September 1966 



COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 



13 



nmnber of summer chinook that would be 

 taken during a sockeye fishery would be se- 

 rious in view of the poor condition of the sum- 

 mer run. It also appeared certain that more 

 summer steeUiead would have been taken 

 than sockeye and, in view of the fact that the 

 siunmer steelhead run was just getting under 

 way, and there was no substantial indication 

 of how big the run would be, it seemed in- 

 advisable to allow the taking of any substan- 

 tial number of steelhead until greater es- 

 capement was obtained. 



The sockeye run passes upriver in a rel- 

 atively short period of time with the majority 

 of the fish moving over Bonneville Dam be- 

 tween mid-June and mid-July. Even if a 

 season had been authorized this year, it was 

 too late for a reasonable harvest since pos- 

 sibly 80 percent of the run had passed Bon- 

 neville Dam and undoubtedly a substantial 

 portion of the remainder was in the 5-mile 

 reach of the Columbia River immediately 

 below Bonneville Dam which is closed at all 

 times to commercial fishing. Extreme fluc- 

 tuations in numbers characterize the sock- 

 eye run which, since 1938, has ranged from 

 12,000 to 327,000 fish annually in an irregular 

 up and down pattern, stated the Oregon Fish 

 Commission director. 



This year's run was encouraging in view 

 of the fact that the parent run in 1962 totaled 

 only 29,000 fish over Rock Island Dam which 

 the sockeye must pass to reach the Wenatchee 

 and Okanogan Rivers, the only remaining 

 spawning grounds of the species in the Co- 

 lumbia River system. It indicates the re- 

 silience of the species and offers promise 

 that sockeye runs in the future could provide 

 a harvestable surplus. The Rock Island site, 

 near Wenatchee River, is some 450 miles 

 above the mouth of the Columbia River. 



The fresh-water habitat requirements 

 are more restrictive for sockeye salmon 

 than for the other four species of Pacific 

 salmon since the young sockeye must have 

 ready access to lakes in which they remain 

 for at least a year before starting their mi- 

 gration to the sea. This fact precludes any 

 extensive effort to introduce sockeye into 

 other parts of the Columbia River system ex- 

 cept where suitable lakes and reservoirs exist. 



Sockeye salmon seldom take bait or ar- 

 tificial lures of any kind and their harvest 

 is therefore confined to gillnetting in the 

 river when the fish are on their upstream 

 migration. "It appears there will be no har- 



vest of sockeye in the Columbia River this 

 year, but assuming successful spawning and 

 normal survival of the young, this year's 

 fine escapement should mean good returns 

 to fishermen in four years," the Oregon Fish 

 Commission director concluded. (Oregon 

 Fish Commission, July 9, 1966.) 



Commercial Fisheries Research 

 and Development Act 



GRANT-IN-AID FUNDS APPORTIONED 

 TO STATES FOR FISCAL YEAR 1967: 



The second apportionment amounting to 

 $4.1 million in grant-in-aid commercial fish- 

 eries research and development funds to the 

 States was announced July 29, 1966 by Sec- 

 retary of the Interior Stewart L. Udall. 



The money was appropriated by Congress 

 under a 1964 act to improve commercial fish- 

 eries resources of the United States, A 

 similar apportionment of $4.1 million was 

 made in July 1965. 



Apportionment of Funds for Fiscal Year 1967 Under the 



Commercial Fisheries Research and Development Act of 1964 



State and Area 



Allocations 



State and Area 



Allocations 



Alabama 



$ 43,500 



Nevada 



$ 20,500 



Alaska 



246, 000 



New Hampshire 



20,500 



Arizona 



20, 500 



New Jersey 



157,500 



Arkansas 



20,500 



New Mexico 



20, 500 



California 



246,000 



New York 



180, 600 



Colorado 



20, 500 



North Carolina 



53,000 



Connecticut 



20,500 



North Dakota 



20,500 



Delaware 



28,600 



Ohio 



47,900 



Florida 



246,000 



Oklahoma 



20,500 



Georgia 



90,400 



Oregon 



120, 200 



Hawaii 



33, 300 



Pennsylvania 



53,500 



Idaho 



20,500 



PUiode Island 



25,800 



Illinois 



23,500 



South Carolina 



22, 100 



Indiana 



20, 500 



South Dakota 



20,500 



Iowa 



20,500 



Tennessee 



20,500 



Kansas 



20,500 



Texas 



246,000 



Kentucky 



20, 500 



Utah 



20, 500 



Louisiana 



246,000 



Vemiont 



20, 500 



Maine 



214,700 



Virginia 



176, 700 



Maryland 



175,400 



Washington 



209,400 



Massachusetts 



246,000 



West Virginia 



20, 500 



Michigan 



21,600 



Wisconsin 



20,500 



Minnesota 



20,500 



Wyoming 



20,500 



Mississippi 



121,000 



American Samoa 



53,300 



Missouri 



20,500 



Guam 



20,500 



Montana 



20,500 



Puerto Rico 



218,500 



Nebraska 



20, 500 



Virgin Islands 



20,500 



Allocation of money is based on the value 

 of the commercial fishing industry of the 

 various States, the Commonwealth of Puerto 

 Rico, American Samoa, Guam, and the Vir- 

 gin Islands. No State may receive more 

 than 6 percent, or less than one-half of one 



