Table 7. — Pishing Mortality and returns - January-May, 1928-195^ 

 Columbia River chinook salmon 



Percentage 

 Seasonal 

 Fishing 



Returns 



195^ 



31.6 



H,60l 



Remarks from Pacific Fisherman 



Price 17?S 



Price 10^ 



Depression prices lower intensity. 



Strike- fishermen & cannery operators. 



Strike- season opened May 3* 



Washington eliminated traps & seines. 



Season opened early, April 26. 



May poorest in history. 



Season slow. 



Good for a few days. 



Catches dropped off fast. 



Opened better 



Started well. 



Oregon eliminated traps & seines. 



In effect 1950. 



Early weeks contributed large share 

 of total production. 



1/ Gill net fishery poor sample of run in 19^0 due to unusual condition 

 of river. 



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