122 EEPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE 



VESSELS 



Fifteen vessels of the Alaska service cruised about 115,000 nautical 

 miles in the fiscal year 1938, as compared with 131,000 miles in the 

 preceding year. The Penquin covered approximately 30,000 miles, the 

 Brant about 12,000 miles, and the Grane^ Scoter^ and Teal each about 

 10,000 miles. 



The Penguin made five round trips between Seattle and the Pribilof 

 Islands, transporting personnel and emergency supplies. Interisland 

 service was performed, and native workmen from the Alaska Penin- 

 sula were transported to the Pribilof Islands to assist with the sealing 

 activities. Two trips were made to the western Aleutians, one in July 

 and one in September, in connection with the sea-otter patrol. 



The Auklet, Kittkoake, Merganser^ Murre^ and Widgeon were en- 

 gaged in fishery protective work in southeast Alaska during the 1937 

 season. The Blue Wing operated on Prince William Sound, the Eider 

 in the Kodiak area, the Ihis at Chignik, the Red Wing in the Alaska 

 Peninsula area, and the Coot on the Yukon River. The Crane trans- 

 ported personnel and supplies between Seattle and Bristol Bay in May 

 and August and patrolled the Alaska Peninsula area during the inter- 

 vening period. 



The Scoter was used on Bristol Bay during the fishing season there 

 and then participated in the patrol of the Alaska Peninsula area for a 

 short time. From about the middle of August to the middle of Sep- 

 tember it was engaged in the patrol and stream-survey work in the 

 Kodiak area; similar duty was performed later in the vicinity of 

 Craig in southeast Alaska. The Teal was engaged in herring tagging 

 operations in southeast Alaska in the spring, after which it carried 

 on the patrol in Cook Inlet from May to August and on Prince William 

 Sound for a few weeks in September. 



The Brant was used primarily for general supervisory work, chiefly 

 in southeast Alaska, although one cruise was made as far westward as 

 Dutch Harbor in July. 



In the spring of 1938 the Scoter assisted with the fur-seal patrol in 

 the vicinity of Neah Bay, Wash. 



The Pelican, which was reconditioned during the previous year for 

 use in shrimp investigations in the South Atlantic and Gulf areas, 

 was engaged in exploratory trawling in offshore waters in the Gulf of 

 Mexico during the greater part of the winter and spring. 



APPROPRIATIONS 



Appropriations for the Bureau for the fiscal year aggregated 

 $1,967,000, as follows : 



Salaries, Commissioner's oflBce $150, 40O 



Propagation of food fishes (including $260,000 for construction) 929,000 



Maintenance of vessels 168, 000 



Inquiry respecting food fishes 262, 000 



Fishery industries 73, 600 



Fishery market news service 75, 000 



Alaska fisheries service 274, OOO 



Enforcement of Mack bass law 13, 500 



Mississippi Wild Life and Fish Refuge : 17, 900 



Whaling Treaty Act 3, 600 



1, 967, 000 



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