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Seal Bay and Red Fox Bay to facilitate the ascent of salmon. Fred 

 R. Lucas, then superintendent of the fish-cultural station on Afognak 

 Island, supervised operations during the earlier part of the season. 



A weir for fish-cultural purposes was maintained in Litnik River 

 below the Afognak hatchery. From June 8 to August 15 a total of 

 5,544 red salmon passed through, and it was estimated that 3,000 

 additional fish ascended which could not be counted, making a total 

 escapement of approximately 8,544. 



Commercial catch of salmon, Afognak Island, season of 1925 



Locality 



Cohos 



Chums 



Hump- 

 backs 



Kings 



Reds 



Total 



Little Afognak... 



Danger Bay 



Litnik Bay _. 



Paramanof Bay.. 



Malina 



Seal Bav 



Izhut (Elia) Bay. 

 Ratine (Marqua) 



Total 



9,296 

 3,721 

 4,275 

 27 

 3,369 

 9,571 

 276 

 2,181 



32, 716 



756 

 6,935 



2,842 

 241 



20, 913 

 9,701 

 15, 119 



3,083 



53, 424 



14, 278 

 76 



27, 399 



28, 031 



26, 639 



8,639 



82 



105, 062 



24, 338 



10, 732 



4,275 



51, 186 



41, 374 



51, 355 



8,926 



2,181 



194, 367 



During the 1925 season there was an influx of herring operators to 

 the waters of the Afognak reserve, some operating from plants located 

 just outside the reserve and others with floating plants anchored in 

 protected waters of the reserve. It is the policy of the bureau not 

 to permit the establishment of herring shore stations on Afognak 

 Island. The packing of herring is prohibited in Red Fox Bay, where 

 the largest run occurs, and a seasonal limitation has also been imposed. 

 A number of other restrictions have been placed on herring operations 

 in order to safeguard the salmon-fishing of the natives. 



ANNETTE ISLAND FISHERY RESERVE 



The Annette Island Packing Co. again operated in the Annette 

 Island fishery reserve in 1925 under its lease from the Department of 

 the Interior. Data regarding fishery operations have been furnished 

 by the Bureau of Education of that department, which administers 

 the affairs of the reserve for the benefit of the Metlakatla Indians 

 residing there. 



In 1925 the total number of fish taken from traps within the reserve 

 was 592,004 of all species, on which royalties amounting to $6,477.49 

 were paid. The per-case tax on canned salmon under the Territorial 

 law, which is payable to the Metlakatla Indians, amounted to $1, 854; 

 trap fees on six traps, at $200 each, amounted to $1,200; and rental 

 of cannery buildings was $3,000. In addition $31,026.15 was paid 

 to 162 natives for labor, $3,589.10 for lumber and piling, and 

 $14,201.48 for fish taken by seines, making a grand total amount dis- 

 bursed by the Annette Island Packing Co. to the natives of 

 $61,348.22. Corresponding disbursements the preceding year were 

 $71,761.57. 



