PACIFIC SALMON FISHERIES. 



95 



Much is said by certain people of the ravages amongst the salmon 

 of certain animals, as the seal, sea lion, bear, eagle, kingfisher, crane, 

 duck, loon, and hawk. While in the aggregate the ravages of these 

 animals are considerable, they are not a drop in the bucket as com- 

 pared with the direct or indirect ravages of man and his agencies. 



FISHING SEASON IN ALASKA. 



There is much interest manifested in the beginning and end o' 

 the salmon-fishing season for the more important waters of the variou^ 

 regions of Alaska. The following table, extracted from United State^ 

 Bureau of Fisheries Document No. 838, "Alaska Fisheries and Fu^ 

 Industries in 1916," pages 48 and 49, gives dates taken from the 

 statistical reports maae by the canning companies. The earliest one 

 reported by any company doing much fishing has been accepted as 

 an opening date, while the closing date was determined by taking 

 the day nearest to which major operations ceased. 



Fishing Season in the Canning Industry for Salmon Caught in Certain Im- 

 portant Waters in Alaska in 1916. 



Locality. 



Coho. 



Fishing 

 began— 



Fishing 

 ended— 



Chum. 



Fishing 

 began— 



Fishing 

 ended— 



Southeast Alaska: 



Chatham Strait 



Prince of Wales Island, west side 



Cordova Bay 



Clarence Strait- 

 Southern section 



Northern section 



Behm Canal 



RevillaKigedo Channel 



Stephens I'assage 



Peril and Sumner Straits 



Frederick Sound 



Icy Strait and Cross Sotmd 



Lynn Canal 



Baranof Island, west side 



Chichapof Inland, west side 



Portland Canal 



Iphigenia Bay 



■^ akutat Bay and vicinity 



Central Alaska; 



Bering River 



Martin River 



Copper River Delta 



Copper River, lake and canyon 



Controller Bay 



Cook Inlet 



Prince William Sound- 

 Eastern section 



Western section 



Afognak streams — 



Western part 



Eastern part 



Karluk 



Red River 



Uganik 



Ol^a Bay 



Chignik Bay 



Ikatan Bay 



Cold Bay, Thin Point, and King Cove. 



Morzhovoi Bay 



I'a vlof Bay 



Western Alaska: 



K vichak Bay 



Naknek, Tgaguk, and Ugashlk Rivers. 



Nushagak Bay 



Nushagak River 



Port .vfoller. 



June 1 

 June 15 

 ..do...., 



Sept. 27 

 Sent. 23 



June 1 

 Julv I 

 ..do...., 



June 10 

 July 20 

 June 15 

 June 27 

 July 4 

 Juno 24 

 June 22 

 June 15 

 July 7 

 July 4 

 Aug. 15 

 Aug. 16 

 June 8 

 Aug. 25 



Sept. 29 

 Sept. 30 

 Oct. 20 

 fr^ept. 29 

 Oct. 4 

 Sept. 27 

 Sept. 21 

 Sept. 20 

 Oct. 1 

 Sept. 20 

 Sept. 15 

 Sept. 9 



...do 



Sept. 28 



Juno 27 

 Aug. 13 

 June 15 

 June 27 

 June 22 

 July 1 

 Sept. 14 

 May 29 

 July 7 

 Juno 20 

 Aug. 5 

 July 8 



Mav 12 

 May 31 

 Aug. 24 

 July 2 



July 1 



Sept. 21 

 Sc|)t. 16 

 Sept. 25 

 Aug. 27 



Sept. 30 



May 12 



May 31 



June 24 



June 23 

 July 7 



Aug. 15 

 June 3 



Oct. 20 

 Oct. 2 



i Aug. 15 

 Juno 8 

 June 28 

 Mav 22 

 June 28 

 June 9 



June 3 

 June 8 



Oct. 10 

 Sept. 1 

 Sept. 9 

 July 2.5 

 Aug. 15 

 Aug. 11 



Juno 8 

 June 12 

 May 22 

 Juno 28 

 June 9 



Nel.son Lueoon . . . 

 Kotzcbue Sound . 



June 11 



Aug. 1 



June 11 

 June 2) 

 June 7 



Aug. 4 

 Aug. 6 

 Aug. 9 



July 20 



Sept. 1 



June 11 

 June 21 

 June 11 

 June 23 

 Juno 7 

 July 1 



Sept. 30 

 ..do.... 

 ..do.... 



Sept. 29 

 Oct. 17 

 Oct. 20 

 Sept. 29 

 Oct. 3 

 Sept. .30 

 Sept. 23 

 Sept. 27 

 Oct. 1 

 Sept. 20 

 Sept. 15 

 Sept. 3 



Sept. 24 

 Sept. 16 



Aug. 23 



Sept. 24 

 Aug. 4 



Oct. 2 

 July 21 



Sept. 1 

 Sept. 8 

 Jiitv 25 

 Aug. 15 

 Aug. 11 



Aug. 1 

 July 31 

 Aug. 4 

 Aug. 

 Aug. 9 

 Aug. 7 



