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SALMON FISHERIES OF PACIFIC COAST. 



Investments, apparatus, etc. — The total investment amounted to 

 $13,948,271. Gill nets predominate, while purse and haul seines and 

 stationary traps are important. 



Investment in the Alaska Salmon Fisheries in 1909. 



a Aggregate length of 30,430 yards. 

 b Aggregate length of 35,670 yards. 



c Aggregate length of 301,480 yards. 



Catch. — The total catch amounted to 175,934,060 pounds, valued 

 at SI, 333, 344. Red or sockeye salmon comprise almost two-thirds 

 of the total catch. As compared with 1908, the catch of all species, 

 except king salmon, decreased very materially, due to causes described 

 elsewhere. 



Catch, by Species and Apparatus, in the Salmon Fisheries of Alaska in 1909. 



