FISHERIES OF ALASKA IN 1909, 
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STATISTICS. 
CATCH IN 1907, 1908, AND 1909. 
Following is a table showing, for the geographic sections, by ap- 
paratus and species and by species alone, the number of salmon 
caught in the years 1907, 1908, and 1909. 
The noticeable feature of the table is the relatively small decrease 
in the catch of red salmon with gill nets as compared with the large 
decreases shown for seines and traps. The catch with lines shows a 
large increase over the two previous years, due to the rapid develop- 
ment of the king salmon fishery. 
All species, except king salmon, show a decrease from 1908, this 
decrease being especially noticeable in humpback salmon, which 
dropped off 5,614,673 in number. The total decrease in 1909 as 
compared with 1908 is 8,612,371 in number. 
Catch of Salmon in Alaska in 1907, 1908, and 1909, by Sections, Species, 
and Apparatus. 
Apparatus and species. 
Southeast Alaska. 
Central Alaska. 
1907. 
1908. 
1909. 
1907. 
19C8. 
1909. 
Seines: 
Coho, or silver 
Dog, or chum 
302,963 
1,101,822 
8, 614,551 
259 
1,419,221 
273,993 
1,378,339 
8,900, 467 
1,812 
1,691,149 
165,177 
387, 774 
5,572,005 
oqq 
1,285,265 
48, 759 
60,847 
52,258 
Humpback, or pink 
King, or spring 
Red, or sockeye 
Total 
Traps: 
Coho, or silver 
Dog, or chum 
252,373 
4,015 
3,568,069 
268,466 
3,028 
2,709,750 
127,54© 
3,907 
2,038,833> 
11,438,816 
12,245, 760 
7, 410,514 
3,873,216 
3,042,091 
2,222,547 
139, 783 
158, 170 
3,438,335 
26,835 
615, 684 
119,034 
368, 709 
5,102,843 
3,448 
486, 646 
112,213 
337,395 
3,628,940 
5,107 
923,816 
163,076 
90,616 
89,918 
Humpback, or pink 
King, or spring 
Red, or sockeye 
Total 
Gill nets: 
Coho, or silver 
Dog, or chum 
6,420 
36, 791 
2,711,142 
375, 140 
17,216 
2,285,401 
3,74® 
44,632 
2,152,555 
4,378,807 
6,080,680 
5,007, 471 
2,917, 429 
2,768,373 
2,290,845 
83,943 
74,298 
18,029 
70,388 
214, 442 
84, 176 
56,431 
59,582 
64, 148 
378,834 
78,845 
9,041 
127, 422 
68,659 
478,398 
15,000' 
Humpback, or pink 
King, or spring 
Red, or sockeye 
Total. 
Lines: 
Coho, or silver 
27,022 
358,649 
18,351 
512, 464 
18,05® 
487,984 
461,100 
643, 171 
762,365 
400,671 
530,815 
506,043 
1,052 
23,082 
1,329 
61,633 
8,000 
134,606 
King, or spring 
Total 
24, 134 
62,962 
142,606 
Spears: 
Red, or sockeye 
20,000 
4,000 
15,400 
Wheels: 
King, or spring 
27 
Total: 
Coho, or silver 
Dog, or chum 
527, 741 
1,334,290 
12,070,915 
120, 564 
2,269, 347 
478,532 
1,803, 479 
14,062,892 
131,068 
2,560,629 
364,235 
734,210 
9,328,367 
208,665 
2,702,879 
226,835 
151/463 
142,176 
Humpback, or pink 
King, or spring 
Red, or sockeye 
Grand total 
258,793 
67,828 
6,637,860 
643,606 
38,595 
5,507,615 
131,28® 
66,598 
4,679,372 
16,322,857 
19,036,600 
13,338,356 
7, 191,316 
6,341,279 
5,019,4335 
