90 U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



In southeastern Alaska 37 furnished their own launches and were 

 assigned to patrol larger bodies of water or in the vicinity of several 

 streams. The guards with ordinary camping equipment and row- 

 boat (the latter in many cases equipped with outboard motor) were 

 assigned to smaller areas and to important individual salmon streams. 

 Four guards were placed on chartered patrol boats. 



In central Akaska 13 guards were stationed at various points in 

 the Seward-Katalla district, 11 on Cook Inlet (one of whom furnished 

 his own lamich), 14 in the Kodiak-Afognak district, 4 at Chignik, and 

 9 in the Ikatan-Shumagin district. 



In western Alaska 18 guards were on Bristol Bay waters and 3 in 

 the Yukon-Kuskokwim district. 



Five special employees were engaged in scientific work — one on 

 herring in central Alaska, three on salmon investigations in the 

 central district, and one tagging troll-caught salmon in southeastern 

 Alaska. 



In addition to the foregomg there were 13 regular statutory employ- 

 ees, 36 men on the bureau's vessels, and 17 on the 10 chartered 

 boats. These, together with the stream guards, make a total of 222 

 persons identified with fishery protective work in Alaska in 1927, as 

 compared with 216 in 1926. 



VESSEL PATROL 



Eleven vessels owned by the bureau were operated in fishery-patrol 

 work in Alaska in 1927. Of these, the Brant and the KittivjaJce were 

 used in southeastern and central Alaska, the latter patrolling in Cook 

 Inlet until the first part of September, when it was transferred to the 

 west coast of Prince of Wales Island. The Widgeon, Murre, AuMet, 

 and Petrel were used in southeastern Alaska, the Petrel for that part 

 of the season after September 20 only, its late arrival being due to 

 delay in installing a new engine; the Blue Wing at Kodiak and 

 Afognak Islands; the Ihis at Chignik; the Merganser in the Ikatan- 

 Shumagin region; the Scoter in Bristol Bay; and the Tern on the 

 Yukon River. Seven launches and a dory transferred to the bureau 

 by Bristol Bay salmon packers were used mcidentally in fishery 

 patrol in that district. 



The following chartered vessels were used in fisheries patrol: 

 Valkyrie, Gloria, Pheasant, Anona, and Yalcohi in southeastern 

 Alaska; Pilot and Prospector in Prince William Sound; AuJc in the 

 Ikatan-Shumagin district; and Rohin on the Kuskokwim River. 

 In addition, the T-433 was chartered for work in tagging troll- 

 caught salmon in the southeastern district. 



A new patrol vessel, the Teal, was built at North Bend, Oreg., in 

 1927 but was not ready for service in Alaska during the season. 

 The Teal is 78 feet long and has a beam of 18 feet and a draft of 

 6^ feet. A 6-cylinder 150-horsepower Diesel engine gives an ordi- 

 nary cruising speed of 9 3^ knots. The vessel has complete modern 

 auxiliary equipment and excellent accommodations, including cabin, 

 messroom, galley, and master's stateroom in the deck house, while 

 below aft there are two 3-berth staterooms for passengers and forward 

 a large forecastle and two double staterooms for the crew. 



