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956 gill nets, or 44,410 fathoms, as compared with 1,499 gill nets, or 

 63,105 fathoms, in 1932; and 119 driven and 19 floating traps, as 

 compared with 127 driven and 22 floating traps in 1932. 



In western Alaska, 9 seines, or 1,540 fathoms of webbing, were 

 nsed, an increase of 5 seines and 765 fathoms of webbing over the 

 figures for 1932. There were 2,061 gill nets used, or an aggregate of 

 154,625 fathoms, an increase of 155 nets and 31,859 fathoms of 

 webbing. One driven trap was operated, the same as in 1932. 



Seines caught 21 percent of the Sainton taken in 1933, gill nets 33 

 percent, and traps 45 percent, while lines and wheels took the remain- 

 ing 1 percent. 



Percentage of salmon caught in each Alaska district, 1)1/ principal forms of 



apparatus 



The total catch of salmon in 1933 was 81,876,420, an increase of 

 6,192,845, or 8 percent, over the number taken in 1932, The south- 

 eastern and western districts showed gains of 1,123,677 and 5,649,932, 

 respectively, while there M-as a decrease of 580,764 in central Alaska. 

 By species, the catch of pinks increased 3,536,780 and reds 4,737,752, 

 while the catch of cohos decreased 125,362, chums 1,682,748, and 

 kings 273,577. 



Salmon taken in 1933, by apparatus and species, in each geographic section of 



Alaska 



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