66 TJ. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES. 



The known losses in the cod industry were comparatively small. 

 Three fishermen were drowned and one shoresman was accidentally 

 killed. The loss of small boats and fishino- tackle, valued at $10,46i, 

 and the loss of the steamer Dora, owned by the Bering Sea Fisheries 

 Co.. and valued at $50,000. were reported. The Dora was wrecked 

 on December 20, 1920, at Hardy Bay, on the northeast coast of Van- 

 couver Island, B. C. and thus, after 40 years of almost continuous 

 service, at times under very trying conditions, there was lost the most 

 historic vessel plying Alaskan waters. 



WHALE FISHERY. 

 SHORE STATIONS, 



Whaling operations in Alaska in 1920 were carried on by four com- 

 panies, namelv, United States Whaling Co., at Port Armstrong; 

 North Pacific'Sea Products Co., at Akutan; J. A. Magill & Co., at 

 Beluga River, on Cook Inlet ; and the Arctic Whaling & Fishing Co., 

 at Golovin Bay. 



The North Pacific Sea Products Co. operated four steam whaling 

 vessels, the Kodiak and Unimak (each 99 tons net), Tangmak (71 

 tons net), and the Paterson (77 tons net). It also used the barge 

 Fresno (1,149 tons net) and the steamer Elihu Thomson (449 tons 

 net) as transporting vessels. Its operations were carried on in the 

 waters of the Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea contiguous to the Aleu- 

 tian Islands. Four species of whales were taken — the finback, hump- 

 back, sulphur-bottom, and sperm — almost half of the catch being 

 finbacks. " A total of 290 whales was taken by this company. 



The United States Whaling Co. operated in the coastal waters of 

 southeastern Alaska from Dixon Entrance to Cross Sound, the impor- 

 tant hunting ground paralleling the coast at an ai)proximate distance 

 of 25 miles. Three steam whaling vessels were engaged in the hunt- 

 ing of whales. They were Star I (133 tons net) and Star II and 

 Stajr III (each 97 tons net). A total of 139 whales was taken. Five 

 species were represented, the sei whale being secured in addition to 

 the four species taken in western Alaska. 



J. A. ^Magill & Co. operated the plant on Beluga River, formerly 

 controlled by the Beluga Whaling Co. This comj^any captured 100 

 belugas or Avhite whales, this being by far the most successful season 

 experienced at that station. 



The Arctic Whaling & Fishing Co. operated in the vicinity of 

 Nome and succeeded in capturing 136 belugas. 



STATISTICAL SUMMARY. 



The whaling industry of Alaska shows an investment of $1,700,910 

 in 1920. a decrease of $89,957 from 1919. It gave employment to 318 

 men. or 7 more than in 1919. Whale products were valued at 

 $562,302, as compared with $1,027,200 in 1919. The total number of 

 whales taken was 665, or 85 more than in the preceeding season. 



