﻿FISHERY 
  INDUSTEIES. 
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  REMOVAL 
  OF 
  NATURAL 
  OBSTRUCTIONS 
  IN 
  SALMON 
  STREAMS. 
  

  

  There 
  are 
  a 
  number 
  of 
  good 
  streams 
  in 
  Alaska 
  which 
  are 
  so 
  ob- 
  

   structed 
  by 
  falls 
  or 
  other 
  natural 
  bamers 
  that 
  salmon 
  coming 
  in 
  from 
  

   the 
  sea 
  are 
  often 
  greatly 
  impeded 
  or 
  actually 
  stopped 
  in 
  their 
  search 
  

   for 
  suitable 
  spawning 
  grounds. 
  A 
  Httle 
  work 
  has 
  been 
  done 
  to 
  

   improve 
  these 
  conditions, 
  but 
  in 
  the 
  coming 
  season 
  it 
  is 
  planned 
  to 
  

   take 
  active 
  steps 
  to 
  open 
  a 
  number 
  of 
  these 
  streams 
  by 
  blasting 
  out 
  

   resting 
  places 
  or 
  taking 
  other 
  action 
  so 
  that 
  the 
  fish 
  may 
  be 
  able 
  to 
  

   ascend 
  more 
  easily. 
  Work 
  of 
  this 
  character 
  can 
  be 
  best 
  accomplished 
  

   in 
  the 
  winter, 
  when 
  the 
  flow 
  of 
  water 
  is 
  lightest. 
  

  

  PATROL 
  BOATS. 
  

  

  In 
  order 
  to 
  enforce 
  the 
  fisheries 
  laws 
  and 
  regulations, 
  a 
  patrol 
  of 
  

   as 
  adequate 
  proportions 
  as 
  the 
  Bureau's 
  facilities 
  and 
  resources 
  would 
  

   permit 
  was 
  maintained 
  in 
  those 
  waters 
  of 
  Alaska 
  where 
  there 
  seemed 
  

   to 
  be 
  the 
  greatest 
  need 
  for 
  such 
  work. 
  This 
  was 
  chiefly 
  in 
  southeast 
  

   Alaska, 
  where 
  competition 
  is 
  more 
  keen 
  and 
  there 
  is 
  greater 
  activity 
  

   upon 
  the 
  part 
  of 
  fishermen. 
  Also 
  the 
  restrictions 
  of 
  the 
  weekly 
  close 
  

   season 
  are 
  applicable 
  in 
  this 
  part 
  of 
  Alaska, 
  and 
  the 
  extensive 
  fishing 
  

   grounds 
  in 
  the 
  many 
  channels 
  and 
  passages 
  invite 
  and 
  necessitate 
  a 
  

   careful 
  patrol 
  to 
  insure 
  proper 
  observance 
  of 
  the 
  laws. 
  

  

  The 
  Bureau's 
  steamer 
  Osprey 
  (23 
  tons) 
  was 
  engaged 
  in 
  this 
  and 
  

   other 
  work 
  of 
  a 
  special 
  nature 
  throughout 
  the 
  season; 
  in 
  addition 
  

   the 
  power 
  boats 
  Lovera 
  (7 
  tons) 
  and 
  Baranoff 
  (17 
  tons) 
  were 
  chartered 
  

   for 
  patrol 
  duty 
  during 
  approximately 
  60 
  days 
  of 
  the 
  active 
  fishing 
  

   season. 
  The 
  Baranoff 
  was 
  operated 
  chiefly 
  from 
  Wrangell 
  and 
  the 
  

   Lovera 
  was 
  engaged 
  more 
  particularly 
  in 
  the 
  Ketchikan 
  district. 
  The 
  

   Santa 
  Rita 
  (8 
  tons) 
  was 
  also 
  chartered 
  for 
  a 
  few 
  trips 
  in 
  the 
  vicinity 
  

   of 
  Juneau, 
  and 
  a 
  launch 
  was 
  hired 
  for 
  a 
  short 
  time, 
  in 
  Prince 
  William 
  

   Sound. 
  The 
  total 
  cost 
  of 
  patrol 
  work 
  was 
  about 
  $5,000, 
  including 
  

   salaries, 
  while 
  approximately 
  10,000 
  miles 
  were 
  covered 
  by 
  patrol 
  boats. 
  

   There 
  is 
  much 
  need 
  of 
  additional 
  Government-owned 
  patrol 
  boats 
  to 
  

   cover 
  the 
  waters 
  of 
  Alaska 
  properly. 
  Under 
  present 
  conditions, 
  some 
  

   parts 
  of 
  Alaska 
  can 
  not 
  be 
  reached 
  except 
  through 
  transportation 
  

   courtesies 
  extended 
  on 
  boats 
  owned 
  by 
  the 
  fishing 
  interests. 
  This 
  

   is 
  entirely 
  wrong 
  in 
  principle, 
  and 
  should 
  be 
  remedied 
  by 
  appropria- 
  

   tions 
  which 
  will 
  enable 
  the 
  purchase 
  of 
  at 
  least 
  six 
  patrol 
  vessels; 
  

   three 
  for 
  southeast, 
  two 
  for 
  central, 
  and 
  one 
  for 
  western 
  Alaska. 
  

   Seaworthy 
  boats 
  of 
  good 
  size 
  are 
  required 
  to 
  withstand 
  the 
  heavy 
  

   weather 
  experienced 
  frequently 
  along 
  the 
  Alaska 
  coast. 
  There 
  is 
  

   too 
  often 
  a 
  disposition 
  upon 
  the 
  part 
  of 
  those 
  who 
  have 
  not 
  observed 
  

   conditions 
  to 
  feel 
  that 
  a 
  modest 
  launch 
  of 
  30 
  or 
  35 
  feet 
  in 
  length 
  will 
  

   be 
  sufficient, 
  at 
  least 
  for 
  southeast 
  Alaska, 
  but 
  to 
  the 
  experienced 
  

   the 
  need 
  of 
  boats 
  at 
  least 
  50 
  feet 
  in 
  length 
  and 
  well 
  powered 
  is 
  rec- 
  

   ognized. 
  The 
  boats 
  in 
  central 
  Alaska 
  should 
  be 
  at 
  least 
  from 
  60 
  to 
  

  

  