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TABLE OF CONTEN'rS
SUBJECT flAGE
Introduction ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ~ •••••••••••••••••••••••• 1 List of Fishery Operctors ••••• ~ ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 2 Pack by CortlpBnies ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• , Heekly C11ee .i.:ack Nuaha@:a.k ••• • ••••••••••·• •. •. • ••••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ••• • • • • • • • • •• • 6 Naknek-Kvich&k••·~···•·••••••••••••~•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 7 bgegik••••••·•••••·•••••••••••••••••••••••••••·••••••••••••~·••••• ·8 ~eek~ ~)al!Jon Catch ••••• • ••••••••••••• Togiak ...... "'". 9 Cumulaj:.i ve SaJ.aon Catch. • •••••••• • •· ... .-:rogiak. e ••• • ...... , 10 Weekly & Cumulative Salmon ~atah ••••••~uahagak •••••••••••••••••••••••• ll weekly Ct.. CU!Ilulative Sslrtlon Catch •••• , .Naknek-Kviche.k...... •• u l2 -\ieekly ,::, CumulatiYe Sekon Catch,. •. • • • c~gegik. "'• •• • • • • •• • •. • • •. • • •• • ••·• 13 1·Teekly & G~ulative S-allton Catch ••••••u"ashik •• ••• •• ••. • ...... •• .... ••• 14 Catch of ~reezer•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••~•·•••••••••••••••••• l5 Fieh per Case••••••••••••~•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• l) Catch of Salters••••••••••••••••·••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 16 Sllllllllary Catch by .Uiotrict. • •••• • •. •. •. •·• ... •. •. " ••• • ...... ••••• 17 Fiehin'g Periods- Date• and Time ...... 18 lle-.r Canneriee and other Operations ••••••••• • ••••••••••••••••••• •••• .:,." 20 Idle Plante,;•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 21 Idle Freezera••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 22 Idle Salter,y Operationa••••••••••••••••••••·•••••••••••••••••••••••••• 23 ~eriod Recap Gear Viehed1 Jed Catch nnd Escaper.ant b,y District•••••••• 24 Escapement and Stream SurveYB••••••••••••••••••·•••••••••••••••••M•~•• 38 ·l'owor Counts Iguehik RiTer••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 39 1-~osqui to Point ••• • ...... •, •. • • 40 Igiugig••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••~·••• 41 Branch RiTer••••••••••·•·•••• .. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 42 Naknek River Tower•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••·•••• 43 Egegik River••••••·•·•·••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 44 Nuyakuk River. • • • ••• • ••••• • ••••••• • • •••••• • •••••••••••••••••••• • • ,. 16 Ugaeh:ik RiTer••••••••••••••••••••••~•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 46 Brietol Bay Fish Price•••••••••••••••••••••~•••••••••••••••••••••••••• 47 Condition of Local Whites and Natives••·~·••••••••••••••••~••••••••••• 46 Cooperative Services•~···•·••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••·· 49 Air Transportation.,. • ••••••••••••••••••••••••••, •••••••••••••••••• • • ..,. 5o Dietriot Conatruction••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• )1 Belugs whale Control Program •• ~••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• S2 Field Emplo.yees ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• SJ Bristol Bay Enforcementy.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••·•~ 55 Violation Report••·•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••· '51 1959 INTRODUG'l'ION
The .t'ollowing report ia a summary of fiahery and Service actiTi tiea in the Bristol B1.7 District during the 1959 season. Inforaat1on on lal:aon catch and pack has been tabulated traa reports :subllitted by cannery operatora, f'reezership operators, and salters. Eacapa11ent -~ta has been CCIII.piled troa tower oounte and aerial· BU1"9'8Yll• .
'!'he season•.a- pack of 3941 399 cases of all species vaa poor, but indiTidual fisherman cawhu were good due to the reductioo in the aize of the. fishing neete. Only eight canneries packed fish in consolidation vith other plants.,. Tvo freezers -operated dul"in& various ·eeasone with m.i.nbnJa catches. . . Salmon runs vere good in all rive:-s except the Kvichalc and Ugashik.
On the following pases vU1 be found a complete and detailed all!!lll.ary of activitin and fishery production in the Bristol Bay District. LI;3l' u;: IC'!' .. 1?59
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::t e d. .:;t:J. 11::1 o h c".. ~~.. D:rindlo CoU!.1bin RiV<;r Packers :lox 87 U>li\"erdty n. r. .¥.£arri sh N:ak.:rt :Qc:ckint:~ Corporation 303 :·~net .l:>~orth.Lct!::<:l .i\:vo Far.dr3 Cove ~l?ackinc; Com!:lail.Y Seattl3 5, on • n.p.:lna .. .. .t\lafloa~ ~?c:tcl~ez1 s _\asoc~t~t.:ton I.ntm·oooz;tal I'ack:i.nr; Cc.rJ::_H::ny
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· I:Jama ana .ll.ddres.s District· Suporinti:mdent . · 'J.">roduets. · Dooldceoner
-'fr:ticr Entcrpri.se.!S ·Calurnbia -NushafrAk J{obei~·t YoUng . - Froz.en :Jalmon ' ' & ~ior· 54. _ . J • G. -Blns.inga..'1le- · seattle, -;:iQshinc,rton .. E{;;egik - ~· .· ·' .
t! & -S C aapm1y City of- S~n - l'..t\S:le rj;u>desich · Prozen Da.1t1on senttlo,- \ia::;l,lill£3ton -l~'rancisco, .Nick sc.rfvanich
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Dls~rict & Campanz Ride Kirip Pfilklj Chuaa Cohoe Total
Nuahasak District Col1111bia Ward FISh. 48~159 4,412 l 7,96S 935 61,472 Pacific American Fish. 59,137 4,222 7,104 2.32 71,295 Queen Fisheries 37,946 3,.339 6,386 1,403 49,074 Snake River Pkg.co. 169 264 192 625
Total for Nuehagak t46,0ll 12.~.37 1 ,21,647 2,szo. 182,466
Naknek-Kvichsk District Red Salmon Company 37,321 2,264 14.,216 10),801 American Pkg. .Co. 16,07.3 1,467 2,21.4 19,754 Naknek Independ•nt Co. 5,294 16.3 391 5,85.3
Total £or Nalrnek.. Kvichak 108,688 J,894 5 16,821 129,408
Ege11k District Egegik Pkg. co. 77,686 987 .;,852 82,525
Bristol Bay Total 3.32,385 17,118 6 42,320 2,570 394,:399 .. . " ~. . . '
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--.June· . 7 .1,022 .. .1;022_
· June., 14 ·· . 2:;98_~ .. ·. 1 _2.,082 ... •,, : .·· . . ... ,. ,-' ' ' ' . . . ..~ ~ June:. 21 . ' ..9,33.3- ...... 3.3: 6~.370 ·' . . ·- : June · 28 _. _· . . 1$791 < . . -~·· 955. ,, . ..., 2 I '838. :.July.: ··_ 5 ... .8,.230. . : . ·556701 : . J,P.Y. -.. '12 ' ... ' . ·:.370 1 319.06'. ;;a;464_:· , ·,' ...... ,,.July· . l9 ..- . :. -~6- 752: 5.88' 5,767. · .. I . _.· . '. 26 . . . ·, : 4' 26.3. . . ·. ' .. ,.: . July.. 1- . 122 . ; .. " .. . . August: . .·. 2,521. 253· ... . 921' ... : 4•80$:
• : ! : . · - Au @let . ' · · 9 · .: . . ,386 ·. . 790·.· ··1,221- ... · .. · B A,ugust· · . 16 .. - '':.. :, -544-. 552. ·..
7 · Tota1 .. , ... . 146. ,_ Oll: ...·: 1 . . '21.1. 641 . .
·~ '. . . . ' . . ' . .. .: ' . •. TOTAL .f'AOK BY.: CCA'1PANIES . \'-' '.
