BUREAU OF FISHERIES XXVII 



Sixteen vessels of the Alaska service cruised about 143,000 nautical 

 miles in the fiscal year 1932, as compared with 145,408 nautical miles 

 in 1931. The Penguin covered 28,000 miles and the Crane and Brant 

 each about 14,000 miles. 



The Pengidn served the Pribilof Islands except in July and Au- 

 gust, 1931, when conveying the Commissioner of Fisheries and official 

 party on an inspection tour of Alaska. During this period the Crane 

 Avas at the Pribilofs. 



In southeast Alaska the Auklet, Mun^e, Petrel, and Widgeon en- 

 gaged in fisher}'^ protective work. Other vessels were in that district 

 part of the fall, after fishing to the westward ended, as follows: 

 Crane, which had been in the Alaska Peninsula region, and trans- 

 ferring seasonal employees to and from Bristol Bay ; Teal, on Cook 

 Inlet; Scoter, on Bristol Bay; and Kittiwake, in the Seward-Katalla 

 district. The Blu-e Wing and Red Wing patrolled the Kodiak-Afog- 

 nak area and served the Afognak hatchery; the Eider also was in 

 that district, except for two months when relieving the Crane in the 

 Alaska Peninsula area. The Ihis was at Chignik, the Merganser in 

 the Ikatan-Shumagin district, and the Coot on the Yukon River. 

 The Brant engaged in general supervisory work in southeast Alaska 

 and made several trips to Seattle. The Brant also was on patrol 

 duty several weeks off Neah Bay, Wash., to protect the fur-seal herd 

 during its migration northward. The Widgeon performed similar 

 duty in southeast Alaska. 



During the winter the Auklet and Widgeon were extensively re- 

 built at Seattle, and other vessels were given a general overhauling. 

 The Merganser has been assigned to the Yes Bay hatchery. 



APPROPRIATIONS 



Appropriations for the bureau for the fiscal year aggregated 

 $2,905,540, as follows : 



Salaries $201, 660 



Miscellaneous expenses : 



Administration 4, 400 



Propagation of food fishes 1, 022, 760 



Maintenance of vessels 316.920 



Inquiry respecting food fishes 300,340 



Fishery industries 116, 620 



Protecting sponge fisheries 3, 100 



Protecting seal and salmon fisheries of Alaska 446, 240 



Upper Mississippi Wild Life and Fish Refuge 25,000 



Construction of stations 448. 500 



Enforcement of black bass law 20, 000 



2, 905, 540 

 Very truly yours, 



Henry O'Mallet, 



Commissioner of Fisheries. 



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