Douglas Island news., 1920-12-10
ANNUAL REPORT OF
 FISH COMMISSION
Makes Various Recommendations for Che General Good of
 Industry

Tho Na.o Territorial Fsh Com mission consisting Of Thomas Ee1s governor and chairman. C. D Gu...I John E HeesIc uurh uou.n.y and A J. Adams bu submitted Hs 0a. annual rc1or, or Ono year ending March sl i9-o. and h.s compiled a ..rr. amount %, interesting ..ia
 Tho .or0....o. 70. One report sums mp Ono Alaskan fisheries situation Iu tr. u.u.ue mIruer
 Upon .a examination ol Che pro du..ur .t uu bc noted tbat thuc I.. h.u m m.r.a.c iu One output from tear to year. except ior tac s.eht decline m fall reaching Che peak m I.I>. after which a very sharp d..uH. trns place.
 Wh m. depletion %. On. salmon rm in m. r.l. states. tnue eu- r-.I .u ... nIu..-, moved uorth- ward m.. northern British Column h.. and t..... ..e rea,or number
 ..re m. latter territory rhese u.. u. r.. .I,outurer In Che t..n. gradually augmented thc exploitation ol One Industry to che UmI r I.t> and ta.n oon.w.ur Ono .r.ru.r. eTor. caused ta. ur- ru.r .o l.a .. suddenly give way In lata
 Prom m. beginning of Che war whom .ae neutral countries were putting forth tl.r rroa,.a. efforts to supply H. .omba.ar.. Nta food Che exploitation aE oer u.ler- I.s continued Wt. our entry into Che .nH.. m uI- extraordinary efforts n.. made to catch every .a.mor r0el'. Packing plants 1. au br. n.r.as.l m number and many added uI.uonu. Huos o. ma- .Hn.r transportation was greatly .r..r.. increasing Che range of operation. ... ... quantity of nsh- .ne n... m.r. chan doubled
 N. content uh taking .I thc. n.. n.hI. . m.r Iouua. from m. . u m. ..r.ams tue worry
 spawning bed. m Che streams aul ns.. .1r ..n.. 0. asf effort Ior t.. n.n..a.n.e o. .nI u.re v.- oa... and Ono h.n.. victim. ol .r.r ..mur.....m tn mc rer.I .. u.r Ut. ar beyond am ..or.m o- proper f.'ue .o- food rurr H.r. u.r....r taken HH..l .. choice food and r".. .- nr Fortunately In .0. m..r.. 0. H.... .a.Huu. 0. trs inferior raIu.. u.r. discovered and condemned H..0r. .- reached Ind. ID. ... hr.r. h.u tn Er0r.
 lighting for m. .,-..r.. to. tn. ra..r ar. m. homo. .. H. great. common n.... 0. Hr country who. r.. ...n.. mi. food n.a .ne.r tlet Som. o. m. m.an.arr and uu- he.HHm n.nIu.. reached Hs u'r- m... I..u..o. or m.. and home am. received 1T. Iu.t condemnation n, m. everlasting l..r.meat ol the industry
 practically uncontrolled stream fishing hr bot. ..nr.-. opp. orators and independent fishermen which a u.-. to blame tHan aay o.H.r operation to- m. depletion of Ono 0.aer... and mn he stopped a. aI haart.
 Through hs uo'ra-Is r..E'.s- ue.. and l.ree.-I for the Industry and mm. hr.e great losses ..-. Incurred. hc Ioa to p-onaea- u.r .. Tn. nannne fish aHf ol ...r moan. for reproduction. to Che food supply o. tHe .om,-rs and .o m. confidence .. t.. people iu the character and .H.... o. tH. produc. tHr diminishing m. l.nanI and lowering Che price
 T.. H.. mo.. easily caught i'm th. spawning streams a.ro of Che ear.- .r. from which -hc cheap product s obtained The cry ol Improper food going 0H. e-eltei a popular d.s- u... ...I break in Che mrr.0. and . ".u. in ..e nr.rc. early In I.-. t m. .m. 'arohI trcn a.. r.-. ...n -.. million coacs O. Ones. r.r... ur..I and u Che band. o. ... H...... or h.oEers
 Tmc and aaa.n H.. n. attention o. m. .s.ro-a.. m. people and m. u..t.-. boon called to .a. dan.
 - rf o..--..n'aaror 70. Che Ir. fr-r hrf fo Ho purpose Blinded br t.. increasing nrrs ol r-oiue U.r ..r and tHc o.H.roHar
 federal bureau In Washington rre
 n..I n. .. for ...rr th. r.r..I ".He ra. people vc- m.IeI b. rro apathy or .he aataor. .. .. r.. ..I.'... .r che nr.F.r.