ALASKA FISHERY AND FUK-SEAL INDUSTRIES, 1932 



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Percentage of salmon caught in each Alaaka di^strk-t, by principal forms 



of apparatus 



The total catch of sahnon in 1932 was 75,683,575, an increase of 

 1,834,893, or about 2 percent, over the number taken in 1931. The 

 central and western districts showed gains of 912,093 and 2,584,805, 

 respectively, while there was a decrease of 1,GG2,005 in southeast 

 Alaska. By species, the catch of cohos increased 67,355, chums 

 2,982,648, kings 202,049, and reds 3,748,923, while the catch of pinks 

 decreased 5,166,082. 



Salmon taken in 1932, hy apparatus and speoies, in each geographic section 



of Alaska 



Apparatus and species 



Seines: 



Coho, or silver 



Chum, or keta 



Pink, or humpback. 



King, or spring 



Red, or sockeye 



Total. 



Gill nets: 



Coho, or silver 



Chum, or keta 



Pink, or humpback. 



King, or spring 



Red, or sockeye 



Total. 



Traps: 



Coho, or silver 



Chum, or keta. 



Pink, or humpback. 



King, or spring 



Red, or sockeye 



Total. 



Lines: 



Coho, or silver. 

 King, or spring. 



Total. 



Wheels: 



Chum, or keta. 

 King, or spring- 



Total. 



Total: 



Coho, or silver 



Chum, or keta 



Pink, or humpback. 



King, or spring 



Red, or sockeye 



Grand total. 



Southeast 

 Alaska 



86, 775 



2, 012, 563 



3, 961, 808 



288 



378, 041 



Central 

 Alaska 



6, 439, 475 



143, 202 

 12, 024 

 73, 895 

 25, 9f)3 



339, 629 



594, 713 



565, 234 



3, 569, 147 



18, 569, 897 



4,847 



934, 395 



23, 643, 520 



594, 195 

 595, 747 



1, 189, 942 



1, 389, 406 



5, 593, 734 



22, 605, 600 



626, 845 



1, 652, 065 



31, 867, 650 



7,711 



312,876 



2, 555, 108 



709 



670, 916 



Western 

 Alaska 



3, 547, 320 



156, 980 



64,321 



552, 281 



79, 228 



1,571,051 



2, 423, 861 



532, 670 



1, 133, 057 



10, 307, 172 



47, 948 



5, 987, 513 



18, 008, 360 



697, 361 



1, 510, 254 



13, 414, 561 



127,885 



8, 229, 480 



23. 979, 541 



48, 699 



5,711 

 903, 607 



958, 017 



4,753 



1, 533, 284 



215, 472 



98, 723 



16, 051, 235 



17, 903, 467 



1,997 



556 

 62, 747 



65,300 



887,000 

 22,600 



909,600 



4,753 



2, 470, 980 



215,472 



127,590 



17, 017, 589 



19, 836, 384 



Total 



94, 486 



2, 374, 138 



6, 516, 916 



6,708 



1, 952, 564 



10, 944, 812 



304, 935 



1, 609, 629 



841, 648 



203, 914 



17,961,915 



20, 922, 041 



1,097,904 



4, 704, 201 



28, 877, 069 



53,351 



6, 984, 655 



41,717,180 



594, 195 

 595, 747 



1, 189, 942 



887,000 

 22, 600 



909,600 



2, 091, 520 

 9, 574, 968 



36, 235, 633 

 882, 320 



26,899,134 



75, 683, 575 



