FISHING IN THE PRIAMUR DISTRICT OF SIBERIA, 23 
The run of fish in 1913 was retarded very much by late ice, which 
remained until the end of June and in some places as late even as 
July. However, the run of fish, especially of chum salmon, was good. 
At some places (Pankara and Russakova Rivers) large schools of fish, 
averaging 14 to 2 miles wide, appeared early in August, but the sta- 
tions were closed. The Anadir River had a good run. There were 
hardly any runs of sockeye and coho salmon between the Kitchigin 
and Yki Rivers, and arather small run in the region of the Kamchatka 
River, which is of special importance on account of the canneries. 
In 1912 at 10 coast fishing stations 700,000 sockeyes and 250,000 
cohos were caught, while in 1913, at nine stations only 393,000 
sockeyes and 95,000 cohos were taken. 
The catch of salmon at the coast stations ae the years 1911 to 1913 
was as follows: 
King. Chum. |Humpback.| Sockeye.| Coho. 
Number.| Numober. Number. | Number. | Number. 
LORI oa Ss tAblons st). 522s ie 5. IS ee 8,000 | 3,085,000 | 1,627, 000 750, 000 218, 000 
1912) OA STAMOS 265 o's 5 oe = tae cP Sst ac Rin 0 | 29,000 |. 3,414,000 497, 000 | 745,000 249, 000 
1913, 61 stations. .........-.-..--.-.. 2.0. tS | 30,167 | 6,464,224 | 2,6237997 | 399; 207 98, 043 
The output amounted to 11,399 tons in 1911, 11,467 tons in 1912, 
and 21,192 tons in 1913. Of the 1913 product 250 tons of fish were 
salted according to the Russian method, 19,076 tons dry-salted by the 
Japanese method, 1,030 tons were canned, 700 tons of caviar were 
prepared for the Russian market, and 136 tons for the Japanese 
market. Twenty-five cases of crabs were also canned. 
At the river stations, 28 in number, of which 26 were operated in 
1913, the catch in that year was 1,315 king salmon, 1,055,045 chum 
salmon, 647,595 humpback salmon, 460,494 sockeye salmon, 54,780 
coho salmon, 18,671 Dolly Varden trout, and 88,740 herring. Prod- 
ucts prepared amounted to 1,405 tons of fish, Russian salted, 611 
tons canned, 2,261 tons Japanese dry-salted, and 198 tons of Russian: 
caviar, a total of 4,475 tons. 
The grand total of the 1913 catch in this district was: 
Dolly 
King Chum /|Humpback} Sockeye | Coho A 
salmon. | salmon. | salmon. | salmon. | salmon. Yarden Herring. 
Number.| Number. | Number. | Num Number. | Number. | Number. 
In conventional waters. - ... 30,167 | 6,464,224 | 2,623,997 | 399, 207 BOSD serena canoes cn eo oes 
Outside conventional waters 1,315 | 1,055, 045 647, 595 460, 494 54, 780 18, 671 88, 740 
GEA Ba dae oad sy Fas 31, 482 7,519, 269 | 3,771,608) 859,701 | 152,823 | 18,671| 88,740 
The total output of prepared products was 25,668 tons, divided as 
follows: Fish, Russian salted, 1,655 tons; fish, canned, 1,641 tons; 
fish, Japanese dry-salted, 21,337 tons; Russian caviar, 898 tons, and 
