 4,034
GRAND TOTAL .... 1,352,615 332,025 1,167,344 313,480 1,043,943 243,606
SPECIES NOVEMBER DECEMBER TOTAL
ENGLISH HAWAI IN
OCEAN CATCH:AMBERJACK KAHALA.BIG EYE SCAD AKULE .
CRAB (unclassified) . . . PAPAI .
CREVALLE (JACK) ULUA .
t .
POUNDS
32,23151,41921,347
59222,99615,7358,6641,0625,363
42,2233,7325,9387,6001,441
47,2991,072
VALUE
$12,58631,2459,679
23510,5616,23^4,398
4743,56115,2181,5543,8713,428
89720,556
553
POUNDS
35,41751,9636,053
20015,4608,3739,411453
3,38330,3342,272
13,037716
62,541269
VALUE
$15,95326,4402,801
566,6103,2436,603
1502,32113,1981,033
7,199430
31,299184
POUNDS
366,114704,56291,0067,238
228,801145,45472,1208,253
45,389333,63131,87827,95392,95710,058
520,62032,185
VALUE
$139,870235,49938,3722,300
96,57849,608
LIMPET (SALT water) . . . OPIHI .
LOBSTER, SPINY ULA . .
35,1092,974
26,348109,055
MILKFISH AWA . . 11,03615,522
SNAPPER (pink) OPAKAPAK 39,6724,412
SWORDFISH AU. . .
THREADFISH MOI . .
TUNA AND TUNALIKE FISHES:ALBACOREBIG-EYED TUNA . .
BLUEFIN TUNA . , . . AHI . .
YELLOWFIN TUNA . • • .
SKIPJACK AKU . .
166,02119,087
94,828
400,98114,01y
39,381
94,8864,381
134,990
116,84416,177
81,692
38,0345,881
1,494,328
5,630,25151,069
497,951
1,054,28916,440
509,828 138,648 268,011 125,607 "',175,648 1,568,680
1,5058,576
65, 48^
1942,92-7
31,410
4375,007
79,739
681,663
40,802
8,17780,064
717,564
835WAHOO ONO . . 25,063
854,110 298,232 593,076 285,660 10,699,672 2,881,826
POND CATCH:4,020
3663,9082,157
1,478105
3,601833
6,279896
7,9362,130
2,541358
7,6791,353
51,98819,27832,48714,143
16,665CRAB (unclassified) . . . PAPAI . 5,070
6, 100
10,451 6,017 17,241 11,931 117,896 49,308
864,561 304,249 610, Sn 29^,591 10,817,568
SECTION 11. REVIEW OF CERTAIN MAJOR FISHERIES
There are presented in this section of the Digest complete data on the catch of certain
of the maj'or 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, hal ibut,
mackerel, menhaden, pilchard, rosefish, salmon and tuna. Statistics on the oyster and
shrimp fisheries are being omitted this ypar since data were not collected in the SouthAtlantic and Gulf States for 1946 and a substantial portion of the catch of these itemscomes 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 experiences difficulty in locatingcomplete data on the catch of the species in individual State catch tables. The infor-mation contained in this section includes the volume and value of the catch by individualtypes of gear and by States and districts.
HALIBUT SCHOONER
UNITED STATES AND ALASKA COD FISHERY
The catch of cod in the United States and Alaska during 1946 totaled 103,199,530pounds, valued at $6,728,768, approximately 50 million pounds less than in the precedingyear. Otter trawl landings in Massachusetts decreased 54 million pounds
—
largely becausemost of the large otter trawls fishing out of Boston were tied up for nearly five monthsearly in the year by a dispute over the distribution of the proceeds from the sale of thecatch between the vessel owners and fishermen.
Otter trawls accounted for 81 percent of the total landings, while 14 percent werecaught by I i nes. Smal I er quant it ies were landed by craft fishing with gill nets, float ingtraps, pound nets, purse seines, and pots.
Massachusetts, with a catch of 80 mil I ion pounds of (fod, led in the pro duct ion of thisspecies, followed by Maine (7.4 million pounds) and Washington (5.8 million pounds).Otter trawls were the most important type of gear in all of the more important areas, ex-cept Alaska. In the Territory the catch was taken by hand lines.
REVIEW OF CERTAIN MAJOR FISHERIES
SUMMARY OF COD CATCH , 1946
STATE OTTER TRAWLS LINES GILL NETS FLOATING TRAPS
NEW ENGLAND:MAINENEW HAMPSHIRE . .
MASSACHUSETTS . .
RHODE ISLAND . .
CONNECTICUT . . .
POUNDS
3,108,900
71,065,100258,200174,700
VALUE
$194,282
4,608,59019,09015,017
POUNDS
2,476,40033,400
6,291,000407,90015,600
VALUE
$163,4871,825
437,53232,7051,296
POUNDS
1,809,500
2,901,500
VALUE
$121,398
176,191
POUNDS
65,800116,400
VALUE
$3,4678,644
TOTAL .... 74,606,900 4,836,979 9,224,300 636,845 4,711,000 297,589 182,200 12,111
MIDDLE ATLANTIC:NEW YORK ....NEW JERSEY . • .
DELAWARE ....1,952,800782,10032,000
177,34761,4902,970
1,201,1001,461,700
4,600
114,714114,980
577800 70
-
:
TOTAL .... 2,776,900 241,807 2,667,400 230,271 800 70 - -
CHESAPEAKE
:
MARYLAND ....VIRGINIA . . . .
17,00015,400
1,360775
71,600 5,728: : : :
TOTAL .... 32,400 2,135 71,600 5,728 - - - -
PACIFIC COAST:WASHINGTON . . .
OREGON5,842,100
333,000307,53714,734
5,700 308 15,500 830. _
TOTAL .... 6,175,100 322,271 5,700 308 15,500 830 - -
ALASKA - - 2,531,630 126,820 - - - -
GRAND TOTAL . 83,591,300 5,403,192 14,500,630 999,972 4,727,300 298,489 182,200 12,111
STATE POUND NETS PURSE SEINES POTS TOTAL
NEW ENGLAND:MAINENEW HAMPSHIRE . .
MASSACHUSETTS . .
RHODE ISLAND . .
CONNECTICUT . . .
POUNDS
28,400
100
VALUE
$1,498
9
POUNDS
200
VALUE
$7
POUNDS VALUE POUNDS
7,394,80033,400
80,352,000782,500190,400
VALUE
$479,1671,825
5,227,28560,43916,322
TOTAL . . . . 28,500 1,507 200 7 - - 88,753,100 5,785,038
MIDDLE ATLANTIC :
NEW YORK ....NEW JERSEY . . .
DELAWARE . . . .
20,300146,800
1,85411,472 1,600 120 400 $30
3,184,2002,393,400
36,600
293,915188,162
3,547
TOTAL . . . . 167,100 13,326 1,600 120 400 30 5,614,200 485,624
CHESAPEAKE :
MARYLAND . . . .
VIRGINIA . . . 200 10
-:
-
.88,60015,600
7,088785
TOTAL . . . . 200 10 - - - - 104,200 7,873
PJ^CIFIC COAST:WASHINGTON . . .
OREGON
'- - 100 4:
- 5,863,400333,000
308,67914,734
TOTAL . . . .- - 100 4 - - 6,196,400 323,413
ALASKA - - - - - - 2,531,630 126,820
GRAND TOTAL . 195,800 14,843 1,900 131 400 30 103,199,530 6,728,768
NOTE:—DATA ARE FOR 1946, EXCEPT FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, AND DELAWARE, WHICH ARE FOR 1945.
RWIEW OF CERTAIN MAJOR FISHERIES
ATLANTIC COAST HADDOCK FISHERY
Haddock production in the United States during 1946 amounted to 155,034,600 pounds,
valued at $13,042,834 to the fishermen, compared with 154,988,600 pounds, valued at
$10,828,600 in 1945. The total catch would have been considerably greater had there been
no tie-up of the large otter trawls fishing out of Boston during most of the first five
months of the year.
Otter trawls accounted for 95 percent of the total landings. The balance were caught
with trawl and hand lines^ gill nets, purse seines, pound nets and dredges
The haddock fishery is confined to the Atlantic Coast, with practically the entire
catch being taken by craft landing in New York or the New England States. Massachusetts
produced 95 percent of the entire catch, followed by New York and Maine. Small quantities
were also landed in New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey and Virginia.
SUMMARY OF HADDOCK CATCH, 1946
STATELINES, HANDAND TRAWL OTTER TRAWLS GILL NETS PURSE SEINES
NEW ENGLAND:MAINENEW HAMPSHIRE . .
MASSACHUSETTS . .
RHODE ISLAND . .
CONNECTICUT . . .
POUNDS
626,20034,500
6,080,600
VALUE
$51,0962,415
539,806
POUNDS
2,008,700
138,173,90027,30033,400
VALUE
$162,757
11,545,7842,1092,992
POUNDS
179,900
192,300
VALUE
$15,696
15,132
POUNDS
200
VALUE
$17
TOTAL .... 6,741,300 593,317 140,243,300 11,713,642 372,200 31,828 200 17
MIDDLE ATLANTIC:NEW YORK ....NEW JERSEY . . .
;
- 7,675,500500
703,88928 : : : :
TOTAL .... - - 7,676,000 703,917 - - - -
CHESAPEAKE
:
VIRGINIA .... - - 100 5 - - - -
GRAND TOTAL . 6,741,300 593,317 147,919,400 12,417,554 372,200 31,828 200 17
STATE POUND NETS DREDGES TOTAL
NEW ENGLAND:POUNDS
700
VALUE
$45
POUNDS
800
VALUE
$52
POUNDS
2,814,80034,500
144,448,50027,30033,400
VALUE
$230,5492,415
MASSACHUSETTS 12,100,8472,1092,992
700 46 800 62 147,358,500 12,338,912
MIDDLE-ATLANTIC:-
-_: :
7,675,500500
703,88928
- - - - 7,675,000 703,917
CHESAPEAKE:VIRGINIA _ . _ . 100 5
700 46 800 62 155,034,600 13,042,834
NOTE:—DATA ARE FOR 1946, EXCEPT FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NEW JERSEY, WHICH ARE FOR 1945.
REVIEW OF CERTAIN MAJOR FISHERIES
PACIFIC COAST HALIBUT FISHERY
The total North Pacific halibut catch by both United States and Canadian craft was thelargest since 1915, while the catch by the United States and Alaskan fleet was the largest
since 1930. The quota set by the International Fisheries Commission was 52.5 millionpounds, the same as in 1945. However, over a mi I I ion pounds of hal ibut was taken outsideof quota restrictions by vessels operating in other fisheries, and the fishing intensityin the halibut fishery was so great that the catch of each area was higher than it wasanticipated it would be when the closing dates were set. In 1946, there were 438 vesseJ s
of United States registry regularly engaged in the halibut fishery, compared with 234 in 1936.
The season opened on May I and closed in Area I' (Willapa Bay to Cape Spencer) on JuneII, and in Area III (west of Cape Spencer) on August 19. The 1946 season, which lastedonly 42 days in Area II and III days in Area III, was the shortest in history. In 1936,10 years earlier, the season in Area II extended for 148 days and for 233 days in AreaIII. Landings of halibut in the United States and Alaska ports we re allocated by theoffice of the Coordinator of Fisheries during the first part of the season.
The data listed in the following tables represent dressed weight, which is the weightupon which the quota is based, while those in the various State and sectional tablesrepresent the round weight of the catch. The dressed weight can be converted to roundweight by multiplying by 1.33.
SUMMARY OF UNITED STATES HALIBUT FLEET OPERATING UNITS, 1946
REGULAR HALIBUT VESSELS:NUMBERNET TONNAGE
SKATES OF LINES
NUMBER
1675,5341,1935,177
NUMBER
2713,355983
4,6882,1769,865
VESSELS IN OTHER FISHERIES BUT LANDING ONE OR MORE FARES OF HALIBUT:NUMBERNET TONNAGE
SKATES OF LINES
SKATES OF LINES
BOATS IN OTHER FISHERIES BUT LANDING ONE OR MORE FARES OF HALIBUT:NUMBERCREWSKATES OF LINES
189835
189835
NOTE:--THE FLEET CLASSIFICATION IS THAT OF THE INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSION, UNDER WHICH CRAFT LISTED BYTHE COMMISSION AS HAVING THEIR HOME PORT IN ALASKA ARE INCLUDED IN THE "ALASKA FLEEt" AND ALL OTHER CRAFT OFUNITED STATES REGISTRY ARE INCLUDED IN THE "WASHINGTON FLEEt" IF THEY LAND HALIBUT IN SEATTLE, BRITISH COLUM-BIA, OR ALASKA.
SUMMARY OF UNITED STATES AND CANADIAN HALIBUT CATCH, 1946
(expressed in THOUSANDS OF POUNDS AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
LANDED IN
FLEET CLASSIFICATION SEATTLE,WASHINGTON
BRITISHCOLUMBIA
ALASKATOTAL
UNITED STATES 6, ALASKAQUANTITY
13,153
VALUE
2,807
QUANTITY
4,38417,877
VALUE
7923,125
QUANTITY
22,380495
VALUE
3,29090
QUANTITY
39,91718,372
VALUE
6,8893,215BRITISH COLUMBIA FLEET .
TOTAL 13,153 2,807 22,261 3,917 22,875 3,380 58,269 10,104
NOTE:— THESE STATISTICS ARE COMPILED FROM DATA COLLECTED ^Y THE INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSION FORWASHINGTON AND BRITISH COLUMBIA, AND BY FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE AGENTS FOR ALASKA. THIS TABULATION DOESNOT INCLUDE LANDINGS AT PORTS SOUTH OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, WHICH AVERAGE LESS THAN 3 PERCENT OF THE ANNUALPACIFIC COAST CATCH. THESE DATA REPRESENT DRESSED WEIGHT, WHICH IS THE WEIGHT UPON WHICH THE QUOTA IS BASED.
REVIEW OF CERTAIN MAJOR FISHERIES
CATCK BY UNITED STATES HALIBUT FLEET, 1946
ITEMLANDED IN
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON BRITISH COLUMBIA ALASKA
ALL VESSELS 4 BOATHALIBUT ....3ABLEFI3H . . .
LINGCOD ....ROCKFISHES . .
POUNDS
S:13,152,5851,647,802472,947297,345
VALUE
$2,806,907243,46442,64218,957
POUNDS
4,384,000196,286
5,96918,023
VALUE
$792,62725,538
3581,006
POUNDS
22,380,0005,998,923
223,334833,932
V4LUE
$3,289,860703,28214,45047,784
POUNDS
39,916,5857,843,011
702,2501,149,300
VALUS
$6,889,394972,28457,45067,747
TOTAL . . . 15,570,679 3,111,970 4,604,278 819,529 29,436,189 4,055,376 49,611,146 7,986,875
NOTE:— IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE, THERE WERE 1,608,267 POUNDS OF HALIBUT, SABLEFISH, LINGCOD, ROCKFISH, GRAYFiSH(dogfish), SOUPFIN SHARK AND MISCELLANEOUS LIVERS VALUED AT $2,590,038 LANDED BY THE UNITED STATES HALIBUTFLEET AT PACIFIC COAST PORTS DURING 1946. THESE VESSELS ALSO LANDED 1,830,573 POUNDS OF HALIBUT, SABLEFISHAND LINGCOD VISCERA VALUED AT $611,197 DURING THE SAME PERIOD. VESSELS OF THE CANADIAN HALIBUT FLEET LANDEDA TOTAL OF 18,372,000 POUNDS OF HALIBUT VALUED AT $3,215,000 DURING 1946 OF WHICH 495,000 POUNDS VALUED AT$89,500 WERE LANDED IN ALASKA PORTS.
THESE STATISTICS ARE COMPILED FROM DATA COLLECTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSION FORWASHINGTON AND BRITISH COLUMBIA AND BY FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE AGENTS FOR ALASKA. THE TABULATION DOES NOTINCLUDE LANDINGS AT PORTS SOUTH OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, WHICH AVERAGE LESS THAN 3 PERCENT OF THE ANNUALPACIFIC COAST CATCH. THESE DATA REPRESENT DRESSED WEIGHT, WHICH IS THE WEIGHT UPON WHICH THE QUOTA ISBASED.
UNITED STATES AND CANADIAN HALIBUT CATCH, 1946
UNITED STATES AND CANADIAN HALIBUT CATCH, 1925- 1946
AN CRAFT'^
O.—•O'"'^ BY CANADIAN
-I 1 1 r—I1 >—T
1 1—I—I T-
1935 1940
RB^IEW OF CERTAIN MAJOR FISHERIES
ATLANTIC COAST MACKEREL FISHERY
As no surveys were conducted in New Jersey or New Hampshire for 1946, informationpresented in the following table is composite data covering 1945 in those States and 1946
in all other States. In 1945 only a negligible quantity of mackerel was landed in NewHampshire, while landings in New Jersey amounted to less than 10 percent of the total.
Based on available data, it appears that the 1946 catch of mackerel on the AtlanticCoast was II percent less than in the previous year. Landings by purse seiners in
Massachusetts were over 9 mi I I ion pounds less than in 1945.
More At I ant
comb ined. I
n
nets and pound
ic Coast mackerel are landed by purse seine than by al I other types of gear1946 the next most important types of gear were floating traps, drift gill
nets.
SUMMARY OF ATLANTIC MACKEREL CATCH, 1946
STATE PURSE SEINES HAUL SEINESGILL NETS
ANCHOR DRIFT
NEW ENGLAND:MAINEMASSACHUSETTS . .
NEW HAMH3HIRE . .
RHODE ISLAND . .
CONNECTICUT . . ,
POUNDS
806,60031,820,600
1,344,700
VALUE
$43,0832,072,062
103,421
POUNDS
800
VALUE
$64
POUNDS
8,100
VALUE
$648
POUNDS
1,099,800249,900
2,100
VALUE
$55,76914,054
235
TOTAL .... 33,971,900 2,218,566 800 64 8,100 648 1,351,800 70,058
MIDDLE ATLANTIC:NEW YORK ....NEW JERSEY . . .
