ALASKA FISHERY AND FUR-SEAL INDUSTRIES IN 1939? 
By Warp T. Bowne, Chief, Division of Alaska Fisheries 
CONTENTS 
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INTRODUCTIONS == — =. = 2-2 ose a = Seca ee oe 97 | FISHERY INDUSTRIES—Continued. 
Congressional investigation of the fisheries Salmon—Continued. 
OfAllackas feo € =e ep Bee 98 By products .<s= so =. 24-2 eee 150 
Visit of Acting Commissioner of Fisheries ETernin pee een en et eee 150 
and other officials to Alaska___________- 99 Statistical summary--._-_-_-_-.-_____- 152 
Fisheries Experimental Laboratory____-_- 100 ISG Toth. ee ee ee ee a 153 
Protection of walruses and sea lions__-_--- 100 Statisticalisummary. 225s 5 nee 153 
Japanese vessels in Bering Sea_________-_- 101 (Of ee ee eee eee 154 
TSHR Wo UND USER TES =. = ee see err 101 WWE eS Bee ere er see ee 155 
New fishery regulations___________-_-_-_- 102 Oo] I S Ras ee a eS a 155 
Annette Island Fishery Reserve __-_-_----- 104 Siri pee oe oe See ea 157 
Stream improvement__________-_-_------- 104 @rabshet si sea eee ae See 157 
Control of predatory trout_____-__.-_----- 104 Oysters te oon OE’. © sant oa dial ees 22 ce 158 
Streamemarking eee 105 Miscellaneous fishery products___________ 159 
Stream (puands 22s =: 35 See ee 105) PAO R=SHATUUND WSmi Yona: a eeeeren eee ee 159 
Wessplipalrolaseesss8--: 2 ose ns oo ee 105 Pribvlotlsiandst= 2 159 
Atenialtpatrolo = 32: ees . Sees tee eee 107 General administrative work_________ 159 
Complaints and prosecutions_-_--_---_----- 107 Transportation of supplies___._-_____- 160 
Mernitonal lerisiation.—- "2895 ==2 111 Power vesse] Penguin_______--______- 160 
Territorial license: tax: {2222255 "=e 2-8 111 RO adSEL = Sees Se ee ae. Seer 5e 161 
RGISKOKWIMRIVer 22 -- .. Waeeee eee 112 (Bin Gin esheets 161 
inKOnVR Ver: 32 aa eees Tee eee ease 112 Byproducts plant — - --22=_ === ree 162 
Weirs for counting salmon escapement_--_ 113 IN GGIveSSe = aa St ta ee ake 162 
IATL AK aye = eee ke pee ee ees 113 CENSUS eee a ee 162 
C@hicnikeRiventssre aS e-teH2 Sey Sa 114 Medical service__._._._..-.-..-... 163 
@hinik’ Crecke=2- == -: 5 eae as ee 114 SCHOOLS eee ee Se ea NE, 164 
WnelishvBayss = 62... ee ee ee 114 Saving Saccountsee saa eee 164 
FRIST Gree cee son or fe aed 114 Payments for taking fur-sealskins_ 164 
iKalcimislands@reek== 25>. e222 72 115 Payments for taking fox skins____ 165 
ATL Verses ae - eyes Ul gutotbet 22 115 FEU SCBIS |. ae eee = ee eee Fe Se EES 165 
Mitte sPortewWalter lee 2 ee 116 Kallinesias <a oe Mee 2 eee aS 165 
Orzenoihivert:- 208) aa ee 2S ee 116 ‘Ape classesuaes sae eee eee 167 
RedeRiverl <2 2 eae ee ee 116 Computation of fur-seal herd_____ 167 
SitnkoR iyene sss 2 eee ae cee 116 OX ES ene eee a: eee eee eee 168 
Salmomitarcinom.= sees ie eee ere 117 Trapping season of 1939-40________ 169 
Salmon life-history studies_____-_________- 117 Vein Cer aia eek she 5 Kol Pee ee 169 
Observations on the escapement of sal- ur-sealskins =). 22 Pies o: Eves ee 170 
ANON sae 2 het Se as ees ee 118 | Shipmentss: == s2ks= ses oe. Sak eee 170 
General statistics of the fisheries_____-___- 121 fSETTE. ae seen eel ee eee iene Ces 170 
Salinonsse o659 # e525). 5k eee aE Us 124 Disposition of fur-seal skins taken on 
Catehiand apparatus = 232 = 124 Pribilomisiands) see ee eee 174 
@annmgtee=: Siete Se ee 132 Shipment and sale of fox skins____________ 175 
Changes in canneries______-_____- 132 iur-sealipatroless=. + = ees eee 8 ee 175 
New CAnnenies = see eee os aes 133 United States Coast Guard___________ 175 
Canneries not operated____-_-_--- 133 iBureawolsrisheriess == 176 
Total canneries operated__--_____- 134 Sealing privileges accorded aborigines____-_ 176 
Losses and disasters_____._------- 136 Japanese sealskins delivered to the United 
Statistics 2 = 2-5. eee ae oe 137 Siatess see 2s ae ee eS ee ee 177 
Pack in certain districts_________- 141 Substation for sea-otter patrol_____-_____- 177 
Employment and wages___-_-_--- 142} COMPUTATION OF FUR SEALS, PRIBILOF 
NIG curing S250 seen tee 5 146 TSDANDS 1 Q0Qset ae ke 177 
Picklingy sis TSS epee ee 258 147 Bilisk Soke. Seeee ees ees eee 178 
Freshisalmon!-. = 2 ee 148 VAwerageynareMi=s = = 22. ee eee 180 
LOWS 7A te Se ee. I a 148 IPups'and COws-2° - oa 5 eS 181 
Dry-salted, dried, and other miscella- Mortality; ofiseals\atisean 2 2a 182 
neous salmon products____-_------- 149 Complete computation ____.___._-_-_-___- 182 
1 Administrative Report No. 49, Appendix II to the Report of the U. S. Commissioner of Fisheries for 
1940. Approved for publication July 18, 1940. 
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