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and there was a correspondingly good escapement to all spawning 
grounds. The king salmon run was normal, as was the escapement 
also. The pink run was heavy and seeding was satisfactory in most 
of the suitable streams of the area. The coho run also was better 
than average, and the escapement was considered adequate. The 
chum run was poor and the escapement unsatisfactory. 
Kodiak area.—The runs of pink salmon were very light in nearly 
all parts of the Kodiak area, and in most instances the spawning 
escapements also were small. Satisfactory seeding of this species was 
observed in the Chiniak Bay region, in Karluk River, in Alitak Bay, 
and in the region between Ugak and Kaguyak Bays. The runs of 
red salmon to Karluk and Red Rivers were the largest in recent years, 
and the escapements to both streams were satisfactory. The run and 
escapement of this species in Uganik Bay were small. The run of 
chums was not large and the escapement was only fair. 
Chignik.—The red salmon run was much better than in the pre- 
ceding year, and slightly more than half the run escaped to the spawn- 
ing grounds. The principal part of this run appeared between June 
7 and July 20, after which there was a gradual decline. The runs and 
escapements of other species were normal. 
Alaska Peninsula.—The runs of red salmon along the south side of 
the Alaska Peninsula and at Port Moller are known to be bound 
chiefly for spawning grounds tributary to Bristol Bay, but they do 
contribute heavily to the fishery of this area. These runs began in 
the Ikatan-Shumagin region about June 13, reached a peak about 2 
weeks later, and thereafter declined. On the north side of the penin- 
sula the run was somewhat later, and the peak was not reached until 
about July 18. The pink salmon run on the south side of the penin- 
sula was exceptionally large, and the runs of chums, cohos, and kings, 
were above average. The escapements of these species were good. 
Bristol Bay.—The red salmon runs were large in the Kvichak- 
Naknek district, good in the Egegik and Ugashik districts, and very 
small in the Nushagak district. The spawning grounds were well 
seeded in all districts except the Nushagak, where the escapement was 
poor. 
HATCHERIES 
From the 34,383,000 red-salmon eggs that were collected in 1935 at 
the hatchery of the Pacific American Fisheries, Inc., on Hugh Smith 
Lake, 32,531,000 salmon fry were produced and liberated in Alaska 
waters. 
Under provisions of the act of June 26, 1906, for the protection and 
regulation of the fisheries of Alaska, the owners of private hatcheries in 
Alaska who are also packers of canned salmon receive a rebate on 
license fees and taxes of every nature on their catch and pack of 
salmon at the rate of 40 cents per 1,000 king or red salmon fry liberated 
by them. In the fiscal year ended June 30, 1936, therefore, the rebate 
due the Pacific American Fisheries, Inc., on the 32,531,000 red-salmon 
fry lberated at Hugh Smith Lake during the year amounted to 
$13,012.40. 
No collection of salmon eggs was made by the above-mentioned 
company in 1936, and the hatchery has been abandoned. This 
marks the close of fish-cultural operations in Alaska. 
