BUREAU OF FISHERIES XXXI 



The Gannei, Plorer, and Canmsback, three boats which have been 

 in the service of the bureau for approximately 25 years, have been 

 condemned and will be disposed of. The Gannet, which was used at 

 the Boothbay Harbor (Me.) station, is being replaced by a new 

 vessel named the Pelican. This vessel is being constructed at 

 Newport News, Va., and will proceed to the Boothbay Harbor station 

 for duty. This new vessel is 78 feet in length, 10 feet 3 inches in 

 depth, and 18 feet in breadth, with draft 5 feet. She is equipped 

 with a 150 horsepower full Diesel, direct reversible engine. 



Sixteen vessels of the Alaska service cruised more than 116,000 

 nautical miles in the fiscal vear 1930. Of these, the Crane covered 

 about 14,000 miles, the Braiit 13,000 miles, and the Teal about 11,000 

 miles. 



A new power vessel. Penguin, designed especially to serve as tender 

 for the Pribilof Islands, was built at Seattle, Wash., and sailed on its 

 initial voyage to the islands early in May. The Penguin is 130 feet 

 in length and 27 feet in breadth and is of very sturdy construction to 

 withstand the severe weather and ice conditions encountered at times 

 in Bering Sea. Power is furnished by a 400-horsepower full Diesel 

 engine. The Eider, formerly tender for the Pribilof s, was transferred 

 to fisheries patrol work in the spring of 1930 and assigned to the 

 Kodiak district. 



Throughout the 1929 season the Auklet, Murre, Petrel, and Widgeon 

 patrolled the fishing grounds of southeastern Alaska. Other vessels 

 participated in th«> patrol of that district in the fall after their return 

 from duty to the westward, as follows: Crane, which had i)eon stationed 

 in the Alaska IVninsula area and had also b(>cn used to transfer 

 .seasonal employees to and from Bristol Bay; Teal, which had main- 

 tained, the patrol on Cook Inlet; Scoter, engaged on Bristol Bay; and 

 Kittiwake employed in the Seward-Katalla district. The Blue Wing 

 and Red Wing were used at Kodiak and Afognak Islands; the Mer- 

 ganser in the Ikatan-Shumagin district; the Ibi.-t, at Chignik; and the 

 Coot on the Yukon River. The Brant was engaged in general sui)er- 

 visory work and made one cruise westward as far as Unalaska. 



In addition to work in connection with the conservation of the 

 fisheries in Alaska, the Brant was engaged in a patrol of waters oft" 

 Xeali Bay, Wash., during the spring migration of the fur-seal herd, 

 and the Petrel performed similar duty in the vicinity of wSitka, Alaska. 



After the close of fishery activities in the fall, the Brant, Crane, 

 Teal, Eider, Kittiwake, and Scoter sailed for Seattle, where they were 

 given the necessary overhauling, aiul repairs were made in prep- 

 aration for the next season's work. 