357,7001,396,400
17,208139,640 : .
-
.248,100
1,196,90027,940119,690
TOTAL .... 1,754,100 156,848 - - - - 1,445,000 147,630
CHESAPEAKE :
MARYLAND ....VIRGINIA .... 83,800 18,000
- - - - 728,0001,289,900
50,960103,092
TOTAL .... 83,800 18,000 - - - - 2,017,900 154,052
GRAND TOTAL . 35,809,800 2,393,414 800 64 8,100 646 4,814,700 371,740
STATEGILL NETS - CONTINUED LINES
RUNAROUND STAKE HAND TROLL
NEW ENGLAND:RHODE ISLAND . .
CONNECTICUT . . .
POUNDS VALUE POUNDS V.ALUE POUNDS
206,700
VALUE
$20,913
POUNDS
50,300
VALUE
$3,435
TOTAL .... - - - - 206,700 20,913 50,300 3,435
MIDDLE ATLANTIC;NEW YORK ....NEW JERSEY . . . 47,300 $4,730 7,600 $760
40,800176,300
4,73217,630
40,0001,001,500
4,218100,150
TOTAL .... 47,300 4,730 7,600 760 217,100 22,362 1,041,500 104,368
GRAND TOTAL . 47,300 4,730 7,600 760 423,800 43,275 1,091,800 107,803
LINES - CONTINUEDPOUND NETS FLOATING TRAPS WE
TRAWL
NEW ENGLAND:MAINEMASSACHUSETTS . .
RHODE ISLAND . .
CONNECTICUT . . .
POUNDS
300
VALUE
$30
POUNDS
187,800
1,100
VALUE
$13,480
112
POUNDS
834,1005,325,400
405,600
VALUE
$40,681343,33626,405
POUNDS
311,300
VALUE
$15,048
TOTAL .... 300 30 188,900 13,592 6,565,100 410,422 311,300 15,04a
MIDDLE ATLANTfC:NEW YORK ....NEW JERSEY . . .
-
:401,900
1,995,60043,675199,560 . _
- -
TOTAL . . . .- - 2,397,500 243,235 - - - -
CHESAPEAKE:VIRGINIA . . . . . . 190,700 15,888 - - - -
GRAND TOTAL . 300 30 2,777,100 272,715 6,565,100 410,.422 311,300 15,048
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REVIEW OF CERTAIN MAJOR FISHERIES
SUMMARY OF ATLANTIC MACKEREL CATCH, 1946 • Continued
STATE OTTER TRAWLS TOTAL
NEW ENGLAND:
POUNDS
20,600
4,3009,500
VALUE
$1,903
4121,091
POUNDS
3,052,60037,604,600
8,1001,804,900219,500
VALUE
$154,6452,444,865
648133,67322,351
34,500 3,406 42,689,700 2,756,182
MIDDLE ATLANTIC:20,60040,000
1,7354,000
1,109,1005,861,600
99,508NEW JERSEY 586,160
60,600 5,735 6,970,700 685,668
CHESAPEAKE
:
128,200 5,818728,000
1,692,60050,950
VIRGINIA 142,798
128,200 5,818 2,420,600 193,758
223,300 14,959 52,081,000 3,635,608
N0TE::~DATA are for T946, EXCEPT NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NEW JERSEY, WH CM ARE FOR 1945.
PACIFIC COAST MACKEREL FISHERY
in 1946 the total catch of Pacific macl<erel totaled 53,875,300 pounds, valued at
$1,431,462. Compared with the previous year, this represented a nominal increase in
poundage, but a gain of 28 percent in value. The macl<erel catch has been subject to
large variations in recent years, partially due to changes in fishing intensity. In the
years since 1928, the catch has varied from 35 mi I I ion pounds to 146 mi I I ion pounds.
The Pacific Coast mackerel fishery is confined to the State of California, with the
bulk of the catch being taken in the San Pedro district. Practically all of the catch is
taken with brail or scoop nets, and seines. Small quantities are also caught by lines,
gill and trammel nets, and otter trawls.
SUMMARY OF PACIFIC MACKEREL CATCH, 1946
DISTRICT SE 1 NES GILL AND TRAMMEL NETS LINES
CALIFORNIA:POUNDS
1,917,00023,581,400
13,700
VALUE
$42,727627,694
574
POUNDS
1,00063,20063,200
VALUE
$211,6903,098
POUNDS
4,90084,400162,500
VALUE
$1332,4367,969
TOTAL 25,512,100 671,095 127,400 4,809 251,800 10,538
DISTRICT BRAIL OR SCOOP NETS OTTER TRAWLS TOTAL
CALIFORNIA:POUNDS
27,983,800
VALUE
$745,016
POUNDS
200
VALUE
$4
POUNDS
1,923,10051,712,800
239,400
VALUE
$42,8851,376,836
SAN DIEGO 11,741
27,983,800 745,016 200 4 53,875,300 1,431,462
REVIEW OF CERTAIN MAJOR FISHERIES
ATLANTIC COAST MENHADEN FISHERYThe menhaden catch in 1946 amounted to over 920 million pounds, setting a new record
for this species. For the first time since 1932, the yield of menhaden exceeded pilchard
landings. Nearly all of the menhaden were used for reduction into meal and oil. Small
quantities were used for bait or for canning.
In 1946 no general canvass of the fisheries was conducted in New Jersey, Delaware, or
the South Atlantic and Gulf States. However, in conducting the canned fish and byproducts
survey, information was obtained on the total quantity of menhaden used for reduction
.purposes in these States. Since nearly the entire catch is used in the manufacture ofoil and meal, the poundage used for reduction has been listed as the landings in thoseStates which were not canvassed for 1946 data.
The Middle Atlantic States led in the production of menhaden in 1946,
South Atlantic and Gulf States and the Chesapeake States. Only smal I
landed in New England.
SUMMARY OF MENHADEN CATCH , 1946
fo I I owed by thequant i t i es were
STATE PURSE SEINES HAUL SEINES GILL NETS POUND NETS
NEW ENGLAND:MASSACHUSETTSCONNECTICUT
POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE POUNDS
47,300
VALUE
$614
POUNDS
61,90050,200
VALUE
$752574
TOTAL - - - - 47,300 614 112,100 1,326
MIDDLE ATLANTIC:NEW YORKNEW JERSEY 1/DELAWARE 2./~
74,697,000181,423,270222,946,520
$976,2891,765,2482,675,358
- - - - 132,800 1,090
TOTAL 479,066,790 5,416,895 - - - - 132,800 1,090
CHESAPEAKE:MARYLANDVIRGINIA 139,148,000 1,374,251
10,6001,145,000
$2656,699
21,200 423 336,3008,659,600
5,97651,848
TOTAL 139,148,000 1,374,251 1,155,600 6,964 21,200 423 8,995,900 57,824
SOUTH ATLANTIC AND GULF:NORTH CAROLINA l/ . . . .
SOUTH CAROLINA ^/ . . . .
FLORIDA 1/MISSISSIPPI 1/LOUISIANA 2/~
139,531,52010,394,38079,992,64042,025,75019,710,060
1,506,94053,843
455,958458,081234,353
-
-
1
- -
]
TOTAL 291,654,350 2,709,175 - - - - - -
GRAND TOTAL 909,869,140 9,500,321 1,155,600 6,964 68,500 1,037 9,240,800 60,240
STATE FLOATING TRAPS FYKE NETS OTTER TRAWLS TOTAL
NEW ENGLAND:MASSACHUSETTSCONNECTICUTRHODE ISLAND
POUNDS
19,300
24,500
VALUE
$178
364
POUNDS VALUE POUNDS
800
VALUE
$32
POUNDS
81,20097,50025,300
VALUE
$9301,188
396
TOTAL 43,800 542 - - 800 32 204,000 2,514
MIDDLE ATLANTIC:NEW YORKNEW JERSEY l/DELAWARE l/~
:
- -
- -
1
74,829,800181,423,270222,946,520
977,3791,765,2482,675,358
TOTAL - - - - - - 479,199,590 5,417,985
CHESAPEAKE
:
MARYLANDVIRGINIA
-
: 18,000 $90
-
:368,100
148,970,6006,664
1,432,888
TOTAL - - 18,000 90 - - 149,338,700 1,439,552
SOUTH ATLANTIC AND GULF:NORTH CAROLINA 1/ . . .
SOUTH CAROLINA 1/ . . .
FLORIDA 1/MISSISSIPPI 1/LOUISIANA jA
- -
-
- -
- 139,531,52010,394,38079,992,64042,025,75019,710,060
1,506,94053,843
455,958458,081234,353
TOTAL - - - - - - 291,654,350 2,709,175
GRAND TOTAL 43,800 542 18,000 90 800 32 920,396,640 9,569,226
V REPRESENTS ONLY THE CATCH MADE BY THE MENHADEN FLEET.
NOTE:~TO CONVERT WEIGHT IN POUNDS TO NUMBER OF FISH DIVIDE BY 0.67
RWIEW OF CERTAIN MAJOR FISHERIES
PACIFIC COAST PILCHARD FISHERY
The catch of pi Ichards in 1946, which amounted to 531 mi I I ion pounds, was the smal lest
since 1933. Although landings in the San Pedro area were at record levels, they were not
large enough to offset the disastrous season suffered by operators in the San Francisco
and Monterey areas. As usual, the California catch accounted for over 95 percent of the
total landings in the Pacific Coast States.
During the years since 1934, the catch has totaled less than 900 million pounds in
only 1945 and 1946, and less than one billion pounds in only three additional years.
From 1932 to 1945 in-clusive, the pilchard fishery accounted for a larger annual catch
than any other species taken by United States fishermen.
SUMMARY OF CATCH, 1946
STATE 4 DISTRICTPURSE SEINES,
LAMPARA 4 RING NETS HAUL SEINESGILL AND
TRAMMEL NETS TRAPS TOTAL
POUNDS
12,282,600
VALUE
$267,761
POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE POUNDS
7,40012,282,600
VALUEWASH 1 NGTON
:
PUGET SOUND DISTRICT . .
COASTAL DISTRICT . . . .
7,400 $244; _ _ :
$244267,761
TOTAL, WASHINGTON . . 12,282,600 267,761 7,400 244 - - - - 12,290,000 268,005
OREGON
:
COASTAL DISTRICT . . . .
COLUMBIA RIVER 7,918,000 172,60027,000 1,213
I . : _27,000
7,918,0001,213
172,600
TOTAL, OREGON . . . . 7,918,000 172,600 27,000 1,213 - - - - 7,945,000 173,813
CALIFORNIA:SAN FRANCISCOMONTEREYSAN PEDROSAN DIEGO
6,401,00071,700,000423,991,600
8,623,500
148,5081,154,5645,395,334
153,926
- -100
42,300600
$668112
ICO $36,401,10071,742,400
423,992,2008,623,500
148,5141,155,2485,395,346
153,926
TOTAL, CALIFORNIA . . 510,716,100 6,852,332 - - 43,000 699 100 3 510,759,200 6,853,034
GRAND TOTAL 530,916,700 7,292,693 34,400 1,457 43,000 699 100 3 530,994,200 7,294,852
ROSEFISH FISHERY
The 1946 catch ot rosefish (ocean perch), which amounted to 178 million pounds, was
the largest in history. This fishery did not become commercially important until
1935, when landings reached 17 million pounds.
Seventy-seven percent of the 1946 catch was delivered to Massachusetts ports, princi-
pally Gloucester and Boston, with most of the balance being landed at Portland and Rock-
land, Maine. The leading port for this species i s G loucester, Massachusetts.
Practical ly all of the catch is used in the production of f i I lets. In 1946 only 1-1/2
percent of these fillets was marketed fresh, the balance being frozen. Waste from fil-
leting is used in the production of rosefish oil and meal.
SUMMARY OF CATCH, 1946
STATE LINES, TRAWL OTTER TRAWLSGILL NETS,
ANCHORTOTAL
POUNDS VALUE
$1,354
POUNDS
41,072,300137,052,600
VALUE
$1,630,1506,117,041
POUNDS VALUE POUNDS
41,072,400137,076,800
VALUE
NEW ENGLAND:
24,200100 $3 $1,630,153
MASSACHUSETTS 6,118,395
TOTAL 24,200 1,354 178,124,900 7,747,191 100 3 178,149,200 7,748,548
MIDDLE ATLANTIC:NEW YORK . . 3,000 95 . - 3,000 95
GRAND TOTAL 24,200 1,354 178,127,900 7,747,286 100 3 178,152,200 7,748,643
222 REVIEW OF CERTAIN MAJOR FISHERIES
PACIFIC COAST SALMON FISHERYThe 1946 salmon catch in the Pacific Coast States and Alaska totaled 478 million
pounds, approximately I percent less than in 1945. The largest decreases occurred in the
Central District of Alaska and the Puget Sound District of Washington. The decrease in
the Central District of Alaska was general in all species, except silver or coho salmon.
In the Puget Sound District the largest decline was in pink salmon and was due to the
fact that this species occur in this area in quantity only in odd-numbered years. These
were partially offset by increased landings in Southeastern, and Western Alaska.
The most important types of gear used in taking salmon were purse seines, pound nets
(including floating traps), and gill nets. The catch of each of these types of gearamounted to over 100 million pounds. Smaller quantities were also taken by lines, haul
seines, dip nets and reef nets.
Alaska led with a production of 391.7 million pounds, followed by Washington,
55.2 million pounds; Oregon, 17.7 million pounds; and California, 13.7 million pounc
SALMON CATCH BY DISTRICTS AND GEAR, 1946
i th
ALASKA
SOUTHEASTERN CENTRAL WESTERN TOTAL
PURSE SEINES: l/POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS
CHINOOK OR KING . . 443,880 37,100 46,600 527,580CHUM OR KETA . . . 20,048,008 15,315,800 586,456 35,950,264PINK 28,601,140 54,712,548 112 83,313,800RED OR SOCKEYE 1,982,154 5,578,596 3,622,776 11,183,526
1,763,811 662,607 2,475 2,428,893
52,838,993 76,306,651 4,258,419 133,404,063
GILL NETS:CHINOOK OR KING . . 362,540 1,290,420 1,426,520 3,079,480
369,024148,684
658,7602,529,116
3,037,664288,872PINK 2,966,672
862,8001,736,847
9,087,4385,944,869
50,269,152680,265
3,479,895 19,510,603 55,702,473 78,692,971
LINES:10,528,680
94,488157,420
11,317,617 41,661
I
10,528,680
11,359,278
22,098,205 41,661 -
POUND NETS:34,660
11,570,37670,379,9962,484,4926,483,357
627,5808,674,31238,833,51212,959,4365,404,455
- 20,244,688109,213,508
11,887,812
-TOTAL . , . . . 90,952,881 66,499,295 - 157,452,176
169,369,974 162,358,210 59,960,892
WASHINGTON
PUGET SOUND WASHINGTON COAST COLUMBIA R VER TOTAL
PURSE SEINES: ]/POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE POUNDS ALUE POUNDS VALUE
CHINOOK OR KING . 634,700 $114,681 - - - - 634,700 $114,881CHUM OR KETA . . 11,259,900 1,947,963 2/ 100 2/ $12 - - 11,260,000 1,947,975PINK 1,100 55 - - - - 1,100 55RED OR SOCKEYE . 20,553,400 3,720,165 - - - - 20,553,400 3,720,165SILVER OR COHO . 1,075,400 197,874 2/ 2,300 2/ 422 - - 1,077,700 198,296
TOTAL .... 33,524,500 5,980,938 2,400 434 - 33,526,900 5,981,372
HAUL SEINES:CHINOOK OR KING . 3/ 8,000 3/ 1,448 - - - - 8,000 1,448CHUM OR KETA . . 3/ 15,600 V 2,699 - - - - 15,600 2,699SILVER OR COHO . 3/ 3,500 3/ 644 - - - - 3,500 644
TOTAL .... 27,100 4,791 - - - 27,100 4,791
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SALMON CATCH BY DISTRICTS AND GEAR, 1946 - Continued
WASH 1 NGTON
GEAR AND SPECIESPUGET SOUND WASHINGTON COAST COLUMBIA RIVER TOTAL
GILL NETS:CHINOOK OR KING •
CHUM OR KETA . .
PINKRED OR SOCKEYE .
SILVER OR COHO .
POUNDS
676,4001,004,100
TOO314,800776,800
VALUE
$122,429173,709
556,979142,932
POUNDS
666,5002,311,800
275,3001,008,400
VALUE
$133,294254,303
4-1,045
181,511
POUNDS
3,747,100403,800
4,300273,500
VALUE
$565,80838,767
77747,585
POUNDS
5,090,0003,719,700
100594,400
2,058,700
VALUE
$821,531466,779
5101,801372,028
TOTAL .... 2,772,200 496,054 4,262,000 613,153 4,428,700 652,937 11,462,900 1,762,144
LINES:CHINOOK OR KING .
CHUM OR KETA . .
RED OR SOCKEYE .
SILVER OR COHO •
3,847,200
200664,300
809,066
36114,924
1,497,400
1,154,200
314,453
230,835
578,500100
486,300
83,61413
74,884
5,923,100100200
2,304,800
1,207,1331336
420,643
TOTAL .... 4,511,700 924,026 2,651,600 545,288 1,064,900 158,511 8,228,200 1,627,825
POUND NETS:CHINOOK OR KING .
CHUM OR KETA . .
PINKRED OR SOCKEYE .
SILVER OR COHO .
68,00080,400
1007,00063,900
12,30813,909
51,267
11,758
-
-
I
- 68,00080,400
1007,00063,900
12,30813,909
51,267
11,758
TOTAL .... 215,400 39,247 - - - - 219,400 39,247
REEF NETS:CHINOOK OR KING .
CHUM OR KETA . .
RED OR SOCKEYE .
SILVER OR COHO .
103,300149,200817,200116,200
18,69725,812147,91321,3B1
-
-
-
- 103,300149,200817,200116,200
18,69725,812147,91321,381
TOTAL .... 1,185,900 213,803 - - - - 1,185,900 213,803
DIP NETS:CHINOOK OR KING .
