834 ALASKA FISHERIES AND FUR INDUSTRIES IN 1916, 
OPENING AND CLosinc DatEe anp Lenats or SPAWNING SEASON oF RED SALMON 
At LitnrK LAkr, AFOGNAK ISLAND, ALASKA, SINCE THE HATCHERY WAS ESTAB- 
LISHED IN 1908. 
First Last SS, 
(3) 
Year. eggs eggs 
; taken— | taken— | season. 
BOOS Ee che ce tek clade dacs beeen ee nite pin ae Ppa esa. ee bac dd eee ease July 27 | Aug. 26 | 31 days. 
NQQD Ale tet aah ha ciao cine cre soled Saeed be tings c SRR ae mene om ae ee ee July 30 | Aug. 31 | 33 days. 
HOUQ EAE SS: SSE Ss OE Se PEE Ae 2 ear STEN e TF ee. 8 ee Be .--do....] Aug. 28 | 30 days 
WHUNE cre ayo cle ote nS DeSales slaw mania SOON ak ce ee CRED Seer nee mee July 21 | Sept. 2 | 44 days. 
RODS a oft Sus ee Bl ltob k= otis dole tede ee cee Oe? PE ROEE, Coe ree: | July 27 | Aug. 31 | 36 days. 
Uh eee oe ee Ue in te ee ya ee gee pees BOT! BE ..| July 31 | Oct. 10 | 72 days. 
Ea arene Se ia eee eee ets east BE AR Soe Oh re EME te ORs eas Se Be eee Aug. 1 | Sept. 29 | 60 days. 
MOT SORE 38 a er, Sneath algae ia hee 8) eae Syd uneee eeee e Aug 7 | Sept. 30 | 55 days. 
TOTGS C3. ftS EB eed Se SU e SER PET ee AES ae eee July 28 | Oct. 18 | 83 days. 
UGANIK. 
In 1916 there were collected at this field station 692,000 red and 
10,730,000 humpback-salmon eggs, as compared with a take of 
2,685,000 red and 2,461,000 humpback-salmon eggs in 1915. The 
loss of reds was 11,000 and of humpbacks 409,000, leaving 681,000 of 
the former and 10,321,000 of the latter as the number of eyed eggs 
transferred to Afognak in October. Some of the humpback-salmon 
eggs were later used in making up the shipment of 16,000,000 that 
was sent to Government hatcheries in the States. 
The run of red salmon at Uganik in 1916 was very small, but a 
large number of humpbacks came to the stream, making it possible 
to have greatly increased the take of eggs of this species if the hatch- 
ery facilities had been adequate. 
SEAL BAY. 
The selection in 1915 of this place on the northeast coast of Afog- 
nak Island as an egg-collecting station was further justified in 1916 
by the very gratifying increase in the take of eggs. Collections in 
1915 aggregated 3,232,100 red and 1,235,000 humpback eggs, whereas 
in 1916 the take totaled 4,678,000 red and 3,010,000 humpback- 
salmon eggs. The taking of red-salmon eggs began August 18 and 
ended September 20. The first humpback-salmon eggs were taken 
August 18 and the last in the early part of September, when it be- 
came. evident that the available hatching troughs could be filled 
easily in a short time with eggs of this species, leaving no space 
for the eggs of the more desirable red salmon that were ripening less 
rapidly. The spawning of humpbacks was therefore discontinued 
and operations were confined to the taking of red-salmon eggs until 
the troughs were filled. As no eggs were hatched at Seal Bay, and 
the losses amounted to 78,000 red and 190,000 humpback eggs, there 
were transferred to Afognak in October 4,600,000 red and 2,820,000 
humpback-salmon eggs. 
Pe ee, oe ee Se ee 
—— 
—— se 
a a ti i i 
