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PeTcenlags of salmon caught in each Alaska districl, by principal forms of apparatus 



The total catch of salmon in 1931 was 73,848,682, a decrease of 

 8,892,950, or about 11 per cent, from the number taken in 1930. 

 There was a decrease of 17,858,031 in southeastern Alaska and 

 1,672,833 in central Alaska, while the western district gained 

 10,637,914. The catch by species shows that cohos decreased 

 1,894,278, chums 28,464, pinks 19,002,286, and kings 212,608, while 

 reds increased 12,244,686. 



Salmon taken in 1931, by apparatus and species, in each geographic section of 



Alaska 



Apparatus and species 



Southeast 

 Alaska 



Central 

 Alaska 



Western 

 Alaska 



Total 



Seines: 



Coho, or silver 



Chum, or keta 



Pink, or humpback- 

 King, or spring 



Red, orsockeye 



Total - 



Gill nets: 



Coho, or silver 



Chum, or keta 



Pink, or humpback- 

 King, or spring 



Red, orsockeye 



Total. 



Traps: 



Coho, or silver 



Chum, or keta 



Pink, or humpback- 

 King, or spring 



Red, orsockeye 



Total. 



Lines: 



Coho, or silver. . 

 King, or spring. 



Total 



Wheels: 



Chum, or keta.. 

 King, or spring. 



Total 



Total: 



Coho, or silver 



Chum, or keta 



Pink, or humpback. 



King, or spring 



Red, orsockeye 



Grand total. 



131,845 



1,131,713 



5, 785, 656 



780 



496, 929 



78, 501 



912, 797 



4, 829, 858 



386 



653, 759 



42, 925 



1,556 

 742, 198 



7, 546, 923 



6, 475, 301 



188, 298 



7,892 



159, 763 



27, 550 



379, 500 



274, 385 

 30, 759 



277, 523 



51, 769 



1, 324, 566 



786, 679 



1,219 



1, 064, 380 



5 



83, 347 



14, 790, 373 



763, 003 



1, 959, 002 



15, 939, 324 



386, 703 



1,711,141 



21,298, 111 



8,605 



946, 656 



517, 961 



1, 256, 314 



9, 050, 799 



55,511 



3, 752, 560 



8,171 



964 

 63, 670 



24, 351, 216 



14, 633, 145 



72, 805 



445, 253 

 423, 260 



868, 513 



426, 228 

 26, 543 



1, 152, 099 



2, 850, 746 

 27, 243, 530 



460, 195 

 1, 823, 085 



870, 847 



2, 199, 870 



14, 158, 180 



107, 066 



5, 730, 885 



1,219 



1, 541, 704 



5 



112,410 



15, 5G6, 241 



33, 529, 655 



23, 067, 448 



17,251,579 



210,346 



2, 087, 435 



10,615,514 



2,722 



1, 892, 886 



14, 808, 903 



463, 902 



1, 103, 031 



437, 291 



162, 666 



16, 494, 439 



18, 661, 329 



904, 664 



2, 975, 626 



30,348,910 



65, 080 



4, 762, 886 



39, 057, 166 



445, 253 

 423, 260 



868, 513 



426, 228 

 26, 543 



452, 771 



2, 024, 165 

 6, 592, 320 



41,401,715 

 680, 271 



23, 150,211 



73, 848, 682 



