CONTENTS 



Page 



Introduction ^ 



Data collection ^ 



Data analysis ^ 



Results and discussion 4 



Intraseasonal variation 5 



Length 5 



Age composition 6 



Sex ratio 7 



Interarea variability 7 



Length 7 



Age composition 9 



Sex ratio 9 



Recommendations 9 



Summary 16 



Acknowledgments 16 



Literature cited 17 



Appendix 19 



A. Biological statistics for chum salmon, Alaska Peninsula 

 area, 1951-57 19 



B. Biological statistics for chum salmon, Kodiak Island area, 

 1948-51, and 1955-57 45 



C. Biological statistics for chum salmon. Prince William 

 Sound area, 1952-58 57 



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