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In central Alaska 14 guards, of whom 5 furnished their own boats, 
were stationed at various points in the Bering River, Copper River, 
and Prince William Sound districts, 6 in Cook Inlet, 9 in the Kodiak— 
Afognak district, 2 at Chignik, and 5 in the Ikatan-Shumagin district. 
In western Alaska 19, of whom one furnished his own boat, were 
in Bristol Bay and one each on the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers. 
There were also five special employees engaged in scientific work, 
one on herring in central Alaska, three on salmon investigations in the 
central district, and one tagging troll-caught salmon in southeastern 
Alaska. 
In addition there were 5 statutory employees of the bureau in 
southeastern Alaska, 9 in central, and 3 in western. There were also 
532 persons on the bureau’s vessels and 21 on the 12 boats chartered 
in the various districts. 
The foregoing makes a grand total of 216 persons identified with 
fishery-protective work in Alaska in 1926, as compared with 185 in 
1925. 
VESSEL PATROL 
Eleven vessels owned by the bureau were operated in fishery-patrol 
work in Alaska in 1926. Of these the Brant was used in south- 
eastern and central Alaska; the Widgeon, Murre, and Auklet in 
southeastern Alaska; the A@ttiwake in Cook Inlet and Prince 
William Sound; the Sea Gu// on Copper River flats; the Blue Wing 
at Kodiak and Afognak Islands; the /bés at Chignik; the Merganser 
in the Ikatan-Shumagin region; the Scoter in Bristol Bay; and the 
Tern on the Yukon River. The Petrel was out of commission dur- 
ing the season on account of a defective engine. The Sea Gull was 
destroyed by fire on June 18. 
The Brant was an important addition to the Alaska fleet. This ves- 
sel was launched at North Bend, Oreg., on June 3 and on July 9 sailed 
from Seattle for Alaska. It is the largest of the bureau’s Alaska 
vessels, being 100 feet in length, 21 feet in breadth, and of sturdy 
and seaworthy construction capable of offshore duty under all 
weather conditions. A 225-horsepower full Diesel engine gives a 
normal cruising speed of about 1014 knots. The vecsel has modern 
and complete auxiliary equipment, including wireless, and comfort- 
able accommodations for six persons in addition to the crew of nine. 
A small power vessel, the Red Wing, was transferred to the bureau 
from the Department of Agriculture for use in the Kodiak-Afognak 
district, but on account of the necessity of installing another engine 
was not in commission during the season. This vessel is approxi- 
mately 40 feet in length and about 11 feet in breadth, of heavy 
seaworthy type, and has sleeping accommodations for five persons. 
Launch Wo. 43, assigned to the Afognak hatchery, was used dur- 
ing part of the season in connection with the fishery patrol in the 
Kodiak-Afognak region. During the early part of July the Hider 
transported Dr. C. H. Gilbert from Ikatan to Seward. 
The following chartered vessels were used in fisheries patrol: 
Gloria, Murrelet, Diana, Igloo, Valkyrie, and America First in 
southeastern Alaska; Pilot, Prospector, and King U-109 in Prince 
William Sound; Aw/: in the Ikatan-Shumagin district; and Robin 
on the Kuskokwim River. Nine small boats in Bristol Bay were 
