United States Department of the Interior, Oscar L. Chapman, Secretary- 

 Fish and Wildlife Service, Albert M. Day, Director 



0FF3HCRE FISHING M BRISTOL BAY AND BERING SEA 



By Joseph T. Bamaby 

 Fishery Biologist 



CONTENTS 



Page 



Introduction , 1 



Life history of salmon = . 1 



Alaska salmon fishery 2 



Regulations governing the fishery 3 



Experimental offshore fishing 5 



Operations in 1939 6 



Summary of 1939 operations , 13 



Operations in 19U0 lU 



Summary of 19U0 operations. . 20 



Opera ti ons in 19 Ul 21 



Summary of 19U1 operations 28 



Conclusions 28 



Appendix 30 



Special Scientifc Report! Fisheries No. 89 



