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weir at the time it was removed on September 20, and a small school of 
cohos was in the bay. 8. J. Hutchinson operated the weir under the 
direction of Dr. Frederick A. Davidson. 
SITUK RIVER 
From June 9 to August 8, inclusive, there were counted through the 
weir in Situk River 178,054 red salmon, 76,381 pinks, 816 kings, 387 
cohos, and 23 chums. Twice during the season it was necessary to 
extend the weekly closed period for commercial fishing, such fishing 
being prohibited through July 6 until 8 o’clock antemeridian July 7 
and through July 20 until 6 o’clock postmeridian July 21, in order to 
assure an escapement of at least 50 percent of the run to the spawning 
grounds. The weir was removed on August 9, as high water had 
washed out the bottom around the pickets and horses, causing the 
structure to sag. 
A. W. Tveter handled the work at this weir, under the supervision 
of Warden William B. Berry. 
ALITAK BAY 
The cannery station weir on Olga Bay in the Alitak Bay region was 
installed in April for the purpose of catching predatory trout, and 
34,754 were taken during the season. It was not until May 22 that 
the first red salmon passed upstream. The run was light but fairly 
steady until July 8, then almost negligible for the remainder of the 
month, after which it increased heavily. The bulk of the escapement 
occurred during August, the peak being reached on August 17, when 
34,481 red salmon were counted through the rack. Large numbers of 
salmon were still ascending the stream at the time the weir was removed 
on August 23. The total count for the season was 100,447 red salmon, 
21,622 pinks, and 231 cohos. Henry Looff was in charge of the work 
at this place, under the direction of Warden Charles P. Turner. 
CHIGNIK RIVER 
The Chignik weir was located about 175 feet below the site used in 
the previous year, where the river is about 460 feet wide and from 2 to 
5% feet deep. Construction was started on April 23 and completed 
on May 21. The first red salmon were tallied on May 30, and within 
a few days the fish were appearing in large numbers. A freshet on 
June 16 raised the river 7 inches, causing some damage to the weir, so 
that it was necessary to estimate part of the escapement for the next 5 
days. Therun was heavy in June and held up fairly well until July 20, 
after which there was a gradual decline until counting was discon- 
tinued on September 10. The total count for the season consisted of 
902,298 red salmon, 58,097 cohos, and 1,622 kings. 
Under departmental regulation commercial fishing for salmon in the 
Chignik area was prohibited prior to June 1 and after October 1. In 
addition, it was necessary to prohibit fishing in Chignik Lagoon and 
part of Chignik Bay during the week ending August 29, as the catch of 
red salmon exceeded the escapement. The total commercial catch of 
red salmon from the Chignik run was 870,142. 
LN Charles Petry was in charge of the Bureau’s work at this 
place. 
