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86 ALASKA FISHERIES AND FUR INDUSTRIES IN 1916. 
QUADRA, 
This hatchery is owned and operated by the Northwestern Fisheries 
Co. and is located at Quadra in southeastern Alaska. Its capacity is 
about 21,000,000 red-salmon eggs. In 1915 the taking of eggs was 
begun August 9, and was continued to November 13. In this 
period 7,408,000 red-salmon eggs were taken. Between December 
13, 1915, and June 30, 1916, the number of young salmon released 
ageregated 7,092,000. The loss of eggs was 316,000, or 4.2 per cent. 
The take of eggs at Quadra in 1915 was previously incorrectly re- 
ported by the superintendent to be 7,500,000, which number was 
indicated in the Alaska Fisheries and Fur Industries Report for that 
year. 
For the season of 1916-17 the taking of eggs was begun August 9 
and ended on November 19, 1916. The take of red-salmon eggs was 
16,125,000. 
HETTA. 
This hatchery is owned and operated by the Northwestern Fish- 
eries Co. and is located on Hetta Lake near the southern end of 
Prince of Wales Island, southeastern Alaska. Its capacity is about 
12,000,000 red-salmon eggs. For the season of 1915-16 the taking 
of red-salmon eggs was begun August 8, 1915, and was continued 
until late in December. The take of eggs was 8,114,000. Between 
August 15, 1915, and June 30, 1916, young salmon to the number of 
7,598,000 were released. The loss of eggs for this season was 496,000, 
and in addition 20,000 young fish died, the total loss being 6.4 per 
cent. 
Yor the season of 1916-17 the taking of eggs was begun August 21 
and was completed December 20, 1916. The take aggregated 
3,271,000 red-salmon eggs. 
Further improvements were made in 1916 in respect to the con- 
dition of the water supplied to the hatchery. Arrangements were 
also made for installing in the winter of 1916-17 an additional re- 
taining pond for fry. 
KLAWAK. 
This hatchery is operated by the North Pacific Trading & Packing 
Co. It is located on a lake a few miles above Klawak, on the west 
coast of Prince of Wales Island, southeastern Alaska. Its capacity 
is approximately 10,000,000 red-salmon eggs. In 1915 the taking of 
red-salmon eggs was begun July 24 and was continued to November 9. 
In this period 4,180,000 eggs were taken. Upon the basis of the 
company’s original statement this number was indicated to be 
4,130,000 in the Alaska Fisheries and Fur Industries Report for 1915. - 
A later statement showed the take to have been 4,180,000. From 
July 24, 1915, to April 7, 1916, the loss of eggs was 160,000, or 3.8 