. _;. ;4,412 1. ~-;::,-7,96?.'":: . . ·9:35 61~472':: ·.. '.; . : ': ; . ~' . ·. ", '· 7 104 . .2.32 _PAF ,_ .. ~ 59,1il .. ·. :·4,222 ' . , 71,295 ,· · Queen F~h. . 49 074 .37,946 ~,-339 .. , .. .6,~6. . > 1,403 . ~- . Sake ·Riyer Pkg. . .. . ;69 . 2()4 ... .. "'~: ~;192, ....: . . - . . :: 625'· . ·. - .. . . ·.: . ·. < ... ~ . ' .·. _Totals-· ,'146,011, ·. .. . ).2'~23(- . ·...... -·
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.... ' •;:; ,·· .... , . . :. .. w~ek .En . .. ~ 67Q ·--~:. Totals/ ··ios,6aa· 5 ~- . .. ~~. . _.;_ * .. F,rozen'F~sh :.; ""':. ·2. !J 26l.F·. . . 1#,..216 103~801 . ,v 1 '' •-;.· 2·214 19~7S4 .·' . ' ...... ,.. ... -... Naknek-Ind.Pkg~ Co., 163 5> ':39l 5,B$3 · . : ., . ~ " ·,.; -•. ·, ;, ··. -~. ..:,. •.;·. ' ...... : .... ~-~. '· _:...... ; .. , X . . ' ,,-,. '.:,'· .· ·-~·-~··:; : ,·· .. ' \' ~·. " .-:.· ,. EGEGIK WEEKLY CASE PACK • 1959 · Week Endin.g Reds Kings Pinks- Chums Cohos Total June 28 .. 4,332 470 ·39.3 .$,195 Jul.T 5- 20,808 246 617 21,751 July l2 . 30,459 196 1,·205 31~860 _July 19 17,934 41 771 18,746 July·. 26 4,073 ·34 ·. 866 4,97.3 Totals 77,686. 987 3,852 . 82,525 NCY.J:E:. Egegik Packing Compartr only plant operating ttU.• district• . :,·, 't~EEKI;Y SlU:MON ?ACK ~ 19!?9 TOG!JIK DIS'flUCT (Packed at Naknek) Heek .. :thding Reds· Kings Ch~ Cohos Total June 28 399 475 210 1,084 July 5 1,526 57.0 854 2,950 July. 12 2,807 '249 1,160 4;216 July 19' 2,159 31:' 1,014 . 3,20h July 26 1,638 705 2.;34.3 Totals 8,529 1,325 3,943 •1.3,797 W1~EKLY SA:U10N C~"t'.rCH '.rOGIAK DISTRICT 1veek. Ending Reda Kings .Ch'lllls Cohos total June 28 4,610 1,709 2,.310 '8,629 . July 5 17,531 '2,726: 9,394 ·29,651 July· 12 32,169 l,OS7. 12,760 45,986 ·July 19 24,749 150 11,154 36,053 Juiy 26 25,76o 58 .. 1,?55 33,573 ' August 2 1,238 . . ·1,238 August 9 ' 503 99 898 1,500 August 16 1.35 22 827 984 Totals 106,695 5,,700 . 4.3,494 ·. l~t 725 . 157,614 CUHULATIV"I; &UJ19l~ CATCH - 19$2 TOGD\K DISTRICT IQ"eek Ending !leds Kines Chums Coho I Totnl June·· 28 . 4,610' 1,709 2,310 8,629 ,, . July 5 22,141 4,435 ' ll,704 38,280 July 12 54,.310 5,492 24,464 84,266 July 19 79,059 5,642 ' 35,618 120,319 ·.··July· 26 104,819 . 5,700 43,373 153,892 ·August·: 2 106;057 155,130 August 9 106,560 4.3,472 890 156,6?.0 August :16 106,695 43,494 1,725 157,614- .· .. . -!IEEKLY SALMON CATCH -- 19$9 .· ·. -. NuSHAGAI _DISTRICT . . -. Week Ending · Kinge .·Pinks . Cohos Total .,. Junt. .. 4,626. 4~626 .. 7 . ·. . 'JU:ne·. 14.· ' 33 . 6,556 -· ... 6,569- . ·June .. · 21 726 25.562' . 68 . 26,377 June 28 14,477 . 6U 6,.3St -·-~ :·, 2l,W6 July 5 ·621,778 6,980 81;;1.&25 .. .. _710,183 Jul;y 12 .... 007,475 . 1,716 . ··: ~ : -. 36j54l . 4 . 645,766 -· July~ 19. 369,898 1,875 ·.. 36 ... 48,043 96 . ·la-91950' .. . Ju:cy- 26 " 61~438 .. · 427 • .1 25 . . 1.3,479 . : 222- . ·75,.591' August_ -2 ·17,$44' 219 15. 1,469 .. .. 4I 335'·· . . . 23,582 . -AU:guet 9 6,420_ ~103- 10 .. : -- 407 -: - '15,033 . . .. ; . 81~.9~ - : -Total.- . ~ ' ··, CUMULATIVE ·sALMON CATCH • 1959' . . . ·_. '.· · ~ ' . - .. . ·. '; NUSHAGAI DIS'".rRICT . _· · Week-Ending Reda' Ch:ims · -:· . Coho• rotal. June ~-June· .if :.. ·June· 21·- · Jll.ne 28 . J~ 5 July 12 ... July 19 July 26 August .:2. - .August' -9. -. . . -·~,t. ~ ' • •.· ... ' -. ' . I I . i I WEEnY SAlli.ON GATCH .. ~~9- NAKNEx·KVICHAI DISTRICT Week Ending Reds Kings Pinks ·.Chums Cohos · Tota1 June 7 7 7 June 14 5 22 27 June 21 123 260 -383 - June 28 70,647 4,020 ll- I 406- 86,073 July 5 - 497,884 4,461 1 37,617 539,983 July 12 429,729 1,434 . 431229 474,392 July 19 539,662 2,657 65,210 607,529 July 26- 99,086 1,083 1.6,217 -145,386 · Tot&la 1,637,136 - 13,~44 1 202,699 1,653,780 CUMULATIVE SAJ1'4:0N CATCH • 19Z2 NAKNEK.KVICHAK DISTRICT Week Ending Reds _Kings Pinks ChUl'lls Cohos Total June 7 7 7 June 14 , 29 34 June 21 126 289 l.a-7 June - 28 70,77'5 . 4,309 .11,406 86,490 July S_ 568,659 8,770 1 49,043 626,47.3 July 12 998,368 10,204 92,272 1,1oo,86S Juli 19 1,538,050 12,861 J$7,462 1,708,394 Jul¥. 26 1,637,1.36 13,944 l 202,699 1,8.5.3,780 WEEKLY SAI110N CATCH • 19$9 EGEGIK D1STRICT Week Ending Reds Kings Pinks Chume . ·. Cohos Total June· 7 12 12 June 14 106 569 675 June 21 552 518 28 1,096 June 28 . 53,780 2 069 5,498 61,.347 July- 5 185,346 ' 26 6,010- 191,382 July 12 278,552 16 9,167 287,735 July 19 129,822 71 6,016 50 135,959 July 26 8,513 3,562' 82 12,177 August 2 623 26 254 90.3 August 9 791 2], 30 1,566 2,408 August 16 4 5 1,024 1,033 August 23 22 2,ltl7 2,209 Total8 658,-lll 3,281 21 .30,362 $,16.3 696,936 C\JILHJUTIVE SAUIOH CATC!i • 12$9. EGBG:IX DISTIUCT W!aek Endin& Bade Kinp Pinka Ch.,.. Cohos Total ' June 7 12 l2 June 14 106. 581 W7 June 21 658 1,099 28 1,785 June 28 54,4:38 3,168 5,526 63,132 July 5 2.39, 784 3,194 n,536 254,514 July 12 518,336 3,210 20,703 .542,249 July 19 646:~158- 3,281 26,719 50 678,208 Jul,y 26 656,671 30,301 1.32 690,385 August 2 657,294 30,327 _386 691,288 August 9 656,065 21 30,357 1,952 69),696 August 16 658,089 30,362 2,9?6 694,729 August 23 658,1ll' 5,16.3 696,938 . WEEKLY SIIL?:iON CATCH ... 19$2· . .· UGASHIK DISTRICT. Week &ding Reds Kinp . · 0hUI18 Coho a Total June 7 June l4 .395 395 June 21 8 577 585 June 28 . 2.3,0.30 2,417 . 25,447 Jul¥ 5 9.3,726 2,.391 96,117 July 12 100,.316 2-71 . 