la this area orahs hare heea taken hy halihut boats. 
Cteaaral CoEiaeats* 
Mr, Selsoa believss that tUm tides la Oook Inlet er© too 
strong for operating gill nets* Re believes trawls night -work# 
Mr. lelsoa generally fished for ling Crabs la about 55 
faihoiBS j al though Iw has taken them la as shallow water as 8^ 
fathojas* The type of bottom from whieh or^s were take® was 
variable, exteadiag fr«w8 sand to isud. A Blue mad bottm per- 
haps yielded the best results# He fou-d tto beet f^shSjag la the 
bays, alttoagh the Japanese i»t which hs pulled la the Bering 
Sea at locality on®, soened -feo ladleate that open sea fishlag was 
also profitable# 
W. willlanjs 
July 3# 19^. 
I^ar^st haul mad© was at Alitak 3^ orabs, in one haul. 
75 ffes 
Suggests best area in Tieiiiity of Davldsoot Baak, 
