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out difficulty iuto the creek above. A temporary dam was con- 

 structed at the crest of the lower falls in this stream, diverting the 

 water to a side channel of comparatively easy ascent. Some blasting 

 was done at Chinik Creek Falls to facilitate the passage of salmon 

 upstream. 



Because of the lack of funds for bounty, the destruction of 

 predatory fishes in the Bristol Bay region was less actively prosecuted 

 than in other recent j^ears. However, Bureau employees stationed 

 there and elsewhere in the Territory, especially those at salmoji- 

 counting weirs, destroyed large numbers of predatory trout during 

 the season. 



STREAM MARKING 



New markers defining areas closed to commercial fishing were 

 erected to replace those which had become illegible or damaged, and 

 changes were made in the positions of others to conform with 

 changes made in the regulations with respect to closed areas. 



STREAM GUARDS 



The Bureau employed 206 men in 1932 as stream guards and spe- 

 cial workmen in connection with law-enforcement duties. Of these, 

 99 were stationed in southeastern Alaska, 60 in central, and 47 in 

 western Alaska. Some of the temporary w^orkers were engaged for 

 only a few days, but the period of employment generally ranged 

 from 2 to 5 months. 



In southeastern Alaska 53 stream watchmen furnished their own 

 launches and were assigned to patrol larger bodies of water or in 

 the vicinity of several streams. 



In central Alaska 18 guards were stationed in the Seward-Katalla 

 district, 7 on Cook Inlet, 22 in the Kodiak-Afognak district, 2 at 

 Chignik, and 11 in the Ikatan-Shumagin district. Eleven of these 

 guards, most of whom were in the Seward-Katalla district, provided 

 their own launches. 



In western Alaska 42 were on Bristol Bay ; and 5, of whom 1 fur- 

 nished his own boat, were in the Yukon-Kuskokwim district. 



There were also 9 special employees engaged in scientific work — 

 3 on herring and 6 on salmon investigations, this work being carried 

 on chiefly in southeastern and central Alaska. 



In addition, there were 12 statutoi-y employees, 52 men on the 

 Bureau's vessels, and 11 on the 8 chartered boats. 



The foregoing makes a grand total of 290 persons identified with 

 fishery-protective work in Alaska in 1932 as compared with 312 in 

 1931. 



VESSEL PATROL 



Fifteen vessels owned by the Bureau were engaged in fishery- 

 patrol work in Alaska in 1932. Of these, the Widgeon^ Murre, 

 Auklcf, and Petrel Avere used in southeast Alaska throughout the 

 season ; the Kittiwake in the Seward-Katalla district ; the Blue Wing 

 and Red Wing in the Kodiak-Afognak area, where the latter also 

 served as tender for the Afognak hatchery; the Ihis at Chignik; 

 the Scoter on Bristol Bay ; and the Coot on the Yukon Kiver. The 

 Crane patrolled the Alaska Peninsula area and transj)orted Bureau 

 employees and supplies between Seattle and Bristol Bay at the 