CHUM OR KETA . .
RED OR SOCKEYE .
SILVER OR COHO .
--
5/ 1,100~ 5/ 400
5/ 6,000
5/2215/ 39
5/ 1,076
506,100
6,600100
76,425
1,19413
507,200400
6,6006,100
76,64639
1,1941,089
TOTAL .... - - 7,500 1,336 512,800 77,632 520,300 78,968
GRAND TOTAL . 42,240,800 7,656,859 6,923,500 1,160,211 6,006,400 889,080 55,170,700 9,708,150
SPECIESOREGON
GEAR ANDCOLUMBIA RIVER OREGON COAST TOTAL
H/^UL SEINES:CHINOOK OR KING .
POUNDS
1,847,30051,60020,000164,600
VAL
$27843
28
UE
,948,951,592,632
POUNDS VALUE POUNDS
1,847,30051,60020,000164,600
VALUE
$278,9484,951
RED OR SOCKEYE .
SILVER OR COHO .
3,59228,632
TOTAL .... 2,083,500 316 ,123 - - 2,083,500 316,123
GILL NETS:CHINOOK OR KING . 6,235,000
467,80084,000
466,000
1
941441581
,474,911,133,077
482,200530,000
1,338,500
$70,88553,002
-
232,914
6,717,200997,80084,000
1,804,500
1,012,35997,913
RED OR SOCKEYE .
SILVER OR COHO .
15,133313,991
TOTAL .... 7,252,800 1,082 ,595 2,350,700 356,801 9,603,500 1,439,396
LINES:1,058,000
1,500478,100
18:
7:
,038145
,631
1,522,500
935,300
263,384
144,033
2,580,5001,500
1,413,400
446,422145
SILVER OR COHO .217,664
TOTAL 1,537,600 256 ,814 2,457,800 407,417 3,995,400 664,231
POUND NETS:593,50041,20011,500154,300
8S
2e
,611,953,062,846
- - 593,50041,20011,500154,300
89,6113,9532,062
SILVBR OR COHO26,846
TOTAL 800,500 12: ,472 - - 800,500 122,472
DIP NETS:1,254,500
1,000lec ,436
169 : :1,254,500
1,000189,436
SILVER OR COHO
TOTAL • 1,255,500 18C ,605 - - 1,255,500 189,605
GRAND TOTAL i'^;9^9:9oo -TT96= ,609 4,soa,5gg 764,213 17,739,4-0(5 2,73l,S27'
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SALMON CATCH BY DISTRICTS AND GEAR, 1946 - Continued
GEAR AND SPECIESCALIFORNIA
NORTHERN DISTR 1 CT SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT MONTEREY DISTRICT
GILt NETS:CHINOOK OR KING
POUNDS VALUE POUNDS
4/ 6,464,800
VALUE
4/ $921,601
POUNDS VALUE
L 1 NES :
CHINOOK OR KING V 4,544,000 4/ $954,347 4/ 2,077,900 4/ 390,000 4/ 569,400 4/ $108,175
GRAND TOTAL 4,544,000 954,347 8,542,700 1,311,601 569,400 108,175
GEAR AND SPECIESCALIFORNIA - CONTINUED
SAN PEDRO DISTRICT TOTAL
GILL NETS:POUNDS VALUE POUNDS
4/ 6,464,800
VALUE
4/ $921,601
LINES:4/ 2,100 4/ $466 4/ 7,193,400 4/ 1,452,988
7 -3-7/1 CHn^ '
' '
1/ THE CATCH MADE BY HAUL SEINES IN ALASKA HAS BEEN INCLUDED WITH PURSE SEINES AS DATA ARE NOT AVAILABLE ONTHE CATCH BY EACH GEAR.
2/ THE SALMON CAUGHT BY PURSE SEINES IN THE WASHINGTON COASTAL DISTRICT WERE TAKEN ONLY BY INDIANS ONRESERVATIONS.
3/ THE SALMON CAUGHT BY HAUL SEINES IN THE WASHINGTON PUGET SOUND DISTRICT WERE TAKEN ONLY BY INDIANS ONRESERVATIONS.
4/ MAY INCLUDE OTHER SPECIES.5/ THE SALMON CAUGHT BY DIP NETS IN THE WASHINGTON COASTAL DISTRICT WERE TAKEN ONLY BY INDIANS ON
RESERVATIONS.
SUMMARY OF SALMON CATCH BY DISTRICTS, 1946
ALASKA""'"'"
SOUTHEASTERN CENTRAL WESTERN TOTAL
POUNDS
11,369,76032,081,89699,287,2405,329,44621,301,632
POUNDS
1,955,10024,648,87296,075,17627,625,47012,053,592
POUNDS
1,473,1203,624,120288,984
53,891,928682,740
POUNDS
14,797,98060,354,888195,651,40086,846,84434,037,964
169,369,974 162,358,210 59,960,892 391,689,076
WASHINGTON
PUGET SOUND WASHINGTON COAST COLUMBIA RIVER TOTAL
CHINOOK OR KING . .
CHUM OR KETA . . .
PINKRED OR SOCKEYE . .
SILVER OR COHO . .
POUNDS
5,337,60012,509,200
1,30021,692,6002,700,100
VALUE
$1,078,8292,164,092
653,926,360489,513
POUNDS
2,165,0002,312,300
275,3002,170,900
VALUE
$447,968254,354
44,045413,844
POUNDS
4,831,700-403,900
10,900759,900
VALUE
$725,84738,780
1,971122,482
POUNDS
12,334,30015,225,400
1,30021,978,8005,630,900
VALUE
$2,252,6442,457,226
653,972,3761,025,839
TOTAL .... 42,240,800 7,658,859 6,923,500 1,160,211 6,006,400 889,080 55,170,700 9,708,150
OREGON
COLUMBIA RIVER OREGON COAST TOTAL
POUNDS
10,988,300562,100115,500
1,264,000
VALUE
$1,682,50753,96020,7S7210,355
POUNDS
2,004,700530,000
2,273,800
VALUE
$334,26953,002
376,947
POUNDS
12,993,0001,092,100115,500
3,537,800
VALUE
20,787587,302
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RWIEW OF CERTAIN MAJOR FISHERIES
SUMMARY OF SALMON CATCH BY DISTRICTS, 1946 - Continued
CALIFORNIA
NORTHERN DISTRICT SAN FRANCISCODISTRICT
MONTEREY DISTRICT SAN PEDRODISTRICT
TOTAL
POUNDS
4,544,000
VALUE
$954,347
POUNDS
8,542,700
VALUE
$1,311,601
POUNDS
569,400
VALUE
$108,175
POUNDS /ALUE POUNDS
13,658,200
VALUE
CHINOOK OR KING . 2,100 $466 $2,374,589
TOTAL . . . 4,544,000 954,347 8,542,700 1,311,601 569,400 108,175 2,100 466 13,658,200 2,374,589
SUMMARY OF SALMON CATCH BY GEAR, 1946
STATE AND DISTRICT PURSE SEINES HAUL SEINES GILL NETS LINES
ALASKA:POUNDS
1/ 52,838,993V 76,306,651-1/ 4,258,419
POUNDS
1
1
1
POUNDS
3,479,89519,510,60355,702,473
POUNDS
22,098,20541,661
133,404,063 - 78,692,971 22,139,866
WASHINGTON:33,524,500
2,40027,100 2,772,200
4,252,0004,428,700
4,511,7002,651,6001,064,900
33,526,900 27,100 11,462,900 8,228,200
OREGON
:
- 2,083,500 7,252,8002,350,700
1,537,5002,457,800
- 2,083,500 9,603,500 3,995,400
CALIFORNIA:
-
-
6,464,8004,544,0002,077,900
569,4002,100
TOTAL . - 6,464,800 7,193,400
166,930,963 2,110,600 106,-224,171 41,556,866
STATE AND DISTRICT POUND NETS REEF NETS DIP NETS TOTAL
POUNDS
90,952,83166,499,295
POUNDS POUNDS POUNDS
169,369,974162,358,21059,960,892
157,452,176 - - 391,689,076
WASH 1 NGTON
:
219,400 1,185,9007,500
512,800
42,240,8006,923,5006,006,400
219,400 1,185,900 520,300 55,170,700
OREGON
:
800,500 - 1,255,500 12,929,9004,808,500
800,500 - 1,255,500 17,738,400
-
- - 4,544,0008,542,700
569,400
SAN PEDRO DISTRICT 2,100
TOTAL . _ . 13,658,200
158,472,076 1,185,900 1,775,800 478,256,376
1/ THE CATCH BY HAUL SEINES IN ALASKA IS INCLUDED WITH THAT OF PURSE SEINES.
REVIEW OF CERTAIN MAJOR FISHERIES
PACIFIC COAST TUNA JFISHERYLandings of tuna and tunaliks fishes in the Pacific Coast States during 1946 estab-
lished a new record of over 220 million pounds. This was due pri larily to the additionof new vessels to the fleet, the expansion of fishing areas, and increased intensity offishing. The new and larger vessels entering the fishery permitted longer trips and in-creased the size of the fares that could be landed.
The albacore catch, while greater than in any year prior to 1943, was less than halfthe record established in 1944. Landingsofbluefin tuna were the second la rgeston record,while those of skipjack were the third largest. The record tuna catch was due primarilyto the tremendous increase in the production of yel I owf i n tuna, practical ly al I of whichwere taken off the coasts of Central and South America
The San Diego and San Pedro districtsof Cal ifornia accounted for most of the I andings,with relatively small amounts being landed in the other districts of California and inOregon and Washington.
PACIFIC TUNA CATCH, 1946
PURSE SEINES
ALBACORE BLUEFIN BON 1 TO
CALIFORNIA:SAN PEDRO DISTRICT:
OFF CALIFORNIAOFF LATIN AMERICA
POUNDS
47,0004,400
VALUE
$9,366882
POUNDS
14,250,8006,115,700
VALUE
$1,453,374623,776
POUNDS
457,2002,489,800
VALUE
$41,569226,348
51,400 10,248 20,366,500 2,077,150 2,947,000
SAN DIEGO DISTRICT:OFF CALIFORNIAOFF LATIN AMERICA
1,200500
24199
1,271,500305,700
128,72030,947
39,70042,100
4,0584,299
1,700 340 1,577,200 159,667 81,800 8,357
TOTAL, CALIFORNIA .... 53,100 10,583 21,943,700 2,236,817 3,028,800 276,274
GILL And trammel nets
CALIFORNIA;SAN PEDRO DISTRICT:
OFF CALIFORNIAOFF LATIN AMERICA :
- 100 13 6,900200
59522
- - 100 13 7,100 617
SAN DIEGO DISTRICT:OFF CALIFORNIAOFF LATIN AMERICA
- -
_
- 6,9001,600
708166
- - - - 8,500 874
TOTAL, CALIFORNIA .... - - 100 13 15,600 1,491
LIh ES
WASHINGTON:202,600
1,722,600197,300
41,533339,01638,822
-'-
-
_
COLUMBIA RIVER -
2,122,500 419,371 - - - .
OREGON
:
COLUMBIA RIVER 3,220,200730,600
633,740143,705 . .
- -
3,950,800 777,445 - - - .
CALIFORNIA:NORTHERN DISTRICTSAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT ....MONTEREY DISTRICT
61,30011,000
249,600
12,3782,247
51,167
-
.
-
.
SAN PEDRO DISTRICT:OFF CALIFORNIAOFF LATIN AMERICA
5,164,6031,790,400
1,029,934357,041
2,30047,900
2344,886
13,700461,800
1,23841,981
6,955,000 1,386,975 50,200 5,120 475,500 43,219
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REVIEW OF CERTAIN MAJOR FISHERIES
PACIFIC TUNA CATCH, 1946 - Continued
STATE AND DISTRICTLINES - CONTINUED
ALBACORE SLUEFIN BON 1 TO
CALIFORNIA:SAN DIEGO DISTRICT:
POUNDS
3,571,2007,167,100
VALUE
$706,3441,417,599
POUNDS
4,50033,200
VALUE
$4533,356
POUNDS
58,4002,047,200
VALUE
$5,956209,046Off latin America
10,738,300 2,123,943 37,700 3,809 2,105,600 215,002
TOTAL, CALIFORNIA 18,015,200 3,576,710 87,900 8,929 2,581,100 258,221
OTTER TRAWLS
CALIFORNIA:SAN PEDRO DISTRICT:
. _ _ _ 100 $8
24,141,600 4,784,114 22,031,700 2,245,759 5,625,600
STATE AND DISTRICTPURSE SEINES - CONTINUED
SKIPJACK YELLOWFIN TOTAL
CALIFORNIA:SAN PEDRO DISTRICT:
POUNDS
176,8008,682,500
VALUE
$17,665867,587
POUNDS
22,50026,523,800
VALUE
$2,4742,846,948
POUNDS
14,954,30043,816,200
VALUE
$1,524,448OFF LATIN AMERICA 4,565,541
8,859,300 885,252 26,546,300 2,849,422 58,770,500
SAN DIEGO DISTRICT:
806,700 86,338 1,431,600 169,9231,312,4002,586,600
133,019OFF LATIN AMERICA 29T,606
806,700 86,338 1,431,600 169,923 3,899,000 4-24,625
TOTAL, CALIFORNIA 9,666,000 971,590 27,977,900 3,019,345 62,669,500 6,514,614
GILL AND TRAMMEL NETS - CONTINUED
CALIFORNIA:SAN PEDRO DISTRICT:
;
- -
;7,000
200608
OFF LATIN AMERICA 22
- - - - 7,200 630
SAN DIEGO DISTRICT:100 8
I ;7,0001,600
716OFF LATIN AMERICA 166
TOTAL 100 8 - - 8,600 882
TOTAL, CALIFORNIA 100 8 - - 15,800 1,512
LINES - CONTINUED
WASHINGTON:- -
:
- 202,6001,722,600197,300
41,533339,01633,822
- - - - 2,122,500 419,371
OREGON
:
: :
- - 3,220,200730,600
633,740143,705
TOTAL - - - - 3,950,800 777,445
CALIFORNIA:
j
: -'-
61,30011,000
249,600
12,378
SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT 2,24751,167
SAN PEDRO DISTRICT:953,500
6,281,80095,285
627,7401,800
16,604,200181
1,782,2956,135,90025,186,100
1,126,872OFF LATIN AMERICA 2,813,943
TOTAL 7,235,300 723,025 16,606,030 1,782,476 31,322,000 3,940,815
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REVIEW OF CERTAIN MAJOR FISHERIES
PACIFIC TUNA CATCH, 1946 - Continued
STATE AND DISTRICTLINES - CONTINUED
SKIPJACK YELLOWFIN TOTAL
CALIFORNIA:SAN DIEGO DISTRICT:
POUNDS
616,70023,569,900
VALUE
$66,0022,522,505
POUNDS
8,400 .
82,654,400
VALUE
$9979,810,904
POUNDS
4,259,200115,471,800
VALUE
$779,75213,963,410OFF LATIN AMERICA
24,186,600 2,588,507 82,662,800 9,811,901 119,731,000
TOTAL, CALIFORNIA 31,421,900 3,311,532 99,268,800 11,594,377 151,374,900 18,749,769
OTTER TRAWLS - CONTINUED
CALIFORNIA:SAN PEDRO DISTRICT:
. . . . 100
41,088,000 4,283,130 127,246,700 14,613,722 220,133,600 26,462,719
SUMMARY OF PACIFIC TUNA CATCH BY DISTRICTS, 1946
STATE AND DISTRICT ALBACORE BLUEFIN BON 1 TO
WASHINGTON:PUGET SOUND
POUNDS
202,6001,722,600
197,300
VALUE
$41,533339,01638,822
POUNDS VALUE POUNDS VALUE
COLUMBIA RIVER -
TOTAL 2,122,500 419,371 - - - -
OREGON
:
COLUMBIA RIVER 3,220,200730,600
633,740143,705 :
- - -
TOTAL 3,950,800 777,445 - - - -
CALIFpRNIA:NORTHERN DISTRICT ....SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT .
MONTEREY DISTRICT ....61,30011,000
249,600
12,3782,24751,167
- - -
-
SAN PEDRO DISTRICT:OFF CALIFORNIA ....OFF LATIN AMERICA . . .
5,211,6001,794,800
1,039,300357,923
14,253,2006,163,600
$1,453,621628,662
477,9002,951,800
$43,410268,351
TOTAL 7,006,400 1,397,223 20,416,800 2,032,283 3,429,700 311,761
SAN DIEGO DISTRICT:OFF CALIFORNIA ....OFF LATIN AMERICA . . .
3,572,4007,167,600
706,5851,417,698
1,276,000338,900
129,17334,303
105,0002,090,900
10,722213,511
TOTAL 10,740,000 2,124,283 1,614,900 163,476 2,195,900 224,233
TOTAL, CALIFORNIA . . 18,068,300 3,587,298 22,031,700 2,245,759 5,625,600 535,994
GRAND TOTAL 24,141,600 4,784,114 22,031,700 2,245,759 5,625,600 535,994
STATE AND DISTRICT SKIPJACK YELLOWFIN TOTAL
WASHINGTON:PUGET SOUND -_
:
-
-202,600
1,722,600197,300
$41,533339,016
COLUMBIA RIVER 38,822
TOTAL - - - - 2,122,500 419,371
OREGON
:
COLUMBIA RIVER --_
-
:3,220,200730,600
633,740143,705
TOTAL - - - - 3,950,800 777,445
CALIFORNIA:NORTHERN DISTRICT . . . .
SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT .
MONTEREY DISTRICT ....
- -
]
- 61,30011,000
249,600
12,3782,247
51,167
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RB^IEW OF CERTAIN MAJOR FISHERIES
SUMMARY OF PACIFIC TUNA CATCH BY DISTRICTS, 1946 - Continued
STATE AND DISTRICT SKIPJACK YELLOWFIN TOTAL
CALIFORNIA:
-
SAN PEDRO DISTRICT:OFF CALIFORNIA ....OFF LATIN AMERICA . .
