250 



BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES. 



A- a food fish the coho occupies a high rank. The flesh is less firm than that of the red salmon and 

 the scales fall off more readily when (lie fish is handled; and the flesh is rather pale in color, no1 pos- 

 sessing the deep red hue of the red salmon and the choice chinook. The flavor of the flesh, however, 

 is excellent, and only the pale color keeps it from ranking with the best. The canners usually pay to 

 the fishermen the same price fur the cohos that they pay for reds. 



The coho is canned as "coho" or "medium red." The first of these names is entirely proper and 

 appropriate, as is also the second, unless possibly it might lie objected to as suggesting that the contents 

 of the can is really the red or sockeye salmon of a color somewhat less red than usual. To the trade, 

 however, these two names have come to have a definite and well-understood meaning. They are not, 

 so far as we are informed, ever applied to any other species, and we regard them as wholly satisfactory 

 trade names. 



Commercially tin- coho is at present, next to the king, the least important of the 5 species found in 

 Alaska. In 1906 the total catch was 984,804 fish, yielding 113,054 cases, valued at $392,251. 



The Beginning and Ending of Commercial Fishing for Coho Salmon at Various Fishing 



Stations in Alaska, 1900 and 1904-1906. 



Note. — The fact that the name of a river is given does not necessarily mean that fishing is carried on in the river 

 itself; in many instances the fishing station is in the vicinity of the stream and its name has been used in order to locate 

 the stream more clearly. The dates given do not necessarily mean the beginning and ending of the run for each stream, 

 as the fish may have been running for some time before the'cannery men were able to fish the stream and the pack may 

 have been obtained and fishing stopped before the end of the season, 



Bering Sea. 



Nushagak Bay.. 

 Kvichak River. . 

 Naknek River. . . 

 Ugaguk River. . . 

 Ugagshik River. 



Central Alaska. 



Chignik Lagoon and River. 

 Kodiak Island: 



Karlnk 



Alitak Bay 



Cook Inlet (Kasilof) 



Prince William Sound & 



Southeast Alaska 



Yakutat Bay 



Situk River 



Ankau River 



Ankau Slough 



Ahrnklin River 



Ahrnklin Slough 



Lituya Bay 



Surge Bay, Yakobi Island 



Takanis Bay, Yakobi Island 



Cape Edward, off Chicagof Island .... 



Portloek Harbor, Chicagof Island 



Cross Sound ; Taylor Bay 



I.isianski Strait 



knelilakeine l?l 



I'nrenpine ( ?i 



ley Strait : 



Dundas Bay 



Glacier Ba y— Bartlett Bay 



Pleasant Island 



Excursion Inlet 



Port Frederick, Chichagof Island. 

 Lynn Canal 



Chiucoot Inlet and River 



Chilkat Inlet ami River 



Eagle River 



Lena ( !ove 



Point l.ouise 



Auk Bay 



Fishing 

 began — 



June 21 

 .Inly 20 



Fishing 

 ended — 



July '-'4 

 July 25 



1904. 



Fishing Fishing 

 ended— 



June 25 

 July 27 



Aug. 3 

 Aug. 25 



July 1 



Aug. 20 



Aug. 12 

 Sept. 21 

 Aug. 10 



Aug. 

 Aug. 



1905. 



Fishing Fishing 

 began — ended — 



July 10 

 June 17 



July 30 



July 2s 



1906. 



Fishing Fishing 

 ended— 



July 11 



Aug. 21 

 Aug. 27 

 May 27 



Aug. 29 

 ...do... 

 Aug. 30 

 Aug. 27 

 Aug. 30 



Sept. 30 

 Sept. 3 

 Aug. 4 



Aug. 29 

 Oct. 2 

 Sept. 29 

 Sept. 12 

 Oct. 3 



Sept 30 



. June 15 I Oct. 8 



June 25  Oct. i 

 rune 20 Sept. li 

 lug. 23 Sept 23 



June 15 



July 22 

 Aug. 22 



Aug. 27 



Aug. 29 



Aug. 21 



Aug. 27 



Sept. u 



Aug. 10 



July 25 



July 29 



Aug. 20 



Aug. 10 



Aug. 27 



Aug. 6 

 Aug. 13 



...do... 

 Aug. 26 

 June 22 



July 20 



00 



Sept. 25 

 Aug. 27 



Aug. 13 

 Aug. 7 

 July 10 



Sept. 27 

 Sept. 29 



Sept. 14 

 Sept. 27 

 Sept. 2t, 

 Aug. 16 

 Aug. 20 

 Aug. 27 

 Aug. 24 

 Aug. 10 

 Aug. 27 



Aug. 22 

 ....do... 

 Aug. 14 



Sept. 1 



Aug. 13 

 Aug. 27 



Sept, i:i 



Sepl || 

 Sept, II 



July 25 



Aug. 11 



Aug. 25 



July 31 



Aug. 20 Sept. 15 



July 15 ! do... 



July 1 : Sept. 15 



. . .do. . . do. . . 



Aug. 15 do... 



Sept. 3 



Sept. 5 

 Aug. 2S 

 July 6 

 Sept. 8 

 Sept. 5 

 July 27 



tune 2'.' 

 July 4 



o Run too late. 



'> 1891, August 4 to September 14. 



Aug. 4 

 00 



(a, 



Sept. 12 



Sept. .' 



Aug. 13 



Sepl. 25 



Do. 

 Sept. 15 

 Sept I.; 



Aug. 11 

 Do. 



Au- 26 



July 31 



Sepl 3 



Sept, 17 

 Sepl pi 

 Sept. 13 



Sept 20 



Sept. 5 



Sepi 23 



Sept. 22 



Sept. 5 



