Section 27 This section presents statistics relating to quantity, value, species, and disposition of fish caught for commercial purposes, and of fishery products. The principal sources of these data are the annual report Fishery Statistics of the United States, and the monthly and annual Current Fishery Statistics bulletins, both published by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior. The Fish and Wildlife Service conducts annual surveys for various statistical information on the fishery industries. Results from the surveys include data on the volume of the catch of individual species of fish and shellfish and their value, employment in the fisheries, quantity of gear operated, the number of fishing and transporting craft employed in the capture and transporting of fishery products, employment in wholesale and manufacturing establishments, and volume and value of the production of manufactured fishery products. In addition to the basic statistics on employment, yield, and production, the reports include data on imports and exports of fishery commodities; freezings and cold-storage holdings of fishery products; monthly production of fish meal and oil; quarterly production of fish sticks; and monthly landings in most coastal States, and in Ohio. Information is also collected covering shad fisheries of the Hudson and Potomac Rivers; alewife fisheries of the Potomac; seed oyster fisheries; and Pacific Coast halibut fisheries. The first comprehensive statistical survey of the fisheries and fishery industries of the United States was made for the year 1880, although it did not include data for the Mississippi River and its tributaries. A complete survey of the entire United States was conducted in 1908 and again in 1931. Various sections of the country have been surveyed from time to time. A complete survey of all sections, including the manufacturing and wholesaling operations, was made for 1950, and complete data have been collected annually beginning with 1954. Alaska and Hawaii.-For a general statement concerning the treatment of data for Alaska and Hawaii, see preface. Historical statistics.-Tabular headnotes (as "See also Historical Statistics, Colonial Times to 1957, series L 110-111") provide cross-references, where applicable, to Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1957. See preface. No. 957. FISHERIES-SUMMARY OF TOTAL CATCH AND VALUE: 1930 To 1959 [Includes Alaska, Beginning 1959, includes Hawaii. Data for 1944 and 1946-1949 partly estimated. See also Historical Statistics, Colonial Times to 1957, series L 110-111] Source: Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service; annual report, Fishery Statistics of the United States. No. 958. FISHERIES-EMPLOYMENT, FISHING CRAFT, AND ESTABLISHMENTS: 1940, 1950, AND 1958 1 Gear manufacture, boat building, processing equipment, etc. Source: Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service; annual report, Fisheries of the United States. No. 959. FISHERIES-FISHERMEN, FISHINg Craft, and CATCH, BY AREAS: 1958 [See also Historical Statistics, Colonial Times to 1957, series L 110-123, for data on quantity of catch] ? Excludes Hawaii, • Exclusive of duplication. 1 Refers to craft having capacity of less than 5 net tons. Includes whale products. Less than 500,000 pounds. Less than $500. 7 Not available. Source: Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service; annual report, Fishery Statistics of the United States. No. 960. FISHERIES-CATCH OF PRINCIPAL SPECIES: 1931 To 1959 [In thousands of pounds. Includes Alaska, and beginning 1959, Hawaii] Source: Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service; annual report, Fishery Statistics of the United States. 76, 415 135, 733 171, 339 166, 379 (3) 249,000 71, 658 (4) No. 961. FISHERIES-CATCH OF PRINCIPAL SPECIES, BY AREAS, AND QUANTITY AND VALUE OF CATCH, BY STATES: 1930 TO 1958 [Catch in thousands of pounds; value in thousands of dollars. Values represent the value of fish to fishermen. See also Historical Statistics, Colonial Times to 1957, series L 114-154] No. 961. FISHERIES-CATCH OF PRINCIPAL SPECIES, BY AREAS, AND QUANTITY AND VALUE OF CATCH, BY STATES: 1930 TO 1958-Continued 1 Collected for most part by State fishery agencies and compiled by Fish and Wildlife Service. * Includes, in addition to lakes shown, small amounts for Lake Ontario, Lake-of-the-Woods, Namakan Lake, and Rainy Lake. 3 Not availale. Source: Department of the Interior. Fish and Wildlife Service; annual report, Fishery Statistics of the United States. |