744 
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
each week until a peak is reached in the last week of October. From this point the 
fishery declines abruptly. 
Fishing in odd years also increases during July, but, whereas the even years show 
a decline in August, the odd-year fishery continues to increase during that month to 
the highest point in the season. The slack season between summer and fall fishing 
follows, but is not so ac- 
centuated as in even years, 
even though the closed 
period terminates fishing 
entirely for a short time. 
After September 15 the fall 
fishing begins, increases to a 
peak about the middle of 
October, and then declines 
rapidly; the mode is more 
protracted than in even 
years. 
CAPE FLATTERY 
This fishery is generally 
carried on during the early 
summer, after which most 
of the vessels move to the 
inside waters where better 
protection from adverse 
weather is afforded, and 
where there is a greater 
concentration of fall-run- 
ning fish. 
The average proportion 
of deliveries made during 
each week of the season was. 
calculated for odd and even 
years in a manner similar 
to that for the Puget Sound 
fishery. These data are 
presented in the last three 
columns of table 18. The 
even-year percentages have again been weighted by the proportion of the average total 
numbers of even- and odd-year deliveries. These data are less smooth than those of 
the Puget Sound fishery because of the small number of years, 4 odd and 4 even, for 
which records are available. 
The curves of proportional intensity in odd and even years are presented in the 
upper section of figure 18. It will be noted that in both cases fishing begins during 
the latter part of June and is generally concluded early in September. In even years 
more than 60 percent of the deliveries have been made before the first of August, 
the catches being largely taken from the coho populations feeding on the banks. 
9 23 
JUNE 
7 21 
JULY 
29 
13 
OCT. 
27 
10 
NOV. 
18 I 15 
AUG. SEPT. 
WEEK ENDING 
Figure 18.— Fishing seasons of the cape and Puget Sound fleets in odd and even years. 
The early season at the cape, the influence of the large runs of pink salmon in odd 
years in both districts, and the summer and fall fisheries on Puget Sound are indi- 
cated. 
