PACIFIC SALMON FISHERIES 



Hy John N. Cobb 

 Dean, College of Fisheries, University of Washington 



CONTENTS 



Introduction 



The species of salmon and the 



runs 



Cliinook, quinnat, or king 



sahiion 



Sockeye, blueback, or red 



sahnon 



Silver or coho salmon 



Humpback or pink salmon. _ 



Chum or keta salmon 



Steelhead trout 



Age of salmon at maturity — 



Marking salmon 



Ocean home of the salmon — 

 Fishing grounds and history of 



the fisheries 



Washington 



Columbia River 



Oregon 



California 



Alaska 



Southeast Alaska 



Prince William Sound and 



Copper River 



Cook Inlet 



Afognak Island 



Kodiak Island 



Chignik Bay 



Alaska Peninsula, south 



side 



Shumagin and S a n n a k 



Islands 



Bering Sea 



Nushagak River and Bay.. 



Kvichak River and Bay 



Naknek River 



Egegik River 



Ugashik River 



Alaska Peninsula, Bering 



Sea side 



Kuskokwim River 



Yukon River 



Miscellaneous places 



Arctic Ocean 



British Columbia 



Salmon fishing in the head- 

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Apparatus and methods of the 



fisheries 



Gill nets 



Haul seines 



Diver nets 



Dip nets 



Squaw nets 



Purse seines 



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Apparatus and methods of the 

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Traps or pound nets 



Indian traps 



Wheels 



Reef nets 



Trolling 



Bow and arrow 



Spear and gaff 



Sport fishing for salmon 



Dangers to the industry 



Fishing season in Alaska 



Fishermen and other employees. 



Fishermen 



Cannery labor 



Nationalities 



Chinese contract system 



Fisheries of boundary waters 



Washington and Oregon 



Washington and British Co- 

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Decrease in sockeye salmon 



run 



American-Canadian Fisher- 

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New Treaty proposed 



Packs by Canadian and 



American canners 



Methods of preparing salmon.. 



Canning 



Early days of the industry. 



Handling the salmon 



Dressing 



Cutting 



Salting 



Filling the cans 



Cooking 



Repairing cans 



Lacquering 



Labeling 



Brands 



Boxing or casing 



Can making 



Canning smoked salmon 



Home canning 



Inspection of plants packing 



canned salmon 



Investigation of canned 



salmon industry 



Mild curing 



Pickling 



Dry salting 



Smoking 



Freezing 



Utilizing salmon eggs and milt. 



' Appendix XIII to the Report of theU. S. Commissioner of Fisheries for 1930. 

 Submitted for publication Nov. 9, 1929. 



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