PROPAGATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD FISHES, 1934 403 

 Comparisons of egg collections, fiscal years 1933 and 1934 



NOTES ON OPERATIONS 



COMMERCIAL SPECIES 



Pacific salmon. — The output of salmon from the Pacific coast 

 hatcheries showed a decline for all species. This was caused by the 

 closure of the Alaska hatcheries and the curtaibnent of work in the 

 States. There has, how^cver, been a gradual increase in the output of 

 the game fishes which accordingly contributed to the increase in the 

 total of these forms. 



The Afognak (Alaska) station was closed at the start of the year 

 and the Yes Bay (Alaska) station was closed shortly afterward but 

 had distributed over 14,000,000 fmgerling sockeye salmon w^hich were 

 on hand at the opening of the period. 



In the Columbia River territory operations were carried on at 5 

 permanent stations and 1 egg-collecting unit mth headquarters at 

 the Clackamas (Oreg.) station. The total egg collection of the field 

 for the entire year proved quite disappointing as only 27,000,000 eggs 

 were secured in comparison with 60,500,000 during the preceding 

 year. In some instances the decrease was a direct result of curtail- 

 ment of funds while at other points, as at the Rogue River substa- 

 tion, abnor.mal water conditions w^ere responsible. The take of eggs 

 at both the Big White and Little WTiite Salmon substations was 

 markedly reduced for reasons which cannot be explained other than 

 to state that the run of fish was below^ normal. 



The Clackamas (Oreg.) station was the beneficiary of a C. W. A. 

 project which resulted in the construction of additional rearing ponds, 

 development of a water-supply reservoir, and repairs to some of the 

 buildings. 



The Sabnon (Idaho) substation was closed during the greater part 

 of the year but was utiUzed for the eyeing of salmon eggs and the 

 rearing of trout eggs collected locally. 



The Quinault (\Vash.) substation had a subnormal collection of 

 sockeye salmon eggs arising from severe floods interfering with sein- 

 ing operations during the egg-collecting season. Further efi'ort was 

 devoted to rearing the maximum number of sockeyes to fmgerling 

 size before distribution. This station initiated the culture of trout 

 on a more intensive scale, distributing over 300,000 brook trout. 

 A C. W. A. project was approved for the Quinault station, resulting 

 in the construction of one rearing pond, the grading of the station 

 grounds, and the installation of several hundred feet of curbing. 