5,422 186,009 July . 19 91,165 91 .3,648 94,910 July · 26 26,087 6,160 32,247 August. 2 -795 13l J.6 942 Aug11et · 9. 69 7 29 105 P~ugust 16 - . 9 474 ·.483 ·rotal.a. 415,196 1~.340 20,185. 519 . 4.37,240 CID1VUTIVE SAL.l.lON CATCH - 1222 UGASiill DISTRICT We$k Endirig Reda -Kinp . · ChU.a Cohos Total Ju:.1e 7 June l4 395 395 June 21 8 972 980 Jtme 28 23,0.38 2,4lt 26,427 July 5 '116,764 4,808. 122,544 July 12 297,080 1,243 10,2.30 .308,553 July 19 368,24.5 1~340 1.3,878 403,46.3 July. 26 414,.332 20,0.38 435,710 August· g : 415,127 .. 20,169 16 4.36,652 August· 9 415,196 20,176 45 436,757 August ·16 20,185 519 437,240 ... . 1;.. ... :. -·:. .,· ;.: .. .·.. : ~- .;· .. ";r" ,'···" ·'.~.: . . .':_/· .' ._·._. ./ .· ...... :-... >' . - ~: ~- -' ' .. ': ~ . ' .. -~·· :· . .: ·. :-.,' :-··.··--- . ·' ~--- -~.· · CATCH d.b,· i?rw;EZEHB· · ,;.': 19.59 '• . --r- .:. .. ; ·, ·.· . ·: . ~ -: -· . .·,, ,• .:.• : .·. ·~ ..·.: .. ·,._ . . _Kibgs ., .·Pmks ... -· ,·Y·~. ·.. -· _,.. :A~ctfc Eri.terpriees;J:nc •. ·' ·.... . ·, MV COLUl1BIA .-., . _· .. ·.· . ~ : .·,· . 2··'J2f,'.. ' ··; ,_ . ' . :.;. ~- --. ,...... •.. .-· Nor.th~rn Reefer·: co~ ·-.':.: . ··~' : 'REEFER :u ·.·· - ";,o• .· .< ··•.. ,fo:- .· '' ·... ,,:· •' .,,~-. ':; - ·& ....i-.,· ·- H s coffi'f'iny-. · . .... ,·, -~- c:rrx· ot·sA:u ~NoJ:Sco· /6)8. .·,··121·;;· ,· ' ; ' •;•. ·- •'...... TotalS .·.. ' 1.21 . 6,·1~1' _;,:'- ... _.· '·\ :- : .. '•;: . ~- .. ' ...... - . : :~ . ,.;· '· . ~ .. . :: . :. •.' ~- . :T~e· ~aj~ritY o:( above . catch· -transported: to' :seattl~· for. (!aririmgr. --~, ' . •' -~ ~ . . . . .- .. ~ . ·-;. ;-_ . : : .~•.. ~- ·-';- . .-.... ·, . ._:.· ._.-., •';. ·.·:.' ·.: .' ..':- ·:·'1,-' ; ,··· ··._,. "'~-: . . ~ ' . '' : ,...... ,.,· · .. ,. _;... -~ •' . .. .,". ~- Reds: .._' ,, ' K:i.IJgB ' .-Pinks ·.-Cohos· . :,; ·.:. __ :======;:::;==::::==;===:;::=:;:=::::::::=:::~=== .. '1·,. ·_.-:--.· 7 ~8:_,., ·.23 ' 11'4..... . ·. -.-~: .~·.- •.:.· ;:•·· _.;.;· .. ,'• ·.,-,· ·-:;·. ,.· ." ··~-: ... · :._: ...... 1',';0 ,·-·. .·;· 'i. .. ;.· " .·_, : .... 1-' -.:· •••• p -: '•, -·. ··· .. i._•.. · •. · ,"·t :.- . ·-· >~ " . .· ... ·- ...... -- - __ ·cATCH OF: SALTERS BY·C<»i.PJ\NY"" 19z9: · .- . : ~. .. _. . ... _., . _ .. -:· .. . :, ~ . . ' . District &··salter .· i- <" . - ~ NU!!hage.k: District;- . ~ita Food Products . 1,008 . -;- ..•,_,4 - -- -·· 'Gurtler Pkg.,· ~-~-- · -. .. I '- - ...... ._ --.------.--_;_----,----~.;....,--..;._._;,..-----~ Total· . --724':: . -1 '7.32 ·: -, Nakriek-Kvichak District.-- G~·Groat_Jr. . _ 60 •, ·-·.- 84 - --144 - Ingw.1.ld_-· Joht:teon _ 62 -- _162 ·- - '. 224 I .._-_ Pa-tter~on 3_-A.spelund & .findersori : · 3T . J7· . > -·. .. . . --~ _- I • ~ ':, ; .... . ·: ·.· . I -- -:Total· . 122 . - -283 _-_- '-- ·-.. -. . '!:.05 .·' .· · . .- -~ _- .. --: ...... - ,• -_Egegik :nistrlct. - ··-· -, Pat!.l-_. N~kefetof.r . . )~0 ... ·542- 962 _F~Ux-Alto-· ·_. '55· .. - .' 5$ · .. ,_. Preetoli Saltery -· - · · _. --~: .19 .. 58 -: "ll -·- - 74 .. 222 · _·· Jack·Aito · · -. 2 '··J:.l ,- . -.35 1· •. - · -. ·Aptonio · Poliemeni X ··.- 63 - . -.- 13-' .. 21:- . -108- _-:265' Augie uto - . . - . . · ··· 184 226-· .. - --·· --· ._410 . .Olatt.-:·Fi'shing & Pkg~· Co,. . · 4.,071 . 954 . ' .· >. '21767- . 7,792 sfll.n,_• Cbziel. -· -- · . Jo _ 46. _. . . -' -- 7-6 __ E,... H~-- Clark _. -' .532 .. 90 -~ . - 48 - .. _.. ·: J_ 6ll' . - - - ,., - -Fred L. Gr:indio ·· . -·4j579 226 226 . ce' -6,316 . - ; .· .. _.,, 'Total.,- - ~ _.· -~ :' . -306-. ·.. -: .- $,7'J.7 .. -~ . - .. .!!gashik District -- -- ·. . :- Mickey_ Jones · . ,• _·. .. _ i~030 . 14T ·-----748·· . . -3,601--- ·_ · l-1elvin Johneon ·. . 130- .. ' . ; . ·.·. ~ '~ . ' . 130 ·. '. ~ ' .· - .. r •.· Tc:rtal . 1,676 : :: 1,160 -·:;~.la' :-- -· - 71!.6 · ···.-.·:...- --. . . " BRISTOL BAY TOl'AL·- ... ll-758 4'I 212. . . '7-,189' .· '· .. · 'NOTE':- No' pinkS caught -by. aelters~ S~.ARY CATCH -BY DISTRicr • 1959 District Reds Kings PinkB Chums Cohos Total NUSHAGAK 1,699,789 . 50,69.5 116 187,789 12,752 1,9.51,142 NAKNEK-KVICHAK 1,637 ,1.36 . 13,944 . 1 202,699 1,8.5.3, 780 UGI;SHlX. 415~196 1,340 20,185 519 . 4.37 ,2h0 EGEGIX 658,111 .3-, :2Ql· . 21 30,362 5,163 . 696~938 1 TOOLII.K . _10~,695 5,700 ' ' 43,49!~ 1;, 725 ~7,614 TOTAL · . 4,516,927. 74,960 138 484,529 20,1$9 5,096,714 ·. Year 1959 Regulatory Area Brad.tol B!!f Time Open to Fishing Expressed in Hours per Day Districts .!4.... •rl Sections 1 ~ > -a ~ "'l :i ~ •ri I en Q) aj ~ ~ ~ {5 _Z ~ Month~.,Nt.. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 . 14 15 16 ' 17 18 19 20 .. 21 22 _lb 1~ g 1C: 18 ,, t:: 23 Q, 1t:: 'llt: ')II 24 -- -- ?Jo 25 lS 1'1 1'1 1'1 12li 26 q 1'1 1'5 ltj 24. 27 18 28 29 1~ l 't~ l.t; 1t; 18 JO _g_ '1'1 '111 l t) 21J. Jl Total open day~ during Month 3 7i of ~ ~ Jf ' Seasonal open- ' ing: Traps ' Seines Gillnets 22 22 22 22 22 " Seasonal clos- ure: Traps Seines Gilln et s Remarks : \ .. I ,,/. Year 1.959 Regu..Latory Area. Bristol. Bai'[ Time Open to Fishing ExPressed in Hours per Day I Districts ..-'• rJj ·r-1 .!<: f;l[) :> .!<: ·r-1 ~ {'j ~ •r-l ..d (lj i Sections f !J} ·r-1 ..d 00 I I til .!