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FISHERIES OF ALASKA I FT 1909. 
had heretofore fished here for their own wants had been compelled 
to move down on the bay shore in order to carry on their fishery 
operations. In the latter place, during the last two years, according 
to the complaint, they have had to compete with Laplanders from 
Nome, who, by the use of large traps and gill nets, have so surrounded 
the small gill nets used by the natives that the latter have been unable 
to catch enough fish to provide for their wants during the winter 
months. As the complaint was received after the fishing season was 
over, nothing could be done in the matter this year. 
LABELING OF CANNED SALMON. 
Food inspection decision 105, issued March 10, 1909, by the board 
of food and drug inspection, Department of Agriculture, relates to 
the labeling of canned salmon and w T hitefish. As the subject is of 
importance to the canners of Alaska, that portion relating to salmon 
is reproduced herewith : 
Many inquiries have been made of the Department regarding the nomencla- 
ture commonly employed in designating canned salmon. It is stated that 
inferior species of salmon are frequently canned and labeled with some name 
which is understood by the trade to indicate the presence of fish of an inferior 
variety, but which is not so understood by the consumer; as, for instance, 
“Alaska salmon.” The Department is informed by the Bureau of Fisheries 
that the species of salmon in the United States are as follows : 
1. Oncorhynchus nerka. Sockeye or sockeye salmon, blueback salmon, red- 
fish, or nerka salmon. 
2. Oncorhynchus tschawytscha . Chinook salmon, king salmon, quinnat sal- 
mon, tyee salmon, or spring salmon. 
3. Oncorhynchus gorhuscha. Humpback salmon, pink salmon, or gorbuscha 
salmon. 
4. Oncorhynchus kisutch. Coho salmon, silver salmon, or medium red. 
5. Oncorhynchus keta. Calico salmon, keta salmon, dog salmon, or chum 
salmon. 
6. Salmo gairdneri. Steelhead salmon, steelhead, hardhead, winter salmon, 
salmon trout, or square-tailed trout. 
7. Salmo salar. Atlantic salmon. 
Two additional species of landlocked salmon exist in certain New England 
and Canadian lakes. Neither of these nor the Atlantic salmon is ever canned. 
Considering this fact, and the further fact that many packers put up hump- 
back and dog salmon under fancy names and thus sell them to consumers who 
may believe them to be of superior varieties, it is held that canned salmon 
should be labeled with one of the common names mentioned above as belonging 
\o the species of fish canned. 
LICENSE TAXES AND HATCHERY REBATES. 
Under the provisions of the act for the protection and regulation 
of the fisheries of Alaska (approved June 26, 1906), the packers in 
Alaska are compelled to pay license fees or taxes on their season’s 
output, as noted in the table following. The collection of these 
