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the western shores of Prince of Wales Island, and along the shores of the southern 
part of Clarence Strait and Dixon Entrance, both in Alaskan and British Columbian 
waters. The southerly movement of cohoes from Kingsmill Point is well marked, 
26 of the 44 returns being from this region. Some of these fish doubtless were 
bound for the Nass and Skeena Rivers, but it seems probable that others were on 
their way to local spawning streams. 
Table 8. — Returns from coho salmon tagged at Kingsmill Point in 1925 
Locality and date of tagging 
Hourigan Point, 
Kingsmill Point 
Total 
number 
Locaht j oficcaptuie 
July 10 
July 11 
July 14 
July 15 
re- 
turned 
Number 
Time 
Number 
Time 
Number 
Time 
Number 
Time 
Frederick Sound: 
1 
8 
1 
15 
9 
Security Bay 
1 
33 
1 
22 
1 
20 
15 
3 
1 
Point Brightman. 
1 
5 
1 
Pybus Bay 
1 
6 
] 
Frederick Sound 
2 
23 
2 
Cape Fanshaw. 
1 
id 
1 
.Stikine* District: 
Stikine Flats _ 
2 
46-54 
1 
45 
1 
38 
4 
Stikine River 
2 
34-35 
2 
Chatham Strait: 
Kingsmill Point 
2 
10-15 
Q 
8-33 
4 
Near Washington Bay _ 
1 
6 
1 
Tebenkof Bay 
2 
4-23 
1 
4 
1 
17 
d 
19 
1 
64 
2 
Sumner Strait: 
1 
10 
1 
1 
24 
1 
2 
11-29 
1 
12 
3 
1 
1G 
1 
14 
2 
Clarence Strait: 
1 
38 
1 
33 
2 
1 
34 
1 
Kanagunut Island 
i 
31 
1 
British Columbia: 
1 
31 
1 
1 
26 
1 
Burke Channel 
1 
58 
1 
1 
36 
1 
Doubtful locality. 
1 
i 

6 
18 
4 
lfi 
44 
14.6 
16. 2 
14.3 
16.3 
15.8 
PINK SALMON 
In the five experiments conducted at Kingsmill Point 892 pink salmon were 
tagged and 185 (20.7 per cent) were recaptured. The data are given in Table 9. 
As has been stated, the experiment of 1924 was made about three weeks later in 
the season than those of 1925. In spite of this the percentage of return was almost 
identical, although the distribution was different. In 1924 a very great majority 
of the recaptures were made close to the point of tagging and in near-by localities 
in Frederick Sound. In 1925 a distinct migration south in Chatham Strait was 
shown, which was not indicated in the results for 1924, and comparatively few fish 
were taken close to the point of liberation. In other respects the returns for the 
two years were practically the same. A slight movement north in Chatham Strait 
from Frederick Sound occurred, but the main migration was through Frederick 
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