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ments of these species were light or entirely inadequate in most streams. 
The escapement of red salmon, however, was above average, and this 
species appears to be increasing in relative abundance in both districts. 
In the Eastern district of the Juneau section, including lower Chatham 
Strait, Frederick Sound, and Stephens Passage, the pink salmon run 
was ood and most of the spawning areas were adequately seeded. 
The run of chums, although smaller than usual, was sufficient to pro- 
vide an adequate escapement of this species. 
In the Yakutat district better than average escapements of all 
species occurred in Dry Bay, Ahrnklin River, and Situk River, while 
good escapements were observed in Italio River and Lost River. 
This was accounted for in part by stormy weather and heavy rains, 
which curtailed commercial fishing operations. The pink salmon run 
in Humpback Creek was very light, but it is believed that a relatively 
good escapement occurred as a result of the curtailment of commercial 
operations there. It is felt that the excellent escapement in most 
sections of the Yakutat district may be nullified to a considerable 
extent by the destruction of spawn, owing to unusually heavy rains 
and flood conditions in the streams and rivers. 
Prince William Sound and Copper River region—The run of pink 
salmon in Prince William Sound was one of the poorest on record, and 
the annual survey of spawning streams revealed a corresponding de- 
ficiency in escapement. At no time was there a heavy sustained run 
in this section, and both run and escapement compared very unfavor- 
ably with the run and escapement of pinks in the previous cycle year 
of 1937. The Port Wells area had the poorest escapement of any 
section of the Sound, and the showing in streams on Hinchinbrook 
and Montague Islands was but little better. Streams in Chenega 
Bay, Jackpot Bay, Port Nellie Juan, and Culross Passage also were 
inadequately seeded, as were streams in Eaglek Bay and Long Bay. 
The escapement in Unakwik Inlet streams was fair but below 
normal. The best escapements occurred on the eastern side of Prince 
Wiliam Sound, particularly in the streams of Valdez Arm and Sheep 
Bay. Several streams in Port F idalgo and in Port Gravina also had 
fair escapements. 
The run and escapement of chums were of average proportions in 
thisregion. Observations on the red salmon spawning areas of Copper 
River reveal a better than average escapement of this species, due in 
part to a heavy early run that passed up the river prior to the com- 
mencement of commercial fishing operations. 
Cook iInlet—The run of red salmon, the principal species in this 
area, was one of the largest on record. Excellent escapements were 
observed in the Kenai and Kasilof River systems, where streams 
tributary to Kenai Lake and Tustumena Lake were well seeded. 
The English Bay stream received the largest escapement in many 
years, as indicated by the weir count for this stream, and the Kalgin 
Island stream also was adequately seeded. In Chinik Creek, however, 
the run was poor; the weir counts for that stream in the past few years 
having shown a steady decline. 
As nearly as could be determined the escapement of kings was below 
normal, particularly in the Kenai River. Pinks were present in only 
small numbers, as was expected of the odd-year run of this species. 
The showing of pink salmon in Kachemak Bay was poor; however, 
most of the pinks that did appear were able to reach the spawning 