<: (l) a:l-. t.lO ;::j 0 :z; ~ ~ :3l 8 Month. J'Qt.Y .! <::~ 1 I I ~i 2 lS 15 15 15 2L~ J 9 l.S ~5 15 2lj. 4 9 I 18 5 6 lS lS lS 15 24 7 g lt:;: lS 1'1 2l!. 8 Q 2li. 9 lt:; ,~ lt:i 1S 21t 10 .,·i ft:; ]t:; lt:;· 2lJJ II 11 ,., b: 1.8 • 12 1J 1ct' 1C::: 1 r.:;· ].t:; 18 -:-· 14 ')/I, ,], I 2.1 15 l~ 16 1C: ]i c::: Jlt:i 2h ') )i - 17 .. ') /j,.. ')/ 1C:: ?Ji ~ 18 rr Q 0 1A 19 / '"'" - li l_S' 20 1S 11) lS 18 I 21 21~ 2h. 2h l.S 21L 22 g g q 2.'1 2) 11) 1!:\ 1.£1 l.C:: 24 211- 2h I 21ici:== 25 q q' q; ~18 26 27- 28 29 JO Jl I Total open dayE during Month I of L?i lll 11* 9 19-i I Seasonal open- ing: Traps Seines Gi1lnets Seasonal clos- ure: Traps Seines I Gillnets 2.J 1~..? 2) P~..? <:.J Remarks: I NEW CANNERIES MJD a£HER OPER.ll.TIONs - 19.59 The· only new company 'in Briatol·Bq this season was the .:Creeser.·ahip CTIY OF SAN FRANCISCO. operated by tbe M & 8 Compaey • ·They f'roze a very 811.all catch of .kings .. reda and cohos f~r transportation to ultimate csnning 1n · Seattle•. ;IDLE PIJ.N·rs • 1959 Camerz Location NUSHAGAK RIVER Alaska raokers Association Clarks Point New England Fiah Co. . Dillinghaa Columbia River Packers Association Canbine Slough 1-Jilliam Bingman. Nushagak · KVICHAK RIVER flask& Packers As~ociat1on Kvichak Levelock P£cking Co. Levelock Libby, Mclieill a.."'ld Libby Libbyville - New England Fish Co., Pedereoa Point Libby, McNeill and Libby Kogg:i..ung · : Nakat Packing Co. Nakeen NAKNEK RIVER · Pacific America~ Fisheries \'iarreri Columbia River Pecke:z:-1 .Aasociation South N~ek Alaska Packere Association South Naknek Intereo_aetal Packing Co,.. South Naknek ,EGEGIK RIVER LibbY 1 McNeill & Libby Egegik Alaska Packers Association ·Egegik UG.~SHIK lUVER APA ·Pilot Poi:rit APA Ugaehik _·. Washington Fish & Qyster Co. ·: Pier 54 Seattle 4, 1iaehingto., Freezer "CHIEF" Pacific Queen Fisheries 1500 ~felrl;lake North Seattle, Waehington •PACH""'IC QUEEN• North Star Fisheries : · 1500 · :,1estlake North · · . Seattle, Washington "NORTE STf~R" i\hitney & Company 1415 Northlake Place Seattle 3,. Washington . "REEFER KING" Oal1torn1&.Marsha Ann 478 Weat 13th St. San Pedro 1 Cslilornia "Ml RSHA A11N" J ohD S.., ·York 1716 Bigelow North Seattle ?,·washington "'· J." IDLE SA LTE.tlY OPEHATIONS • 1959 · Bingman Cannery Oenesee, Idaho Truman·tm.berg Box 95., Dillingham., .Alaska !hampson Salter,y ·Egegik, Alaska Allen Nelson Salter.y Naknek, Alaska Walter Fred Kelly Egegik, Alaska Robert M. York · Egegik, Alaska Helena Andree Egegik., Alaska John GiocCIIletti ,· Egegik, J.laska Tebo·Giocmetti . Egegik, Alaska . . ~. .' _, . . ' . ·· . .; :_. ,., :.• : . ~·.. .- ., ': .. ·.'- ··- ., <:· CATCH PER PERIOD - -BRISTOl,. BAY -- - -- . . - . - ~ 1959 . . . . . -·· . :- RED- SAJ1.10N. SEASON ._·· ,,·-- ., .. -- -Period I ->-nate June -22-23 EGEGIK ·-UGASHIK - TOTAL-- ·. ··. '. :· Reg~ .. _Gear ·. DrUt 239 - . 139S. 43. Effort Unit:S . Set _:: _ ·_ . 4'.3 - 10~5- -_.;, - - _7 - - Aot•-t Geai• - Drift-; : -7-- 1-32·.5 40 . -- · _---.. -. Ef,tort . Un:i. te Set 10.5 __: •' --6.i5_ '· ' .. -~ : ...... Allot~d -Days·_ -- -- Fispin~_ - 1 -_ 1.25 :l.2,5 : -· --- ._ ..•.. .·, . ·-- 'rQtal-No., -Drift' > ." . 7 165.6 53.25--- 50 U11it-Days -·--:Set - .0.4 13.1 2.18 7.8 '.:.. - - ; ·rotal - :orift- _- 5,175 19!261~- _·_ 21~5.12- . ··:' ' ., 9~151 .. catch .. ·Set- __ 170 · 94 384 . ··.·.-- _..·--. :.· . 9 -Mean - - Drift·----_ - 739- . '116 403 163-. ' Catch _Set·- . -- -.. -~:170 94 - -384 :9 : ~ : Totkl :5,2l.t3_ - . 20;492_..:- 22,.351 -_- 9,221 57~.307 -- ' Catch to Date · :--> -- 20~492 22,351 9,221 57,307 -~======~======~======.. - -- ESCAPEr~T TO DATE ~=-~=----~--~~~=~~----~=~------~~~------~~~- --...... NUSHJl.G.~K N.AYJ~EK-KVICH.l\K - ~GEGIK · UGASHIK TarAL ;~·- .. wood- R. 1 ,_861-- ·--- . Naknek , - 1 1()32 - Iguehik - 11 389 . _:· Kvichak ·1-.238,_ . . __ ·N~ak1lk _..,- Br~ch_ - .-Total ~· __ 3,270_ 2 270' . -62,847 ' - Total Run . ~ . . .:, . 24 ·._ CATCH l'ER PERIOD BRmTOL UJ\Y 1959 RED SnLMON SEASON Period U Date June 22-26 N""IJSHAGAK NAKHEK-KVICI:l.ltK EGEGIK UGASHIK TOTJ,L Act11 Clear Drift 7 137.5 51.6 42.5 E!fort Units. Set 11.75 1.7!> 6.75 Alloted Da71 Fishing l 1.2$ 1.25 1.25 Total Ho. Drift 7 171.8 64.5 53 Unit Daya. Set - 14 .. 7 2.2 6.4 TotAl Drift 9,234 48,929 29,028 13.088 Catch Set 1,226 682 721 Mean· Drift 1,319 265 450 '247 Gatch Set -' 83 JJ.O 86 Total 9,2.34 50,155 29,710 13,809 102,908 Catch to Date 14,477· 70,647 . 52,061 23,030 160,21) ESCA.PEM.f!ll'.r TO DATE EGEGli fdfAL Wood R. 71 551 Naknek 51 496 Iguahik 51 028 Kvichak· ~,490 Uuyakuk • Branch - Total 121 585 . Total Run 160,?86 GATCH PE.lt F3RIOD BRISTOL BAY 1959 lUID SJ:.LMON SE.4SmJ Period III nate June 29-~0 NUSilAGAK NAKNI::K-KVICHAI EGEGIK UGASHIK TOTAL Act•l Gear Drift 35.5 137.5 55 .. 4 42.5 Effort Units· .Set o.4 12.75 2,..5 6.75 Alloted Days .. Fi~bing 1.0 1.25 1.25 1 .. 25 'lotal_No. Di-U't 35.5. 171.8 69.25' 5.3.-1 Unit Dayo Set 0.4 15.~ 3.1 8.4 Total Drift 35,894 56,001 45.230 26,107' . Catch Set 446 3,096 2,420 1,124. Me en Drill .1,0ll. 326 . 65) 492 Catch Stt 1.,120 195 781 1.3h Total .36,342 ' . 59,097 47,650. 27,2.31 170.,320 . Catch to Date 50,819 '129i7~ 99,711 50,261 ' 330,53.5 EBOAPBHENT TO UII..TE NUSHA~K EGtGIK UGASHIK Tdi'AL ·wood R. 275,865 Naknek 28,017 · Iguehik ·· 21.,879 Kviohak 5,571 4,800 .. . Nu;rekuk · "" Branch 2,646 - Total ;§,240 Tot~1 Run C.ATCll p;a f~liOD B.JUSTOL BAY 1959 RED S~.LMON Sh.t.. SON Per~od IV nate Jm 2-~ NUSHAGAK NAKNEK-KVICIDIJt EGEGIK ·UGASHIK TOTAL Act~l Gear Drift 23.5 137 49.4 4.3 Effort Units Set 41.2 12.75 2.. 