FISHING IN THE PRIAMUR DISTRICT OF SIBERIA. 19 
At the river stations, outside of conventional waters, nine fishing 
stations and six salting stations were in operation in 1913, the catch 
amounting to 555,102 chum salmon, 41,252 humpback salmon, 3,198 
coho salmon, and 17,035 Dolly Varden trout, from which there were 
prepared 534 tons of fish and 136 tons of caviar for the Russian . 
market and 772 tons of fish for the Japanese market, a total product 
of 1,442 tons. 
The catch in the entire district in 1913 consisted of 1,235,050 chum 
salmon, 245,266 humpback salmon, 3,198 coho salmon, and 17,035 
Dolly Varden trout, and the product prepared amounted to 534 tons 
of fish and 207 tons of caviar for the Russian market and 2,700 tons 
of fish and 6 tons of caviar for the Japanese market. 
The output for the entire Okhotsk district for the years 1911 to 
1913 was 2,426 tons in 1911, 322 tons in 1912, and 3,447 tons in 1913. 
West Kamchatka district—This district includes the coast line from 
the Sopotchnaya River down to the southern Osernof shore fishing 
stations, a distance of about 335 miles. Kamchatka is very inter- 
esting between the middle of July and the last of August, the season 
for the red and pink salmon. On the west coast the Osernaya River 
is the only stream that the red salmon inhabit in any quantities. 
All fishing is done with a device called ‘‘kaku-ami,” which consists 
of a main net and a fence net. The main net is 70 fathoms long and 
the fence net is 120 fathoms long. The fence net extends outward so 
as to guide the fish toward the main net. This device is set near the 
seashore in 10 fathoms of water, where the salmon run. When the 
fish are caught, the main net is hauled up by a boat and the fish 
are transferred to a bag net called ‘‘waku-ami,” used for landing the 
fish. 
In 1913 there were 152 fishing stations in this district of which only 
9 were leased by Russians and 143 by Japanese. In 1912 there were 
133 of such stations. At the public tenders for 1913 the Russians 
obtained 19 stations but transferred 10, of them to Japanese, after 
haying made an arrangement with them in regard to the caviar. 
One hundred and forty-eight stations were operated while 4 were idle. 
A certain growth of interest is noticed in the fishing in these waters, 
especially in the northern part of the district, but principally by Japa- 
nese fishermen. The stations are gradually moving toward the north, 
and the present empty coast lying between the Rivers Palana and 
Sopotchnaya will soon be occupied by fishermen. The increase in the 
number of stations will be seen from the fgllowing figures: 1910, 102 
stations; 1911, 139 stations; 1912, 133 stations, and 1913, 148 
stations. These figures do not include 15 river stations belonging to 
Russians, of which only 13 were operated in 1913. 
The rental has also increased with the increase in the number of 
stations. In 1912 the highest price paid for one station was $2,540, 
