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BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OI FISHERIES 
Fish Bay . — This small bay on the north side of Port Fidalgo has produced pink 
and chum salmon almost exclusively. The first pinks were taken in 1914, and 
catches were made in all succeeding years except 1916, 1920, and 1927. The catch 
was maintained at a fairly high level until 1919 when it suddenly dropped, due per- 
haps to economic conditions rather than biological causes. In 1923, it again reached 
a level comparable to that of preceding good years only to fall in 1924 to another 
extremely low figure, the reverse of conditions elsewhere in the sound where pink 
salmon are more abundant in even than in odd years. Another high point in pro- 
duction in 1925 was followed by a decline in 1926, yet the total for that year had 
been exceeded but twice in even years in this locality, 1914 and 1918. The catch 
in 1927 was again poor, only 1,374 pinks being taken. Chums were taken in in- 
creasing numbers from 1923 to 1925 but have since fallen off materially, due, per- 
haps, to an actual scarcity of fish rather than a change in the intensity of fishing. 
The catch of other species was too negligible for consideration. 
Irish Cove . — Irish Cove is a small indentation on the south side of Port Fidalgo. 
It was fished intermittently from 1915 to 1923, producing at most a few thousand 
pink salmon. Since then no pinks have been caught in this locality. Cohos were 
taken in only three years, 1925 to 1927, the catch, though small, being progressively 
better in those years. The complete change of the fishery from pinks to cohos 
can not be explained at this time. 
Porcupine Point . — This point marks the south side of the entrance to Port Fidalgo. 
In 1918, a trap was located there and made a catch of 217,026 salmon, predomi- 
nantly pinks, though other species were rather evenly represented in proportion to 
the probable strength of the salmon runs to Prince William Sound. The suspension 
of operations from 1921 to 1923, inclusive, breaks the record of production, yet, upon 
resumption of fishing in 1924, little change in the fishery was evident as the total 
catch was 217,398, practically the same as was made six years earlier. The pro- 
portions were changed slightly as pinks had increased while the other species had 
declined. Because of the rather even catch by cycles, it is interesting to compare the 
totals for other years. The catch of all species in 1926 was 255,582, which is 38,184 
more than that of 1924 when it was 217,398. In 1925, the total catch was 134,111 
as against 135,737 in 1927 — a difference of 1,626 in favor of the later year. A high 
degree of correlation at 2-year intervals is apparent in the catches for the last 
four years. The trend of the catch of both pinks and chums is apparently upward. 
Sunny Bay . — This bay indents the north shore of Port Fidalgo between 146° 10' 
and 146° 20' west longitude. According to U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 
No. 8550, it is unnamed, but locally it is known as Sunny Bay. Catch data are 
available for four years, 1919 and from 1923 to 1925, inclusive, showing that chums 
and pinks are the important species, with chums predominating. The total yield 
of all species for 1925 was 47,446, of which 63 per cent were chums, 36 per cent pinks, 
and 1 per cent cohos and reds. Fishing was not permitted in this bay at any time 
in 1926, and not after July 11 in 1927. Since it was primarily a chum-salmon dis- 
trict with a late run of fish, the close season became effective before any fishing 
could be done. 
Whalen Bay . — On the southern shore of Port Fidalgo directly south of Sunny 
Bay is a short indentation known as Whalen Bay. Records show that it was fished 
9 years in two periods of 4 and 5 years, respectively. The first period began in 1915 
and ended in 1919 with no catch reported in 1916; the second, from 1923 to 1927. 
The catch consisted almost entirely of pinks and chums, fluctuating widely for both 
