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done, for the reason that the fisheries of the Territory were in a 

 precarious state and the export of eggs would add to the ah*eady 

 existing danger of serious depletion of the streams. 



The bureau's representative in charge of the southeast district 

 reported by telegraph August 14 that a barricade had been placed 

 in Anan Creek that was causing the death of thousands of salmon 

 and also that preparations were being made to collect 20,000,000 

 humpback-salmon eggs for shipment to Puget Sound, with ap- 

 parently no preparation to stock Alaskan streams with salmon equal- 

 ing the number of eyed eggs to be exported. Instructions were at 

 once issued to remove the barricade in Anan Creek, which was 

 accordingly done on August 25 without any eggs having been taken. 



On August 15 the bureau's agent at Cordova reported that over 

 10,000,000 humpback-salmon eggs had been collected by repre- 

 sentatives of the Washington State Fish Commission at Irish Cove, 

 on Fidalgo Bay, Prince William Sound, which probably would be 

 a total loss. This was due to the use of water from the vicinity of 

 an abandoned copper mine. Instructions were at once issued that 

 the eggs on hand be planted and all operations cease. In the mean- 

 time the operations of the commission had been moved to the head of 

 Whalen Bay, where the water proved to be more suitable for devel- 

 opment of the eggs and further large collections had been made. 



An agreement was reached with the Washington State Fish Com- 

 mission on August 24 (1) that the operations at Anan Creek should 

 cease entirely, (2) that the healthy eggs already secured on Prince 

 William Sound should be eyed for shipment but no further collec- 

 tions made, and (3) that the expedition would withdraw entirely 

 from Alaska. Final reports from the bureau's representative at 

 Cordova, who inspected the shipments, indicated that the total sent 

 out in October was 14,571,708 eyed humpback-salmon eggs. 



GENERAL STATISTICS OF THE FISHERIES. 



In 1922 the total investment in the fisheries of Alaska was $54,590,- 

 302, or $15,589,206 more than in 1921. The investment in the her- 

 ring industry more than doubled that of 1921, and the salmon indus- 

 try investment increased more than 25 per cent. Of the total invest- 

 ment, $47,509,138, or approximately 87 per cent, was in the salmon 

 industry alone. Employment was given to 21,974 persons, or 6,904 

 more than in 1921. The total value of the products in 1922 was 

 $36,170,948, or $12,084,081 more than in 1921. 



Summary of investments in the Alaska fisheries in 1922. 



Industries. 



Salmon canning 



Salmon mild curing. 



Salmon pickling 



Salmon, fresh 



Salmon by-products. 



Halibut fishcrj^ 



Herring fi.sherj' 



Cod fishery 



Shrimp fishery 



Crab fishery 



Whale fishery 



Total. 



Southeast 

 Alaska. 



J17,032,03j 

 1,572,025 



.35, ,541 



183,017 



1,S39,910 



872, .550 



16.3,111 

 129,976 



21, 828, 165 



Central 

 Alaska. 



$10, 37.3, 814 



123, 779 



2, 471, OSS 

 778, 376 



374, 057 



Western 

 Alaska. 



$17,801,708 



387, 219 



24,203 



""■427,' 893 

 18,641,023 



Total. 



$45, 

 1, 



207, 557 

 572,025 

 510, 998 

 35, 541 

 18.3,017 

 839, 910 

 367, 841 

 778, 376 

 16.3,111 

 129, 976 

 801,950 



54, 590, 302 



