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In addition to the salmon and trout which abound in our 
waters, we have the Great Lake trout (Christicomer namaycush) 
and the Dolly Varden trout (salvelunis parkei), which are easily 
distinguished from the true trout by their red or orange spots. 
These last two—which should be called charr—while abundant in 
most of our interior waters, are not considered of great importance 
to the angler, because only the young ones are taken by means of a 
fly. Both these fish attain a large size, the Great Lake trout not 
uncommonly weighing as high as 30 pounds, while the Dolly 
Varden often weighs from 15 to 20 pounds. 
SEALING. 
Fur seal hunting was for many years one of British Columbia's 
most profitable industries, but owing to the restrictions imposed 
upon Canadian sealers as a result of the Behring Sea award, the 
business has fallen away very considerably. The annual catch 
decreased from an average of 62,600 skins for five years ending 
1894, to 16,500 for the five years ending 1903. In 1905, the sealing 
fleet consisted of 37 schooners, employing 518 hunters (188 whites 
and 330 Indians), and the catch was 13,798 skins. In 1906, the 
catch was 10,370 skins, in 1907, 5,397 skins; and in 1908, 4.954 
skins, the smallest on record. Of this total, 893 skins were taken 
in the South Pacific and 1784 on the British Columbia coast, so 
that only 2,277 were taken in the Behring Sea. 
In addition to the fur seal, large numbers of hair, or Labrador 
seals, are killed annually, the catch in 1908 being 5,220 skins, 
valued at $3,015. A few pelts of the valuable sea otter are also 
taken every year by the sealers and other hunters. 
MARKETS FOR BRITISH COLUMBIA FISH. 
The market for British Columbia canned salmon is world-wide, 
its reputation being firmly established wherever British trade has 
penetrated. Other fish and fish products are in demand in Canada 
and the United States, but as the industry grows the overseas 
markets must be cultivated. Principal among these are Japan, 
Australia, New Zealand, China, Central and South America, Great 
Britain, Germany, France, Italy and other European countries. 
The perfection to which cold storage has been brought, both on 
land and sea, should permit the profitable export of fresh fish to 
