The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-09
FISHING INDUSTRY IS
FULLY REPORTED
INTERESTING DETAIL PRESENT.
ED YESTERDAY BY MASTER
FISH WARDEN n. N. VAN pu.
SEN, TO FISH COMMISSION.

The following report, submitted h,
Master Fish Warden II. G. Van nu
sen, yesterday, to the Oregon Boar,
Of Fish Commissioners. is repletc wit,
interesting information upon the in
dustrtal and commercial features o
the great pursuit In Oregon waters
and the ever expanding results incl.
dent thereto:
The immense schools OF salmon that
| entered our coast streams this year
were far beyond all expectations AMI
enabled our fishermen 10 all do well
and our Gamers and packers to put UP
full packs, they being limited by their
supply OF cans, which am told in
terferred considerably with "A much
larger pack being made,
From reports received. the pack
shows that SOlS,9SO pounds OF Chi
hooks were taken; I72l 900 pounds ot
Silversides; $1,000 pounds of Steel
heads; and 2Ss,7l0 pounds OF Tules,
the same being very perceptible in
crease in the Chinook and Silvcrside
variety over anything that has been
shown for years, and speaks very hteh~
ly Of the hatchery work; for, the most
pronounced increase has been with
the Chinooks on those streams where
hatchery work with this variety Of sal
mon has been carried on
Il am submitting herewith a table
showing the pack by years since 1901
and from this table it will be noticed
that We have been gradually increas-
ing the Chinook product from year to
y ear, until 1t now shows gain n
three hundred per cent over what il
was In 1901; the figures showing g.
0lS,90 pounds as against 6S9.32S
pounds for that year; or, In other
words, We find that We have four or
five salmon now OF this variety where
We only had one. five years ago. With
the Silverside variety it has been dtf-
ferent; they have held their own. as
1t were, until now they also show a
increase, and | find that
the product this year has doubled last
years figures. The most remarkable |
Increase is shown with the Chinook |
variety on the Siuslaw River, where |
A hatchery has been maintained dur !
Ing the past six or seven years; ard !
from figures carefully taken, we find |
that this year We had fully ten sal
mon of this variety where there was
only one, six years ago and that the
pack this year exceeds any pack that
las been made on the stream for hf-
cen years or more.
This appears very encouraging to
ne, and I want our hatchery work 10
rave its share Of the credit, but the
aw that was passed at the 1901 session
# the legislature prohibiting fishing
Lbove tide water, and establishing
lead lines on all those streams, some
# which lines are several miles be-
ow the head Of tide, and allowing no
ishing above those lines has, in my
solved the entire problem;
or, It has not only been the means
f assuring US a full supply of fish
t our hatcheries every year but mas
'ermitted Of a good supply Of fish,
nat were wholly unfit for food get
ing by to spawn naturally.
1T Is the nature Of the salmon that
nter the coast streams to not imme-
4~ANIS f7NEilL tIlS IIFEIS, DuL DH tue |
ontrary to slowly work their way
p near the head Of tide where they
e in deep pools until the fall rains
ct in when they pass on to their
pawning grounds This gave the un-
crupulous fishermen an undue ad-
antage and it was only a question Of
me before the last fish was taken
rom these pools and none left for
pawning purposes. Prior to 1901 the
shng was carried on in this way with {
0 restrictions whatever and On ac, (
ount Of such excessive fishing the
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