CONTENTS 



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Introduction 5 



Importance of the Alaskan fisheries 5 



The fishing grounds 7 



The cod fishery '. 9 



History 9 



Fishing banks _ 10 



Fishing stations 12 



Vessel fisheries 13 



Stal istics 14 



The halibut fishery 15 



History 15 



Fishing grounds 16 



Methods of the fishery 17 



Preparation of the catch 18 



The herring fishery 20 



History 20 



Fishing grounds 21 



Statistics 21 



The salmon industry 23 



Canneries 23 



Salt eries 24 



Freezing salmon 25 



Hatcheries " 25 



Fertilizer plants 28 



Aquatic furs 29 



Miscellaneous aquatic animals 33 



General statistics for 1905 38 



Other fishery resources of Alaska 43 



Fisheries carried on in Alaskan waters and credited to places outside of the district . . 45 



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