The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-11
OVERALL 1945.
 SALMON PACK. PICTURE POOR
Only Central Sector Making Better Record fhdn
 Last Year

recently-closed Prince William Sound district exceeds last years by approximately 60 per cent, ac- cording to compiled pack reports released here today by the Fish and Wildlife Service.
 Prince William Sound is, how ever. the only Alaska sector making a showing that can be considered encouraging Nearly all of South east Alaska is trailing the poor output of last year even. Ketchikan district is ahead of last year, but is not producing on a basis com parative to seasons before the fish drought of the last few years set in.
 In Central Alaska, Kodiak is slightly better than last year, but Cook Inlet is at an extreme low. Pack reports for the period ending August 4, with comparative totals for last year, follow:
 Southeast Alaska
 Ketchikan District-Reds, 20,8l1 cases; kings. 535; pinks. l44.960; chums, 3l,392; echoes, 14,078. Total, 2l1,776 Last year, 158,205.
 West Coast-Reds, 3,324; kings, "A; pinks, 5,355; chums, l,949; CO., hoes. 5836. Total, 16,538. Last year, 24,120
 Wrangell-Petersburg - Reds, 12,- 5O7: kings, 83; pinks, 18,968; chums, 6,458; echoes, 3,4l9. Total, 41 ,435. Last year, 64,853.
 Eastern-Reds. 7,635 kings. 153; pinks, 9,915; chums, 13,408; echoes, 1858. Total, 32,669. Last year, 74,- 126.
 Western-Reds, 15,910; kings. 19; pinks, 19,154; chums, 44,625; CO., hoes, 2,783. Total, 82,49l. Last year, 93,456.
 Icy Strait - Reds, 9,998; kings, PIP: pinks, 14,231; chums, 17,961; echoes, 2,o65. Total, 44,467 Last year, 105,361
 Yakutat -, Reds, 17,732; kings, 563; chums, 5. Total, 18,789. Last year, 16,231.
 Central Alaska
 Copper River dinaD-Reds. TO- 997; kings, 6,02l. Total, 77,O18. Last year. 65,0l8.
 Resurrection Bay (to July 2D-- Reds. 2,313; pinks, 482 Total, 2,795 Last year, l,730.
 Prince William Sound-Reds, l4,- 289; kings, 106; pinks, 482,870; chums, l48,446; echoes, 3,90l. Total, 649,612. Last year, 395,0l9.
 Cook Inlet-Reds, 117,202; kings 22,1O8; pinks, 42,l45; chums, 26,- 246; echoes, 27,235. Total, 234, ,936 Last year, 306,203
 Kodiak-Reds, 36,683 kings, ATT; pinks, 275,29O; chums, 45,447; CO., hoes, 1.507. Total, 459.404. Last year, 430,845.
 Chignik-Reds, 18,219; kings, 221 pinks, 10.47l; chums. l0,082 echoes 166. Total, 39,159. Last year, 68,l6l Alaska Peninsula (finaD Reds, 6o,450; kings. 1876; pinks. 48.07l; chums. 54,756; echoes. 5,776 Total 170,929. Last year. 233,560.
 western Alas,s
 Port Moller (finaD D-Rcds, 32,62I kings, 23; pinks. 124; chums, a. 874; echoes, 4,958. Total, 62,6OO Last year, 44,234
 Bristol Bay (finaD Reds, 569,- 831s kings, 4,288; chums, 65.54O; echoes, 2,294. Total, 641,953. Last year. 928,802.
 Pack Totals
 Southeast Alaska-Reds. 87,917; kings, 1889; pinks, 2l3,072; chums 115.798; echoes, 29,739. Total, 448,- 165. Last year, 636,352.
 Central Alaska - Reds, APO, ,153 kings, 3O,809; pinks, 859, 1929; chums 284.977; echoes, 38,585. Total, r. 633,853. Last year, l,500,536.
 Western Alaska - Reds, 602, ,452 kings, 4,3ll; pinks, 124; chums, 90,- 414; echoes, 7,252 Total, 7O4 ,553 Last year, 1,027,036.
 All-Alaska Totals-Reds, 1,110,522 kings. 36.759; pinks. 1,072,52 chums, 49l, ,189; echoes, 75,576 Total 2, 786,57l. Last year, 3,163924.