The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-03
Extension Is Authorized in
 Southern Distrid; Reports
 Are Given al Hearings Here

areas one by one, beginning with Icy Straits, which he said was at a very low level
 Don Davis, P. E. Harris Company, Hawk Inlet, had nothing favor- able to say as far as pink salmon are concerned But we have had fair run of chums. Chums are still coming in good. It looks a little better in the total volume outside of pinks."
 Western District was also at ex- tremely low level, Thompson said with every evidence of a sharp drop in catches since the end of last week"
 Adequate Escapement Needed
 Repeating that ito reproduce a good run it was necessary to have an adequate escapement," Thomp- son called on cannerymen for their ideas about the Western District
 Davis reported same as Icy Straits as far as pinks are con- cerned. but we have done well with chums."
 And J. T. Tenneson, Jr.. Super for Packing Company, said hope fully: Our experience indicates an increase in pinks in Chatham"
 Thompson agreed there had been an early escapement of pinks ir Chatham due to the late opening this year. but said it was still not sufficient.
 In Sitka Area
 Frank Wright, Pyramid Packing Company, said they had consider able pinks and chums equal to 1944. The run has held up pretty well" It is the first time in the last three years, Wright said, he had seen good pink run in the Sitka area.
 And Seton Thompson repeated his recurring chorus: ITO maintain adequate seeding, we must have greater escapement."
 Then the Eastern District, and Davis reporting: Fish, yes, pro- bably 75 percent chums, 25 per cent pinks.'
 Stan Tarrant, Pacific American Fisheries, reported 19,0O0 fish yes- terday from Pillar Bay fairly steady"
 Davis agreed, "Kuiu shore catch es have been predominantly pink, 75 percent pink"
 Tenneson reported. yesterday, 10,- $50 salmon from six boats, 90 per- cent pink.
 Mike Goodman, Whiz Fish Pro- ducts, agreed, reported yesterday a good day.
 But the weather is against us. There has been hardly good day for trap or seine fishing" was the oft-repeated comment of the can- nerymen.
 And i've should make special effort to rebuild the run. Adequate seeding is necessary" was ThosAp- sons story, repeated as frequent ly.
 Gilmore Reviews Season
 Planes with packers from the southern end of the Division had been unable to take off from Ketchikan, and Pete Gilmore, who had talked by radio to Judge Arn- old Thursday, spoke for him and all of the members of the pack CTS group from Petersburg south.
 Gilmore reviewed the season, scheduled to be a short one, August 9 to September 3; the suspension from August IA to August B, "a rather substantial segment of an already short season.; the second closure order and it's subsequent revocation.
 "T'he fishing results in the last week in four areas not only show a good run, but heavy run. Not withstanding the fact that week is out of our already short season, 1948 production records are ahead of l947 and ahead of 1948's parent year, l946," Gilmore said.
 Then the weather came into the picture again and Gilmore urged that the EVIL statistical informa- tion prepared by Dr. w. H. Rich must be viewed in connection with the severe weather of the past week.
 "The storms have taken a toll of fixed and mobile gear There are fish here. Each time the weather has moderated a little