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collection of eggs was 133,000, from which 85,000 eyed eggs were 

 shipped to the State of Washington and 19,500 fry were delivered to 

 a representative of the Forest Service at Sitka for stocking local 

 streams. 



HATCHERY REBATES 



The owners of private salmon 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 Alaskan 

 waters. 



Rebates credited to private salmon hatcheries, fiscal year ended June 30, 1925 



Owner 



Location 



Red-salmon 

 fry liberated 



Rebate due 



Alaska Packers Association. 

 Northwestern Fisheries Co . 



Heckman Lake 



Hugh Smith Lake. 



11,005,000 

 19, 430, 000 



$4,402 

 7,772 



Total 30,435,000 



SI 



12, 174 



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GENERAL STATISTICS OF THE FISHERIES 



The total number of persons engaged in the fisheries of Alaska in 

 1925 was 27,685, or 2,491 more than in 1924. The total investment 

 in the fisheries was $67,077,495, an increase of 7 per cent. The invest- 

 ment in the salmon industry was $55,402,007, an increase of $768,828 

 over 1924. The products of the fisheries were valued at $40,038,745, 

 a decrease of $250,528, or 0.6 per cent. 



Summary of persons engaged, investment, and products of the Alaska fisheries in 1925 