POUNDS
1,130,30014,964,300
VALUE
$112,9501,495,327
POUNDS
24,30043,128,000
VALUE
$2,6554,629,243
POUNDS
21,097,30069,002,500
VALUE
$2,651,9367,379,506
TOTAL 16,094,600 1,608,277 43,152,300 4,631,898 90,099,800 10,031,442
SAN DIEGO DISTRICT:OFF CALIFORNIA ....OFF LATIN AMERICA . .
616,80024,376,600
66,0102,608,843
8,40084,086,000
9979,980,827
.5,578,600118,060,000
913,48714,255,182
TOTAL 24,993,400 2,674,853 84,094,400 9,981,824 123,638,600 15,168,669
TOTAL, CALIFORNIA . 41,083,000 4,283,130 127,246,700 14,613,722 214,060,300 25,255,903
GRAND TOTAL .... 41,088,000 4,283,130 127,246,700 14,613,722 220,133,600 26,462,719
LAMPARA BAIT NET
TROLLING GEAR
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^° SECTION 12.- STATISTICAL SURVEY PROCEDURE
This report is another in a series of annual statistical reports containing data onthe quantity and value of the commercial catch of fishery products and the numbers ofpersons and operating units engaged in the commercial fisheries of the United States andAlaska. The report has been prepared and pub I i shed by the Branch of Commercial Fisheries,Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, and Is a continuation of a seriesinaugurated by its predecessor organizations in the Departments of the Interior, Commerce,Commerce and Labor, and the United States Fish Commission.
In order that those who usethe statistical data contained in this and previous reportsmay be informed as to the source of the figures and methods for their collection, it has
been deemed advisable to outline, in moderate detail, thesurvey procedure followed. Thisprocedure has been developed over a period of years, and changes in method have been madeat times when such changes have appeared to work toward general improvement. While thesurveys in the several sections are not made in the same manner, owing to varying facili-ties and records in different States, an attempt has been made to make the data collectedby various methods in the producing areas comparable with respect to the same year aswell 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 littleduplication of effort as possible.
SECTIONAL SURVEYSStatistical 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 personnelof the Branch. In the course of these surveys, the field representatives visit the in-dividual fishing localities of the various States to collect statistics on the volume andvalue of the catch of fish and shellfish, employment inthe fisheries, quantity of fishinggear, number and classification of fishing and transporting craft, and the volume andvalue of manufactured fishery products and byproducts. The various phases of these surveysare discussed in detail in the sections following.
History, — The first comprehensive statistical survey of the fisheries and fishery in-
dustries of the United States was made for the year 1880 by George Brown Goode, AssistantDirector of the United States National Museum, and associates, with the cooperation ofthe Commissioner of Fisheries and the Superintendent of the Tentfi Census. Data for spe-cific 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, didnot include the Mississippi River and its tributaries. Periodic general surveys of a
I imited number of States or I imited areas of the United States were made for various ofthe intervening years between 1880 and 1908 and from 1909 to 1928. In 1908 a survey ofthe entire United States, except the Mississippi River and its Tributaries, was made.The next general survey of the entire United States was not made until 1931, althoughcomplete data for all sections, excluding the Mississippi River and its Tributaries, werecollected for 1929 and 1930. Complete data on the catch and operating units for thesesame sections were also collected for 1932. In the latter survey, however, lack of suf-ficient funds prohibited collection of data on wholesale and manufacturing operationsexcept those data collected as a part of the canned fishery products and byproducts survey.
Complete canvasses of the catch were made in the New England States for 1933, 1935, foreach year for 1937 to 1940, inclusive, and for 1942 to 1946, inclusive, except that no
survey was made in New Hampshire for 1946. With the exception of data for Massachusettsand Rhode Island for 1946, complete operating units statistics, in this section wereobtained for the same years. Information was collected on the catch and operat i ng. un i tsin the Middle Atlantic States for the following years: 1933; 1935; 1937 to 1940, in-
clusive; 1942 to 1945, inclusive; and in the State of New York for 1946. Statistics on
the catch and operating units of the South Atlantic and Gulf States, except for Floridaoperating units for 1945, were collected for 1934, the years from 1936 to 1940, inclusive,and 1945. Data on the catch of the Pacific Coast States were obtained for the years 1933to 1946, inclusive. Data on the operating units of the Pacific Coast States were obtainedfor the years 1933 to 1945, inclusive. Statistics on the catch of the Lake States areavailable for the years 1933 to 1946, inclusive. Data on the operating units of thesestates were collected for 1934,- and for the years 1936 to 1940, inclusive. Data on thewholesale and manufacturing industries were collected in all of the surveys from theyears 1933 to 1940 inclusive. In the years since 1940, the lack of personnel and fundsprecluded collection of data on wholesale and manufacturing firms except those data col-lected as a part of the canned fishery products and byproducts surveys.
The following chart i nd i cates the years for which surveys have been made in the varioussections. 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 Commission and Bureau ofFisheries printed reports. These reports are available for reference in the Departmentof the Interior library and in many public libraries.
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SECTIONAL SURVEYS
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 sur-
veys were conducted in the individual regions. The designation "Complete survey" has
been used to indicate that basic operating unit and catch data were obtaiaed and thatcomplete information was collected on employment in wholesale and manufacturing establish-
ments and on the production of manufactured fishery products. The legend "Partial survey"usually indicates that operating unit and catch statistics were collected, but that no
information was obtained on employment in wholesale and manufacturing establishments andthat 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 onlycatch statistics were collected. The legend "No survey" indicates that a general canvasswas not conducted to obtain operating unit, catch, employment In wholesale and manri-fact-uring, plants, and complete manufactured' products data. Although the chart indicatesthat in certain regions no surveys were conducted, some information may be available onthe landings at certain important ports. Likewise information on the catch of certainspecies such as menhaden may be available as a result of information collected in con-nection with the annual canned fish and byproducts survey. Data on the annual productionof 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 annuallysince 1928.
Information on surveys of special fisheries and limited areas can be found in Statis-
tical Digest No. 16 [Fishery Statistics of the United States, 1944) and in earlier publi-
cations of the same series.
Field Personnel. —fhe statistics contained In this volume have been collected by a
group of tral ned 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 theirvarious surveys. They collect statistics of fishery operations f-or the year preceedingthat 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 theyare collecting data until the figures are published. The data usually are collected and
publlshedona calendar year b as is, although for some States they are on a fiscal year basis.Prior to 1930, stat I st i cs on the catch of oysters In the Atlantic and Gulf States were col-lected for the oyster season; that is, from September to April, inclusive. Beginning with1950 and continuing to the present time, they have been collected on the basis of the ca-
1 endar year.
Scope, —The scope of the coastal statistical surveys include canvasses of the commercialf isherl es of the oceans and bays and of the coastal rivers as far Inland as commercial fish-ing I s important. This usually co Inc Ides with the range of commerc iai fishing for anadramousspecies. Statistics of the fisheries of the Mississippi River cover canvasses of theflsherles.ofthe MisslsSipplRlverproperaswell asallofits tributaries where In commerc iaI
fishing for'eltherfish, crustaceans, ormollusks Is prosecuted. Statistics of the fisheriesof the Great Lakes cover canvasses of the fisheries prosecuted In the lakes proper, adjacentbays, the International Lakes of northern Minnesota, and rivers which sustain a commercialfishery having outlets Into these waters. Statistics on the fisheries of Florida includethe commercial fisheries prosecuted in Lake Okeechobee. Surveys for statistics of thewholesale and manufacturing fishery industries cover such plants located in the coastal,river, and lake areas adjacent to the waters mentioned above.
Methods of Collection,— Several methods for the collection of fishery statistics areemployed, 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 f I shermen and some stat i st i cs on the catch from State fishery agencies;
from other State, county or city sources; or from private organizations.
With such preliminary records asare available for their guidance the field specialists
visit each fishing community i n thei r f i el d un I ess these preliminary records are so comp 1 ete
that personal visits may beeliminated. If comp lete catch data are not available from cen-
tral sources, wholesale dealers and manufactu rers of f i she ry 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
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given local Ity, 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.
IntheGreat Lakes and Paci fi c Coast States such except ional cooperat i on has been obtained
in recent years from the State fishery agencies in the collection of statistics that only
fragmentary surveys needbemade by the Servi ces spec i al i sts to obtai n other necessary data.
Also the State fishery agencies in Maine, New York, and Maryland more recently have devel-
oped very complete statistical systems which greatly facilitate the Servjces' surveys
i n these States.
As regards the fi sheri es of the Great Lakes and I nternat i onal lakes of Northern Minnesota,
the Service obtains most of the catch statistics and usually the value of the catch direct
from the recordsofthe State fishery agencies. To obtain data on the number of fi shermen,
boats, vessels, and gear, the Service conducts such personal surveys^mong the fishermen
as may be necessary to supplement the State records.
Service statistical personnel are stationed at Seattle, Wash., and San Pedro, Calif.,
who survey the fi sheri es of the Pacific Coast States. As a ru I e they obtai n 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 offshore fisheries
are surveyed separately by the Service to obtain data on the number of operating units.
Statistics of the wholesale fishery industry for this section are obtained largely by per-
sonal interviews.
In the admi n i st rat ion of the Alaska fisheries the Service obtains sworn statements con-
cerning the activities of those prosecuting the fisheries in this area. These statements
are compiled by the Alaska Branch of this Service and the summary data, by districts,
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 o r d ressed condition. Statistics on
the volume of the catch of fish taken in the remainder of the United States are shown in
round weight.
The figures in the 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 anrd octopus.
Shore andvessel fisheries. — In general, stat i st i cs of the shore fisheries, as collected
by the Servi ces' representatives, i ncl ude data on the number of casual and regular fishermen;
number of motor and other fishing boats and accessory boats; type and quant i ty of gear used;
and the volume, value, and method of capture of each species caught by boats (for our pur-
pose craft of less than 5 net tons capacity are cal I ed "boats") for each locality or group
of local it i es. Th i s method is not fo I I owed in some sect ions where the avai I ab i I i ty of datacol I ected by the States fi shery agenci es obvi ates the necessity of detai I ed locality surveys.
Stat 1st i cs of the vessel fisheries i ncl uue dataon the number of the crew, rig of vessels,net tonnage, kind and quantity of gear used, accessory boats carried, and volume, value,
and method of capture of each species. For our purpose craft of 5 net tons capacity ormore are called "vessels". Asinthe shore fisheries, theavailabilityoffigures collectedby State fishery agencies may eliminate the necessity of our agents collecting these datafor individual vessels.
Statistics of the quant i ty of gear operated indicate the maximum number of units fished
at any one time during the year. Gear carried i n reserve fo r rep I acement i s not enumerated.
All persons engaged in commercial fishing operations are i ncl uded 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 f i shermen are those whose principal business is someth ingotherthan fishing,
and who receive less than one-half of their annual compensation from fishing.
The catchof fish and shellfish is credited tc^ the port where it is landed andthe craft
making the catch is credited to the locality where it landed the greatest portion of its
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catch during the year. Prior to the survey for 1942 i t 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 discontinued, 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 frequently operate in areas far removed from
thei r pri nci pal fishing port. An outstanding examp I e of thi s i s the case of the Southern
trawl fishery. In this fi she ry of f the New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, and No rth Caro I i na
coasts, many fishing vessels from (Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts. Under the present system the catch is
credited to the southern port at which it was landed and the vessel, crew, and gear are
credited to the port at which the major portion of their catch was landed.
Pu-blication of Data. — Stat i st ics of emp loyment inthe fisheries, craft and gear engaged,quantity and value of catch, and certain data on industries related to the fisheries areSummarized according to the geographic division and published in bulletin form as soon aspossible after the completion of each survey. Later, the figures, in more detail, areincluded in the annual reports of the service entitled "Fishery Statistics of the UnitedStates" and in"Alaska Fishery and Fur Seal Industries."
Since 1928, data on the operating units (fishermen, fishing craft, and gear ) by count i esfor the Atlantic Coast andGulf States have usually been included inthe annual statisticalreports "Fishery Statistics of the United States" or its predecessor publication "FisheryIndustries of the United States." However, funds were not available for the publicationof county data for 1952, or the years from 1959 to 1944, inclusive. County data werecollected for the areas in which surveys were conducted during those years, and the dataare on file in the Washing-ton, D. C. office of the Branch.
LOCAL AND SPECIAL SURVEYSLandings at Certain New England Ports. — Detailed statistics are collected on the land-
ings of aquatic products by individual fishing craft at Boston, Gloucester, New Bedford,
and Provincetown and other Cape Cod ports, Massachusetts, and Portland, Maine. Servicerepresentatives are permanently stationed at each of these ports. They obtain dailyfigures on the quantity of fish landed by each fishing craft, the value of such fishlanded, the date of departure and arrival of the craft, the grounds f rpm which the 'fish
were taken and the gear used in their capture. The Branch of Fishery Biology and theFishery Market News Service cooperate in the col lection of these data.
Statistics of the landings at the above ports are released monthly and annually in
bulletin form and detailed data are published in annual statistical reportsofthe Branch.Products of American fisheries received duty free at Boston and G loucester, Massachusetts,and Portland, Maine, from the treaty coasts of Newfoundland, Magdalen Islands, and Lab-rador, have not been included in the landings at these ports since 1958. Data on thelandings at Boston and Gloucester, Massachusetts, have been collected annually since 1893.Some data are also available for these ports for earlier years. Information on landingsat Portland, Maine, have been collected annually since 1915, and at New Bedford, Massa-chusetts since 1958.
Statistics on the Landings of Fish at Seattle, Washington. — Data on the landings bythe United States halibut fleet at this port are assemb I ed by the Service from informationcollected by the International Fisheries Commission. Generally, the halibut fleet is
considered asconsisting of thosevessels belonging to members of the Fishing Vessel Owner'sAssociation, Inc., which sell their fares through the Seattle Fish Exchange. This fleetoriginally fished almost exclusively for halibut. With the shortening of the halibutseason, particularly in Area II, a port ion of the fleet has fished for other species duringthe closed season for halibut, and has continued selling their fish through the Exchange.Data on other fishery products received by Seattle Wholesale Dealers, including receiptsfrom Alaska and Canada, which appear in this report, are collected by the Serv ice 's Seattlerepresentatives. Prior to 1944, receipts from Alaska and British Columbia were not in-cluded in the Seattle receipts published in the Statistical Digests. However, sinceOctober, 1958, these data were contained in the monthly and annual reports published bythe Seattle Fishery Market News Office.
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Shad and Aleuiife Fisheries. —Owing to the importance of the Hudson and Potomac Riversin the production of shad, surveys for statistics of the catch, value of the catch, andoperating units are made annually. On the Potomac River similar statistics are also ob-tained for the alewife fishery. Much of the data requ i red for these surveys are availablefrom the State fishery agencies.
Statistics of the annual shad and alewife fisheries are not published separately in
bulletin forms. However, a summary of the data is published in the annual StatisticalDi gest
.
Statistics of the shad fishery of the Hudson River are available for 1896, 1897, 1898,
190 1 , 1904, 19 10, and from 1915 to 1945, Inclusive, while data for the shad fishery of
the Potomac River are available for 1896, 1901, 1904, 1909, 1915, from 1919 to 1942, in-
clusive, 1944, and 1945. Statistics of the alewife fishery of the Potomac River are
available for 1896, 1909, 1915, 1919 to 1942, Inclusive, 1944 to 1946, inclusive.
Pacific Halibut Fishery.— Stat i st i cs of the Pacific halibut fishery are obtained by the
Service's personnel in Seattle, aided by Service representatives in Alaska, and theInternational Fisheries Commission. The fleet classification is that of the International
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 In-
cluded 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, al I
halibut is credited to the port where landed, except that all halibut landed by UnitedStates and Alaskan craft in British Columbia is credited to Alaska. Monthly and annual
statistical bulletins are available on this fishery, being published along with thestatistics of the landings of fishery products at Seattle, Washington and detailed sta-tistics are published in the annual statistical reports of the Branch. Statistics of thelandings 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 statistics of theproduction 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. They obtain statistics cff the pro-
duction and value of the production for each commodity by can sizes, case sizes, and tradeclassifications. The value shown forcanned products const itutes 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 statistics 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 obtainedon the output of these products annually since 1921, data also usual ly were obtained priorto 1921 for the years the various sections were surveyed.
annually ana later in more aetaiied ana aajustea Torm in tne annual statistical uigesT.Statistics of the production of packaged fish are available for 1926 and annually since
1928, except that no data was collected fortheyears 1941 to 1946, inclusive, in Cali-forn i a.
Cold-Storage Holdings of Fish.— Information on tne monthly freezings and holdings of
fishery products is obtained from cold storage warehouses bymail and by Service employeesin various cities of the country. Data are- also obtained onthe holdings of certain cured
fish. Bulletins showing these statistics are issued monthly and annually.
Detailed cold-storage statistics also are published in the annual Statistical Digestsissued by. the Branch. Information regarding cold-storage holdings of fishery products
^^^STATISTICAL SURVEY PROCEDURE
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 proport ion of the output of sgonges in Floridais sold on the Sponge Exchange at Tarpor. Springs. The Service has obtained, from a re-presentative of the Exchange, annual statistics of the quantity and value of the spongessold by variety. Data or the quantity of sponges marketed by the Exchange is publishedIn the Branch's annual Statistical Digest. Information regarding the transactions on thesponge exchange also are available in bulletin form for 1913, 1914, and for the yearssince 1917.
Foreign Fishery Trade. — Statistics of the foreign fishery trade are obtained fromcompilations made by the Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce. Statistics of all
known fishery products imported or exported have been assembled and published annuallysince 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, theBureau of Statistics, the Department of Commerce and Labor, or the Treasury Department.
PRACTICES AND TERMS
Certain practices and terms of i mportance used in the cc.^pilation of fishery statistics
are explained below.
Days Absent.— \n computing "days absent ' for'vesse I s landing fares at the various portsthe day of arrival, but not the day of departure is included; thus a vessel leaving porton the 8th of the month and returning on the 15th of the month will be credited with 7days absence. Prior to 1944, "days absent" included both the day of departure and theday of arrival. Statements appearing in the 1942 and 1943 editions of "Fishery Statisticsof the united States" indicating that data on "days absent" for these years did not includethe day of departure, were in error. The change in the method of computing "days absent"did not occur until 1944.
