Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-19

OF the standing and floating fish
trap.
In regard to your direct ques-
tlon, could seine caught salmon
be marketed?
I'm this district of Prince VIII
liam Sound, we have two Gamer
les that put up ther pack on
seine caught salmon.
"One other cannery with one
trap of small consequence. Their
pack Is also largely seine caught
salmon and to our knowledge.
have had no difficulty OF market
Ing same.
ALSO all cannerles in this vi
entity have some seiners Operat-
ing cannery boats and seiners
run by cannery fishermen.
This fact will also hold good
in other parts of Alaska.
Where salmon packs are put
up without the use of traps. This
includes Boring Sea, British Col
umbia. Oregon and California.
Traps Destructive
we fishermen and residents
Of Alaska, citizens OF the United
States of America, ask for the alb
solute abolition OF the most de-
structive fishing apparatus in
existence. fish traps. In the inter
est OF the present and future
population OF Alaska.
"The abolishing OF the fish
traps will bring about a much
desired improvement in the I'M
employed situation. Enabling
those engaged in same to be self
supporting as well as opportuni-
ty for larger increase in fishing
population of Alaska.
THE accompanying chart is
true copy taken from the Bureau
of Fisheries of the exact geologic
al location, license number and
ownership of the traps of Prince
William Sound.
I'm former years the seiners
on Prince William Sound started
fishing about the goth of June,
and had good fishing all through
the season. But now on account
OF the traps catching the few
early fish, before the 25th of July
the seiners cannot catch any
fish, as you can see by the clip
pings enclosed. The figures given
to the Cordova Daily Times by
the agent of the Bureau of Fish
cries of COrdova.
Closing Date Ignored
I'VE wish to call your atten-
tion to the traps after the closing
this year, August 4. Several fish
ermen bound for Cordova called
in on traps along Chenega Island
and found them full of fish and
the tenders belonging to the Cop
per River Packing Co. brailing
fish from said traps, 81 hours af-
ter the season was closed. We
notified your representative, the
agent OF the Bureau of Fisheries
in Cordova, and he said that those
traps were allowed to pond fish.
And there is no limitation for
what time they shall be empty.
The fishermen must have their
seines out of water at 6 o'clock
on the date OF closing.
I'VE enclose an endorsement
from Rev. Il. o. Ryan of the st.
Joseph's Catholic Church, Cor
dova, Alaska.
You will see by the figures
we are enclosing of the trap
caught fish and the seine caught
fish on Prince William Sound
during the season, 1884:
"A traps .-.-.-.---.--.---.---------. o,ioU,ioo
Apr. 200 seine ....-----.-.-.-. 2,l6l,2S6
Each seine boat employs
from to 5 men per boat, giving
approximately 600 men employ
ment in seine fishing.
Giving an approximate aver
age of 10,800 fish per seine or $500
per man. Canneries paying for
fish, $50 per 100, giving the earn
ings per fisherman $3.50 By de-
Quoting the expenses for the sea-
son fishing, there will be nothing
left for the fishermen.
1--WE respectfully submit this
for your consideration.
Respectfully yours,
Copper River and Prince VIII
liam Sound Fishermens AS
ISOLATION, G. Chester Carlson,