ALASKA FISHERY AND FUR-SEAL INDUSTRIES 
Summary of traps operated in Alaska in 1939, by districts 
131 



District Number 
oninenst Alaska - 2.8 <n. J. 1 285 
‘Central Alaska: ae 
Prince William Sound_-_-_-_______- 42 
Wook Imlefet te _- oN 52 
Kodiak Area______- 2 25 
Chipnik Areal oh 2s ea ere 8 


District 
Central Alaska—Continued 
Alaska Peninsula Area_______- =e 
Total, Central Alaska.____-- =. —_ 
Grand total 

Number 
31 
1Two additional traps in southeast Alaska were installed but were taken out by storm before any catch 
was obtained. These traps were No. 39-243 of the Security Fish Co. at Security Point, Dall Island, and 
‘No. 39-467 of Farwest Fishermen, Inc., at Kingsmill Point. 
Percentage of salmon caught in each Alaska district, by principal forms of apparatus 

Southeast Alaska 
Apparatus 
1938 



Central Alaska Western Alaska 
1939 1938 1939 1938 1939 
29 32 40 3 4 
3 10 10 96 94 
65 58 13) tl Meee eee [ire SS 
Sy aeaee Reel: Nee. SS 5s 52 eee eee 
pe hit Se S8)| eS Se Se Sree tela eee il 2 



The total catch of salmon in 1939 was 79,220,420, a decrease of 
23,802,477, or 23 percent, from the number taken in 1938. 
was a decrease of 8,964,683 in southeast, 2,707,895 in central, and 
12,129,899 in western Alaska. 
There 
By species, the catch of cohos de- 
creased 1,457,081, chums 979,456, pinks 10,534,607, kings 110,099, 
and reds 10,721,234. 
Salmon taken in 1939, by apparatus and species, in each geographic section of Alaska 

Apparatus and species 

Seines: 
Cobos orsilvers. = so eS ee ee 
Chum, or keta 
‘Gill nets: 
COW: OF SUMOR 2 22 Fe eb Be ET eli dy 
Chum, or keta___- 
‘Traps: 
WHO, OPISIVOr= ane! AE A aAE CATER ic tot Ja 
@hnm- or keta sis en ee iy ee 
Pink, or humpback 
Mines ofjsprings it!) 1 P3.er beth 2 
Red OF SOCKGYO. te es 
Lines: 
Onlin hry ot Gee a « a Pe A ee ee 
nie or Ketas= ssa re ee At 2 ee 
Binks on huimp backers #99 b- ogee 15) zen bce ed 
LCT Epa CUT APO) 0 aaa a oa cect 8 a Tae lee an Se 
Binks Orsi poack: 4e¥. 2 2 38 yoke Ps 
aGine \orspring! 212i S. Jioy Soest ede ot Te 
Red narisocke ye lsc. eT) EE ase eet 
Pink orilumpbacks 3. su-0s li eeiates) teyredir it 
King ior Spritige. 264. See gid fae ee Lo 
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Southeast Central Western 
Alaska Alaska Alaska Total 
128, 419 59612 whe eee 188, 031 
1, 734, 549 1, 156, 407 77, 942 2, 968, 898 
6, 691, 004 | 10, 784, 854 16 17, 475, 874 
a 1, 575 2, 813 3, 270 7, 658 
692, 875 990, 038 610, 111 2, 293, 024 
9, 248, 422 | 12, 993, 724 691, 339 22, 933, 485 
162, 255 112, 016 1, 028 275, 299 
22, 100 118, 779 1, 069, 338 1, 210, 217 
82, 552 614, 354 48 696, 954 
6, 708 46, 123 55, 039 107, 870 
521, 603 2, 159,410 | 13, 484, 436 16, 165, 449 
795, 218 3, 050, 682 | 14, 609, 889 18, 455, 789 
453, 005 21S Oto sae 731, 378 
1, 629, 801 46% 262¢ |e ae eee ee eS 3, 097, 063 
16, 947, 566 ON 54 DNAS. |e ne eaaae 26, 489, 809 
3, 860 BOL O90 It Je sees 40, 550 
1, 272, 668 4; 883,468) |. -—_- ee 6, 156, 136 
20, 306, 900 | 16, 208,036 |_---------__ 36, 514, 936 
Cyt eia ty Oy eee oe eee 378, 504 
DASOGE AE. AION DOE eB 2, 309 
S54 bre. ares > eres b a ee De 834 
GaGuG2ar | eee = spre coco. ae 639, 923 
UUPAL GYD) (Ses 3 ee S| ee 1, 021, 570 