Opjratmg Units. —Ope rat ing unitsasreferredtoin this document include persons engaged
in the fisheries, and craft and gear employed in the fisheries.
Vessel. — The term "vessel" refers to a 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 fi ve-tenths, andthe percentage israised 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
c I ass Pi sees.
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 classification
turtles, frogs, sponges, sea weed, worms, etc.
Vhale Products. — Since dataare not avai I ab I e on the poundage of whal es taken, statisticsappearing 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 inthe statistical tab I es pub I i shed herewith havebeen converted to thousands of pounds or dollars. In mak i ng these convers ions the largestnumber from which a group of items iscomputed israised or lowered to the nearest thousandsplace. The individual items are adjusted to conform to the total thus obtained.
STATISTICAL SURVEY PROCEDURE 237
CONVERSION FACTORSIt is the policyofthe Servi ce to show detailed catch figures of all products in pounds
for the sake of un i fo rm i ty and for pu rposes of compari son. This presents little difficulty
in the case offish 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, gal I ons of meats, etc. These many units make standardization dif-ficult, and when combined with the wide variation in the requiremejts or definitions ofsome of these units in the various States the problem becomes even more complex.
All bivalve mollusks are reported In pounds of meats in the detailed catch tablespresented ,n this report. In addition, there are included supplementary tables for mostof the sections, which give dataonthe production in bushels. These supplementary tablesalso give the production of certain other shellfish, such as crabs, in number.
Oysiers. -Probably the greatest problem in the presentation of fishery statistics inuniform units of measure is in the case of oysters. Usually the production of oysters onthe Atlantic and Gulf coasts is reported to Service personnel in bushels; and prior to thedata obtained for the year 1930 conversion from bushel s to pounds of meats was effected onthe basis of a uniform yield of 7 pounds of meats to the bushel. However, investigationshave shown considerable variation from this figure. There follows a table which gives themeasures used for oysters in the various States and the average yields per bushel. Thestatistical tables in this report are based on these average yields.
MEASURES AND YIELDS OF OYSTERS
CAPACITY OFSTATE BUSHEL
MARKET OYSTERS
STATEVARIATION FROM
U. S. STANDARD BUSHEL
YIELD PERSTATEBUSHEL
YIELD PERSTANDARDBUSHEL
CUBIC INCHES
2,150.42,150.42,150.42,150.42,257.32,257.32,800.73,003.92,801.94,071.55,343.93,214.12,825.22,826.22,148.42,700.0
CUBIC INCHES
+ 106.9f 106.9+ 650.3f 853.5+ 651.5+1,921.1+3,193.5+1,063.7+ 675.8+ 675.8
- 2.0+ 549.6
PERCENT
+ 5.0+ 5.0+ 30.3+ 39.7+ 30.3+ 89.3+148.5+ 49.4+ 31.4+ 31.4- 0.1
+ 25.6
POUNDS OFMEATS
POUNDS OFMEATS
MASSACHUSETTS. . . .
RHODE ISLAND ....CONNECTICUTNEW YORKNEW JERSEY .....DELAWAREMARYLANDVIRGINIANORTH CAROLINA . . .
SOUTH CAROLINA . . .
GEORGIAFLORIDAALABAMAMISSISSIPPILOUISIANATEXAS
6.527.007.707.508.368.406.016.014.014.967.684.485.305.414.634.74
5.527.007.707.507.958.004.614.303.082.523.093.004.034.124.533.78
NOTE:—DATA ON YIELDS FOR THE SOUTH ATLANTIC AND GULF STATES ARE FOR 1945. ALL OTHER DATA ARE FOR 1946.
Other Mollusks. — The following table shows the conversion facto rs fo r various mo I I usks,
other than oysters, used in this report.
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AVERAGE YIELDS OF CERTAIN MOLLUSKS
POUNDS OF MEAT PER U. S. STANDARO BUSHEL
CLAMS , HARDCLAMS, CLAMS, CLA'IS, MUSSELS, PERIWINKLES
SCALLOPSCONCHSSTATE
PUBLIC PRIVATE SOFT SUKF RAZOR SEA AND COCKLES BAY SEA
MAINE 11.00 . 15.00 . - 11.26 18.00 - 6.00 -
NEW HAMPSHIRE - - 15.00 - - - - - - -
MASSACHUSETTS 11.04 - 13.02 11.00 32.00 12.00 18.00 6.00 6.00 -
RHODE ISLAND. 1/12.00 - 20.00 12.00 - - 18.00 6.00 - -
CONNECTICUT " 12.00 - 20.00 - - 10.00 - 6.20 6.00 20.00
NEW YORK. . 12.00 12.00 16.00 12.00 - 10.00 - 5.00 6.00 20.00
NEW JERSEY. 9.00 - 20.00 13.00 - 12.00 - - 6.00 18.00
DELAWARE. . 10.00 - - - - - - - - ~
MARYLAND. . 6.00 - - - - - - - 6.00 15.00
VIRGINIA. . 5.73 5.73 - - - 7.00 -- - - 15.00
NORTH CAROLINA 7.65 - - - - - - 7.70 - "
SOUTH CAROLINA 8.00 - - - - 5.00 - - - -
FLORIDA . . . 8.03 - - - - - - 5.06 " 15.95
2/ INCLUDES OCEAN QUAHOG.
NOTE:— DATA ON YIELDS FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE AND THE SOUTH ATLANTIC AND GULF STATES ARE FOR 1945. ALL OTHER DATA
ARE FOR 1946.
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 Florida, divide by 4.3; in Con-
necticut and Delaware, by 4; in New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia, by 3; In Louisiana by
2.9; and in North Carolina, by 2.4.
Crabs, blue, hard:
In Virginia, divide by 4.08; in New Jersey and Maryland, divide by 4; in Connecticut
and Delaware, by 3; in Florida, by 2.67; in Alabama, by 2.4; in Louisiana, by 2.05; in
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Mississippi, by 2; and in Texas, by 1.26.
Crabs, rock:
In Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts, divide by 3; and in Rhode Island, by 4.3.
Crabs, stone:
In F I ori da, d i v i de by I .
Horseshoe crabs:
In New Jersey, multiply by 4.
Sponges, d r i ed
:
In Florida, convert number of bunches to weight in pounds as follows: large wool
multiply by II; small wool, by 6; wool rags, by 4.57; yellow, by 3; and grass, by 4.
SECTION 13.- 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 NAMESIN SERVICE
AS SHOWNREPORTS OTHER COMMON NAMES SCIENTIFIC NAMES
'
BRANCH HERRING, BIG-EYED HERRING, RIVER POMOLOBUS PSEUDOHARENGUS
BLUEBACK, GLUT HERRING, SHAD HERRING. . POMOLOBUS AESTIVALISSERIOLA SPECIES
jPOmACANTHUS SPECIES
Iholacanthus species
(
GOOSEFISH, ALLMOUTH, HEADFISH, MONKFISH,
( micropterus salmoides
PIKE PERCH, HARD PIKE, BLUE PICKEREL
HARDTAIL.SEE TUNA AND TUNALIKE FISHESFRESH-WATER DOGFISH, TCHOUPIQUE, GRINDLE
{
CRAB EATER, COALFISh) LEMONFISH,
GERMAN CARP, SUMMER CARPameiurus species
CHUB {
\
LONGJAW, BLUEFIN, BLACKFIN [UfllTEDstates) TULLIBEE (CANADA)
PILODICTIS OLIVAR IS
all leucichthys except artedi(in great lakes)
leucichthys artedi (lake ERIE ONLY)i gadus morrhua (Atlantic)» gadus macrocephalus (pacific)menticirrhus undulatuspoMOxis annular is
CALIFORNIA WHITING, CORVINA, SURFFISH .
WHITE CRAPPIE, CALICO BASS
caranx hippos
CHOGSET, BLUE PERCH, BERGALL tautogolabrus adspersus
DOLLY VARDEN TROUT . . , SALMON TROUT, BULL TROUT salvelinus malma
drum:OYSTER CRACKER, OYSTER DRUM, SEA DRUM .
CHANNEL BASS, REDFISH, SPOTTED BASS . .
pogonias cromis
EEL:
FLOUNDER
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PSEUOOPLEURONECTES AMER 1 CANUSSUMMER FLOUNDER, GULF FLOUNDER,
/ PLEURONECTIDAE species ANDI BOTH 1 DAE SPECIESPARALICHTHYS CALIFORNICUS"CALIFORNIA ialibut" .
:l . . . .
1
LEPISOSTEUS SPECIESNANNY SHAD, MUD SHAD, WINTER SHAD . . .
SEE ANGLERFISHSQUALUS SUCKLEYI (PACIFIC)SQUALUS ACANTHIAS (ATLANTIC)
MARGATEFISH, SAILORS CHOICEl MYCETEROPERCA SPECIES
HADDOCK melanogrammus AEGLEFINUS
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GLOSSARY OF NAMES OF FISHERY PRODUCTS
OTHER COMMON NAMES SCIENTIFIC NAMES
HAKE:REDWHITEPACIFIC
HALIBUT
HARDHEADHABVESTFISN
HERKING:LAKE
ROUND .SEA
HICKORY SHADHOGCHOKERHOGFISH
HORSE MACKEREL
JACK MACKERELJEWF ISHJOHN DORYKINGF ISH
K I NG MACKEREL
KING WHITING OR "kINGFISHLAKE TROUTLAMPREY
LAUNCELINGCOO
MACKEREL
MARL IN
MENHADENMINNOWMOJARRAMOONEYE
MOONF I SH
MULLET
MUMM I CHOGMUTTONf ISH VOCEAN POUTPADDLEFISHPERCHPERMIT ,
P IGF ISH
PIKE OR PICKEREL
PILCHARDP INF ISHPOLLOCK
POMPANO ,
PORGYQUILLBACKRATE ISHROACH
ROCK BASS
ROCKFISH ,
ROSEFISH
RUDDERFISH
SABLEFISH ,
SALMON:ATLANTIC . ,
PACIFIC:CHINOOK OR KING ,
CHUM OR KETA ,
PINK ,
RED OR SOCKEYE ,
SILVER OR COHO ,
STEELHEAD ,
SAND PERCH ,
SAUGER
SQUIRREL HAKE, LING, BLACK HAKE, MUD HAKEHAKEMERLUCC 10
SACRAMENTO ROCKF I SHSTARFISH, DOLLARFISH, PAPPYFISH, BUTTER-FISH (n. C.)
TAILOR SHAD, SKIP, AUTUMNAL HERRING
CAPITAINE, PERRO PERROPACIFIC (see JACK mackerel)ATLANTIC (see TUNA, BLUEF I N
)
HORSE MACKEREL
LITTLE RONCADOR, CROAKER, TOM COD
CERO, KINGFISH
WHITING, SEA MINK, GROUND MULLET .
SAND EEL, LANT, SAND LAUNCE|
CULTUS COD, BLUE COD, BUFFALO COO, LING
POGY
SANDRING
(JUMPING MULLET, STRIPED MULLET, SILVERMULLET
MAYFISH, KILLIFISHMUTTON SNAPPEREELPOUT, SEA POUTSPOONBILL CATSURFF ISH
HOGFISH IN. C. )
GREAT LAKES PIKE
SARDINEBREAM, SALT-WATER BREAMBOSTON BLUEF ISH
GREAT POMPANO
GOLDEN SHINERI REDEYE, GOGGLE-EYE'groupers, SAND BASSROCK COD, SNAPPEROCEAN PERCH, REDf ISH, RED PERCHBLUE BASS, GREENFISHHALFMOONBLACK COD
TYEE, SPRINGFALL, DOG ...HUMPBACK . . .
.
BLUEBACK
SEE STEELHEAD TROUTYELLOWTAIL PERCH ...SAND PIKE
UROPHYCIS CHUSS (ATLANTIC).UROPHYCIS TENUIS (ATLANTIC).MERLUCC I US PRODUCTUS (PACIFIc).HIPPOGLOSSUS HIPPOGLOSSUS (ATLANTIC)HIPPOGLOSSUS STENOLEPIS (PACIFIC).ORTHODON MICROLEPIDOTUS (PACIFIC).
PEPRILUS ALEPIDOTUS.
LEUCICHTHYS ARTEDI (GREAT LAKES,EXCEPT ERIE).
ETRUMEUS SADINA.
I
CLUPEA HARENGUS (ATLANTIC).ICLUPEA PALLASII (PACIFIC).POMOLOBUS MEQ I OCR I S
.
TRINECTES MACULATUS.LACHNOLAIMUS MAXIMUS.
TRACHURUS SYMMETRICUS.PROM I CROPS ITAIARA.ZENOPSIS OCELLATA.GENYONEMUS LINEATUS.SCOMBEROMORUS CAVALLA.SCOMBEROMORUS REGAL IS.MENTICIRRHUS SPECIES.CRISTIVOMER NAMAYCUSH.PETROMYZON MARINUS (ATLANTIC).ENTOSPHENUS TRIDENTATUS (PACIFIC).AMMODYTES TOBIANUS.OPHIODON ELONGATUS.SCOMBER SCOMBRUS (ATLANTIC).PNEUMATOPHORUS DIEGO (PACIFIC).MAKAIRA SPECIES.BREVOORTIA SPECIES.CYPRINIDAE FAMILY.GERRIDAE FAMILY.HIODON SPECIES.VOMER SETIPINNIS.SELENE VOMER.
MUGIL SPECIES.FUNDULUS SPECIES.LUTI 4NUS ANAL IS.
MACROZOARCES ANGUIULARISPOLYODON SPATHULA.EMBIOTOCIDAE FAMILY (PACTRACHINOTUS GOOOE
I
ORTHOPRISTIS CHRYSOPTERUSESOX RETICULATUS.ESOX LUCIUS.SARDINOPS CAERULEA.LAGODON RHOMBOIDES.POLLACHIUS VI PENS.
FIC)
TRACHINOTUS SPECIES (ATLANTIC)1PALOMETA SIMILLIMA (PACIFIC)
CARP I ODES SPECIES.HYDROLAGUS COLLIE I
.
NOTEMIGONUS CRYSOLEUCAS.AMBLOPLITES RUPESTRIS (fRESH-WATER )
PARALABRAX NEBULIFER (PACIFIC).SEBASTODES SPECIES (PACIFIc).SEBASTES MARINUS.GIRELLA NIGRICANS.MEDIALUNA CAL I FORN I ENS I S.
ANOPLOPOMA FIMBRIA.
SALMO SALAR (ATLANTIC)
ONCORHYNCHUS TSCHAWYTSCHA
.
ONCORHYNCHUS KETA.ONCORHYNCHUS GORBUSCHA
.
ONCORHYNCHUS NERKA.ONCORHYNCHUS KISUTCH.
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GLOSSARY OF NAMES OF FISHERY PRODUCTS
COMMON NAMES AS SHOWNIN SERV ICE REPORTS
SAWFISHSCULP IN
SCUP OR PORGYSEA BASS:
BLACK
WH I TESEA CATFISHSEA ROBINSEA TROUT OR WEAKFISH:
GRAYSPOTTEDWH I TE
SHAD
SHARKS
SHEEPSHEAD:FRESH-WATER
SALT-WATER
SILVER PERCHSILVERS IDE
SKATESKIPPER
SMELT
SNAPPER:LANEMANGROVERED
SNOOKSPADEFISHSPANISH MACKERELSPLITTAILSPOTsquawfis;hsquirrel hakesteelhead troutstriped basssturgeon:
COMMONSHOVELNOSE
StlCKERSUNFISHSURFFISHSWELLFiSHSWORDFISHTAUTOGTENPOUNDERTHIMBLE-EYED MACKEREL ..
TILEFISH
TOMCOD
TRIGGERFISHTRIPLETAILTULLIBEETUNA AND TUNALIKE FISHES
ALBACORE
BLUEFIN
BON I TO
LITTLESKIPJACKYELLOWFIN
TURBOT
WAHOOWH I TE BASSWHITEBAITWHITEFISH:
COMMONMENOMINEEOCEAN
OTHER COMMON NAMES SCIENTIFIC NAMES
SCORPIONFISHPORGEE, PAUGY, FAIR MAID
I BLACK JEWFISH (PACIFIC) .
IBLACKFISH (aTLANTIC) ....
GAFFTOPSAIL
GRAY TROUT, SQUETEAGUESPOTTED TROUT, SPECKLED TROUTWHITE TROUT, SAND TROUTAMERICAN SHAD, WHITE SHAD •.•
I
REDFISH, FATHEADSEE SAND PERCHSPEAR INGRAY, RAJAFISH . . . .
BILLFISH
ROBALO, SERGEANTFISH, PI
PORGY (n. C. ), ANGELFISHMACKEREL
LAFAYETTE, GOODYSACRAMENTO PIKE .
(see HAKE, red)SALMON TROUT . . .
.
ROCKFISH, ROCK ..
fresh-water mullet, redfin, bayfish ....bream, perch, bluegilu(see perch)puffer, swell toad, globefish, blowfish.
blackfish, oysterfishbig-eyed herring, ladyfishchub mackerel, bullseye, mackerel
FROST FISH
SUNFISH (n. C.) BLACKFISH(see chub)
longfin tuna . .
.
"horse mackerel"
GREENLAND HAL I BUT
AMERICAN TURBOT, TRIGGERFISH
PRISTIS PECTINATUS.SCORPAENA GUTTATA.CALAMUS OR STENOTOMUS SPECIES.
STERtOLEPIS GIGAS.CENTROPRISTES STRIATUS.CYNOSCION NOBILIS (PACIFIC).BAGRE MARINA.PRIONOTUS SPECIES.
CYNOSCION REGAL IS.
CYNOSCION NEBULOSUS.CYNOSCION ARENARIUS.ALOSA SAPIDISSIMA.