5 6.5 A1loted Deya Fishing 1.o 1.25 1 .. 25 1.2.S Total No 41 Dr~ 2.3.S 1?1,) 61.8 53.8 Unit Days Set 41.2 15.9 3.1 8.1 Total Drift 390,126 398,326 131,961 63,002 Cat~h Set 67,779 40,461 5,735 3,493 Mean Drift 1,660 2,325 2,135 1,171 Catch Set 1,645 2,545 1,850 431 Total 457,905 438,787 137,696 66,495 1,100,88) Catch to Date $08,724 .S68,531 237,407 116,756 1,4.31,418 ESC.APEMEtfl TO DATE EGI!:GlX UGASHlX TOTAL t1ood R •. 618,061 Naknek 296,886 Igushik 79,0lh · Kvichak 6, 701 Nuyakulc Branch 51124 Total 31o,zu ·Total Run 2,648,510 27 'CATCtl .i?LR .r'K.'1.IOD DRISTOL Bf1 Y . 19.59 RLD SALl'iON SEASON Period V . Date Juiz 4 NUSHAGAK I~Kl~EA-KVIC.HA.K EGL:GIK UGASHIK TOTAL Aet11 Gear Drift 219 E.f.!ort 'Units Set 32.8 Alloted Dayzt Fishing -0.315 Total No, Drift 82.1 Uni~ Days Set 12 • .3 · Toto.l Drift ll1,67.3 catch Set 15,858 ,, }iemi Drift 1,.36o Catch Set . 129 Total · 127,5.31 Catch to Date · 636,255. 598,531 . 237,407 116,756 1,558,949 lSCAPE:·lENT TO DATE NO~HAGAK NAkm::XVICHA~ mMs~_n______!_gt __Af.__ Wood.R. 11 019,931 Naknek 463,197 . IBUflhik . lll~.552 Kvi.cb.ak . 16,573 9,386 .Nuyakuk • Branch .32,322 Total . 111311 46.3 512,092 Total Run 28 CJ.TCH l"ER PEIUOD BRISTOL BAY 19.$9 RED SAULON Sl!:t.SJN Period VI Date Julz 6-z NUSHJ\G.AK NAKN~-KVICHJ.K EGEGIK UOASHII TOTAL .Act11 Gear Drift 23$ 141.5 56.4 43.5 Effort Unite .Set . 41.2 14.25 2.5 . 6_.5 Alloted Days Fiehing 1.0 1.2.5 1.2.5 1.25 'lo'bll tlo._ Drift 235 176.6 70.5 54.4 Unit DJ;ya Set 41.2. 17.8- 3.1 B.l Total Drift 165,606 178,002 97-696 78,955 Catch Set 24,828 26,492 5,235 5,618 Mean Drift 705 1,007 1,386 1,451 Catch Set 6o) 1,488 1,689 694 Total 190,4.34 204,574 102,9.31 84,573 .$82,512 Catch to Date 826,689 . 77.3,105 340,.3.38 201,.329 2,~,461 ESGAFf~lENT TO DATE TCilJL Wood R. 1,4S3,04l Naknek 8241 041 Igushik 2b4,.3.36 !vichalc 166,253 lfu7akuk .3,4.32 Branch 2511695 · Total 1,700,8ll 1.,241,989 Total Run 5,223,599 29 .. ,. ; • -~ 1',: . .... '~ ·.. ·;;t:.' ~· .··. . ·~ ,. I~:. •• 'l' .,·,···'i :·.:. ~~ . ~ i :<·- .'~· :-, ~. ,· ·i ':.,' ··- .;.· PER. PERIOD'-_:,' .. ·. · .. . CATCH : . ·::•'•. , . ·, - BRISTOL· BA.Y ... ':-· .. ·•: ··- . . . . 1959.- .. •.·· ··.RED. SALMON SEASON · ···· ... ~". . . ,.pate :.-Ju:Ji·'-.8· 'UGASHIK :TOTAL···· -. ·~· .· : ,, ' ' . .~r ... -~ ' ·. .Act'l- .Oet,i· .Drif-t. :- -,. Effort· Unite!· $et- '·· .. : . ii:. '·>''·, · .. :·: ·,Days · :. Ariotea ~ ~.' : .... Fiehing ·· · .... ··:r·' Totai No.;: -·Drirt·· ·}'.l Unit::Da~-- ·_ S@t .. i': ' .;;, .. ·, ·Total.'- Drift .-.. :..-:. Ca~li set.'_ :I ';:. ,,. ·,,t' .. ;:·. : ...... ~. ·.< •;.. .I · ... :.;': Mean·· 1~33:1 Catch 832 • •I ,. .. , ,, ~ ... · ..•.: Total: :.-.'. ·'. 1- ··.·' 20i;329_. '• -.· ·-- ··.~·· . ~--' . . ·.. · . :. ~· ··:to:·.· ::_,;:. -;_.- ... ~N~U~S~HA~Gf:-:\.K\:-""-...... ,-._~ .. ------~N~A~K~N~E.><;:~... ~KV;!;!::'=I~CHAK~~- ....;, ...-. __ ...... __ .... _-.:, E~, G~EG~n=""-.-_;.-~- U~GA:'r.. ~ElH~IK~·,... _ _,.;,.,·_·_-__ .,·. ....--~l:~~o~TI":'A~I.~-- ,,:,.., ..-'· ·• . • 't•' · .•• -~·.'' . ; . ·.Wood R~ ·Naknek· 904; 4o4 ·:_:. -_:... ··J Kv;tohak .·- ;197- 0ll., ,.:; . ·Ifl,Ush~ 1 .:.Nuya~ .!··· .....: .. Branch- 2761 712 ·.. ·, ... ·. Total: ...... - Total Run :.· . .. ~· -;""·. ·· .. .. :':--' ··.· .. :;- ''1:·· :·•• =·· .·.·. ; . ,-.· . "'·· .. ~ ., .~· . ·' ; ~ ~~ .· .. '' ,· '•, · . ..: :: . ~ '. -... I· . ' ·,' I·-_-.. ' 'CATCH' .PER .PERIOD II - . .'· . BRISTOL' i3fl I- - . ,, ' . . ,·,: ..... ' -.... · _· 1959 ..· . ::. .. RED S.All10N .SEASON: '· - .Period~~~~~------~~------~------~--~------~------~-· -VIII· .. • __ ,. ,Date Ju!z 9;;_10 · -- ·· .NUSHAGAK·:-· . NP.KNEK... KYIClwJC . EGEGIK UGASHII. -.·'£0TAL : .· ' . -- .. : ""·- . . -. . ' · Act'l-G-ear. · -Drift ._._: 235. '-' · ·- -- Effort· unite . set · -. ,u-.2: ' ..~ ' . :• . . .. ,... .~·..: · · ·Alloted Daye · · ;_ · ~-Fishing : > · '1•5 :· '_,'i.25. ,'•, Dl:-iJt -::- 35z.5· 176.8 7o~5 · ... 54~4 ·· ·set · .. ' .._at:.l •·8·.' - -. 11 .e: · 3.1 ·- · :· · B~l . :Totai' 82~06~ . 6.3, 762 . . ·, ·. _·. ,: Gatch·~.· '._ ·' 1,020· . --4 '612. . , . - . . : . ~; ~; Mean : • '''Drift' ' ...... - .Catch.'· . '·- . · ,_ Set. -·-.- ,: 286 39-7.' .. -.. ' . :.. 22_ i:!' ~"'I r:'_c' ' " .- ' - - ·: ;J ,.J..;J;J __ 83,b~o . - · 68,'374 -· · •· :-_ ' : ·663.,oo6 . ·"'"' :to :nate~· · qa.tcn.,. 998,260 "• . : ·. ·~-.. ; '., • '',1· " :·. -- " -.. · : ~ .... ' '·' NUSHAGAK .. Nakne.k · l 1 067,22&'.: · · · ·.- .459;246 .. ~- · 3~ 1 l24 .: !_•., Kvichak... · 2_281 6.32 . · ·. , . . Branch .3~1 958 • ,. H "~ ,,, • ;: ' . ' .. :-- . ' To.tal· 'i 620 8i6·· ·_·. .. . · .. ·.. ' '' ·;' ': ;.·.. 4,021,158 ". ·' "' '' .~ ·' .. . . '. '· ., ,. ' .·.- ..·. ' ' .Total Run . . -.- . . ". .~- ~ : ; . ' . .. '-· . ;_·· .. .. ;· ( . ... ' ' ·· .. . ~· . - '. ' ~·- ) . ,'·... ·. ·.. ; . ' :' ... ..: . - ' ·, ,."·•, :Jl ' ;'_' . ,.·.-,;_ ·,'•' ', '.' . ~- : ' ' ·. -~ . . ~- ·· ... ··j .•·.. . ': ·, ~· ~- .. . , ~' .. ·,. '-~.. •·, ., .. ·. > ,.· . '): 1 .- ..... ·,· ... ·-:' . ;• . CATCH PER PERIOD . . ·. BRISfOL BAY·-· . . 1959 •·. . -. · . RED· sAI.MoN' SE:ft..'SON '!.