FISHERIES OF ALASKA IN 1907. 61 
Point Barrow captured 9 whales, an exceedingly good catch. The 
products secured by the natives appear in the statistical tables. 
MISCELLANEOUS FISHERY RESOURCES. 
Black cod (Anoplopoma fimbria).—This fish is becoming better 
appreciated each season, and this year was not only sold fresh, but a 
part of the catch was frozen and pickled. The fish frequents many 
of the halibut banks, and most of the catch this year was taken inci- 
dentally on the trawls set in Chatham Straits for halibut. A favorite 
spot is in a deep hole (about 414 feet on the edges) from 1 mile to 14 
miles off Funter Bay. Another good fishing ground is off Point Hugh, 
in Stephens Passage. The fishermen believe that the black cod 
migrate, apparently following the salmon; salmon are often found in 
their stomachs. While the true cod makes excellent bait for other 
fishes, the opposite is the case with the black cod. 
Capelin (Mallotus villosus) are quite abundant in the coastal 
waters of Alaska, especially on the cod banks, where they form a con- 
siderable part of the food of thecod. Large numbers are said to be 
washed up on the beach in the neighborhood of Sitka in October. 
The fishremain in this neighborhood about a week, and large quantities 
are consumed locally by both whites and natives. Schools appear in 
Glacier Bay in May and June. According to residents of Port 
Heiden, in Bering Sea, capelin appear there in June and July, and 
are sometimes washed up on the beach ankle deep for miles. 
Eulachon (Thaleichthys pacificus).—This species, the well-known 
candle-fish, is highly prized by the natives for its excellent food qual- 
ities, while the oil and a grease extracted from the fish are favorite 
condiments with them. A local and export trade is being built up 
in southeast Alaska. 
The eulachon frequents in considerable numbers, but for very 
short periods of time, the Unuk, Stikine, and Chilkat rivers, Dyea and 
Berners bays, and Excursion Inlet. It is also found in very limited 
abundance in a number of other bays and rivers. In the upper part 
of southeast Alaska the time of the best run is the big spring tide in 
May (about the 15th) when the fish are said to run for three days, 
during which, in the rivers, the fishermen (mainly natives) capture 
them by means of dip nets. This year there was an unusually large 
run. In central Alaska large schools are known to frequent the more 
important rivers of Cook Inlet, but, as in southeast Alaska, their stay 
is exceedingly brief. On the Alaska Peninsula, at Three Star Point 
(approximately opposite Unga Island) there is said to be a large run 
of eulachons in May. So many are left stranded on the beach that 
the bears are attracted from miles around to feed uponthem. In west- 
ern Alaska the eulachon frequents the Ugashik River and probably 
other rivers in the Bristol Bay region. 