I CARCHARODON SPECIES; MUSTELUS SPECIES,CARCHARHINUS SPECIES; SPHYRNA SPECIES,
1 LAMNA species; AND OTHERS.
aplodinotus grunniens.archosargus species (atlantic),pimelometopon pulchrum (pacificj.
menidia species.raja species.scomberesox saurus.osmerus mordax (atlantic and great
lakes),atherinidae and osmeridae speciesTHALEICHTHYS PACIFICUS. (PACIFI
LUTI ANUS SYNAGR IS.
LUTIANUS GRISEUS.LUTI ANUS BLACKFORDII.CENTROPOMUS UNDECIMALIS.CHAETODIPTERUS FABER.SCOMBEROMDRUS MACULATUS.POGONICHTHYS MACROLEPIDOTUS.LEIOSTOMUS XANTHURUS.PTYCHOCHE I LUS GRANDIS.
ACIPENSER SPECIES.SCAPHIRHYNCHUS PLATORYNCHUS.CATOSTOMIDAE SPECIES.CENTRARCHIDAE SPECIES.
SPHOEROIDES MACULATUS.XI PHI AS GLAD I US.TAUTOGA ONITIS.FLOPS SAURUS.PNEUMATOPHORUS COL I AS.LOPHOLATILUS CHAMELEONT I CEPS.MICROGADUS TOMCOD (ATLANTIC).MICROGADUS PROXIMUS (PACIFIC)BALISTES CAPRISCUS.LOBOTES SURINAMENSIS.
germo alalunga.thunnus sal i ens.thunnus thynnus.thunnus secundodorsalis.sarda sarda (atlantic).sarda chiliensis (pacific).euthynnus alleteratus.katsuwonus pelamis.neothunnus macropterus.reinhardius h i ppoglosso i des (off new
England),balistes carolinensis (off florida),acanthocyb i um solandr i
.
roccus chrysops.
BLANGUILLO
COREGONUS CLUPEAFORMIS.PROSOPIUM QUADRILATERALE.CAULOLATILUS PRINCEPS.
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GLOSSARY OF NAMES OF FISHERY PRODUCTS
OTHER COMMON NAMES SCIENTIFIC NAMES
WHITE PERCH .
WH I T I NGWOLFF I SHYELLOW PERCHYELLOW PIKE .
YELLOWTA I L .
.
YELLOWTAIL FLOUNDER .
CRABS
:
BLUE:HARDSOFT AND PEELERS
DUNGENESSKINGROCKSTONE
CRAWFISH:
FRESH-WATER .
SEAHORSESHOE CRABLOBSTER:NORTHERN ....
SPINY
ABALONE . .
CLAM:COCKLE .
COQUINA
HARD .
PISMO
RAZOR
SOFT .
SURF .
LIMPET .
MUSSEL
:
FRESH-WATER
OCTOPUSOYSTER;EASTERNPACIFIC (introduced)WESTERN
PERIWINKLE OR COCKLE .
SCALLOP:
BAY
SEA
SQU 10
SEA URCHINSTARFISHTERRAPIN
CONCH
TURTLE:GREENLOGGERHEADHAWKSBILL
MORONE AMERICANAMERLUCCIUS BILINEAR ISANARHICHAS LUPASPERCA FLAVESCENS
S I LVER HAKECATFISH (new England)RINGED PERCH, PERCHWALL-EYED PIKE, PIKE PERCH, DOPE (CANADIAN; STIZOSTEDION V I TREUM V I TREUM
___ __ l-OCYURUS CHRYSURUS (FLORIDA)XSERIOLA DORSALIS (PACIFIC)
(see FLOUNDER, YELLOWTA I u)
ALASKA KING CRAB
(see LOBSTER, SPINy)KING CRAB
SEA CRAWFISH, ROCK LOBSTER.
POMPANO SHELLSBUTTERL I TTLE NECKROUND CLAM, CHERRYSTONE, QUAHOG, LITTLE
NECK
SOFT-SHELL CLAM, SAND CLAM, NANNYNOSE,MAN I NOSE
SK I MMER
COVEJAPANESEOLYMPIA, NATIVE
INKFISH, BONE SQUID, TAWTAW
SEA EGGS
D I AMOND-SACK TERRAP I N
callinectes sapiduscallinectes sapiduscancer mag i stepparalithodes camtschaticacancer irroratusmenippi mercenaria
cambarus species (atlantic)astacus species (pacfic)
limulus species
homarus americanus (atlantic)panulirus argus (atlantic).panulirus interruptus (pacific)'peneus setiferus (south atlantic 4
Gulf)peneus bras i liens is (south atlantic 4
gulf)• xyphopeneus kroyeri (south atlantic 4
gulf)pandalus species (atlantic and pacific)PANDALOPSIS SPECIES (PACIFIC)CRANGON SPECIES (PACIFIC)HALOTIS SPECIES
CARDIUM CORBIS (PACIFIC)DONAX VARIABILISSAXIDOMUS NUTTALI (PACIFIC)PAPHIA STAMINEA (PACIFIO)VENUS MERCENARIA (ATLANTIC)VENUS MORTON I
(FLORIDA)
TIVELA STULTORUM (PACIFIC). ENSIS SPECIES (ATLANTIC)XSILIQUA PATULA (PACIFIC)
MYA ARENARIAMACTRA SOLIDISSIMOACHEA TESTITUDINALIS
iMYTILUS CAL IFORNIANUS (PACIFIC)VmyTILUS EDULIS (ATLANTIC)QUAORULA SPECIESLAMPSILIS SPECIESUN 10 SPECIESSYMPHYNOTA SPECIESOCTOPUS PUNCTATUS
OSTREA VIRGINICAOSTREA GIGASOSTREA LURIDA
ILITTORINA SPECIES
I LUNATIA SPECIES
iPECTEN IRRADIANS (ATLANTIC)IPECTEN AEQUISULCATUS (PACIFIC)PECTEN MAGELLAN I CUS
ILOLIGO OPALESCENS (PACIFIC)(lOLIGO PEALEI (ATLANTIC)STRONGYLOCENTRATUS OROSACH I ENS I
S
ASTEROIDAE CLASSMALACLEMY3 SPECIES
ISTROMBUS SPECIES
I
BUSYCON SPECIES
CHELONIA MYDASCARETTA SPECIESERETMOCHELYS INBRICATA
(CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)
GLOSSARY OF NAMES OF FISHERY PRODUCTS
COMMON NAMES AS SHOWNIN SERVICE REPORTS
OTHER COMMON NAMES SCIENTIFIC NAMES
TURTLE - CONTINUED:1 CHELYDRA SERPENTINA1MACROCHALYS TEMMICKIITRIONYX SPECIESRANA SPECIESCHRONDRUS CRISPUSMACROCYSTIS SPECIES, NEREOCYSTISSPECIES, PELAGOPHYCUS SPECIES, ALARIA
SPECIES.LAMINARIA SPECIES
SPONGIA GRAMINEASPONGE
:
EUSPONGIA OFF ICIANALISHIPPOSPONGIA EQUINA CEREBR 1 FORM 1
S
HIPPOSPONGIA CANAL ICULATA GOSSYPINAHIPPOSPONGIA EQUINA ELASTICACUCUMARIS FRONDOSIA, THYONE BR 1 AREUSTERES ILLI DAE FAMILYNEREIS SPECIES
244
SECTION 14. - 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, illustra-
tions of many of the various species are included in the following pages. The descriptivematerial appearing witheachspecies includestheareas in which they a re taken commerc i al ly
and does not const i tute the ext reme 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 normally used in their capture.
The gear do not necessarily appear in the order of their importance.
For more detailed information on the nomenc I atu re of the fishery products listed below,
the reader is referred to Section 12 of this publication entitled, "Glossary of Names of
Fishery Products".
ALEWIFERANGE - FLORIDA TO .vIEW ENGLANDGEAR - POUND NETS, GILL NETS, WEIRS,
DIP NETS, HAUL SEINES,FLOATING TRAPS, FYKE NETS
AMSERJACKRANGE - FLORIDAGEAR - HAND LINES, TROLL LINES
ANGLERFISHRANGE - NEW JERSEY TO MASSACHUSETTSGEAR - OTTER TRAWLS, POUND NETS
'-SsJ^j*^-^
ANGELFISHRANGE - FLORIDAGEAR - HAUL SEINES
—X'-
BARRACUDA, (pacific)RANGE - CALIFORNIAGEAR - PURSE SEINES, SET LINES,
HAND LINES, TROLL LINES,GILL AND TRAMMEL NETS.
BLACK BASSRANGE - FRESH-WATERGEAR - HAUL SEINES, FYKE NETS, POUND
NETS, LINES
BARRACUDA, ( ATLANT I C
)
RANGE - FLORIDAGEAR - TROLL LINES, HAND LINES
PICTORIAL SECTION 245
BLUEFISHRANGE - GULF OF MEXICO TO NEW
ENGLANDGEAR - HAUL SEINES, GILL NETS,
POUND NETS, TROLL LINESPURSE SEINES
BLUERUNNER OR HARDTAILRANGE - GULF OF MEXICOGEAR - HAUL SEINES, GILL NETS, POTS
BON I TO, (ATLANTIC)RANGE - NORTH CAROLINA TO MASSACHUSETTSGEAR - POUND NETS, TROLL LINES, GILL NETS BOWF I
N
RANGE - FRESH-WATERGEAR - HAUL SEINES, TRAP NETS,
FYKE NETS
BUFFALOFISHRANGE - FRESH-WATERGEAR - HAUL SEINES, FYKE NETS,
TRAMMEL NETS, TROT LINES
BURBOTRANGE - GREAT LAKESGEAR - GILL NETS, FYKE NETS, POUND
NETS (TRAP nets)
CASIORANGE - FLORIDA TO VIRGINIAGEAR - HAND LINES, POUND NETS
BUTTERFISHRANGE - FLORIDA TO NEW ENGLANDGEAR - POUND NETS, HAUL SEINES
OTTER TRAWLS
CARPRANGE - FRESH-WATERFEAR - HAUL SEINES, GILL NETS, TRAP NETS
FYKE NETS, POUND NETS, TROT LINEs'
CATFISHRANGE - FRESH-WATERGEAR - HAUL SEINES, TROT LINES, POUND
NETS, POTS, FYKE NETS
246 PICTORIAL SECTION
CHUBRANGE - GREAT LAKESGEAR - GILL NETS
CIGARFISHRANGE - FLORIDAGEAR - HAUL SEINES
CODRANGE - VIRGINIA TO MAINE, WASHINGTON
AND ALASKAGEAR - OTTER TRAWLS, LINE TRAWLS,
GILL NETS
CREVALLERANGE - SOUTH ATLANTIC AND GULF STATESGEAR - HAUL SEINES, GILL NETS, LINES
U^-:i^<^
CRAPPIERANGE - FRESH-WATER LAKESGEAR - HAUL SEINES, LINES, POTS
CROAKER, (ATLANTIC)RANGE - GULF OF MEXICO TO NEW YORKGEAR - POUND NETS, OTTER TRAWLS,
HAUL SEINES, GILL NETS
CONNERRANGE - NEW ENGLAND
GEAR - OTTER TRAWLS, HAND LINES
CUSKRANGE - NEW ENGLANDGEAR - OTTER TRAWLS, TRAWL LINES
DOLLY VARDEN TROUTRANGE - PACIFIC COASTGEAR - POUND NETS, GILL NETS, LINES
DOLPHINRANGE - FLORIDA TO NORTH CAROLINAGEAR - TROLL LINES
PICTORIAL SECTION 247
DRUM, BLACKRANGE - TEXAS TO NORTH CAROLINAGEAR - HAUL SEINES, POUND NETS, LINES
DRUM, REDRANGE - TEXAS - MARYLANDGEAR - POUND NETS, HAUL SEINES,
GILL NETS, LINES
EEL, CONGERRANGE - FLORIDA TO NEW ENGLANDGEAR - OTTER TRAWLS
EEL, COMMONRANGE - FLORIDA TO NEW ENGLAND AND
IN MISSISSIPPI RIVER, LAKEONTARIO
GEAR - POTS, SPEARS, POUND NETS
GRAY SOLERANGE - MASSACHUSETTS TO MAINEGEAR - OTTER TRAWLS
LEMON SOLERANGE - NEW YORK TO MAINEGEAR - OTTER TRAWLS
DABRANGE - MASSACHUSETTS TO NOVA SCOTIAGEAR - OTTER TRAWLS, TRAWL LINES
BLACKBACK OR WINTER FLOUNDERRANGE - NORTH CAROLINA TO MAINEGEAR - OTTER TRAWLS, POUND NETS,
FYKE NETS, SPEARS, LINES
FLUKERANGE - TEXAS TO MASSACHUSETTSGEAR - OTTER TRAWLS, SPEARS, LINES
FLYING FISHRANGE - PACIFIC AND ATLANTIC
OCEANSGEAR - GILL NETS
248PICTORIAL SECTION
FRIGATE MACKERELRANGE - MIDDLE ATLANTICGEAR - POUND NETS
GIZZARD SHADRANGE - NORTH CAROLINA TO
MARYLAND, GREAT LAKESGEAR - HAUL SEINES, POUND NETS,
GILL NETS
GARFISHRANGE - FRESH-WATERGEAR - HAUL SEINES, LINES
./^'-^^
^-jQ0§
GOLDFISHRANGE - LAKES AND RIVERSGEAR - HAUL SEINES, TRAP NETS, FYKE
GRAYFISHRANGE - PACIFIC COAST STATESGEAR - TRAWL LINES, OTTER TRAWLS
Gl LL NETS
GROUPERRANGE - TEXAS TO SOUTH CAROLINAGEAR - HAND LINES, POTS
GRUNTRANGE - FLORIDAGEAR - POTS, GILL NETS, LINES
HADDOCKRANGE - NEW ENGLAND STATESGEAR - OTTER TRAWLS, GILL NETS
LINE TRAWLS
HAKE, REDRANGE - CHESAPEAKE BAY TO NEW ENGLANDGEAR - GILL NETS, OTTER TRAWLS, LINE TRAWLS
HAKE, WHITERANGE - CHESAPEAKE BAY TO NEW
ENGLANDGEAR - GILL NETS, OTTER TRAWLS,
LINE TRAWLS
PICTORIAL SECTION 249
HALIBUTRANGE - PACIFIC COAST - NEW ENGLANDGEAR - TRAWL LINES, OTTER TRAWLS
HARDHEADRANGE - CALIFORNIAGEAR - FYKE NETS
«-<>
HARVESTFISH OR STARFISHRANGE - NORTH CAROLINA TO
CHESAPEAKE BAYGEAR - HAUL SEINES, POUND NETS
HERRING, LAKE
RANGE - GREAT LAKESGEAR - GILL NETS, HAUL SEINES,
POUND NETS, TRAP NETS
HERRING, SEARANGE - NEW JERSEY TO NEW ENGLAND
PACIFIC COAST STATES ANDALASKA
GEAR - PURSE SEINES, WEIRS,FLOATING TRAPS, STOP SEINES
HICKORY SHADRANGE - FLORIDA TO RHODE ISLANDGEAR - POUND NETS, HAUL SEINES, GILL NETS
FLOATING TRAPS
HOGFISHRANGE - FLORIDAGEAR - LINES
HOGCHOKERRANGE - CHESAPEAKE BAYGEAR - POUND NETS, HAUL SEINES
JEWF ISHRANGE - FLORIDAGEAR - HAND LINES
PICTORIAL SECTION
K ING MACKERELRANGE - TEXAS TO NEW YORKGEAR - TROLL LINES, GILL NETS,
HAND LINES
JOHN DORYRANGE - MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATESGEAR - OTTER TRAWLS KING WHITING
RANGE - TEXAS TO MASSACHUSETTSGEAR - OTTER TRAWLS, HAUL SEIMES,
POUND NETS
lake troutrange - great lakesgear*- gill nets, lines, pound nets
(trap nets)
-)P!M«n|iai<ipP*
stts
LAUNCERANGE - NEW ENGLANDGEAR - HAUL SE INES
LAMPREYRANGE - FRESH-WATERGEAR - POTS, FYKE NETS
^,.^*''f^^^zmsi2»^f'
-^MACKERELRANGE - CHESAPEAKE BAY TO GULF OF
ST. LAWRENCE, CALIFORNIAGEAR - PURSE SEINES, GILL NETS,
POUND NETS, FLOATING TRAPS,DIP NETS, LAMPARA NETS
LINGCODRANGE - CALIFORNIA TO ALASKAGEAR - OTTER TRAWLS, TRAWL LINES,
SET LINES, HAND LINES
MOONEYERANGE -GREAT LAKESGEAR - HAUL SEINES
MENHADENRANGE - GULF OF MEXICO TO NEW ENGLANDGEAR - PURSE SEINES, POUND NETS
PICTORIAL SECTION 251
MOONFISHRANGE - FLORIDAGEAR - HAND LINES, HAUL SEINES
MULLET
GEAR^ 'nlFf*^''° ''^^ -JERSEYGEAR - GILL NETS, HAUL SEINES
POUND NETS, CAST NETS'
OCEAN POUTRANGE - NEW ENGLANDGEAR - OTTER TRAWLS
PADDLEFISHRANGE - GULF OF MEX
I CO.MI SS I SS I PPIRIVER
GEAR - HAUL SEINES, TROT LINES
=.^5^^
PIKE OR PICKERELRANGE - FRESH WATERGEAR - TRAP NETS, FYKE NETS
Gl LL NETS, POUND NETSHAND LINES
'
PIGFISHRANGE - FLORIDAGEAR - POTS, HAND LINES, GILL NETS
PILCHARDRANGE - CALIFORNIA TO WASHINGTONGEAR - PURSE SEINES, LAMPARA AND
RING NETS, GILL NETS
/^^
,-^
PINFISHRANGE - FLORIDA TO NORTH CAROLINAGEAR - HAUL SEINES, GILL NETS
POLLOCKRANGE - MIDDLE ATLANTIC AND NEW
ENGLAND STATESGEAR - TRAWL LINES, FLOATING TRAPSPOUND NETS, OTTER TRAWLS, '
GILL NETS
r«
"X..
