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In western Alaska 13 seines, or 2,800 fathoms of webbing, were 
used, an increase over the number shown in 1925 of 3 seines,-or 
300 fathoms of webbing. A total of 1,778 gill nets was used, having 
an aggregate length of 216,469 fathoms, a decrease of 559 nets, or 
56,077 fathoms in quantity of webbing used. Four driven traps 
were operated, the same number as in 1925. 
Seines caught 22 per cent of the salmon taken in 1926, gill nets 
23 per cent, and traps 53 per cent, while lines and wheels took the 
remaining 2 per cent. 

Fic. 7.—Purse-seining for salmon, southeast Alaska 
Percentage of salmon caught in each Alaska district, by principal forms of 








apparatus 
Southeast Alaska | Central Alaska Western Alaska 
Apparatus = =e . 
1925 1926 | 1925 1926 1925 1926 
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Giillinets Sete ee OTe ert ler ae 2 1 | 4 3 91 91 
od Bg | 9 ee ee ae ee re ee el 64 73 54 65 | 2 1 
Tuirtogees Ae eee Sey ee Pet EE 2 Zipe dal UL 282s coe ee 1h22 2 Secce 
SW TL@G] Se eee MA ER ie fea oS Soe pa lee I ae 2 de Pees eens | 4 3 
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The total catch of salmon in 1926 was 96,907,627, an increase of 
32,661,236, or 50.8 per cent, over the number taken in 1925. South- 
eastern Alaska showed a gain of 1,716,301, while central Alaska 
gained 17,558,328 and western Alaska 13,386,607. The catch by 
species shows that cohos increased 181,228, humpbacks 18,213,799, 
and reds 15,163,829, while chums decreased 669,642, and kings 227,978. 
