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and closely approached the level of 1919. The catch of all species, except kings, 
dropped abruptly in 1927. 
The smaller catches after 1924 were caused in part, at least, by the prohibition 
of fishing for a period of 27 days from August 18 to September 14 in each year, by 
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Figure 53— Catch of salmon in the Nakat Bay district, 1906 to 1927. 
the limitation of the size of nets, by the elimination of some traps, and by the closing 
of the waters of Hidden Inlet north of 55° N. latitude on January 1, 1925, and of 
Fillmore Inlet east of 130° 30' W. longitude on January 1, 1927. 
There seems to be little reason to doubt that the main runs of salmon to these 
fisheries come through Dixon Entrance rather than through Clarence Strait. Tagging 
