ALASKA FISHERY AXD FUR-SEAL INDUSTRIES, 1921. 27 



HATCHERIES. 

 EXTENT OF OPERATIONS. 



Four hatcheries, exclusive of Territorial plants, were operated in 

 Alaska in 1921, two of which belong to the United States and two to 

 private owners. The Federal stations are located at Afognak Lake, 

 on Afognak Island, and at McDonald Lake, on the mainland of south- 

 east Alaska near Yes Bay. The private hatcheries are located at 

 Loring and Quadra in southeast Alaska, and are owned, respectively, 

 by the Alaska Packers Association and the Northwestern Fisheries 

 Co. The total number of red-salmon eggs collected at these 

 four hatcheries in 1921 was 128,200,000, which is an increase of 

 28,210,000 over the collections of 1920. This increase was entirely 

 due to the resumption of fish-cultural work at the McDonald Lake 

 hatchery, as the take of eggs at the other hatcheries was less than 

 in 1920."^ 



Ope-^ntions of Federal and 'private hatcheries in Alaska in 1921. 



station. 



Red or sockeye salmon. 



Eggs taken 

 in 1920. 



Salmon 

 liberated 

 in 1920-21. 



Eggs taken 

 in 1921. 



McDonald Lake. 

 Afognak Lake. .. 



Fortmann 



Quadra 



62, 300, 000 

 IS, 240, 000 

 19,450,000 



1 4, 025, 000 

 47, 808, 000 

 17, 375, 000 

 18,913,000 



51,0(X),000 

 53, 835, 000 

 13,380,000 

 9, 985, 000 



Total. 



99,990,000 



88,121,000 



128, 200, 000 



1 Hatched from eggs received from Afognak. 



2 5,00;»,000 eyed eggs shipped to McDonald Lake hatchery, 2,340,500 to the Federal hatchery at Quinault, 

 Wash., and, 3,000,000 to the State hatchery at Bonneville, Greg. 



HATCHERY REBATES. 



The Federal fishery law of Alaska, approved June 26, 1906, pro- 

 vides that the owners of privately operated hatcheries shall be exempt 

 from the payment of all taxes and license fees on their catch and pack 

 of salmon at the rate of 40 cents per 1,000 red or king salmon fry 

 liberated. 



Rebates credited to private salmon hatcheries, fiscal year ended June SO, 1921. 



HATCHERY OPERATIONS. 



m'donald lake. 



No salmon eggs were taken at McDonald Lake hatchery in 1920 

 owing to the work of renewing the water-supply pipe line, which was 



