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ALASKA FISHERIES AND PUR INDUSTRIES IN 1917. 



from eggs taken in the fall of 1916. Two substations were operated 

 in conjunction with the Afognak hatchery, one at Seal Bay and the 

 other at Uganik. The annual capacity of the above-indicated hatch- 

 eries is approximately 303,000,000 red-salmon eggs, of which the two 

 Government stations can handle 150,000,000. 



In 1916 the total take of red or sockeye salmon eggs in Alaska was 

 171,542,000. In the corresponding report of Alaska Fisheries and 

 Fur Industries for 1916 this number was stated to be 171,566,000, 

 which was in error because of an incorrect report made by one of the 

 private hatcheries. The number of red or sockeye salmon liberated 

 in Alaskan waters in the season of 1916-17 was 155,641,000, as com- 

 pared with 142,964,140 in the previous season. The take of red- 

 salmon eggs in 1917 aggregated 115,964,000, or 55,578,000 less than 

 in 1916. This great decrease is due in part to the closure of the 

 Karluk hatchery and the failure to take eggs at Klawak, but results 

 principally from the smaller take of eggs at the Fortmann hatchery, 

 where only 6,840,000 were taken, as compared with 62,580,000 in 

 1916. The take of eggs at the Yes Bay and Quadra hatcheries was 

 slightly smaller than in 1916, while at Hetta it was somewhat larger. 

 The take at Afognak was approximately three times as large as in 

 1916. Collections of humpback-salmon eggs were made at Uganik 

 and Seal Bay, which were transferred to Afognak. 



Operations of Alaska Hatcheries in 1917. 



stations. 



Red or sock- 

 eye salmon 

 eggs taken in 

 1916. 



Red or sock- 

 eye salmon 

 liberated in 

 1916-17. 



Red or sock- 

 eye salmon 

 eggs taken in 

 1917 



Yes Bay 



Afognak 



Uganik 



Seal Bay 



Karluk 



Fortmann (Naha Stream 



Quadra 



Hetta 



Klawak 



Total 



a 51, 175, 000 

 6 21,116,000 



34,960,000 

 c 53, 036, 000 



'2,712.000 



57,405,000 

 15,003,000 

 3,120,000 

 7,822,000 



/ 6, 840, 000 

 13,600,000 

 4,826,000 



(h) 



155,641,000 



115,964,000 



• 2,000,000 eyed eggs were transferred to the Oregon Fish Commission at Bonneville in October, 1916. 



b Includes yoimg salmon resulting from eggs received from Uganik, Seal Bay, and Karluk. 



c 300,000 humpback-salmon eggs were also taken. 



d 1,253,000 humpback -salmon eggs were taken. 



< 2,560,000 humpback-salmon eggs were also taken. 



/ 2,400,000 humpback-salmon eggs were also taken. 



g Incorrectly reported previously by the company as 3,271,000, which figures appeared in the Alaska 

 Fisheries Report for 1916. 



A No eggs were taken at Klawak in 1917. 



Note.— Of the collections of red-salmon eggs at Afognak, shipments were made in November, 1917, as 

 follows: Dominion Fisheries Department, Agassiz, British Columbia, 10,000,000: Bureau of Fisheries sta- 

 tion, Quinault, Wash., 6,000,000, and Oregon Fish Commission, Bonneville, 3,000,000. 



HATCHERY REBATES. 



Under the Federal law operators of private hatcheries in Alaska are 

 entitled to a rebate of 40 cents for every thousand red or king salmon 

 fry released. This is the equivalent of the license tax imposed by the 

 Government on 10 cases of canned salmon. It has been recommended 

 from time to time to Congress that steps be taken to discontinue this 

 system and that in lieu thereof all hatcheries in Alaska be operated 

 by the Government. Under the law, operators of private hatcheries 



