SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA SALMON STATISTICS 
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1912 for the first time, 11 being operated that season. No pronounced increase in 
the number of traps occurred until 1922, while in the same period the number of 
seines remained fairly constant. After 1924, the number of traps increased steadily 
from 22 in 1924 to 60 in 1927. In the same period, the number of seines dropped 
from 73 to 54. These figures indicate a striking change in the character of the fishery, 
so that what had been exclusively a seine and gill net fishery for many years rapidly 
became predominantly a trap fishery. The number of canneries had also increased 
to eight in 1927, with probably an equal number located outside the district which 
drew upon its resources. Trollers also made their appearance in these waters and 
in a few years developed coho and king salmon fisheries of considerable importance. 
The first regulation of the fisheries beyond that provided in the general law of 
1906 was imposed in 1918 by closing to commercial fishing all streams less than 500 
feet in width, and prohibiting fishing with movable appliances within 200 yards of 
the mouths of the streams and with fixed appliances within 500 yards of the mouths. 
These regulations were continued in 1919 and made applicable to all streams regard- 
less of their width. The next change occurred in 1921 by removing the exception 
in favor of movable appliances and putting them on the same basis as fixed 
appliances. After the law of 1924 became effective, a closed season of 61 days was 
promptly imposed by prohibiting all fishing, except trolling, from midnight August 
25 to midnight October 31. In 1925, the seasonal closing covered the entire year 
except from midnight July 14 to midnight August 22 and from midnight September 14 
to midnight October 15. Sarkar Cove was also permanently closed. The regulations 
of 1926 and 1927 continued the seasonal closings without change and in addition 
limited the size of seines and permitted the use of traps in certain designated localities. 
Naukati Bay and approximately 3 miles of the eastern end of Trocadero Bay were 
included among the areas permanently closed to salmon fishing. In 1927 these 
closed seasons and areas were maintained with the further prohibition of traps in 
that part of Tuxekan Passage lying between 55°41' and 55 ° 52 ' north latitude and in 
all waters within one half mile of the southern point of Tuxekan Island. All waters 
within 1 mile of the mouth of Staney Creek were also closed. The probable effect of 
these regulations will be discussed in connection with the review of the statistical data 
presented in table 21, showing by localities the total catch of salmon in this district. 
Table 21. — Salmon caught and fishing appliances used in the west coast of Prince of Wales Island 
district, 1886 to 1927 
Year 
Coho 
Chum 
Pink 
King 
Red 
Beach seines 
Purse seines 
Gill nets 
Traps 
(num- 
ber) 
Num- 
ber 
Fath- 
oms 
Num- 
ber 
Fath- 
oms 
Num- 
ber 
Fath- 
oms 
Addington, Cape: 
1925. 
215 
87 
290 
212 
1,496 
2,191 
1, 853 
1,795 
1926 
12 
60 
468 
2,724 
16, 879 
5,239 
2 , 121 
4,767 
70, 081 
26, 781 
45, 870 
267 
3,624 
336 
1,876 
1,311 
703 
190 
332 
358 
208 
1 
1927 
8 
Anguilla Island 
1926 
Arboleda, Point: 
1924 
1925 
1926 
Augustine Bay: 
1914 
1924 
1926-.- 
1927 
Baker Island: 
1912 
19, 662 
19, 014 
5,529 
7,459 
1913 
1914 
329 
6, 624 
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