- ' •' . ,, ' ··•: ., ...... "i •. Period IX . ·-· · ·nate· July· -ii ·. NUSI1'\.GlJC l{AKNElr-KVICFJI.K ·. ,_ . TOTAL.· · ...... , . ~· ·... ·· ..·. Act.cl G~ar 'Drift ·-:: .. 43-S ' _j.:, :, .. 'Effort· uni·te Se u _.,· .,_-- :6~',5 .. '•. . .. -.·: Alloted_ Day~.· .. -. , . FiShing-.· •, · .·, .- ... - 0.5 ,·. Jl i; ~ -~ . : . - '• ·.· , • • ' . j_ I~ . .., • · ., To~v,aJ --No11, . Urlit DeyD .--- \ .. ·· 2e.,2· 16~9 .. _·,,,· 1· . '.. 1.~25 .()~·25; .:' ...·-: , ~... .. °- .. Tot'-tf _: ... · nz.u_t .··,.· 96~3'93 2_5j3B9··,;~ O~?,t~- . Set· .. ·-·- · ·· . 2jil48 :...... ·1~98.0.·.: ~:.· ; •' .•·, .· ..... ~. . ·:· .· ' .. ·.. ' ' -··. Heen: .. -Drii'_t_ ·... 2~329' . GatCh -· set·.·· .-·_ ._· i-2)8_,_-~-. :-.: ;-. . . ·.-~· ,·.,_ ' . ... ·-. ... Tot?J_ . '.92,541.• 119.,910 . . t ., .. · .... • -en= :: ::· u;;g # t'#¥4 ¥¥ r:=:em a= && : : # I ·=::: ;:;¥?£ ;_': == ·cat~h to-· Date -_ ·.. 297 ;b72 t:·. . -~.. . . . - '. - . w:=w '* ··c• **.A_:t~. w ;:;;:& ** ~=-=-!!'*.¢!'¥¢**?*" "' , .. ·.'1· . "*** =- ··:·.· I, ··~; ... --'· ._,L. . ·· ..· .,::.... •.. ,• ·. NUSiiAGAK · .·. NAKNE.l~-XVIGHAK -EG~GIK · ·'UGASHIK.:· T01'AL· '" '·" wc>od' a •. ' .,"1,543.,5'75_ .. N~n~k · ·1,170,459 :--Igush;i.k . '395,o88 ' ·}(vio~ak •. ·261.,259 .548 !; 156·. .. 57 969-- . ' N~kUk_' · -21~966 Bi.. a~ch- · 3203132 ' . . , .. · ··Totai. · .. · . .' . '- ., . ; 1,~60~629, . .:. \',. :··:-''.. ' ~· ' ' \'. --. ~: ; :~ .' ,, .... ' ':-.. ,•·' , · : ' ~! ...... · .. : .·,.:' .... ·. ··•.. . :.'."· . . '• ·:-' '·' " CATCH PER PERIOD BRISTOL BAY 1959 RED SALI.J:ON SZ/'·30N Period X Date ;!_ug 1.3-14·!2 NliSHAGAK NAK!~E.~-ll.viCHl!K £(ir1J11( UGASHl.K TarAL - Act11 Gear Drift 235 141.5 56.4 4.3,5 Effort linit.s Set 41.2 14.25 . 2.5. 6.5 Alloted Days Fil!hing 2.0 1.625 1.5 1.25 Total No.,. Dri.f't 470 229.9 84.6 54.4 Unit Dayr; Set 52.4 23.2 3.'75 8.1 Total Drift 190,752 323,070 83,527 53,213 Catch Set 51,622 41,84!) 3,491 ?,506 Mean Drift 406 1,405 987 978 Catch Set 626 1,804 930 921 Tot.al 2h2,374 364,91.5' 87,018 60,718 75),025 Catch t:J Dote 1,486,104 1,363,175 602,977 357,790 3,810,046 Wood R. 2,091,7.5'3 Naknek 21 0611 171 Igushik 471,330 Kvich~k 514,562 99,378 Nuyakuk 34,1L6 Branch · 7151 361 Total 2,597,229 3,291,134 Total Run C...rtTCil 1- 1-l''.LUOD 3Rib70i. !:WY 1959 rum S.~LUON Sl:1-DOa 1-'eriod. ;U · pate ,July 16-17-18 Nm3R/IGAK. NlLtiNEK-KiliC!lAK l!.GEGll UGASHIX TOT.fil, ll ct 11 G-ear T:ri.t't 234 138 54 40 £f!o;rt Unit~ Set 38 1.3.2.5. 2 5.75 Allotsd Days FiBhing 2.0 1.75 2.0 1.25 'lotai No- Dr-J.ft 4ol3 241.5 108 50 Unit Dny~ Set 76 2.3.-2 4 7.2 Total Drii"t 102,889 150".352 414, ...'15'' ;;I 2.5,415 Catch Set 24,6.35 24,.395 l-,.549 '~031 Mean .Srift 220 623 382 - 50tl Catch Set 324 1,051 387 699 Tot."ll 127,524 174,747 42,804, 30,446 37.5,521 Catch to Date 1,613,628 1,537,922 645,781 388;236 4,18.5,.567 TOTAL Wood R., 2,141,787 Naknek 21 161,.587 Iguehik .$29,684 Kvichak 609,416 901,110 Nuyakuk- 37,116 Branch 773,540 'l'ota..l 2,706,767 . 3,544,543 Total Run 11,476,279 Ct.TCH PER Pl:::IUOD BIU3TOL Bl' Y 1959 lDD S/.U',Gl; .SSASON reriod XII DAte .:rul~ ~U-21•22 NiJSHii.W\.k 141\Kl~.CX-KVICH/IK ,;,;QJ~UTh LTO.ASHIK TCil'AL Act11 Cear :Jr:Lf't 234 133 54 43.56 ,. :t--;ffort Hnitl!l Bet 30 13.25 2 .:.; Alloted Day-a J:i'ishing 2.0 2,.0 ?..o 1.25 Total Nq. Drift. 468 276 108 54.4 Unit D~.:;s Set . 76 . 26.5 l~ o.n Total Drift 21,858 50,252 11,.387 14,739 catch Set 6,773 5,l!6G J.1 G71 2,538 Mean Drift 47 182 105 271 Catch Set 89 206 260 313 Total 28,636 55,712 12,4.58 17,277 11.h,OB3 Catch to Date 1,642,2&!. . 1,$93,634 6.58,239 404,513 4,299,650 EHCJ',FEi:JfNT TO D/·Tb NUSRAGAK U~. .SHIK Tai'1L ~i::~~d H, 2,193,423 Naknek 2,199,387 Igushik 610,866 Kvichak 654,275 1,040,994 171,864 N'uyakuk 41,877 Branch 813 1 941 Total 2,846,166 3,667,603 7,726,627 Tot::nl Run 12,026,277 .. ', :' .'i" -··, '· .. ' ' '~· ·•.. . ..:• -.. ·' . - .··-.. · ; ._· CATCH PER PE~IOD BRISTOL BAY . ' ; 1959·.. .. :_· ·.1' RED; Si!LMON SEASON · '·:- '•' ~. :., ' . . ,, '&. ·.• ' ! . · Period. XIII . Da~ Ju1y 23-24•25 . NUSfittGAK NAKtlliX.;.}iy,rcHAK .EGEGIK· .· UGAsHnC · ·· : : TOTAL . ' Act•~ Gear Drift · .. 234 . i)ti .· -5k ·-. . ··.6·r::··43•5· . , ..· -~ .. ' Effort Up.ita 'Set '- '36' .13.25 . ' .. 2 • 'l; • ._ ••-- .. '.,· A1loted; DaYB · . . • . • -- •• " 1 • . .Fiehirig : · . . . . ·.· .. 1.25' . :1- ., . . ';·~. ' I , ' Tot~ ·Np. : . Dr:U"t. 276. ' .: ... ; . 108 . . :. -s4.u-:-· Unit··· Daya . . Set ·· . . . 26.5 . . . ' . 4 . ' . ·. ,8~125 ... '. .Total -2~,!d.4 ' .nrut . 37,171. . . ~ . ·.catch Set .. .. 6,.388 . . 6,20~ .; ' .. ,, Mean· Drift . ~· .-.. '_56 '.~ 135 .. · .;, -::24,.· ... .13~-:--···::·· . C8tCJ1 . ·-·sat _; ··:-- 84- 2)4' .:]20. 229.c· :.- . . ·"·' . . ~ ~:- ' Total ,.. . _,-' ···:},055: ·.· . 9,02~. --~. ·.88,260 · .. ·- .··, . ' .. ,' .,· Catch to Date · 1,675,066 ,. -- ..: 1~637 ,():)8, .. xn• •• tit : 1 a · 4 P'* 'g ; !' P*.. J 8 ': .. . ~· ..._ . . : . · ' . ESOAP:EHENT. TO IJi, ~E ·. . · · . ·· ·. ·. ; ' ·. ' .. ; .· .. .. - ·,' ·NUSHAGAK EGEGIK · UGJIS.HIX ·· ·. -. _TO£AI. ·' Wo9d: R~ · :. 2;203;li6 · N~ek·_ · 2;219,699.·< · · ' .. . Igua~;lt -· ·. 6261 234 Kvichak ·. · 665,865 · . ,·. 1~0561686 _: . : :1~0,22j - . · ·. l~uya~k- -· · · 45,24~- Branch .. :. · 618,654 · . -: ...... _. Total ''· . ' . ------~------~----~------~----~----~------~~~------..... :.