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BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
RETURNS FROM EXPERIMENTS IN FREDERICK SOUND 
Four tagging experiments were made here in 1927, the greater number of the 
tagged fish being pinks and chums. Two hundred and ninety-nine fish were tagged 
at Hourigan Point on July 1, 75 at Carroll Island on July 9, 400 at Hourigan Point 
on July 19, and 499 at Cape Bendel on July 20. Although there are some distinct 
differences in the results obtained from these experiments, the general similarities 
are sufficient to warrant considering them together. 
RED SALMON 
Only 14 fish of this species were recaptured, and no important additions were 
made to our previous knowledge of their migration. Four of those tagged near the 
western end of Frederick Sound were taken later in Chatham Strait. One was taken 
in Clarence Strait, one in the Stikine River at Grand Rapids, and the other eight in 
Frederick Sound and Stephens Passage. 
PINK SALMON 
Six hundred and thirty-five pink salmon were tagged in Frederick Sound and 
307 (48.4 per cent) were recaptured later. The data are presented in Table 8. 
Table 8. — Returns from pink salmon tagged in Frederick Sound, 1927 
Locality of recapture 
Frederick Sound: 
Hourigan Point ,,- 
Security Bay 
Saginaw Bay 
Carroll Island. , 
Herring Bay 
Point Highland 
Deepwater Point 
Point Macartney 
Cape Bendel 
Little Pybus Bay 
Pybus Bay 
Point Pybus 
Keku Strait . 
Cape Fanshaw 
Fanshaw Bay 
Dry Bay 
Point Vandeput 
Cape Strait - . 
Thomas Bay 
Chatham Strait, north of Frederick Sound: 
No details 
Kasnyku Bay 
ltoeky Bay.. 
Peril Strait . 
Point Caution .. 
Cosmos Cove 
Distant Point-, 
Hood Bay 
Basket Bay 
Marble Bluffs 
Cube Point 
Point Marsden 
Hawk Inlet., 
Funter Bay 
Icy Strait: West of Rocky Island 
Chatham Strait, south of Frederick Sound: 
Kingsmill Point 
South of Kingsmill Point 
North of Washington Bay .. 
Tebenkof Bay.. 
Locality and date of tagging 
Hourigan Point 
July 9 
Number 
Days 
7 
32 
5-7 
July 19 
N umber 
Days 
2-20 
9-22 
1 
10 
18 
5 
2- 9 
3- 6 
10 
6 
10 
2-18 
4-9 
IS 
7 
19 
3-4 
4-8 
1-20 
1-9 
Carroll Island 
July 9 
Number 
Days 
Cape Bendel 
July 20 
Total 
number 
recap- 
tured 
Number 
Days 
1-10 
10 
7-9 
1-19 
1-21 
1- 17 
2- 16 
9-18 
2-37 
4-5 
21 
1-15 
2-8 
5-14 
8-23 
7-15 
9 
13 
16 
5 
2-4 
5-13 
7 
1 
3 
1 
6 
9 
30 
14 
12 
5 
6 
4 
1 
35 
13 
4 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
3 
3 
2 
2 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
13 
13 
