492 U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES. 
boats Swan and Z'ern were used in cruising the Yukon and some 
tributaries. The report by Dr. Gilbert and Mr. O’Malley is pub- 
lished in full elsewhere in this document. 
In line with the recommendation in their report that all commer- 
cial fishing in the Yukon be suspended, a public hearing was held in 
Seattle, Wash., on November 23, 1920, to consider the advisability of 
such action. Satisfactory information was presented at that hearing 
in support of the opinion generally expressed that commercial fish- 
ing for export could not be continued without seriously depleting the 
runs of salmon and jeopardizing the lives of the native inhabitants 
of the region and their indispensable dogs. Accordingly the Secre- 
tary of Commerce issued an order on December 18, 1920, prohibiting 
the taking of salmon for other than local use from the Yukon River, 
its tributaries, and the waters within 500 yards of the mouth thereof 
after August 31, 1921. 
HATCHERIES. 
EXTENT OF OPERATIONS. 
The two Federal salmon hatcheries in Alaska, one on McDonald 
Lake, in the southeast district, and the other on Afognak Lake, 
in the central district, were operated in 1920, except that at the 
station first named no eggs were collected during the year. In 
addition, two private hatcheries were operated in southeast Alaska, 
one a few miles from Loring, owned by the Alaska Packers Asso- 
ciation, and the other at Quadra, owned by the Northwestern 
Fisheries Co. All of these hatcheries were engaged chiefly in the 
propagation of red salmon. 
The Territorial Fish Commission of Alaska also operated a hatch- 
ery at Juneau, the collection of eggs being made at two field stations, 
one of which was on the mainland of Alaska, a few miles north of 
Juneau, while the other was at Auk Cove, on the north shore of Ad- 
miralty Island, about 25 miles southwest of Juneau. 
Exclusive of the number collected by the Territorial commission, 
the total take of red-salmon eggs by the Federal and privately owned 
hatcheries hereinbefore mentioned was 99,990,000, or 19,070,000 less 
than the number collected in 1919. This smaller collection is ac- 
counted for by the total suspension of operations at the McDonald 
Lake station, where important repairs to the plant were being made, 
and also by the washout of retaining racks at the Afognak station 
during the spawning season. 
OPERATIONS OF FEDERAL AND PRiVATE HATCHERIES IN ALASKA IN 1920. 
Red or Red or Red or 
sockeye sockeye | sockeye 
Station. salmon eggs} salmon_ |salmon eggs 
takenin | liberated | takenin 
1919. in 1919-20. 1920. 
MeDonaldibakews 2. 4.6 36262 See ee oe eee eee eee 9,752,000 | 9):387,,000) |22-- sence ece 
Afopmake GAke £5. s ccc5- acu sed bec teers Leet stel aa ee Pelee 179, 178, 000 | 61;524/000 | 62,300, 000 
Lisi) oe aR EL pat Ne TUN NE Mer ai cad bales 18, 420000 | 17;070;000 | 18; 240/000 
Quadraaiaee ag 1 IE ee Ee oe ae te 11,710,000 | 11,357,000 | 19, 450; 000 
MM otal ease Sai yt By aaad) Nee Nera We athe ah WN 119,060,000 | 99,338,000 | 99, 990, 000 
17,000,000 eyed eggs transferred to the Federal hatchery at Quinault, Wash., and 3,000,000 to the State 
hatchery at Bonneville, Oreg. 
