. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. TRENDS. AND DEVELOPMENTS Additions to the Fleet of U. S. Fishing Vessels A total of 76 vessels of 5 net tons and over received their first documents as fishing craft during July, 87 in June, and 94 in May 1954. In 1953 the totals were July 72, June 107, and May 76 craft. Louisiana led with 14 vessels in July and with 16 vessels in June, while Texas was the leader in May with 17 vessels. Vessels Obtaining Their First Documents as Fishing Craft, May-J\ily 1954 and Comparisons Section July June May Sevenmonths end- ing with July Total 1953 195
. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. TRENDS. AND DEVELOPMENTS Additions to the Fleet of U. S. Fishing Vessels A total of 76 vessels of 5 net tons and over received their first documents as fishing craft during July, 87 in June, and 94 in May 1954. In 1953 the totals were July 72, June 107, and May 76 craft. Louisiana led with 14 vessels in July and with 16 vessels in June, while Texas was the leader in May with 17 vessels. Vessels Obtaining Their First Documents as Fishing Craft, May-J\ily 1954 and Comparisons Section July June May Sevenmonths end- ing with July Total 1953 195411953 195411953 195411953 1954 1 1953 New England Middle Atlantic Chesapeake South Atlantic . fNiimber) 1 3 3 8 14 31 13 4 2 3 6 12 24 22 2 1 8 2 7 21 38 10 1 4 1 11 10 20 43 18 2 6 19 10 33 16 8 7 3 2 11 27 25 1 21 13 62 77 255 76 3 20 1 1 16 13 42 62 136 130 5 37 1 20 19 83 116 264 164 7 53 3 Gulf Pacific Great Lakes Alaska Hawaii Unknown Total 76 72 87 107 94 76 529 442 729 Note: Vessels have been assigned to the various sections on the basis of their home port. | During the first 7 months of this year, 529 vessels received their first docu- ments as fishing craft, compared with 442 during the same period in 1953. The gain in documentation during the first 7 months of 1954 took place mostly in the Gulf States where 255 vessels were added to the fleet as compared with 136 in the same period in 1953. Alaska SALMON PACK IN 1954 SHOWS INCREASE: In an address delivered to the American Fisheries Society convening in Seattle, Director John L, Farley of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, revealed on September 15 that this year's Alaska salmon pack, as of August 21, totaled 2, 845, 307 standard cases (48 1-lb. cans) as compared with 2, 603, 101 cases on the same date last year. While a small addition- al pack will be forthcoming from the limited fall fishing seasons, this figure repre- sents, for all practical purposes, the pack for 1954. Despite the increase over last year's pack
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