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sonnel and supplies between Seattle and Bristol Bay and patrolled 
the Alaska Peninsula area. The Scoter was used on Bristol Bay and 
relieved the Crane in the Alaska Peninsula area for about 10 days. 
The Brant was used in general supervisory work, chiefly in south- 
east Alaska, although a trip was made westward as far as Anchorage. 
In December this vessel transported employees of the Bureau be- 
tween Seattle and points in southeast Alaska for the conduct of hear- 
ings on the Alaska fishery regulations. The Brant was based at 
Juneau for approximately 3 months at the beginning of the year to 
render service in connection with the biennial session of the Terri- 
torial Legislature. 
The Scoter engaged in the fur-seal patrol in the vicinity of Neah 
Bay, Wash., in the spring of 1939. 
The Pelican was engaged in exploratory trawling to determine the 
abundance and distribution of shrimp in the offshore waters of the 
Gulf of Mexico. 
APPROPRIATIONS 
Appropriations for the Bureau for the fiscal year aggregated 
$2,220,200, as follows: 
Salaries mS Unreal Ob MiSheCries. ose. [ee eee $150, 000 
BropsagabioneOLetood ) NShes= = =a a— ees ee 962, 000 
WONSELUCHONSOLIShWiSCheCNS ses sees - wee eee ee 20, 000 
MeMTILentnCC RO leVeSSC] Sea ere ea ee ee 178, 000 
iniquinye respecting food tiShes==2 =. __ - “Wee ae ae 338, 000 
ISer Vain CUSETIC Siescr see seca ates Oe a ts Se 83, 600 
ISHER year ke Lene WSeSCLV CCS = 22 <8 22 emma e ee 70, 000 
PAS kometish ClieS@SeLyl Cee tae a2 eS Se EE ee 270, 000 
Enforcement of Black Bass and Whaling Treaty Acts______________ 17, 000 
Mississippi Wild Life and Fish Refuge __________________/_________ 17, 900 
HishseulcuralestmOnis.— semen ee. Se ee. 2 6, 500 
LS REEIREL UCD OLS) ONS, SO a SG ee a 112, 200 
$2, 220, 200 
U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1940 
