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Alaska Peninsula. — The runs of red salmon along the south side of 

 the Alaska Peninsula and at Port Moller, reflecting the condition of 

 the Bristol Bay runs, were far below average. This species was slow 

 in appearing and few were canned prior to June 20. The pink salmon 

 run on the south side of the peninsula was smaller than in 1934, but 

 most of the spawning streams were observed to be well seeded. There 

 was a fair seeding of chums also. 



Bristol Bay. — The red salmon runs in Bristol Bay were much above 

 expectations, and because of limited operations and additional pro- 

 tective measures the spawning escapement was good. Especially 

 large runs were reported in Kvichak and Egegik Rivers. There was 

 no commercial fishing in Ugashik River, and the entire run, except 

 for a few fish taken for local use, reached the spawning grounds. It 

 is believed that the escapement in all the rivers of Bristol Bay, except 

 perhaps the Nushagak, was of such size as to build up this weak run 

 of the cycle wliich has been apparent for many years. 



HATCHERIES 



The privately owned hatchery on Hugh Smith Lake was again oper- 

 ated by the Pacific American Fisheries, Inc. From the 10,221,000 

 red salmon eggs that were collected at the hatchery in 1934, there 

 were produced and liberated in Alaska waters 9,860,000 salmon fry. 

 A collection of 34,383,000 red salmon eggs was made at this hatchery 

 in 1935. 



Under provisions of the act of June 26, 1906, the owners of private 

 hatcheries in Alaska who are also packers of canned salmon receive a 

 rebate on license fees and taxes of every nature on their catch and 

 pack of salmon at the rate of 40 cents per 1,000 king or red salmon 

 fry liberated by them in Alaska waters. In the fiscal year ended 

 June 30, 1935, therefore, the rebate due the Pacific American Fish- 

 eries, Inc., on the 9,860,000 red salmon fry liberated at Hugh Smith 

 Lake during the year amoimted to $3,944. 



GENERAL STATISTICS OF THE FISHERIES 



The total number of persons engaged in the fisheries of Alaska in 

 1935 was 22,620, or 3,570 less than in 1934. Fisheiy products were 

 valued at $31,230,646, a decrease of $10,732,647, or about 26 percent 

 from the preceding year. Of the total amount, 87.5 percent repre- 

 sented the value of salmon products; 7.6 percent, herring; 2 percent, 

 halibut; and 2.9 percent, the value of all other fishery products. 



