CHIGNIK TO RESURRECTION BAY SALMON STATISTICS 
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made in this district. In recent years, however, the greater part of the catch of these 
species has come from Alitak, Portage, and Dead Bays, with comparatively small 
catches in Olga Bay except in 1918 when over half a million were reported. The 
data are presented graphically in Tables 9, 10, and 11. 
As pointed out elsewhere in this review, a peculiar situation exists at Alitak in 
respect to abundance and scarcity of pink salmon. At the beginning of fishing for 
pink salmon in 1909, the heavier runs occurred in the odd years, but from 1914 to 
1924, inclusive, the even years were by far the most productive. In 1925, the heavy 
runs swung back to the odd years, the catch in both that year and 1927 exceeding 
1,000,000. The highest level of production was reached in 1927 with a catch of 
1,776,956, which may be regarded as evidence of an increasing supply of pinks in 
this district as there is no evidence that fishing was more intense. No information 
is available whereby an approximation of the escapement of pinks can be shown. 
Relatively small numbers were counted through the weirs maintained in two red- 
salmon streams, yet the run seems to be entirely local, and not, as in some other 
Kodiak Island localities, a body of migrating salmon. 
Table 9. — Graphic table of catches of pink salmon in Alitak district 
[Each letter in this table represents 50,000 fish. The letter “A” indicates the catch in Alitak and Moser Bays; “Q” the catch in 
Dead Bay; “O” the catch in Olga Bay; and “V” the catch in Portage Bay] 
Year 
Catch 
1909 
OOO 
1910_ 
O 
1911 
OOOOO 
1912. 
O 
1913 
OOOO 
1914 
OOOOAA 
1915 
OOOA 
1916 
OOAA 
1917 
OA 
1918 
OOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAA 
1919 
OAQ 
OAAAAAAAAAAQQVV 
OA 
1920 
1921 
1922 
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQ 
OAAAAAA 
1923 
1924 
OAAAAAAAAAAAAQQQQQQVV 
OAAAAAAAAAAQQQQQQQQVVVVVV 
AAAAAAAAAAAAAQQQQQQV 
AAAAAAAAAAAQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQVVVVVVVVVV 
1925 
1926 
1927 
Table 10. — Graphic table of catches of cohos in Alitak district 
[Each letter in this table represents 2,000 fish. See Table 9 for explanation of letters] 
Year 
Catch 
1909. - 
0 
1910_ 
00 
1911.. 
0 
1912 
00 
1913 
00 
1914_ _ 
OOOAA 
1915 - 
OOO OOOA AAA 
1916 
OA 
1917 
AA 
1918 
OOOOAAAAAAAAA 
1919 
OOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 
1920--. 
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA A AA A A 
1921 
OOAAAAAAAAAAAA 
1922_ 
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 
1923 
OOOAAAAAAAAAAAA 
1924 
OOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAQ 
OAAAAAAAAAAQVV 
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQQV 
AAAAQVV 
1925 
1926. 
1927.. 
