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the lack of water in the streams sei'iously impeded the ascent of sal- 

 mon and retarded their movement into the streams. For this reason 

 the catch of the fishermen was larg:er than it otherwise Avoiild have 

 been. 



Litnik Bay, which has been closed to commercial fishing for red 

 salmon since the establishment of the hatchery in 1908, was opened 

 to red-salmon fishing to a limited degree in 1923. Fishing by author- 

 ized natives was allowed to the extent of not to exceed one-third 

 of the run of i-ed salmon as indicated by the count at a rack erected 

 in the river a short distance above the bay. The run was very disap- 

 pointing, and fishing was stopped July 15. The total count of red 

 salmon passing through the rack for the season ended September 8 

 Avas 8.025. 



Patrol work in the Afognak district was carried on under the 

 immediate direction of Warden William E. Baumann. 



Number of salmon caught for- commercial use in. Afognak Reservation in 1923 



ALEUTIAN ISLANDS RESERVATION 



Data regarding all permits for fishing operations within the 

 Aleutian Islands Reservation will be found under the heading 

 Alaska Peninsula Fisheries Reservation (pp. 51 to 53) in this report. 

 Permits for grazing purposes on the lands of the Aleutian Islands 

 Reservation, whicli have heretofore been issued jointly by the Secre- 

 taries of Agriculture and Commerce, are now being issued by the 

 Secretary of Agriculture. 



ANNETTE ISLAND FISHERY RESERVE 



On April 30, 1917, the Secretary of the Interior leased the fishing 

 and canning privileges of the Annette Island Fishery Reserve to the 

 Annette Island Packing Co. for five years. This lease expired with 

 the close of the fishing season in 1922. On March 26, 1923, the 

 Assistant Secretary of the Interior entered into a new contract with 

 the Annette Island Packing Co., leasing it the fishing and canning 

 privileges of the reserve for another period of five years. The new 

 lease provides for an annual permit fee of $200 for each trap erected 

 in the reserve, and royalties of 5 cents for each red salmon, 2 cents 

 for each coho, and 1 cent for each salmon of other species taken in 

 traps. The old rate was a fee of $100 for each trap and a royalty 

 of 1 cent for each salmon taken in traps. The present lease also 

 provides for the payment of other fees on canned products at the 



