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ground, as little effort was made to take them commercially. In the 
section between Point Gore and Seldovia the run and escapement were 
very light except in Port Dick, where an excellent run of pinks was 
observed. 
Kodiak area.—The runs of red salmon were somewhat disappointing 
in the three red salmon sections of the Kodiak area, although the 
commercial take of this species was about average. The Red River 
run was very poor, and on July 22 this area was closed to commercial 
fishing for the remainder of the season to compensate for the lagging 
weir count. The escapement of red salmon was below normal in 
Karluk and Red Rivers but was generally satisfactory elsewhere. 
The run of pink salmon did not appear in any volume during the 
first 6 weeks of the season but a very heavy late run appeared on the 
south shore of Kodiak Island near the end of the season. The escape- 
ment of this species was good in most streams, with the possible excep- 
tion of certain sections of Afognak Island. The escapement of the 
three less important species, namely, chums, kings, and cohos, was at 
least of average proportions in most of the streams of the Kodiak area. 
Chignik.—One of the best runs of red salmon in recent years occurred 
in the Chignik area in 1939, resulting in a near record pack and an 
excellent escapement of this species. A fair run and escapement of 
coho salmon was observed late in the season, while the showing of 
other species, as usual, was light. 
Alaska Peninsula.—The red salmon which enter the commercial 
fishery of this area are for the most part migrating fish destined for 
spawning grounds in Bristol Bay. The escapement of local red salmon 
was light but probably of average proportions. Only fair escapements 
were reported in Bear and Sandy Rivers, on the north side of the Pen- 
insula. The pink salmon did not appear in abundance until the last 
few days in July, but this run continued strong until after the close of 
the season. A survey of pink-salmon streams revealed excellent es- 
capements in the streams between Isanotski Strait and Cape Swedania, 
while satisfactory escapements were reported also in the eastern section 
of the district, with the exception of streams in Stepovak Bay. The 
run and escapement of chum salmon also were satisfactory, although 
not so heavy as in other recent years. 
Bristol Bay—The red-salmon run in Bristol Bay as a whole was 
disappointing, with an especially weak showing in the important 
Kvichak-Naknek district. There was no concerted run except in the 
Nushagak district where a good early run of king salmon was followed 
by a strong sustained run of reds, lasting until about July 19. The - 
Kvyichak-Naknek run was light throughout the season, dropping off 
slowly after July 20. In the Egegik district the run was light, as it 
has been for the last few years, ‘and in the relatively unimportant 
Ugashik district there was a better than average showing of red 
salmon. 
Following the close of the fishing season extensive surveys of spawn- 
ing grounds were made, partly by airplane. The Wood River lake 
system was very well seeded, but escapements in the Kvichak and 
Naknek watersheds were inadequate. Some streams in the EKgegik 
watershed were fairly well seeded, especially those near the head of 
Becharof Lake, but as a whole the escapement in this district also 
was unsatisfactory. The escapement in the Ugashik district, while 
