The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-11-25
CONDITIONS IN
 FISHERIES ARE
 SATISFACTORY
Governor Tn Annual Report Declares Salmon Catch
 Was Normal

Conditions in respect to the fish, cries of Alaska as a whole in 1929 were very satisfactory, declares Gov George A. Parks in his annual re- port to the Secretary of the Inter- TOT The salmon output, al though considerably less than in the preceding year, was on a fair normal basis. In the herring irl- dustry, however, there was a mark ed variation from the usual trend While abundant runs of herring appeared in various localities, most of the fish were too small for cur ing and therefore larger quanti- ties were used for meal and oil than in previous years. The haNbut and clam industries showed in- creases over 1928 in both quantity and value of prodl:cts. There was gain also in the total amount and value of whale products, al- though fewer whales were taken than in the preceding year.
 Personnel In Alaska
 The regular personnel of the Bureau of fisheries in Alaska in 1929 consisted of 20 statutory em- ployees, of whom 8 were fisheries scientists engaged in studies of the salmon and herring of the Terri tory In connection with the en- forcement of the laws and regula- tions for the conservation of the fishery resources 216 stream guards and special workmen were em- ployed for varying periods. Many of them provided their own launches and patrolled waters near the mouths of salmon streams to pre- vent fishing in the closed areaE. Fourteen bureau vessels, manned by 45 men, and 10 chartered vessels with IT men were engaged in gen. eral patrol of the fishing grounds. In addition, an auxiliary air patrol was undertaken for the first time in Southeastern Alaska, where a seaplane was chartered for num- Der of flights. This service was largely of an experimental nature, but it served to demonstrate the fu- ure possibilities of the use of air craft for the more effective control of the fisheries.
 Salmon Runs Observed
 Careful observations were made of the condition of the salmon runs in all districts in order to determ- inc the adequacy of the existing regulations and the need for modi- fication thereof. Supplementary or ders were issued by the Department from time to time, and general revision of the regulations was made in December to be effective the following year. The Commls- sioner of Fisheries spent several weeks in Alaska during the active fishing season, giving personal at tention to fishery matters and also observing sealing activities on the Pribilof Islands.
 Attention was given to the re- moval of Instructions, such as log jams, that impeded the ascent of salmon to the spawning prounds, and in certain districts, especially in the Bristol Bay region, some protection for the young salmon was accomplished by the destruc- tion of predatory fishes. The work was furthered materially by the CO., operation of the Territorial Legis- lature in appropriating s40,0000O for these purposes.
 Scientific Studies Continued Scientific studies of the life his- tory of the Pacific salmons were continued, the work dealing princi- pally with the red salmon in cen tral Alaska and the pink species in the Southeastern district. Tagging experiments were carried on in Cook Inlet and Prince William Sound, and considerable numbers of young red salmon were marked at Karluk and Chignik Weirs for counting the escapement of spawn ing salmon were maintained in 20 important salmon streams, of which were in Southeast Alaska, T in the Kodiak area, at Chignik, and each in the Cook Inlet, Alaska Peninsula, and Bristol Bay areas. Progress was made in investigations concerning the Alaska herring which have been carried on since 1925.
 Operation of Hatcheries
 In the fiscal year 1880 two fish cultural stations were operated by the Government and one under prl- vate management. The privately owned hatchery released during the fiscal year 11,285, 900 red-salmon fry for which at the rate of 40 cents for each 1000 fry the operating company was entitled to rebate of $4,514 in Federal license taxes (Continued on Page SeyeD