250 



BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES. 



As a food fidi the cdho ocpupies a high rank. The flesh is less firm than tliat of the red salmon and 

 the sealcs fall ol^f more readily when the fish is handled; and the flesh is rather pale in color, not pos- 

 sessing the deep red hue of the red salmon and the choice chinook. The flavor of the flesh, however, 

 is excellent, and only the pale color keeps it from ranking with the best. The canners usually pay to 

 the fishermen the same price for the cohos that they pay for reds. 



The coho is canned as "coho" or ''medium i-ed." The first of these names is entirely proper and 

 appropriate, as is also the second, unless possibly it might be objected to as suggesting that the contents 

 of the can is really the red or sockeye salmon of a color somewhat less red than usual. To the trade, 

 however, these two names have come to have a definite and well-understood meaning. They are not, 

 so far as we are informed, ever applied to any other species, and wo regard them as wholly satisfactory 

 trade names. 



Commercially the coho is at jiresent. next to the king, the least important of the 5 species found in 

 Alaska. In 1906 the total catch was 984.801 fish, yielding n3,054 eases, valued at $392,251. 



The Begixxixg ,\xd Exdixg of Commerci.\l Fishixg for Coho S.\ljiox at V.\kious Fishixg 



St.^tioxs IX Alask.\, 1900 axd 1904-1906. 



Note. — The fact that the name of a river is given does not necessarily mean that fishing is carried on in the river 

 itself; in many instances the fishing station is in the vicinity of the streain and its name has been used in order to locate 

 the stream more clearly. The dates given do not necessarily mean the beginning and ending of the run for each stream, 

 as the fish may have been running for some time before the'cannery men were able to fish the stream and the pack may 

 have been obtained and fishing stopped before the end of the season" 



1900. 



Fishing Fi.shing 

 began — ended — 



1904. 



Fishing Fishing 

 ended — 



1903. 



Fishing Fishing 

 began — ended — 



Fishing Fishing 

 began — ended- 



Bfring Sea. 



Nushagak Bay. . 

 Kvichak River. . 

 Nakni'k River... 

 Ugaguk River. . . 

 Ugagshik River. 



Central Alaska 



Chignik Lagoon and River. . 

 Kodiak Island: 



Karluk 



Alitak Bay 



Cook Inlet (Kasiloft 



Prince WilUani Sound '» 



Southeast Alaska. 



June 21 July 24 

 July 20 July 25 



June 25 

 July 27 



Aug. 

 Aug. 



July 10 

 Jvme 17 



July 30 

 July 28 



Julv 11 



Aug. 3 j Aug. 12 

 Aug. 25 Sept. 21 

 July i Aug. io 



Aug. 21 

 Aug. 27 

 May 27 



Yakutat Bay 



Situk River 



Ankau KivtT 



.\nkau Slough 



Ahrnkliu River 



Ahrnklin Slough 



Lituya Bay 



Surge Bay. Yakolii Island 



Takanis Bay, Yakoiii Island 



Cape Edward, otT Cliicagof Islanci 



Portlock Harbor, Chicagof Island 



Cross Sound: Taylor Bay 



LLsianski Strait 



Kochtakeine ( ? ,i 



Porcupine (?) 



Icy Strait: 



Dundas Bay 



Glacier Bay— Bartlett Bay 



Pleasant Island 



Excursion Inlet 



Port Frederick, Chichagof Island. 

 Lynn Canal 



Chilkoot Inlet and River 



Chilkot Inlet and River 



Eagle River 



Lena Cove 



Point Louise 



Auk Bay 



Aug. 29 

 ....do... 

 Aug. 30 

 Aug. 27 

 Aug. 30 



Jime 15 



Sept. 3D 

 Sept. 3 

 Aug. 4 



July 22 

 Aug. 22 



Ang. 29 

 Oct. 2 

 Sept. 29 

 Sept. 12 

 Oct. 3 



Aug. 20 



Aug. 27 

 .-iug. 29 

 Aug. 21 

 Aug. 27 

 Sept. 14 

 Aug. li; 

 Julv 25 

 July 29 

 Aug. 20 

 Aug. 10 

 Aug. 27 



Aug. 6 

 Aug. 13 



July 26 



(") 

 C) 



Sept. 25 Aug. 13 

 Aug. 27 Aug. 7 

 I July 16 



Sept. 27 

 Sept. 29 

 Sept. 14 

 Sept. 27 I 

 Sept. 26 

 Aug. 16 

 Aug. 20 

 Aug. 27 

 Aug. 24 

 Aug. 10 

 Aug. 27 



Aug. 22 

 ....do... 

 Aug. 14 

 Sept. 1 



Aug. 4 



(0) 



Sept. 12 

 Sept. 2 

 Aug. 13 



Sept. 25 



Do. 

 Sept. 15 

 Sept. 13 



Julv 25 ( Aug. 11 

 Aug. 11 Do. 



Aug. 13 

 Aug. 27 



Aug. 25 Aug. 25 

 July 31 

 Sept. 3 



Sept. 30 



June 15 I Oct. 8 



...do. ..I Sept. 13 

 Aug. 21) Sept. 11 

 June 22 i Sept. 9 



June 25 



Oct. 8 



July 31 



Sept. 3 



Sept. 5 

 Aug. 28 

 July 6 

 Sept. 8 

 Sept. 5 



June 20 Sept. 17 

 Aug. 23 ' Sept. 23 I 



Ang. 20 Sept. 15 



Julv 15 do... 



July 1 ' Sept. 15 



do do... 



Aug. 15 do... 



Sept. 17 

 Sept. 19 

 Sept. 13 

 Sept. 20 

 , Sept. 5 

 July 27 Sept. 23 



June 29 I Sept. 22 

 July 4 Sept. S 



a Run too late. 



!> 1891, August 4 to September 14. 



