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84,877 on September 24. The total count of red salmon for the 

 season was 870,335, and in addition, 26,919 colios, 5,310 kings, and 

 5,786 pinks were tallied. Some fish were still in the lagoon when 

 the weir was removed on October 5. 



A good run of young red salmon migrating seaward began on May 

 29 and continued until June 17. Approximately 49,000 of these 

 migrants were marked during the season. King salmon migrants 

 came downstream in early August. The downstream run of Dolly 

 Varden trout was unusually heavy. 



On August 4 all the Karluk area except Uyak Bay was closed to 

 commercial fishing, as the escapement of red salmon was less than the 

 catch. The following day the section from Chief Point to West 

 Point was reopened. Fishing in the remainder of the area was again 

 permitted on August 19 until the close of the season on August 24. 

 The total reported commercial catch of red salmon from the Karluk 

 run was 661,573. 



Weir operations at Karluk were in charge of H. H. Hungerford, 

 under the supervision of Warden Charles P. Turner. 



MORZHOVOI BAY 



A weir was again maintained in the stream that empties into Middle 

 Lagoon, Morzhovoi Bay, through which salmon were counted from 

 June 10 to October 5, inclusive. The season's escapement numbered 

 18,367 red salmon, 4,089 cohos, and 113 pmks. Operations at this 

 place were carried on by Gordon Asliton at the beginning of the season, 

 by Charles R. Sullivan in August and the first half of September, and 

 thereafter by Axel Williamson, under the supervision of Assistant 

 Agent Fred R. Lucas. 



ORZENOI RIVER 



Construction of the weir in Orzenoi River was completed on June 

 13 and the first salmon passed upstream on June 22. From that date 

 until September 6 there were counted 28,478 red salmon, 261 pinks, 

 and 11 chums. The work was carried on by Woodrow F. Buckley 

 until August 1 and then by Joe Evans, under the direction of Assistant 

 Agent Fred R. Lucas. 



RED RIVER 



A fair run of salmon was entering Red River wdien the weir was 

 installed on May 26 and, although not heavy at any time, it remained 

 steady until about the middle of August. Unlike the usual condition, 

 no high water interfered with weir operations. The total count of 

 salmon from May 26 to August 20 consisted of 517,769 reds, 4,089 

 pinks, 2,841 kings, and 541 cohos. Two traps for capturing preda- 

 tory trout were operated by the weir crew, making a total catch of 

 70,000. There was a heavy downstream migration of young red 

 salmon in the early summer. Under the supervision of Warden 

 Charles P. Turner, the construction of the weir was in charge of 

 Henry B. Looff and Tom Frost was weir foreman during the season. 



SALMON TAGGING 



A salmon-tagging experiment was conducted in southeast Alaska 

 in 1935 to develop further information concerning the migrations of 



