PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND, COPPER AND BERING RIVER SALMON STATISTICS 243 
Table 11 . — Salmon caught and fishing appliances used in the Copper River district, 1904 to 1927 — 
Continued 
Year 
Cohos 
Martin River — Continued. 
1923 
1925 
263 
1904. 
1905. 
1906. 
1907. 
1908. 
1909. 
1910. 
1911. 
1912. 
1913. 
1914. 
1915. 
1916. 
1917. 
1918. 
1919. 
1920. 
1921. 
1922. 
1923. 
1924. 
1925. 
1926. 
1927. 
is, 149 
33, 660 
36, 238 
42, 192 
12,098 
118, 267 
126, 073 
74, 379 
63, 468 
73, 924 
377 
153, 376 
177, 781 
410, 350 
16,076 
31, 578 
8,845 
5, 361 
67 
686 
462 
186 
20 
85 
23 
4 
Rings 
Reds 
Gill nets 
Dip 
nets 
Traps 
Number 
Fathoms 
Number 
Number 
6 
808 
5, 014 
501, 630 
38 
20, 000 
320, 000 
26 
2, 165 
265, 378 
20 
263, 557 
20 
1,333 
466, 414 
26 
1, 733 
3,067 
316, 688 
26 
1, 517 
974 
221, 993 
27 
1,560 
1,358 
407, 559 
33 
1,810 
6,181 
456, 390 
56 
4,000 
2 
2, 307 
404, 914 
31 
1,925 
4 
3,043 
570, 959 
34 
3,200 
7,334 
818, 728 
72 
5, 433 
14, 259 
769, 531 
326 
27, 485 
50 
3 
13, 930 
919, 818 
501 
36,914 
70 
4 
19, 627 
1, 492, 356 
519 
37, 545 
36 
2 
13, 266 
1,328,643 
691 
54, 625 
35 
2 
22, 997 
854, 624 
748 
57, 401 
183 
3 
570, 291 
471 
35, 700 
165 
1 
10, 075 
505, 775 
638 
47, 160 
1 
10, 339 
663 
47, 025 
15, 862 
790, 835 
488 
40, 500 
160, 721 
497 
31, 124 
2l’ 338 
211,341 
555 
33, 450 
42,045 
341, 291 
495 
30, 950 
Note.— N o catch was reported in the years not shown in the table. 
Except in 1892 when all canneries in this district were idle there was no interrup- 
tion of fishing from 1889 to 1927. For many years operations were unrestricted as 
the law of June 26, 1906, specifically exempted the waters of the delta of the Copper 
River and tributaries from its protective provisions. In 1912, Eyak Lake and its 
tributaries were closed to all commercial fishing for salmon, and a seasonal limitation 
was placed on fishing in Eyak River. Regula tions affecting fishing in Copper River 
and throughout the delta district were made operative in 1918. They prohibited 
all fishing before J une 1 of each year, established a weekly closed season, prescribed 
fishing appliances and distance interval between nets, prohibited all fishing in the 
river from the delta to Miles Lake and closed certain sections of Abercrombie Canyon 
and the entire river above the canyon to all operators except local residents taking 
salmon for domestic use. In 1919, the general closed season was extended 10 days, 
the length of nets in the delta section was reduced but in Miles Lake it was increased, 
the west and north shores of Miles Lake and the east side of the river above the lake 
and through the canyon were closed to all fishing. On September 1, 1921, all fishing 
in Copper River and its tributaries and within 500 yards of each mouth of the river 
was prohibited, bringing to a close the operations at Abercrombie Canyon and Miles 
Lake. After the passage of the new fishery law in June, 1924, the open season was 
advanced 20 days, making it possible for fishing to begin at midnight May 25 of each 
year; the 36-hour closed period provided by law was extended to 60 hours, stake nets 
were limited to 600 feet in length, and traps were prohibited. In 1925 all previous 
regulations were supplanted by a new order which became effective on January 1, 
prohibiting the capture of salmon in the Copper River district from July 11 to August 
19; the use of nets of mesh less than 8^ inches before May 20; the use of stake nets, 
set or anchored gill nets, and traps at all times; all fishing within 500 yards of the grass 
banks of the delta; the use of gill nets attached to anchored boats or other equipment; 
authorizing the use of stake nets from the grass banks after August 10, and removing 