· ,,~ ' :. . . 12 213 6'l6 .' .. _., , » .,; ' : : .. . .. .. ~-· ' ' ... w,:. . . ~ . .. .·. ·, "' . .,.; ',''•, .• :w ·,. : '.:"" ,. -·· '' 'SEP SON Is' FINl.L C}TCH & EJCAFENENT ..,; 1959 NUSHAGAK ?.JAE:NEK-KVICH£1 K SGEGIK UGASHIK - TarAL ... Catch ·to Date 4,387.,910 _Eacapememt . to Date · Wood R. 2,210, 76.3 I~c:.knek 2,231,807 Igu,::;hik 639,688 ·Kvichnk · 674,157 1,072;459 .219,226 Nuyakuk · 48,i:l61 B:nmch 82.5,_431 Snake R. 2oo;ooo Total. 3~099,312 8,!22,424 _Total Run· 12,.510,334 '~· ' ' 37 FSClAPEtffillT AUD STRE11l·1 SURV'~IS • 19z2 Once again due to adverse weather during the lAtter part o£ th• · seaeon aerial aurTeye to observe spawning ground diatribution were not completed,. However, tower counts on mo~t of the major streams indicate the · following listed escapements. lill3HAGAK .DISl'lUC'l' ~iood River Tower Count ·2,210,763 reds Iguehik River Tower Count 643,808 red• Nuyakuk River Tower Co'Unt 46,861 reds Sn.akt~ !liver llerial Estimate 2oo,ooo reds Total · .3,103,4.32 Aerial eurveys indicate good to excellent distribution on the .. spawni~g grounds. NAKNEK-KVIOHAK DISTRICT I . Igiugik Tower Count 674,187 reds Naknek .i.iiver Tower Count ·2,2311807 recta Branoh River Tower Co1mt · 62;) 1431 reds Total . 3;73l,ia.$ UGbSIUK DISTRICT Ugashik Tower Count 219,228 reds EGEGIK DIST£UC'1' Egegik Tower Count TOGIAK DISTRICT Aerial Survey .52,000 reds Distribution fair- a few.blank $pota. 'COHPARATIVE DATI..Y TQ';ffiR COUNTS - 1259· !GUSHlK RIVER TOV:iEH. Dnte : Daily Count CumUlative Total. June 22 492 492 J\ltle 2.3 897 1,3a9 June 24 004 2,19.3 June 25' 1,725 3~918 June 26 .. 1,110 5,026 June 27 1,416 6,444 June 28 l,S.Q3 8,037 Juae 29' 4,281 12,.316 Jtme )0 9,561 2l,U79 July '1 10~977 32,856 July 2 17,280 _· 50,136 July J 28,878 < 79,014 July ' 4 ' 32,538 m,552 JuJ,y ' ' 5 38,754 15'0,306 July" ' 6' 5~,998 206,.304 . July" 7 ·.38,034 ?.44,.3.38 July .. ·6 35,796 280,134 .July 9 . 45,915 326,049 July 10 37 ,46_1 363,510 July ''ll 31,578 395,()88 July 12 29,889 424,977' July 13 15,042 ' 440,019 .Juq 14 . 11,418 451,4.37 July 15 ·19,89.3 471,330 July '16 20,475 491,805 July '17 16,257 5oB,o62 July· , 18 ,21,822 529,884 ' J~ ' 19 2.3,571 _. 553,1.65 July · 20 22,644 ~- 576,099 July- '21 18,861 594,960 July ' 22 . 15,906 610,866 JulT ~- 23' ' 6,129 616,995 Ju!1' '24 5,520 622,515 July 25 .3,.719 626,234 July 26 . 2,961. ' 629,195 Julj' ,Zf 1,206 630,~01 July . 28 4,635 635,036 July 29 2,946 637,982 July ' .30 ,1,706 6.39,688 July .31 1,734 641,422 J.ugust ' 1 1,069 ,· 642,491 August . 2 360 642,8~ 643,8 August 3 957 ...... RED S.AlllON ESTIHATED ESC.APEllENT · COMPARATIVE DAILY TO'tlER COUNTS • 19.59 MOSQUITO POINT. TQ;JER Date Daily Count. Cumulative Total June 20 ... 57 ·51 June 21 480 537 June· 22 348 865 June 23 996 1,881 JW1e . 24 1,~2 .3,333 June-. 25 1,176 4,509 June 26 3,048 ·7,557 June. 27 16,9136 24~.543' June 28 105 1 604 130,347 . June 29 82 .. 752 21),099 June 30 62,766 275,865 July 1 05,542 .361,407 July 2 11.5,712 477,119 July·.' 3 340,872 818,061 July 4 201,t17,0 1,019,9)1 July 5 18!~, 740 1,204,671 July 6 163,254 . 1,367,925 July 7 B5,n6 1,4.53,041 July 8 29,662 1,482,723 July 9 23 1 i:l02 l,So6,.525 . July 10 23,292 1,.529,817 July 11 1,3,758 1,543,57.5 July 12 ll6,o5B 1,659,633 ' July 13 250,614 1,910,247 July 14 129,270 2,039,.517 July 15 52,236 2,091,753 July 16 14,088 2,105,841 July 17 ll,334• 2,jll7 ,175 July 18 24,612 2,141,787 July 19 27,7.38 2,169,525' July 20 13,242 2,182,76?- July 21 5,976 . 2,188,743 July 22 4,680 2,193,42.3 July . 23 3,912 2,197,345 July 24 4,266 . ~,201,6o1 July 25 1,515 2,20),116 July 26 2,718 2,205,834 July .. 27 912 2,206,746 July 28 1,575 2,208,321 July 29 . 552 2,2oB,t173 July )J 54 2,208,927 July 31 1,8.36 2,210,763 :_RED Sl\LHON ESTD1ATED ESCAPEMENT COMPARATIVE DAILY '!'OWER COUNTS - 1222 IGIUGIG TOWER Date .• Daizy Count Cumulative Total June 21 308 ' -.308 June .. 22 62) 931 June . 23 307 1,238 June : 24 99 1,.337 June · 25 212 1,549 June · 26 9Ll 2,490 June . 27 416 2,906 ·June · 28 1,133 4,039 June · 29 440 4,479 June 30 1,098 5,571 July 1 568 7,165 Juq . 2 . )84 7,.549 July : 3 1,152 . 8,701 July . ' . 4 7,872' 16,57.3 July . . s 49,612 . 66,18.5 Jul¥ . 6 51,288. 117,47.3 . JuJJr : 7 48,760 166,2.53 July ' 6 .30,7$8 197,011 July 9 12,458 '209,468 Jul7' 10 19,097 228,632 July 11 .32,627 261,259 July ' 12 16,498 279,757 July 13 52,818 .335,.362 July •J.4 88,226 423,588 . Jul;r . ']$ 90,994 514,582 July· 16 551223 569,80.5 July 17 23,.398' 59.3,.32.3 July 18 - 16,093 6o9,416 July- : 19 17,.357 626,773 July 20 13,22.5 6)9,998 Ju~ : 21 9;140 649,138 July . 22 ),137 . 654,275 Jul7 23 ),6)1 66o,406 Juq 24 3,801 664,207 Ju:cy- 25 1,6$6 665,865 Jucy' 26 1,580 66?,445· Jul)r 27 1,960 669,405. Jul7 28 2,592 671,997 July ' 29 1,800 67.3,797 JulJ' 30 390 674,187 RED SADlON KST.U4ATED ESCAPE11BN'I' CO!.fPARATIVE DAILY TO'I'i.@. COUNTS • 1929 BRANCH RIVER TOWER· Date· Daily Count. CUilulative Total June· 28' .. 315 375 June 29. 1,128 1,503 . June·. , JO . 1,143 2,646 July: -1 25.8 2,904 Ju·ly 2 870 . 3,774 July '3 '1,350 5,124 July. 4 27,190 32,.322 July. s 68,544 100,866 Ju:cy . 6 68,650 169,516 July : 7 82,179 . 251,695 JUly ·e .. 2!:),017 276,712 July .. 9 19,455 296,167 .July . 