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streams was more even. A most encouraging feature was the marked 

 improvement in the size of the spawning fish, as compared with those 

 that ascended the streams in 1930. Tlie peak of the run along the 

 Cape Fox shore was not reached until nearly the end of July, but 

 from that time until the close of commercial fishing on August 19 

 there was a steady run of good proportions. The largest and most 

 consistent run in the district occurred from the Percy Islands north- 

 ward along the western shores of Annette and Gravina Islands to 

 Vallenar Rocks, and toward the latter part of the season pinks were 

 unusualh' abundant on the east shore of Prince of Wales Island and 

 along Cleveland Peninsula in Clarence Strait. Karta River, Mc- 

 Donald Lake, Thorne River, and other red-salmon streams had the 

 best escapement of red salmon they have had for years, while nearly 

 all streams were heavily seeded with chums. 



Conditions on the west coast of Prince of Wales Island were essen- 

 tially the same as in the southern and north Prince of Wales Island 

 districts, except that the run of chums was larger. The escapement 

 of pink salmon was sufficient for proper seeding. A marked increase 

 in the number of red salmon was observed in this area, as well as 

 in Sumner Strait, Bradfield Canal, Ernest Sound, and contiguous 

 waters. The escapement of pinks in the last-named regions, although 

 not so generally satisfactory as in the more southerly streams, was 

 adequate except in a few places, while chums showed a marked 

 increase over 1931. 



In the Icy Strait, western, and eastern districts pink salmon did 

 not appear in large numbers until late in July. Thereafter, how- 

 ever, they were abundant and all streams were well seeded. The 

 escapement of chums and reds was excellent, and the coho run was 

 above the average for recent years. The Yakutat district had a 

 generally satisfactory escapement of salmon in all spawning areas. 



Prince Willimii Sound and Copper River region. — From the in- 

 spection of spawning grounds in the Prince William Sound area it 

 appeared that the escapement of pink salmon this season was larger 

 than that for 1930, which was for the most part very satisfactory. 

 The Port Wells region, however, was again poorly seeded. A heavy 

 run of red salmon entered Eshamy Lake, and good escapements of 

 this species were reported also in the Copper River system, the 

 Bering and Martin Rivers, Eyak Lake, and most of the red-salmon 

 streams in Prince William Sound. 



Cook Inlet. — In general, the escapement of all species of salmon 

 was good throughout the Cook Inlet area, contrasting strongly with 

 the inadequate and irregular runs of the previous year. With high 

 water in the streams during the greater part of the season, the fish 

 were able to reach many hitherto inaccessible spawning gi'ounds. 

 An unusually heavy early run of reds occurred in some sections, 

 notably in the Kenai and Kasilof Rivers, and the escapement of this 

 species in Chinik Creek was more than 50 percent larger than in 

 1931. At the English Bay and Kalgin Island streams the escape- 

 ment compared favorably with that of previous years, but the run 

 was somewhat below normal in some of the streams south of Bluff 

 Point. Pinks and cohos were abundant in all parts of the district, 

 and the escapement of kings was well above the average in most of 

 the important streams harboring this species. 



