16 
FISHERIES OF ALASKA IN 1909. 
Catch of Salmon in Alaska in 1907, 1908, and 1909, etc. — Continued. 
Apparatus and species. 
Western Alaska. 
Total. 
1907. • 
1908. 
1909. 
1907. 
1908. 
1909. 
Seines: 
Coho, or silver 
351,722 
1,101,822 
8,866, 924 
4,274 
4, 987,290 
'334,840 
1,378,339 
9, 168,933 
4,840 
4,400, 899 
217, 435 
387, 774 
5,699, 554 
4,200 
3,324,098 
Dog, or chum 
Humpback, or pink 
King," or springt 
Red, or sockeye 
Total 
15,312,032 
15,287,851 
9,633,061 
Traps: 
Coho, or silver 
29, 199 
36, 141 
1,500 
5,011 
1,078,869 
20,000 
114, 534 
261,519 
4,856 
860,516 
9,930 
101,456 
15 
3,096 
508,011 
332,058 
194,311 
3, 446,255 
68, 637 
4,405,695 
229,650 
483,243 
5, 739, 502 
25, 520 
3,632,563 
212,061 
438,851 
3,632,695 
52,835 
3,584,382 
Dog, or chum 
Humpback, or pink 
Kingt or springt 
Redt or sockeye 
Total 
1, 150, 720 
1,261,425 
622, 508 
8, 446,956 
10, 110, 478 
7,920,824 
Gill nets: 
Coho, or silver 
109,650 
472, 586 
337,514 
134,391 
9, 181,034 
86,088 
340,309 
138, 138 
87, 174 
16,013,966 
71, 393 
346,340 
31,811 
128, 893 
15, 133,872 
208,593 
546,884 
355, 543 
231,801 
9, 754,125 
170,264 
396,740 
197,720 
169,673 
16,905,264 
150,238 
355,381 
159,233 
215,611 
16, 100,254 
Dog, or chum 
Humpback, or pink 
King, or spring 
Red, or sockeye 
Total 
10,235, 175 
16,665,675 
15, 712,309 
11,096,946 
17,839,661 
16,980, 717 
Lines: 
Coho, or silver 
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 
138,849 
508, 727 
339,014 
139, 402 
10,259,903 
106,088 
454, 843 
399, 657 
92,030 
16,874, 482 
81,323 
447, 796 
31,826 
131,989 
15, 641,883 
893, 425 
1,843,017 
12,668,722 
327, 794 
19,167,110 
736,083 
2,258,322 
15, 106, 155 
261,693 
24,942,726 
587,734 
1,182,006 
9, 491,482 
407,252 
23,024, 134 
Humpback, or pink 
King, or spring 
Red, or sockeye 
Grand total 
11,385,895 
17,927,100 
16,334,817 
34,900,068 
43,304,979 
34, 692, 608 
Supplementary Table Showing Number and Gross Weight of Each Species 
of Salmon Caught in 1907, 1908, and 1909. 
Species. 
1907. 
1908. 
1909. 
Number. 
Pounds. 
Number. 
Pounds. 
Number. 
Pounds. 
Coho, or silver 
Dog, or chum 
Humpback, or pink 
King, or spring 
Red, or sockeye 
Total 
893,425 
1,843,017 
12,668,722 
327, 794 
19, 167, 110 
5,360,550 
14, 744, 136 
50,674,888 
7,211,468 
95,835,550 
736,083 
2, 258, 322 
15, 106, 155 
261, 693 
24,942,726 
4,416,498 
18,066,576 
60, 424, 620 
5,757,246 
124, 713, 630 
587, 734 
1,182,006 
9,491,482 
407, 252 
23,024.134 
3,526,404 
9,456,048 
37,965,928 
8,959,544 
115, 120, 670 
34, 900,068 
173,826,592 
43,304,979 
213, 378,570 
34, 692, 608 
175,028,594 
CANNING. 
When the season opened practically the only stocks left in the 
canners’ hands were pink salmon, these having proved difficult to 
