THE FISHERIES OF ALASKA IN 1910. 



By Millard C. Marsh, Agent at the Salmon Fisheries of Alaska, 

 and 

 John N. Cobb, Assistant Agent. 



SUMMARIZED STATISTICS OF THE FISHERIES. 



As in the similar reports for previous years, the District of Alaska 

 is considered in the four geographic sections generally recognized, 

 as follows: Southeast Alaska, embracing all that narrow strip of 

 mainland and the numerous islands adjacent, from Portland Canal 

 northwestward to and including Yakutat Bay; central Alaska, the 

 region on the Pacific, or south side, from Yakutat Bay westward, 

 including the Aleutian chain; western Alaska, the shores of Bering 

 Sea and islands in this sea; and arctic Alaska, from Bering Strait to 

 the Canadian border. 



With the exception of arctic Alaska and a portion of central and 

 western Alaska, practically all of the fishing localities were visited 

 by one or the other of the two agents engaged in the inspection work 

 this year. Considerable commercial fishing is carried on in the Yukon 

 River and its tributaries, where fish wheels, nets, and spears are 

 employed, but unfortunately it has been found impossible so far, 

 owing to the short time available for the agents each season, to extend 

 the inspection work over this large area, or to secure data showing 

 the extent of the fisheries there. Owing to the impossibility of the 

 agents visiting arctic Alaska in the limited open season, the data for 

 this section are incomplete, but what have been secured are shown. 



It has been found an impossibility to secure even approximate data 

 as to the persons engaged or the investment in the hunting of aquatic 

 animals (except fur seals and sea otters), which is general among the 

 natives. 



PERSONS ENGAGED. 



The number of persons engaged in the fisheries of Alaska in 1910 

 was 15,620, an increase of 3,032 over 1909. Of these 6,836 were 

 whites, 4,147 Indians, 2,411 Chinese, 2,206 Japanese, 4 Koreans, and 

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