FISHERY INDUSTRIES. ze 
CatcH @ or SALMON BY SPECIES IN THE AFOGNAK RESERVATION IN 1918. 
Species. 
Locality. p Total. 
Coho. Chum Humps King Red 
Micrbireaere et ts't oF) . VISE ST EA hla hdes teow PLATO once ood ae 13, 899 21,149 
TEE TCT er V2) (1 See Oe Bote ee oer eri case poole te soe 118 40 SOG; | 114-5 - 223 22, 335 62, 953 
SLE LCE ES A es eel De be eae me EE i) [peeseeace 2 1 6, 544 6, 553 
duitplerAtornak: 14.57.59. 04445 6 5 ce Gee St. SEASH NN LES ELL 957042: | 62 ee 7,884 32, 807 
DTTC al 6) eee ee a eae (AUD Sages Pe gs see ISS SR eee| [54 sor esse e 1,012 
LUT PEW ad 3320 oes A Se gM Pe bo Oe Se See DATA Ee Se EAE Ce a RO Oe ee | ae 2, 252 
Motale 22s h22ke = aS eA eres aed 5,151 121 70,791 1 50, 662 126, 726 
a Exclusive of a small number of coho salmon purchased by the Northern Fisheries (Inc.). 
A system of apportioning the district among the fishermen so as 
to prevent overfishing and at the same time to enable all to enjoy 
an equal opportunity was tried in 1918 and seemed to be very satis- 
factory to the natives of Afognak. Under this plan the number of 
natives at any one fishery was limited; the various fields were 
assigned to natives from certain localities, who were to enjoy the 
privileges thus guaranteed without interference on the part of those 
whose object seemed to be to take the best at each place. This 
moving from place to place, just as the run of fish was good, bene- 
fited comparatively few of the fishermen and always the same ones. 
All fields on the west side of Afognak Island were reserved for the 
exclusive use of the natives of Afognak, while the Spruce Island 
natives could operate only at the fisheries on the east side of Afognak 
Island, but not exclusively. Within the prescribed limits as to the 
number of men who might fish at any given place, all the fishing 
grounds on the island were open to the Afognak natives as distin- 
guished from those from Spruce Island. 
Though no seasonal closings were observed in 1918, it does not 
seem advisable to discontinue such regulations at the chief points of 
operation. While the primary purpose of the Bureau is the conser- 
vation of the fisheries, in a general way its operations affect very 
closely the vocations of the natives for the reason that most of them 
are fishermen and trappers. In the Afognak Reservation every- 
thing possible is being done in the regulation of fishery operations 
for the greatest benefit to the natives without injury to the fisheries. 
APPARATUS AND APPROXIMATE FisHina Season,? AroGNak RESERVATION, 1918. 
Seined. Fishing season. 
Locality. — 
Hump- | x: es 
Coho. | Chum oat King. Red Began. | Ended. 
“leF'1 W355 5 cepa 4 a ee 2 1 6, 160 384 | June 17 | Aug. 2 
Little Afognak............--.- 23: 042) 00.5. . - 7,834 50 | June 15 | Sept. 20 
LDS Yes RS ae ee eee (rag (1b AR al Pe | ees eee me eer) eee er Sept. 3} Sept. 10 
Litnik Bay ON oe oa |p ey Fe ema Rete [im pln lp (i Oke ss. Sept. 14 
Malina....... ; -.------]| 12,674 | 1,225} June 18|] Aug. 3 
Paramanoff PEEL y Aer Ae June 13 Do. 
Total 49,003 | 1,659 
@ Exclusive of a small number of salmon purchased by the Northern Fisheries (Inc.). 
