Table 9. — Fishing mortalities and returns - August- December, 1928-195!+ 



Columbia River chinook salmon 



Percentage 



Seasonal 



Remarks from Pacific Fisherman 



Poor escapement. 



Weak market, prices sharply cut. 



August greatest run on record; .price 



decline to lowest on record, price 



declined to \j,. 



Earnings of fishermen twice 1932. 

 Heavy August runs. 

 Fishermen's strike in August. 



Good escapement. 



Fall pack curtailed by a strike. 



Heavy. 



Exceptional. 

 Good. 

 Light run. 



August good. 

 Good run. 



Strike in August. 

 August failure. 



August fishing has suffered severe 

 damage. 



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