258 U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



BRISTOL BAY DISTRICT 



Operations in the Bristol Bay region in 1929 consisted primarily 

 of the enforcement of the Alaska fishery laws and regulations, observa- 

 tion of the salmon runs and escapement to the spawning grounds, 

 construction and operation of salmon-counting weirs, and the im- 

 provement of quarters for bureau employees at the marine ways at 

 Naknek. The work was organized by Agent Dennis Winn and 

 was under his personal supervision during the season. 



In May the bureau's patrol vessel Scoter, which had been exten- 

 sively remodeled and put in first-class condition, sailed from Seattle 

 for Bristol Bay with Warden N. O. Hardy and five special employees, 

 besides the crew. Twelve special employees were transported on the 

 bureau's vessel Crane, 10 on a regular passenger steamer, and 4, in 

 addition to Agent Dennis Winn, on vessels of the Pacific American 

 Fisheries and Libby, McNeill & Libby. These, together with two 

 laborers and a car])enter employed locally, a workman transferred 

 from the crew of the Crane, and two employees who had remained 

 in the district over the preceding winter, comprised the Bristol 

 Bay force for the 1929 season. All food supplies and some of the 

 equipment were transported by the bureau's vessels, while the larger 

 shipments, including lumber, gasoline, skift's, a pot scow, and pile 

 driver, were taken north on cannery freighters and transferred to 

 the Naknek River from the ship anchorage. 



At the end of the season, return passage was obtained on a regular 

 transportation steamer for 13 men, 1 of whom joined the crew of the 

 Crane at False Pass, 11 were transported to the States on the Crane, 

 and 6 on the Scoter, 4 remained in the district over winter, while 

 Agent Dennis Winn and Warden Hardy crossed the portage to Iliamna 

 Bay, where they took passage on the bureau's vessel Teal to Anchor- 

 age, proceeding thence by regular transportation lines to Juneau. 



Necessary repairs of the bureau's launches, scows, and equipment 

 occupied all hands from May 23 to 29. Construction of the weirs 

 (whose operations are covered in another section of this report) was 

 then started, which work was greatly facilitated by the use of the new 

 pile driver. Prior to the opening of the red salmon season at 6 a. m. 

 June 25, all arrangements were made for patrol of the commercial 

 fishing grounds. 



Mr. Hardy's report on operations during the season is as follows: 



GENERAL REPORT OF SEASON'S OPERATIONS 



The patrol vessel Scoter, 6 launches, and a skifT were used in the patrol of the 

 waters of Bristol Bay fluring the hshing season of 1929. Nineteen cases of viola- 

 tion of the Alaska fisheries laws and regulations were reported and tried before 

 the local United States commissioner. The patrol fleet was assigned to the var- 

 ious sections of Bristol Bay, as follows: 



Ugashik River and Bay. — Launch No. 6, C. M. Hatton and Oscar Tliorene. 



Egegik River. — Launch No. 5, Arthur Sattcrwhite and Clinton Gross. 



Naknek River. — Launch No. 2, Leslie L. Rice and Ray O. Nichols. 



Kvichak Bay and River. — Launch No. 1, Elmer Quistorlf and Ray H. Nichols. 



Nushagak Bay and River. — Launch No. 8, Eric Fenno. 



Igushik River. — John E. Van Ogle with a skiff. 



The Scoter was used in general supervision of the bureau's activities and 

 launch No. 7 was engaged in connection with weir ojjerations, as well as in patrol 

 of the Kvichak-Naknek area. 



