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BXJLLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



Thi.s fishery, like the one at Sanak Island, has been conducted solely with beach 

 seines and has produced chiefly red salmon, although occasional good catches of 

 pinks, chums, and cohos have been reported in recent years. It does not appear 

 from our records that the catches of red salmon were, on the whole, greatly reduced 

 previous to the closure of the lagoon to fishing in 1924. As a result of this closure 

 the fishing has been restricted to the beach outside the entrance to the lagoon, and 

 a marked reduction in the catch has resulted. This fishery has also been a very 

 intense one, and it is rather surprising that the catches previous to 1924 did not show 

 evidence of greater depletion. 



SHUMAGIN DISTRICT 



The following localities of the Shumagin district are not named on the map : 



Acheridin Bay, southern shore of Unga Island. 



Red Cove, southwest side of Popof Island. 



Balboa Bay, Alaska Peninsula, directly north of Unga Island across Unga 

 Strait. 



Ivanof Bay, Alaska Peninsula, the first bay east of Kupreanof Point. 



Stepovak Bay, Alaska Peninsula, the first bay west of Kupreanof Point. 



Orzinski (Orzenoi) Bay, a small bay on the west side of Stepovak Bay. 



The same general regulations have applied to the .Shumagin district as were 

 in force in the Ikatan district, and the following special regulations have been pro- 

 mulgated: Stepovak and Balboa Bays, with the exception of Orzinski Bay, were 

 closed to fishing in 1925, and the catch at Orzinski was limited to 25,000 red salmon. 

 In 1926 traps were prohibited on all islands except Unga, and beginning with 1928 

 the traps on Unga Island will be restricted to the east side (Popof Strait). Table 

 10 presents the data for this district. 



Table 10.- 



-Salmnn caught and fishing appliances used in the Shumagin Islands district, 1908 to 



1927 



