The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-16
SE ALASKA FISH PACK BEGINS TO
 OVERTAkE 1946
First Division Fish Catch Is Sill Behind Last Year
 But Picking Up


 Although fish catches in SEE Alas ka are not up to normal years this years haul is beginning tt catch up with last year after lag ging far behind all season. The weekly catch report, issued today by the U. s. Fish and Wildlife Service. shows that the catch is now only l5 percent behind that Of last year at his same time. Two weeks ago, it was 68 percent be- hind last year at that time.
 In addition to the unfaVorable showing in SEE Alaska, poor catches in the Cook Inlet and Kodiak Is- land areas have pulled down the overall increase for the Territory over last year at this same time to 25 percent, against 50 percent two weeks ago. This may im- prove. however, as the Kodiak and Cook Inlet reports are listed as incomplete.
 The district report of cases pack cd follows.
 Southeast Alaska
 Ketchikan District: 3,507 reds; 190 kings; 34,576 pinks; 12,169 chums; 3,593 echoes; 54,035 total lol ,570 last year at this time.
 West Coast: 1,767 reds; 4,953 pinks; 2,76S chums; 857 echoes; lo,345 total. 9,8S21s last year.
 Wrangell Petersburg: 4,129A reds; 2,3O3la kings; 7.298i2 pinks; 3,s73ls chums; 660la echoes; 18,- 265i2 total. 22,l39 last year.
 Eastern. 2,156 reds; 454 kings; 4,739 pinks; 4,l95 chums; 1881 CO., hoes; 1875 total. l5,288 last year. Western: 13,8G5 reds; 615 kings; 23,58O pinks; 30,49l32 chums; G. 26lis echoes; 74,753 total 6l,7l6la last year.
 Icy Strait: 5,431 reds; 66 kings; 16s48 pinks; 11,l70 chums; 2,O52 echoes; 35,567 total. 26,584 last year.
 Yakutat: 5,5O7l4 reds; 1858 kings; 86812 pinks; AZ chums; IT echoes; 6,555la total. 4,3ll last year.
 Southeast Alaska total: 36,3o3 reds: 3,786la kings; e2,863 pinks; 64,67lAs chums; l5,272 echoes; 2l2,- 896 total. 24l, ,49l last year
 Central Alaska
 Resurrection Bay: ITS reds; PA pinks; 108 chums; 65 echoes; l,l72 total. HOS last year.
 Copper River: 30466 reds; 3,703 kings; 34,169 total. 52,307 last year.
 Prince William Sound. ll,899 reds; 162 kings; 379,889 pinks; 63,- 942 chums; 6,158 echoes; 6205O total. 312,629 last year.
 Cook Inlet: 99,l02 reds; 31,944 kings; 19,3O5 pinks; l6,5l7 chums; 3l,513 echoes; 198,38l total. 227,- 034 last year.
 Kodiak: 7S,303 reds; 36 kings; 253, ,4O7 pinks; 1888 chums; 1'477 cohces; 344,9l1 total. 506,2l7 last year
 Chignik: 144,l2e reds; 86 kings; 2O,317 pinks; 1854 chums, 27 CO., hoes, l69,4l2 total. l22,286 last year.
 Alaska Peninsula: 78,l42 reds; 388 kings; 87,655 pinks; 49,S52 chums; 2,439 echoes; 2l8,486 total 220,329 last year.
 Total Central Alaska: 442,8ls reds; 36,3l9 kings; 760;807 pinks; l46,s61 chums; 4l,679 echoes; l. 428581 total. l,441,905 last year.
 Western Alaska
 Port Moller: 22,427 reds; 7l kings; l pinks; 3,345 chums; ' CO hoes; 25,851 total. 47,l39 last year Yukon: 9,704 kings; 9,704 tctal None last year.
 Bristol Bay: 1.332,542 reds; A. 0O5i2 kings; 34,917 chums; 792 co, hoes; l,372,256I2; total. 647,32s last year.
 Total Western Alaska: 1854, ,96s reds; 13,78013 kings; l pinks; 38,- 262 chums; 799 echoes; l,4078llE E total. ASA last year.
 Territory Total
 The grand total for Alaska is a: follows: l,834,087 reds; 53,88t kings; 853,67l pinks; 249,894A chums; 57,750 echoes; 3,049 ,288 F tntal 2 377 R5n last year.