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BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



Later in the season the Chilkat and Chilkoot fish disappear from the red-salmon 

 runs that enter Icy Strait, and they are succeeded by an important component 

 derived from the Taku River. All through the season some of the Icy Strait fish 

 pass south through Chatham Strait and are presumably distributed to local spawning 

 grounds tributary to Chatham Strait and Frederick Sound. 



PINK SALMON 



Of 1,804 pink salmon tagged, 616 were returned. The main route of migration 

 was east through Icy Strait, thence south through Chatham Strait to Frederick 

 Sound. Very few were recaptured outside of these waters; 11 were taken at Shoal 



Fig. 13.— Distribution of pink salmon tagged in Icy Strait, July 24 to 29, 1926 



Point, on Douglas Island, and others in Chatham Strait, north of Icy Strait. These 

 indicate a slight migration into Stephens Passage around the northern end of Ad- 

 miralty Island. The results agree perfectly with those secured from the previous 



