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salmon so used are taken by seines or purchased from local tisher- 

 men, but one fox-farm corporation in southeast Alaska operated a 

 trap. All species of salmon are used, though tlie bulk of the supply 

 consists of humpback, chum, and coho salmon. 



BRISTOL BAY DISTRICT 



In 1923 a special force, consisting of two regular wardens and a 

 number of other employees under the direction of Agent Dennis 

 Winn, again operated in the Bristol Bay district. As in preceding 

 seasons attention was dcA'oted during the spring to the destruction 

 of predatory fishes, and after the beginning of active salmon-tishing 

 operations a patrol was maintained on Bristol Bay and in all tribu- 

 tary waters. Two employees were again detailed to remain in the 

 district over the winter for the purpose of making further observa- 

 tions on the spawning grounds of the Wood River lake system. Mr. 

 Winn's report is as follows: 



GENERAL REPORT OF SEASOn's OPERATIONS 



This repoi't deals witli operations in connection with a survey of hikes and 

 spawning areas, improvement of salmon streams, destruction of predatory 

 enemies of salmon, and enforcement of fishery laws and regulations in Bristol 

 Bay through the season of 1923. 



The plan of operations varied hut little from tliat of previous years. Tiie 

 employees went forward on different cannery ships, together with supplies and 

 equipment. Men and suppl es were landed at or near their respective districts 

 by the packers who furnished transportation. This was of great assistance, 

 as the bureau's vessel Scoter was late in being hiunched. due primarily x<> 

 necessary repairs and alterations. The fishermen's strike in the States delayed 

 departure of the ships, and conser}uently they arrived at Br stol Bay later 

 than formerly: also the fact that some of the ships carried a portion of the 

 bureau's supplies resulted in some delay in beginning the work. 



Transportation to Bristol Bay was secured as follows : Eight men on the 

 Alaska Packers Association ship Star of Lapland from Semiahmoo, Wash. ; 

 5 men on the Alaska-Portland Packers' Association steamer North King from 

 Portland, Oreg. ; 3 men on the Columbia River Packers' Association ship Chilli- 

 cotlie from Astoria, Oreg. ; 3 men on the Carlisle Packing Co.'s steamer Brook- 

 dale from Seattle, Wash. ; and 1 man on the Naknek Packing Co.'s ship Heckla 

 from San Francisco. On the return to the States 5 men received passage on 

 the Star of Zealand to San Francisco, 3 men on the North King to Portland. 

 2 men on the Chillicothe to Astoria, 2 men on the Brookdale to Seattle, and 1 

 man on the Heckla to San Francisco. The Alaska Packers Association trans- 

 ported tlie necessary subsistence supplies on their different ships for the bureau's 

 use at Kvichak, Egeglk, and Ugashik. The Alaska-Portland Packers' Associa- 

 tion carried subsistence supplies for Naknek and part of Nushagak, together 

 with all needed fuel oils for the different sectors. Part of the supplies for 

 Nushagak also were taken on the Northwestern Fisheries Co.'s ship Guu V. 

 Goss from Seattle. Ship chandlery and machinery for the bureau's boat 

 Scoter was delivered at Kvichak by the Brookdale. Sincere appreciation is 

 expres.sed at this time for the assistance and cooperation extended by these 

 companies and their employees. 



The bureau employees engaged in this work were Dennis Winn, A. T. Looff, 

 F. G. Morton, .Toe Paulsean, Gordon McGill, Bud Murphy, and John Watson. 

 Others were carried as last year on the packers' roll imtil June 30. when most of 

 the men were transferred to the bureau's pay roll for the remainder of the 

 season. As in former years as many local men as possible were secured. 



DESTRUCTION OF PREDATORY FISHKS 



This work is showing results in every section, especially Wood River, and 

 trout are becoming more difficult of capture each year. It is an encouraging 

 fact that trout in numbers were found only in the first two lakes in the Wood 



