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Kaflia Bay, after having; been suspended in tlio 1933 season. Upon 

 the reconiniendatiou of Dr. Frederick A. Davidson, who has con- 

 ducted scientific studies of the pink sahnon in southeast Ahiska 

 since 1929, oijeration of the OUve Cove weir was discontinued, and 

 instead thereof a new weir was erected in 1934 at Little Port Walter. 

 Kei)orts of oi)erations of the weirs and of the counts of salmon in 

 1934 are as follows: 



KLAW^AK CREEK 



The weir in Klawak Creek was erected in the same location as in 

 the 3'ears 1930 to 1932, inclusive. Red salmon began to appear on 

 June 4, but it was not until Juh^ 30 that pink salmon passed upstream. 

 The escapement was small until August 18, after wldch it held up 

 well for several weeks, reaching its peak on September 8, when 

 51,352 pink salmon were tallied. The total count for the season 

 through October 8 consisted of 406,163 pink salmon, 16,402 chums, 

 16,374 reds, and 7,341 cohos. L. M. Johnson was the weir operator, 

 under the direction of Warden Alexander P. Romine. 



LITTLE PORT WALTER 



From August 18 to September 17, inclusive, 6,952 pink salmon, 15 

 chums, and 1 coho were counted through the new weir in the stream 

 at the head of Little Port Walter. Tliis weir was established prima- 

 rily to furnish information in connection with the biological studies of 

 pink salmon in southeast Alaska. S. J. Hutchinson was in charge 

 of operations, under the direction of Dr. F. A. Davidson. 



SITUK RIVER 



The weir in Situk River was completed on June 4, but salmon did 

 not begin to pass through until 2 weeks later. More than 6,000 

 ascended to the spawning grounds on June 19, and the peak of the 

 run occurred on July 10, with an escapement of 14,548 red salmon. 

 In order to assure the escapement of at least 50 percent of the run of 

 red salmon in this locality, the 60-hour weekly closed period specified 

 by the regidations was extended 48 hours from 6 o'clock antemeridian 

 July 1 and 72 hours beyond 6 o'clock antemeridian of the following 

 Monday, in the Situk and Ahrnklin River locality. When counting 

 was discoir.tinued on August 5 the total escapement numbered 121,529 

 red salmon, 13,817 pinks, 1,486 kings, and 3 cohos. Assistant Agent 

 Walter W. Kinsey directed the weir operations at this place. 



ALITAK BAY 



Construction of the cannery station weir on Olga Bay, in the Alitak 

 Bay region, was begim on May 11 and completed on May 14. A trap 

 for the capture of predatory trout was also installed during this period 

 and was operated until the weir was removed. During the season 

 21,612 trout were taken by the trap and by hook and line. The 

 seaward migration of young red salmon was the largest observed at 

 the cannery stream since 1927. 



The first red salmon were tallied on May 23, and counting was 

 continued through August 20, when the total escapement consisted 

 of 70,219 reds and 15,495 pinks. The largest count for any one day 



