The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-09-14
IMPROVEMENT SHOWN IN B.. E. SALMON PACK
KefChikdn District Nearly Up to Last Seasons
 Mark on Sept. !

COnSlQeEdDIe ldle lu44S Id'C 5N erallv brightened the canned sal men pack picture for this year ln Southeast Alaska, with the south crn end of the division making the most improvement. The pack ill the Ketchikan district has gained until it has nearly reached par viuh last season while the total hack for the whole section is less than 450,O00 cases behind l945.
 This showing is for the portion of the season ending September T. for which pack totals have been compiled and released here by the RceIonal Office of the Fish and Wildlife Service. Except for the southern districts of Southeast Alaska where large-scale operations continued through this week, little further change IS now expected in the Alaska canned salmon pack rec ord for l946.
 Minor fall season catches in Bristol Bay and at Copper River have re-opened the figures for those sections to the Westward, but With out noticeable change in the pack records for the season there.
 Pack figures reported, for the season to September 2, inclusive, with totals for comparative periods last year, are;
 Southeast Alaska Ketchikan District-Reds l6,652 cases. kings 532 cases, pinks 389,675 cases, chuns 86,72S cases, echoes 3l,541 cases, total 525,l2S cases; 1945 total 560,764 cases. West Coast-Reds 5,943, kings ?, rinks 117,455, chums 39270, echoes 14.296; total 170,966; 1945 total 304,2S4.
 Wrangell-Petersburg-Reds 6,33l, kings 162, pinks 39,l07, chums 9,794' cohoes 13,S2l; total 62,295; l945 total 169, ,4o6 Eastern-Reds 5,875, kings lO6, pinks l4,97l chums 16,399 echoes 3.63l; total 40,892; 1945 total l38,l57. Western-Reds 14806; kings 455 1-2, pinks 76172 l-2, chums 7o,ll4' echoes 664C; total l68,l88; l945 total 2O4, ,465.
 lev Strait-Reds 6,3l5, kings 60, pinks 26,449, chums 3l,376, echoes 4,436, total 68,636; 1945 total 89,- 960
 Yakutat-Reds 4,045, kings 356, pinks 1914, chums F, echoes l,l5l; total 7,479; 1945 total 25,672.
 Southeast Division totals-Reds 59967. kings 5,673 1-2, pinks, 665,- 723 1-2, chums 247693, echoes 75,- 516; total 1,o5O.573; 1945 total 1.491, 708
 Central Alaska
 (Season. FinaD
 Copper River-(Spring) Reds 45,- 306. kings TOOL; total 52,307 1945 tctal 77Ol8; (Fall Season. echoes 10.34o: total 10,34O; 1945 total 25,820. Resurrection Bay-Reds 6Ol, pinkS 1.o45, chums 204, echoes 269; total 2.l18; l945 total 3255
 Prince William Sound tFinaD - Reds 8,14l, kings 319, pinks 32,l7l, chums 68,934, echoes l4,926; total 4l3,49l; l945 total 67l ,0l9.
 Cook Inlet FinaD Reds 95,775 kings 16,658, pinks 56.642, chums 2s. .054, echoes 33,251; total 23o,380' 1945 total 248,624.
 Kodiak - (FinaD = Reds 66,117 kings 80, pinks 542,877, chums S6,- 799. cohoes 3,664; total 64s,537; 1945 total 712,2l5.
 Chignik-(F FinaD = Reds 7l,530 kings 332, pinks 385o4, chums 22,- 188, echoes 689; total l33243; l945 total 49,335
 Alaska Peninsula-(FlnaD ReaS 44.761. kings 658, pinks S60OO chums 75,934. echoes 12,176; tota' 22o .329; 1945 total 274,666.
 Central Division totals-Reds 332,- 23l, kings 25,o48, pinks l,O47 ,O39 cfums 232.ll3. echoes 75,314; tota' 1.7l1.745; 1945 total 2,067069.
 Western Alaska
 Port Moller-( (FinaD Reds 44,24O kings 405. chums 2,469, echoes 25; total 47.139; 1945 total 62 600.
 Bristol Bay-(Spring season F1- naD-Reds 602, ,704, kings 4,650 pinks 4.O39, chums 34479, echoes 1.453; total CAT 1925; 1945 total GAL 593: (Fall season. Reds 92, chumS 10. echoes 1,187; total 1,289; l94S total, no fall pack.
 Western Division totals = Red' CAT ,036, kings 5o55, pinks 4.O39 chums 36,s58, echoes 2.665; tota 695, ,753; 1945 total 704 553.
 All Alaska
 Totals for all divisions-Redi l.o39 234. kings 31776 1-2 pink. 17169O1 1-2 chums 5l6.764. cOloe