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67,676 fathoms, in 1935; and 139 driven and 30 floating traps, as com- 
pared with 134 driven and 33 floating traps in 1935. 
In western Alaska four seines, or 1,000 fathoms of webbing, were 
used, a decrease of four seines and 900 fathoms of webbing from the 
number operated in 1935. There were 2,330 gill nets used, or an aggre- 
gate of 184,553 fathoms, an increase of 1,286 nets and 140,291 fathoms 
of webbing. No traps were operated in this district. 
Seines caught 27 percent of the salmon taken in 1936, gill nets 21 
percent, and traps 51 percent, while lines and wheels took the remaining 
1 percent. 
Percentage of salmon caught in each Alaska district, by principal forms of apparatus 







Southeast Alaska | * Central Alaska Western Alaska 
Apparatus 
1935 1936 1935 1936 1935 1936 
SGlNGS meee ee = a = re ae oe a ee 32 33 47 30 10 2 
Ghillie tsa ee eT te ae 3 2 il 8 81 96 
EADS ose wae ee os WS Ey fo. fetta 62 63 46 G2u |S sees oe 
IMG sates he ee Fe 8 ce See ee 3 Deve ee os| eee a oe ee 
Wtreels = eeeres SP AL) sve SAS VOC SE EL We EAE Ee OE SE a ae 9 2 



The total catch of salmon in 1936 was 129,326,203, an increase of 
56,062,399, or nearly 77 percent, over the number taken in 1935. 
Every district showed a substantial gain, the increase in southeast 
Alaska being 23,612,462, in central Alaska 12,865,810, and in western 
Alaska 19,584,127. By species, the catch of cohos increased 465,428; 
chums, 2,628,476; pinks, 27,765,385; kings, 93,597 ; and reds, 25,109,513. 
Salmon taken in 1936, by apparatus and species, in each geographic section of Alaska 















‘ Southeast Central Western 
Apparatus and species Alaska Alaska Alaska Total 
Seines: : 
Coho vorsilycer. 84-5 seu a eee 168, 893 92, 270 440 261, 603 
@hum, jor Kketa. os2 29... A084. Ste eee 3, 865, 146 1, 274, 923 17, 359 5, 157, 428 
Pinks or humpback =~. - 0S = ee 16, 432, 891 9, 499, 190 6, 091 25, 938, 172 
KINe Or Springs 22 342 8 SL Le eo eee onan I de 1, 917 613 4, 247 
Redvor sockeye sh -bs sis eibs_ ae A igzee 653, 221 1, 815, 800 437, 830 2,906, 851 
Mopalssete ses. SARL itp eei ih eee. 21, 121, 868 12, 684, 100 462, 333 34, 268, 301 
Gill nets: : ; 
Wohosorsilver_ st 3-_-_- 1s ieee at} tees 168, 027 173, 392 24, 267 365, 686 
@hum, jor keta 2b =. 225 3222 2sge nance 131, 557 92, 331 722, 479 946, 367 
iPink? or hunipbacks &t 23 iv in ees) eee 248, 141 496, 272 597, 962 1, 342, 375 
Keine ors pring-<-32 oh ee Ses Soe 25, 793 73, 020 71, 248 170, 061 
TREGMOLSOCKCY Ores) once nee eee ee 388, 160 2, 266, 641 21, 879, 054 24, 533, 855 
SO bolle er ee eee ee 961, 678 3, 101, 656 23, 295, 010 27, 358, 344 
Traps: : =) 
Wohoworisilvers: tee soe ene ee ee 712, 930 635; O42) beseher et 1, 348, 872 
Chum, or keta.::--2-2--+-43--+-=2tp+-~3-:+ 3, 584, 449 LCRA Sg ea aw 2 5, 516, 784 
Pink, or humpback. = - 2__- 7-445. 34, 058, 004 1OM6S 7s 122, | eee ere 50, 695, 726 
Heinp Ors puing 478 As Es ee oee eee tees a= 6, 908 BEIZ08) |Pr pee ei eyrnl A 43, 311 
Red) Or SOCK YC 2. ae ce nah oe 1, 361, 839 6; 800#Q03) |: stat 8, 170, 842 
Totals -32+--t2-2/-,-+----2i42222+5---42- 39; 724; -130}|..°26; 051,405 |_.....-.-_.__- 65, 775, 535 
Lines: ; 77 
Coho, ousilvonles--ss==so—aa= eee anes (ASNOG3 Ta aee 2-2. | Bane eee 749, 963 
Chumporiketg 2222224 = ss 2ohe See D474 ee Bae a! hs <1, a 24) 744 
Pinker humpback«} _fss-ch Se ee SBM Wiese 2 oa? Sool ee ee 8, 351 
Kanes Or/sprine. 5a eae ae ape as a as GS6N625) | Emre eet eS 2 ere ee 646, 645 
Redor-so¢keyev sk Leese bel fee ees alyV/ RCE Se eaten eosty oe eee 177 
dal 0) Withee MRL el ais aE A uid6: Beg) er och “oi hie 1, 429, 880 






