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is inseparable from that of the red salmon. Exploitation of both species began at 
the same time and developed simnltaneously at about the same rate. Kings were 
as much sought after as reds; they were taken in the same localities by both traps 
and gill nets, but no record was made of the number taken until 1893. In the next 
15 years, though catch records were kept, no allocations were made to specific streams 
or places; all catches were simply shown as coming from Cook Inlet. Nothing could 
be done, therefore, with these statistics beyond showing them as unallocated. As 
the industry expanded more attention was given by the operators to the furnishing of 
detailed information in respect to places where salmon were caught, so that in later 
years a more general compliance with the Government’s requirements in the matter 
of fishery statistics resulted in well-defined allocation of catches; but even then, as 
in the case of the red salmon, there still remained a large unallocated catch. At 
first, fishing was confined to areas near the canneries; in fact much of it was done 
directly in the rivers on which the packing establishments were located, notably the 
Kasilof, Kenai, and Chuit. Both gill nets and traps were set in these streams, but 
in time river fishing was prohibited. Before traps became the preferred form of 
fishing appliance, two-thirds of the king-salmon catch was taken by gill nets. In 
late years, however, traps have caught far more kings than have been taken in gill 
nets, though the latter are used now as set nets along the west shore in the vicinity 
of Kustatan, Tyonek, and Ladd with very good results. In early days, drift gill net- 
ting was commonly practiced with moderate success despite the difficulties of fishing 
in the strong tidal currents north of Kalgin Island where this manner of fishing was 
employed. 
Table 31. — Graphic table showing catch of king salmon in Cook Inlet, 1893-1927 
[Each letter represents 5,000 fish] 
Year 
1893. 
1894. 
1895. 
1896. 
1897. 
1898. 
1899. 
1900. 
1901. 
1902. 
1903. 
1904. 
1905. 
1906. 
1907. 
1908. 
1909. 
1909. 
1910. 
1911. 
1912. 
1913. 
1914. 
1915. 
1916. 
1917. 
1918. 
1919. 
1920. 
1921. 
1922. 
1923. 
1924. 
1925. 
1926. 
1927. 
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