.^^
POMPANORANGE - TEXAS TO NORTH CAROLINAGEAR - TRAMMEL NETS, HAUL SEINES,
GILL NETS, HAND LINES
252PICTORIAL SECTION
RATFISHRANGE - WASHINGTON TO ALASKAGEAR - BEAM TRAWLS, TRAWL LINES
QUILLBACKRANGE - FRESH-WATERGEAR - HAUL SEINES, TROT LINES,
"^
ROCK BASSRANGE - GREAT LAKESGEAR - TRAP NETS, FYKES,
HAUL SEINES, GILL NETS
ROCKFISHRANGE - CALIFORNIA TO ALASKAGEAR - LINES, OTTER TRAWLS
PARANZELLA NETS, GILL NETS
RUDOERFISHRANGE - CALIFORNIAGEAR - LAMPARA AND RING NETS
ROSEFISHRANGE - NEW ENGLANDGEAR - OTTER TRAWLS
;^*^**v
SABLEFISHRANGE - PACIFIC COAST STATES AND
ALASKAGEAR - TRAWL LINES, OTTER TRAWLS
SALMON, RED OR SOCKEYERANGE - OREGON TO ALASKAGEAR - GILL NETS, PURSE SEINES,
POUND NETS
SALMON, CHUM OR KETARANGE - OREGON TO ALASKAGEAR - POUND NETS, PURSE SEINES,
GILL NETS, HAUL SEINES
SALMON, PINKRANGE - WASHINGTON TO ALASKAGEAR - PURSE SEINES, POUND NETS
GILL NETS
PICTORIAL SECTION 253
SALMON, SILVER OR COHORANGE - CALIFORNIA TO ALASKAGEAR - HAUL SEINES, PURSE SEINES, GILL
NETS, TROLL LINES, POUND NETS.
STEELHEAD TROUTRANGE - OREGON TO ALASKAGEAR - HAUL SEINES, POUND NETS
GILL NETS, LINES, DIP NETS
SAUGERRANGE - GREAT LAKESGEAR - GILL NETS, HAUL SEINES, TRAP
NETS, FYKE NETS
SCUP OR PORGYRANGE - FLORIDA TO NEW ENGLANDGEAR - OTTER TRAWLS, POUND NETS
SCULP IN
RANGE - PACIFIC COAST STATES ANDALASKA
GEAR - LINES, GILL NETS, POTS
-*«^--
SEA BASSRANGE - FLORIDA TO NEW ENGLANDGEAR - OTTER TRAWLS, HAND LINES, POTS
SEA CATFISHRANGE - TEXAS TO CHESAPEAKE BAYGEAR - OTTER TRAWLS, HAUL SEINES, HAND
LINES
SEA TROUT OR WEAKFISH, GRAYRANGE - FLORIDA TO MASSACHUSETTSGEAR - OTTER TRAWLS, POUND NETS,
PURSE SEINES, GILL NETS,HAUL SEINES
^^^
SEA TROUT OR WEAKFISH, SPOTTEDRANGE - MARYLAND TO TEXASGEAR - GILL NETS, TRAMMEL NETS,
HAUL SEINES, POUND NETS,OTTER TRAWLS, HAND LINES
SEA TROUT OR WEAKFISH, WHITERANGE - GULF OF MEXICOGEAR - GILL NETS, HAUL SEINES,
HAND LINES
PICTORIAL SECTION
'\\<->-
'%
SEA ROBIN. .„
RANGE - CHESAPEAKE BAY TO NEW ENGLAND
GEAR - POUND NETS, OTTER TRAWLS
SHARKRANGE - ATLANTIC COAST, GULF,
PACIFIC COAST STATESGEAR - TRAWL LINES, GILL NETS,
OTTER TRAWLS
SHEEPSHEAD, CALIFORNIARANGE - CALIFORNIAGEAR - SET LINES, TRAMMEL NETS.
SHADRANGE - FLORIDA TO NEW ENGLANDGEAR - GILL NETS, POUND NETS,
FYKE NETS, HAUL SEINES
• ^ M.,
SHEEPSHEADRANGE - TEXAS TO CHESAPEAKE BAYGEAR - HAND LINES, POTS
Hi"
^ s#
SILVER PERCHRANGE - TEXAS TO ^'EW YORK
GEAR - HAUL SEINES, GILL NETS,
POUND NETS
SILVERS IDESRANGE - NEW YORKGEAR - HAUL SEINES, OTHER TRAWLS
SKIPPER OR BILLFISH ^^„.,,RANGE - VIRGINIA TO NOVA SCOTIA
GEAR - POUND NETS, WEIRS
SKATERANGE - PACIFIC COAST, CHESAPEAKE
BAY TO NEW ENGLANDGEAR - LINES, OTTER TRAWLS, POUND
NETS, HAUL SEINES
SMELTRANGE - NEW YORK TO MAINE,
PACIFIC OCEAN, GREAT LAKES
GEAR - POUND NETS, DIP NETS, GILL NETS,
HAUL SEINES
fv;t,((g:
LANE SNAPPERRANGE - FLORIDAGEAR - HAND LINES
PICTORIAL SECTION 255
^^^.'4i-ftJ-Wt'^,
GRAY SNAPPERRANGE - FLORIDAGEAR - HAND LINES, GILL NETS
RED SNAPPERRANGE - TEXAS TO FLORIDAGEAR - HAND LINES
SNOOKRANGE - TEXAS TO FLORIDAGEAR - GILL NETS, HAND LINES,
HAUL SEINES
SPADEFISHRANGE - FLORIDAGEAR - GILL NETS, TRAMMEL NETS
SPANISH MACKERELRANGE - TEXAS TO VIRGINIAGEAR - GILL NETS, LINES, HAUL
SQUAWFISHRANGE - CALIFORNIAGEAR - FYKE NETS, GILL NETS
SPOTRANGE - GULF OF MEXICO TO MIDDLE
ATLANTIC STATESGEAR - HAUL SEINES, GILL NETS, POUND
NETS, OTTER TRAWLS
STRIPED BASSRANGE - NORTH CAROLINA TO NEW
ENGLAND, CALIFORNIA TOOREGON
GEAR - HAUL SEINES, GILL NETS, POUNDNETS, HAND LINES, FYKE NETS
STURGEONRANGE - COASTAL AND RIVER AREASGEAR - GILL NETS, LINES
STURGEON, SHOVELNOSERANGE - FRESH-WATERGEAR - HAUL SEINES, LINES, POUND NETS SUCKER
RANGE - FRESH-WATERGEAR - POUND NETS, FYKE NETS, GILL
NETS, HAUL SEINES, TRAP NETS
871283 O—50
PICTORIAL SECTION256
SWCLLFISHRANGE - CHESAPEAKE BAY TO MIDDLE
ATLANTICGEAR - POUND NETS, HAUL SEINES,
OTTER TRAWLS
SUNFISHRANGE - FRESH-WATERGEAR - POTS, SEINES, TRAP NETS
SWORDF I SHRANGE - NEW ENGLAND AND CALIFORNIAGEAR - HARPOONS
'^^
---mm
TAUTOGRANGE - CHESAPEAKE BAY TO NEW
ENGLANDGEAR - POUND NETS, HAND LINES, POTS
TENPOUNDERRANGE - FLORIDAGEAR - HAUL SEINES
THIMBLE-EYED MACKERELRANGE - CHESAPEAKE BAY TO NEW ENGLANDGEAR - POUND NETS, PURSE SEINES,
OTTER TRAWLS
TILEFISHRANGE - MIDDLE ATLANTIC AND NEW
ENGLAND STATESGEAR - TRAWL LINES
TOMCODRANGE - PACIFIC COAST, MIDDLE
ATLANTIC AND NEW ENGLANDSTATES
GEAR - OTTER TRAWLS, DIP NETS
TRIGGER FISHRANGE - FLORIDAGEAR - HAND LINES
TRIPLETAILRANGE - FLORIDAGEAR - HAViL SEINES, GILL NETS, LINES
PICTORIAL SECTION257
TUNA.ALBACORERANGE - PACIFIC COASTGEAR - LINES
TUNA,BLUEFINRANGE - CALIFORNIA, NEW JERSEY TO
MAINEGEAR - PURSE SE I NES,LAMPARA NETS
TROLL LINES, POUND NETS,HARPOONS
TUNA, LITTLERANGE - Ml SSI as I PR I TO TEXAS
GEAR POUND NETS, TROLL LINES,
OTTER TRAWLS
TUNA, SKIPJACKRANGE - CALIFORNIAGEAR - LINES, PURSE SEINES
'*^'*,
WHITEFISH, MENOMINEERANGE - ALASKA, UPPER GREAT
LAKES. TO NEW ENGLAND,IN LAKES
GEAR - GILL NETS, HAUL SEINES,TRAP NETS, POUND NETS
WHITE BASSRANGE - GREAT LAKESGEAR - TRAP NETS, FYKES,
HAUL SEINES, POUND NETS
WHITE PERCHRANGE - NORTH CAROLINA TO MAINEGEAR - POUND NETS, FYKE NETS, HAUL
SEINESWHITEFISH, COMMONRANGE - GREAT LAKESGEAR - GILL NETS, POUND NETS, TRAP
NETS
WOLFF I SHRANGE - MASSACHUSETTS AND MAINEGEAR - OTTER TRAWLS, LINES TRAWLS
WH I T I NGRANGE - VIRGINIA TO MAINEGEAR - OTTER TRAWLS, POUND NETS
258 PICTORIAL SECTION
YELLOW PERCH
u'.'srriu ir/s"^^' ^°"-
GEAR
YELLOW PIKERANGE - QfiE/^j LAKES
NE°TS° r«Ip'''^^^ -^"^^"^TS, TRAP NETS
BLUE CRAB
GEAf "tp«?*^ ^° ''"°°^ 'SLANDGEAR TROT LINES, POTS, FYKE NETSO'" NETS, SCRAPES, DREDGES'
KING CRABRANGE - ALASKAGEAR - TANGLE NETS, OTTER TRAWLS
.'/^
DUNGENESS CRABRANGE - PACIFIC COAS
ALASKAGEAR - TRAPS
T STATES ANDROCK CRABRANGE - NEW ENGLANDGEAR - POTS
STONE CRABRANGE - FLORIDAGEAR - DIP NETS, CRAB POTS
HORSESHOE CRAB
C^lf- "^R^LAND TO NEW YORKGEAR - POUND NETS, WEIRS, BY HANO
PICTORIAL SECTION259
FRESH-WATER CRAWFISHRANGE - RIVERS AND LAKESGEAR - CRAWFISH (POTS)
SEA CRAWFISH OR SPINY LOBSTERRANGE - CALIFORNIA AND FLORIDAGEAR - DIP NETS, POTS, HOOKS
LOBSTERRANGE - VIRGINIA TO MAINEGEAR ' POTS
SHRIMPRANGE - TEXAS TO NORTH CAROLINA,
MAINE, CALIFORNIA,WASHINGTON, AND ALASKA
GEAR - SHRIMP- TRAWLS
SOFT CLAMRANGE - MIDDLE ATLANTIC TO
NEW ENGLAND, PACIFICCOAST STATES
GEAR - FORKS, HOES, RAKES
RAZOR CLAM, PACIFICRANGE - OREGON, WASHINGTON AND
ALASKAGEAR - SHOVELS
HARD CLAMRANGE - FLORIDA TO MAINEGEAR - HOES, DREDGES, TONGS, RAKES
HAND
LIMPETRANGE - NEW YORK AND NEW ENGLANDGEAR - DREDGES
LITTLE-NECK CLAMRANGE - PACIFIC COASTGEAR - SHOVELS
260PICTORIAL SECTION
CONCHRANGE - FLORIDA TO MAINEGEAR - SPONGE HOOKS, OTTER TRAWLS,
DREDGES, POTS
BUTTER CLAMRANGE - PACIFIC COASTGEAR - SHOVELS
TREPANGRANGE - WASHINGTONGEAR - BEAM TRAWLS
OCEAN MUSSELRANGE - NORTH CAROLINA TO MAINEGEAR - DREDGES, TONGS, RAKES, HAND
FRESH-WATER MUSSELRANGE - FRESH-WATER STREAMSGEAR - CROWFOOT BARS, PICKS, HANQ/
OYSTERRANSE - TEXAS TO MASSACHUSETTS,
PACIFIC COAST STATESGEAR - TONGS, DREDGES, RAKES, HAND
^f^f'^^^^^'^'^^r^f^
BAY SCALLOPRANGE - FLORIDA TO MASSACHUSETTS,
WASHINGTONGEAR - DREDGES, SCRAPES, PUSH NETS,
TONGS, RAKES
SQUIDRANGE - VIRGINIA TO MAINE,
CALIFORNIA ANDWASHINGTON
GEAR - LAMPARA NETS,GI LL NETSOTTER TRAWLS, POUND NETS
SEA SCALLOPRANGE - NEW JERSEY TO MAINEGEAR - DREDGES
STARFISHRANGE - ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC COASTSGEAR - HOOKS, SCRAPES, "mOPS"
PICTORIAL SECTION 261
TERRAPINRANGE - TEXAS TO NEW JERSEY
GEAR - HAUL SEINES, HAND
LOGGERHEAD TURTLERANGE - FLORIDA TO NEW JERSEYGEAR - GILL NETS
FROGRANGE - FRESH-WATER, MARSHES, PONDSGEAR - SPEARS, GRABS
GREEN TURTLERANGE - FLORIDAGEAR - GILL NETS, TANGLE NETS
\ \
HAWKSBILL TURTLERANGE - GULF OF MEXICO AND ATLANTIC
COAST TO NEW YORKGEAR - HAND, TANGLE NETS, POUND NETS
SOFT-SHELL TURTLERANGE - LAKES AND RIVERSGEAR - HAUL SEINES, FYKE NETS,
POTS
SPONGERANGE - FLORIDA TO WEST INDIESGEAR - HOOKS, DIVING OUTFITS
IRISH MOSSRANGE - NEW ENGLANDGEAR - RAKES
" SECTION 15.- STATISTICAL PUBLICATIONS
The following list of publications includes all reports issued in the Current Fishery
Statistics series from number I to the last one issued in 1946. In future StatisticalDigests, this section will carry a list of those reports issued during the year coveredby the Digest. Previously reports of this type were published in the Statistical Bulletinseries, which ended with number 1437.
