PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND, COPPER AND BERING RIVER SALMON STATISTICS 231 
St. Matthew Bay . — This bay is the largest arm on the north side of Port Gravina. 
From 1915, the year in which the first catch was reported from this place, until 1927, 
a period of 13 years, catch records are lacking for four years. No catch from this 
bay was reported for 1926 which was the banner year in practically all other localities 
of the sound. This lack is undoubtedly due to faulty data since 486,984 pink salmon 
were taken in 1924 in St. Matthew Bay. It is probable that salmon caught in this 
locality were credited either to Port Gravina, Orca Bay, or to Prince William Sound 
indiscriminately. As noted elsewhere the pink-salmon fishery is appreciably improv- 
ing in the odd years. Data for other species are not sufficient to warrant detailed 
consideration 
Windy Bay . — Windy Bay indents the north shore of Hawkins Island just east 
of the one hundred and forty-sixth meridian of west longitude. Available statistics 
show that fishing began here in 1910 and was carried on irregularly through 1927. 
Red and coho salmon were taken infrequently; chums were obtained to the extent of 
a few thousand in 1918 and again from 1924 to 1927, inclusive; and pinks in each year 
shown. The pink-salmon fishery is therefore the only commercially important one at 
Windy Bay. The catch has fluctuated some but after 18 years is apparently at 
almost the same level that was reached in 1910. No evidence of depletion is apparent. 
Table 8. — Graphic table showing the catch of red, pink, chum, and coho salmon in the Port Gravina 
and Orca Bay district, 1904-1927 
[Each letter represents the following number of fish: Reds, 1,000; pinks, 100,000; chums, 10,000; and cohos, 5,000] 
Year 
Reds 
Pinks 
1904 
m 
1905 
1906 
1907 
mmm 
1908 
m 
1909 
1910 
mm 
1911 
mm 
1912 
mm 
mmmm 
1913 
m 
mmm 
1914 
1915 
m 
m 
mmmm 
1916 
mmmmMmmm 
1917 
mmm 
mm 
1918.... 
1919 
mmmm Mmm mm Mmmm 
mmmmMm 
mmmmMmmmm 
mm 
1920 
1921 
TnmTTiTnMmmmmMmTTim 
mmmm 
1922 __ . 
mmmmMm 
mmmmMmm 
1923 
1924 
mmmmMmmmmMmm 
mmmmMmmmm 
mmmmM 
mmmm M mmmmMmmmmM mmmmM mmmmM mmmmM 
1925 
mmmmMmm 
mmmmMmmmmMm 
1926 
mmmmMmmmmMmmmmMmmmm 
mmmmMmmmmMmmmmMmmmmMmmmmMmmmm 
1927 
mmmmMmmmm 
mmmmMmmmmMmmmmM 
Year 
Chums 
Cohos 
1910 
mmm 
1911 
mmmmM 
1912 
m 
mmm 
1913 
m 
1914 - 
TPlTTlTn 
1915 
m 
m 
1916 
m 
1917 
m 
mmm 
1918 
mmmmMmmmmMmmmmMmm 
mmm 
1919 
mmmmMmmm 
mmmmM 
1920 
mmmm 
mmmm 
1921 
mm 
1922 
mm 
mm 
1923 . 
mm 
mm 
1924 
mmmmMmmmmMmmmm 
mmmmMm 
1925 
mmmmMmmm mMmmmmMmmmmMm 
mmmm 
1926 
mmmmMmmmmMmm 
mmmm 
1927 
TnmmmMminmTnMmTnmmMTnmmniMTnTn 
mmmmMmmmmM mmmmMmmmm 