C.F.S. NO. TITLE
1 COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS, AUGUST 15,19412 LANDINGS BY FISHING VESSELS AT CERTAIN NEW ENGLAND PORTS, AUGUST, 1941
3 COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS, SEPTEMBER 15, 1941
4 LANDINGS BY FISHING VESSELS AT CERTAIN NEW ENGLAND PORTS, SEPTEMBER, 1941
5 COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS, OCTOBER 15, 1941
6 COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS, NOVEMBER 15, 1941
7 LANDINGS BY FISHING VESSELS AT CERTAIN NEW ENGLAND PORTS, OCTOBER, 1941
8 COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS, DECEMBER 15, 1941
9 LANDINGS BY FISHING VESSELS AT CERTAIN NEW ENGLAND PORTS, NOVEMBER, 1941
10 LANDINGS BY FISHING VESSELS AT CERTAIN NEW ENGLAND PORTS, DECEMBER, 1941
11 COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS, JANUARY 15, 1942
12 LANDINGS BY FISHING VESSELS AT CERTAIN NEW ENGLAND PORTS, BY MONTHS, 1941
13 LAKE FISHERIES, 194014 LANDINGS BY FISHING VESSELS AT CERTAIN NEW ENGLAND PORTS, JANUARY, 1942
15 COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS, FEBRUARY 15, 1942
16 FISHERY PRODUCTS FROZEN AND COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS OF FROZEN AND CUREDFISHERY PRODUCTS, 1941
17 PRELIMINARY STATEMENT OF PACIFIC SALMON PACK, 1941
18 LANDINGS BY FISHING VESSELS AT CERTAiri NEW ENGLAND PORTS, FEBRUARY, 1942
19 FISHERIES OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY STATES, 194020 COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS, MARCH 15, 1942
21 LANDINGS BY FISHING VESSELS AT CERTAIN NEW ENGLAND PORTS, 1941
22 PRELIMINARY STATEMENT OF CANNED OYSTER PACK, 194123 SOUTH ATLANTIC 4 GULF FISHERIES, 194024 FISHERIES OF THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES, 194025 FISHERIES OF THE NEW ENGLAND STATES, 194026 FISHERIES OF THE PACIFIC COAST STATES, 194027 FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES 4 ALASKA, 194028 LANDINGS BY FISHING VESSELS AT CERTAIN NEW ENGLAND PORTS, MARCH, 194229 COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS, APRIL 15, 194230 MANUFACTURED FISHERY PRODUCTS OF THE UNITED STATES AND ALASKA, 194031 COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS OF FI:iHERY PRODUCTS, MAY 15, 194232 LANDINGS BY FISHING VESSELS AT CERTAIN NEW ENGLAND PORTS, APRIL, 1942
33 COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS, JUNE 15, 194234 LANDINGS BY FISHING VESSELS AT CERTAIN NEW ENGLAND PORTS, MAY, 194235 PRODUCTION OF FRESH AND FROZEN PACKAGED FISH, 194236 COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS, JULY 15, 194237 LANDINGS BY FISHING VESSELS AT CERTAIN NEW ENGLAND PORTS, JUNE, 194238 COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS, AUGUST 15, 194239 LANDINGS BY FISHING VESSELS AT CERTAIN NEW ENGLAND PORTS, JULY, 194240 COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS, SEPTEMBER 15, 194241 LANDINGS BY FISHING VESSELS AT CERTAIN NEW ENGLAND PORTS, AUGUST, 194242 CANNED FISHERY PRODUCTS AND BYPRODUCTS OF UNITED STATES AND ALASKA, 194143 COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS, OCTOBER 15, 194244 LANDINGS BY FISHING VESSELS AT CERTAIN NEW ENGLAND PORTS, SEPTEMBER, 194245 COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS, NOVEMBER 15, 194246 LANDINGS BY FISHING VESSELS AT CERTAIN NEW ENGLAND PORTS, OCTOBER, 194247 LANDINGS BY FISHING VESSELS AT CER'AIII tlEW ENGLAND PORTS, NOVEMBER, 194248 COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS, DECEMBER 15, 194249 COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS, JANUARY 1, 194350 LANDINGS BY FISHING VESSELS AT CERTAIN NEW ENGLAND PORTS, DECEMBER, 1942
51 LANDINGS BY FISHING VESSELS AT CERTAIN MEW ENGLAND PORTS, 1942 - BYGEAR AND AREA
52 COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS, FEBRUARY 1, 194353 LANDINGS BY FISHING VESSELS AT CERTAIN NEW ENGLAND PORTS, JANUARY, 194354 FISHERIES OF ALASKA, 194155 LANDINGS BY FISHING VESSELS AT CERTAIN NEW ENGLAND PORTS, BY MONTHS, 194256 COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS, MARCH 1, 194357 LANDINGS BY FISHING VESSELS AT CERTAIN NEW ENGLAND PORTS, FEBRUARY, 194358 COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS, APRIL 1, 194359 PRELIMINARY STATEMENT OF CANNED OYSTER PACK, 194260 PRELIMINARY STATEMENT OF PACIFIC SALMON PACK, 194261 LANDINGS BY FISHING VESSELS AT CERTAIN NEW ENGLAND PORTS, MARCH, 194362 VITAMIN A REPORT, DECEMBER, 194263 VITAMIN A REPORT, JANUARY, 194364 VITAMIN A REPORT, FEBRUARY, 194365 COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS, MAY 1,194366 FISHERIES OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY STATES, 194167 VITAMIN A REPORT, MARCH, 194368 MANUFACTURED FISHERY PRODUCTS OF THE UNITED STATES AND ALASKA, 194169 LANDINGS BY FISHING VESSELS AT CERTAIN NEW ENGLAND PORTS, APRIL, 194370 COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS, JUNE 1,194371 VITAMIN A REPORT, APRIL, 194372 LAKE FISHERIES, 194173 LANDINGS BY FISHING VESSELS AT CERTAIN NEW ENGLAND PORTS, MAY, 1943
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STATISTICAL PUBLICATIONS
C.F.S. NO. TITLE
74 COLO STORAGE HOLDINGS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS, JULY 1, 194375 VITAMIN A REPORT, MAY, 194376 VITAMIN A REPORT, JUNE, 194377 LANDINGS BY FISHING VESSELS AT CERTAIN NEW ENGLAND PORTS, JUNE 194378 FISHERY PRODUCTS FROZEN AND COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS OF FROZEN AND CURED FISHERY\79 COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS, AUGUST 1, 1943 \PRODUCTS, 194280 VITAMIN A REPORT, JULY, 194381 LANDINGS BY FISHING VESSELS AT CERTAIN NEW ENGLAND PORTS, JULY, 194382 PRODUCTION OF FRESH AND FROZEN PACKAGED FISH IN THE UNITED STATES, 194283 COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS, SEPTEMBER 1, 194384 LANDINGS BY FISHING CRAFT AT NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, JUL^Y, 194385 LANDINGS BY FISHING VESSELS AT CERTAIN NEW ENGLAND PORTS, AUGUST, 194386 VITAMIN A REPORT, AUGUST, 194387 COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS, OCTOBER 1, 194388 VITAMIN A REPORT, SEPTEMBER, 194389 LANDINGS BY FISHING VESSELS AT CERTAIN NEW ENGLAND PORTS, SEPTEMBER, 194390 FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES AND ALASKA, 194191 COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS, NOVEMBER 1, 194392 VITAMIN A REPORT, OCTOBER, 194393 CANNED FISHERY PRODUCTS AND BYPRODUCTS OF THE UNITED STATES AND ALASKA, 1942
94 LANDINGS BY FISHING CRAFT AT NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, AUGUST, 194395 LANDINGS BY FISHING VESSELS AT CERTAIN NEW ENGLAND PORTS, OCTOBER, 194396 COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS, DECEMBER 1, 194397 FISHERIES OF ALASKA, 194298 VITAMIN A REPORT, NOVEMBER, 194399 LANDINGS BY FISHING VESSELS AT CERTAIN NEW ENGLAND PORTS, NOVEMBER, 1943100 COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS, JANUARY 1, 1944101 LANDINGS BY FISHING CRAFT AT NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, SEPTEMBER, 1943102 LANDINGS BY FISHING CRAFT AT NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, OCTOBER, 1943103 LANDINGS BY FISHING CRAFT AT NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS,
NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, 1943104 LANDINGS BY FISHING VESSELS AT CERTAIN NEW ENGLAND PORTS, DECEMBER, 1943105 LANDINGS BY FISHING VESSELS AT CERTAIN NEW ENGLAND PORTS, BY MONTHS,
ANNUAL, 1943105 VITAMIN A REPORT, DECEMBER, 1943 (ANNUAL SUMMARY INCLUDED)107 COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS, FEBRUARY 1, 1944108 LANDINGS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS AT NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, BY MONTHS, 1942109 LANDINGS BY FISHING VESSELS AT CERTAIN NEW ENGLAND PORTS, JANUARY, 1944110 LANDINGS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS AT NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, BY MONTHS, 1943
111 VITAMIN A REPORT, JANUARY 1944112 LANDINGS BY FISHING CRAFT AT NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, JANUARY, 1944113 COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS, MARCH 1, 1944114 LAKE FISHERIES, 1942115 LANDINGS BY FISHING CRAFT AT NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, FEBRUARY, 1944
116 PRELIMINARY STATEMENT OF CANNED OYSTER PACK, 1943
117 FISHERIES OF THE PACIFIC COAST STATES, 1941118 LANDINGS BY FISHING VESSELS AT CERTAIN NEW ENGLAND PORTS, BY GEAR AND
AREA, 1943119 VITAMIN A REPORT, FEBRUARY, 1944120 LANDINGS BY FISHING VESSELS AT CERTAIN NEW ENGLAND PORTS, FEBRUARY, 1944121 COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS, APRIL 1, 1944122 VITAMIN A REPORT, MARCH, 1944123 LANDINGS BY FISHING VESSELS AT CERTAIN NEW ENGLAND PORTS, MARCH, 1944124 LANDINGS BY FISHING CRAFT AT NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, MARCH, 1944125 COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS, MAY 1, 1944126 LANDINGS BY FISHING VESSELS AT CERTAIN NEW ENGLAND PORTS, APRIL, 1944127 VITAMIN A REPORT, APRIL, 1944128 LANDINGS BY FISHING CRAFT AT NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, APRIL, 1944129 LANDINGS BY FISHING CRAFT AT NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, BY GEAR
AND SUBAREA, 1943130 COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS, JUNE 1, 1944131 VI TAX IN A REPORT, MAY, 1944132 LAIDIIGS BY FISHING VESSELS AT CERTAIN NEW ENGLAND PORTS, MAY, 1944133 PRODUCTION OF FRESH AND FROZEN PACKAGED FISH IN THE UNITED STATES, 1943134 LANDINGS BY FISHING CRAFT AT NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, MAY, 1944135 PRELIMINARY STATEMENT OF PACIFIC SALMON PACK, 1943136 COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS, JULY 1, 1944137 LANDINGS BY FISHING VESSELS AT CERTAIN NEW ENGLAND PORTS, JUNE, 1944138 LANDINGS BY FISHING CRAFT AT NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, JUNE, 1944139 VITAMIN A REPORT, JUNE, 1944140 COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS, AUGUST 1, 1944141 LANDINGS BY FISHING VESSELS AT CERTAIN NEW ENGLAND PORTS, JULY, 1944142 LANDINGS BY FISHING CRAFT AT NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, JULY, 1944143 FISHERIES OF ALASKA, 1943144 LANDINGS BY FISHING VESSELS AT CERTAIN NEW ENGLAND PORTS, AUGUST, 1944145 COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS, SEPTEMBER 1, 1944146 VITAMIN A REPORT, JULY, 1944147 LANDINGS BY FISHING CRAFT AT NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, AUGUST, 1944148 FISHERY PRODUCTS FROZEN AND COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS OF FROZEN AND
CURED FISHERY PRODUCTS, 1943
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STATISTICAL PUBLICA TIONS
C.F.S. NO.
149150151152153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186187188189190191192193194195196197198199200201202203204205206207208209210211212213214215216217218219220221222223224225226227228
TITLE
cold storage holdings of fishery products, october 1, 1944vitamin a report, august, 1944landings by fishing craft at new bedford, massachusetts, september, 1944landings by fishing vessels at certain new england ports, september, 1944cold storage holdings of fishery products, november 1, 1944landings by fishing craft at new bedford, october, 1944landings by fishing vessels at certain new england ports, october, 1944canned fish and byproducts, 1943cold storage holdings of fishery products, december 1, 1944landings by fishing vessels at certain new england ports, november, 1944landings by fishing craft at new bedford, massachusetts, november, 1944vitamin a report, september, 1944vitamin a report, october, 1944vitamin a report, november, 1944cold storage holdings of fishery products, january 1, 1945fisheries of the new england states, 1942middle atlantic fisheries, 1942landings by fishing vessels at certain new england ports, december, 1944landings by fishing craft at new bedford, massachusetts, december, 1944landings by fishing craft at new bedford, massachusetts, by months, 1944landings by fishing vessels at certain new england ports, by months, 1944cold storage holdings and freezings of fishery products, february 1, 1945landings by undertonnage boats at certain new england ports, 1944landings by fishing craft at new bedford, massachusetts, january, 1945frozen fish report, march, 1945vitamin a report, december, 1944vitamin a report, january, 1945frozen fish, annual, 1944new england landings, by gear and subarea, 1944new england landings, january, 1945frozen fish report, april, 1945pacific coast fisheries, 1942chesapeake fisheries, 1942manufactured fishery products, 1942fisheries of the united states and alaska, 1942canned salmon, 1944new england landings, february, 1945landings by fishing craft at new bedford, february, 1945frozen fish report, may 1, 1945new england landings, march, 1945imports and exports of fishery products, 1942landings by fishing craft at new bedford, march, 1945vitamin a report, february, 1945vitamin a report, march, 1945new york city landings, 1938 - 1944vitamin a report, april, 1945landings by fishing craft at new bedford, massachusetts, april, 1945canned oysters, 1944frozen fish report, june 1, 1545new england landings, april, 1345new england landings, may, 1945vitamin a report, may, 1945landings by fishing craft at new bedford, massachusetts, may, 1945fisheries of alaska, 1944frozen fish report, july 1, 1945current fishery trade, january - march, 1945landings by fishing craft at new bedford, by gear and subarea, 1944fish meal and oil, june, 1945lake fisheries, 1943current fishery trade, april, 1945landings by fishing craft at new bedford, massachusetts, june, 1945vitamin a report, june, 1945frozen fish report, august 1, 1945new england landings, june, 1945current fishery trade, may, 1945fish meal and oil, july, 1945vitamin a report, july, 1945current fishery trade, september, 1945landings by fishing craft at mew bedford, massachusetts, july, 1945frozen fish report, september' 1, 1345new england landings, july, 1945canned fish and byproducts, 1944current fishery trade, june, 1945current fishery trade, july, 1945vitamin a report, august, 1945fish meal and oil, august, 1945frozen fish report, october 1, 1945landings at new bedford, massachusetts, august, 1945new england landings, august, 1945new england landings, september, 1945
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C.F.3. NO. TITLE
229 FISH MEAL AND OIL, SEPTEMBER, 1945230 PACKAGED FISH, 1944231 FROZEN FISH REPORT, NOVEMBER, 1945232 CURRENT FISHERY TRADE, AUGUST, 1945233 LANDINGS AT NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, SEPTEMBER, 1945
234 VITAMIN A REPORT, SEPTEMBER, 1945235 FROZEN FISH REPORT, DECEMBER, 1945236 FISH MEAL AND OIL, OCTOBER, 1945237 NEW ENGLAND LANDINGS , OCTOBER, 1945238 VITAMIN A REPORT, OCTOBER, 1945239 CURRENT FISHERY TRADE, OCTOBER, 1945240 LANDINGS AT NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, OCTOBER, 1945
241 FROZEN FISH REPORT, JANUARY, 1946
242 FISH MEAL AND OIL, NOVEMBER, 1945
243 LANDINGS AT NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, NOVEMBER, 1945
244 NEW ENGLAND LANDINGS, NOVEMBER, 1945
245 FROZEN FISH, ANNUAL, 1945246 CURRENT FISHERY TRADE,.NOVEMBER, 1945247 LANDINGS AT NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, DECEMBER, 1945
248 NEW ENGLAND LANDINGS, DECEMBER, 1945
249 VITAMIN A REPORT, NOVEMBER, 1945250 NEW ENGLAND LANDINGS, BY MONTHS, 1945251 FISH MEAL AND OIL, DECEMBER, 1945252 FROZEN FISH REPORT, FEBRUARY, 1946
253 VITAMIN A REPORT, DECEMBER, 1945254 NEW ENGLAND LANDINGS, JANUARY, 1946
255 CURRENT FISHERY TRADE, DECEMBER, 1945
256 FISH MEAL AND OIL, JANUARY, 1946
257 FROZEN FISH REPORT, MARCH, 1946258 FISH MEAL AND OIL, FEBRUARY, 1946
259 CURRENT FISHERY TRADE, ANNUAL, 1945
260 CANNED OYSTERS, 1945261 FROZEN FISH REPORT, APRIL, 1946
262 CANNED FISH PRELIMINARY REPORT, 1945263 FISH MEAL AND OIL, MARCH, 1946
264 NEW ENGLAND LANDINGS, BY GEAR AND AREA, ANNUAL, 1945
265 NEW ENGLAND LANDINGS, FEBRUARY, 1946
266 VITAMIN A REPORT, JANUARY, 1946
267 VITAMIN A REPORT, FEBRUARY, 1946268 FROZEN FISH REPORT, MAY, 1946
269 NEW YORK CITY LANDINGS, 1945270 FISH MEAL AND OIL, APRIL, 1946
271 NEW ENGLAND LANDINGS, MARCH, 1946
272 FROZEN FISH REPORT, JUNE, 1946273 VITAMIN A REPORT, MARCH, 1946
274 CURRENT FISHERY TRADE, JANUARY TO MARCH, 1946-
275 FROZEN FISH REPORT, JULY, 1946
276 PACIFIC COAST FISHERIES, 1943277 NEW ETNGLAND LANDINGS, APRIL, 1946278 FISH MEAL AND OIL, MAY, 1946279 CANNED SALMON, 1945280 LANDINGS AT NEV BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, BY GEAR AND AREA, ANNUAL, 1945
281 FROZEN FISH REPORT, AUGUST, 1946282 VITAMIN A REPORT, APRIL, 1946283 CURRENT FISHERY TRADE, APRIL, 1946284 VITAMIN A REPORT, MAY, 1946
285 NEW ENGLAND LANDINGS, MAY, 1946
286 FISH MEAL AND OIL, JUNE, 1946
287 FROZEN FISH REPORT, SEPTEMBER, 1946288 NEW ENGLAND LANDINGS, JUNE, 1946
289 CURRENT FISHERY TRADE, MAY, 1946
290 FISH MEAL AND OIL, JULY, 1946
291 FROZEN FISH REPORT, OCTOBER, 1946292 VITAMIN A REPORT, JUNE, 1946293 ' VITAMIN A REPORT, JULY, 1946294 CURRENT FISHERY TRADE, JUNE, 1946295 FISH MEAL AND OIL, AUGUST, 1946296 NEW ENGLAND LANDINGS, JULY, 1946
297 CURRENT FISHERY TRADE, JULY, 1946298 VITAMIN A REPORT, AUGUST, 1946
299 MAINE LANDINGS, JULY AND AUGUST, 1946
300 NEW ENGLAND LANDINGS, AUGUST, 1946
301 FROZEN FISH REPORT, NOVEMBER, 1946302 FISH MEAL AND OIL, SEPTEMBER, 1946
303 VITAMIN A REPORT, SEPTEMBER, 1946304 CANNED FISH AND BYPRODUCTS, 1945305 MAINE LANDINGS, SEPTEMBER, 1946306 FROZEN FISH REPORT, DECEMBER, 1946
307 NEW ENGLAND LANDINGS, SEPTEMBER, 1946
308 FISH MEAL AND OIL, OCTOBER, 1946309 NEW ENGLAND LANDINGS, OCTOBER, 1946310 MAINE LANDINGS, OCTOBER, 1946 u. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : O— 1950
IN REPLY REFER TO:
UNITED STATESDEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
April 7, 1950
Mr. Leonard Schultz
U. S. National MuseumWashington, D. C,
Dear Leonard:
There is enclosed a spiral bound copy of Fishery Statistics of
the United States, 1.9h6 — our most recent digest — which contains detailedinformation on the fisheries of the United States.-, Alaska^ and Hawaii o Thereport contains 19h6 data for all of the Coastal and Great Lakes States,except New Hampshirej, New Jersey, Delaware, and the South Atlantic and GulfStates, Data were not collected for those States. More current summaryinformation is contained in the Service's monthly and annual fisherystatistical bulletins irtiich are issued as rapidly as the figures becomeavailable
„
For the first time, information on the fisheries of Hawaii has
been included in the digest = It is planned that the Hawaiian section will
be a permanent part of future digests e A new section entitled Statistical
Publications , which lists all of the reports issued in the Current Fishery
Statistics series through 191^6, has also been included. This listing will
be brought up-to-date in future editions.
We hope to have Fishery Statistics of the United States for 19ii7
available for release next fall. It will cover the same general field as
the 19l|6 issue, and, in addition, it will contain data on the fisheries of
New Hampshire, New Jersey, and Delaware.
We wish these digests to be of maximimi value, and we want the
material to be presented in the most accessible mannero Therefore, when
you have an opportunity, I woiild appreciate your reviewing the enclosed
report and sending me any suggestions you may have for its improvemento
Sincerely yours.
(J, (Jj' (/wWtr>v^
A» Wo Anderson, ChiefBranch of Commercial Fisheries
Enclostire
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