10 '28~791 : 324,9$8 July. ll 3,174 '328,1.32 July, l2 53,655 381,787 >.July ,'13 96,355 478,3..42 . July l4 124,545 6o2,687 July 15' 112,694 7;1.5,381 Ju:cy- ~ . 16. . 24,462 739,843 July 17 . 6,724 746,567. July·:· 18 26,973 773,540 July.. •· 19 20,553· 794,093 July 20 l.Ot443 804,.:).36 July • 21 ·5,040 809,576 July 22 4~365 8l:3;.9hl July .:' 23 1,62.3 815,564. July 24. . 759 816,323 July. 25 2)331.· 818,6.54 ..July . 26 . -4~404 . 823,058 July 27 1,88'4 824,91,2 July. 28 141 825,083 July . 29 . 216 . 825,299 J~1y ..: .30 1.32 825,431 RED SAUION ESTIMATED ESCAFEHENT C0!1PAMTIVE DAILY TO~JER COUlfl.'S • 19a9 NAKNEK fUVER TOWER Date Daily' Count 0\lnulative Total June '21 18 18 Jtme 22 8.58 876. June 23 156 1,032 June 24 2,688 3,720. June 25 1,182 4,902 June 26" 594 5,496 June 27 7,437 12,933 June 28 7,113 '- .. 20,046 June .. ,· .29 429 20,475 June 30 7,542 28,017 July 1 22,875 50,892 J~ .. 2 68,895 119,787 July 3 177,099 '296,886 July 4 166,311 463,197 July 5 177,054 .. 640,251 Ju:cy 6 132,64) 772,896 July 7 51,144 824,040 July 8 80,364 . 904,404 J~ 9 119,4.36 1,023,640 July ·10 4.3,386 1;067,226 . July' ll 10.3,233 1,170,459 July 12 460,839. 1,631,298 Jul:T 13 264,.553 1,915,851 J~ l4 112;880 2,028,7.31 July 15 32,440 2,o61,171 July -. 16 . 27 ,o36 2,086,207 July 17 47,244 2,135,451 July 1a 26,136 2,161,587 July 19 19,132 2,180,719. Ju~· 20 6,396 2,187,115 . July 21 6,016 2,913,131 July· 22 6,256 2,199,387 July 23 7,804 2,207,191 July 24 6,684 2,213,875' July 25 5,824 2,219,699 July 26 3,432 . 2,22.),131' July 27 1,860 2,224,991 July-. 28 1,986 2,226,979 July' 29 1,112 2,228,091 Ju)¥ 30 2,104 ' . 2,230~195 July 1 .31 1,612 2,231,807 RED SAIHON ESTIMATED . .ESCAPU1ENT . CC»lPARATI\TE DAILI TOWER. COUNTS • ·.19$9 l. EGEGIK RIVER TOW"ER Date. Daily Count · Cumulative Totol June 30 4,800 4,800 July l 4,5o6 9,):)6 July· 2 ·o 9,306 July · 3 0 ' 9,.306 July' 4 80 9,386 ·July, 5 -20,348 ' 29, 7.34. ' ' July. 6. 15,684 45,418 . July. 7 ... ": 98,920 144,.338 July_· 8 127,512 271,850 ·July.· 9. . 90,436. 362,286 July 10 96,960 459,246 July.· 11 88,904 548,150 July, : 12 17,152 565,302 July' 13 2,216 567,516' July .. 14 . JO,lJ2 597,650 July 15 58,544 656,194. July 16 86,392 742,586 July 17 51J820 794,406 July .. 16- 106,704 901,110 July. 19 41,840 942,950 July. 20' 51,152 994,102 July 21 ' 25,540 1~019,642 July 22 '21,352 1,040,994 July· 23 8,9ij0 '1,049,934 July. . 24 5,.596 1,055,530 July 25 ·. 1,156 .· 1,056,686 July 26 ' 4,624 . 1,061,)10 Jul;r . 27 2,404 1,063,714 July 28 6,544 '1,070,256 July. 29 1,412. 1,071,670 July. 30 741 .1,072,411 July 31 48' 1,072,459. ·.August' 1 0 1,072,459 RED SALMmi EST]}lATED ESCAf'l!:'lENT C NUIAKUK "RIVER TOWER Date Daily Count Cumulative Total July 4 0 0 July. 5 498 '498 July 6. 492 990 July 7 2,h42 3,432 July B 3t363 6,79$ ' J1lly 9 3,213 10,006 Jul.T : 10 5~637 ' 15,645 July' '11 6,)21 21,966 July" ·12 3,591 25,56.3 July ·1.3 3,849 29,412 July" ' 14· 2~526 .31,938 July 15 2,208 .34,146 July '16 1,656 35,802 July 17 930 36.t732' Ju~ . 18 384 37,116 July 19 399 37,515 _July ' 20 1,5.3.3 38,048 July 21 1,485 40,53.3 Jul;y. :-22 1,344 h1,877 Juq ' 2.3 1,371 43,248 July ·: ·24 1,326 44,574 Juq ·; 25 675 45,249 Juq 26 639 L5,888 Jul7 · 27 4ll 46,299 July .,. 28 381 46,680 JuJ.j • 29 411 47,091. July ·. 30 249 47,340 ·Juq ~ Jl. 291 47,631 Auguzs .t 1 324 47,955 ·August 2 .354 48,309 • August .3 225 48,5.34. Augus~ · 4. ll7 48,651 August ·5 96 48,747 August 6 114 ·48,861 CQ~(PJdl.ll.TIVE lli.ILY TO';,'ER COUNTS • 1959 UGASHIK RIVER 'rU.,JER l>.ete Daily Count CWIIIllati ve Total· July 8 0 July' 9 2,535 2,535 July: 10 29,589 32,124 July.: 11 25,845 51,969 July 12 20,646 78,615 .July 13 12,336 90,951 July 14 5,'fl5 96,666 July 15 2,712 .99)378 July' 16 19,869 119,247 July 17 5,746 124,995 July 18 11,277 1.36,272' . July 19 16,806 153,078 July 20 4,608 157,686. July: 21 6,477 164,16) ,Tuly . 22 7,701 171.,864 July" 23 6,192 178,056 July. 24 7,707 185,'163 July. 25. 4,46o 190,223 July . 26 . 4,984 195,207 July 27 $,5o8 200,715 July 28 1,86.3 202.,578 July 29 1,719 204,297 July 30 2,213 206,510 July · 31 1,.33.5 207,845 August 1 2,oo2· 209,847 August 2 2.269 212,ll6 August· 3 · 1,655 213,771 August 4 1,393 215,164 August 5 1,521 216,685. August 6 801 217,486 August 7 1,320 218,806 August B 422 219,228 B~STOL BAY FISH PRICES ... 1929 . INDEPENDENT FISHlf.HHEN. .Reda· ~ .90 Ghllllla .•·49 · Kings (over :15#) 3.50 Kings (small) 1.7.5 '. GCI RocJ. Chums· Kings (over l5il) Kings .(small) ·' CONDITION OF LOCAL t'lliiTEs .AND NATIVES -· 1929 Local vhite and native re.eidents fared much better in 1959 than in previous seasons even though the total s.alllon run to Bristo~ Bay was only f'~r compared with a~erage years. ' Since fishing gear was drastically curtailed ·j,.n anticipation of . , the poor season practically' all of the local fishel"Jilen were able to engage . in a lucrative and sustained red salmon fishery with excellent-seasonal eatchesi!O Discussion with both eetnetters and drift netters adTanced the unanimou"s:· comment that ·indiVidual earnings in 1959 w~re 88 gOod as, or better than in many past years~ i· COO~lm.t'\'J:IVE SERVICES • 1959 Equipuent and supplies were freely exchanged with the Federal .Aviation Agency and the u. D. f..:h: Force. ':i:he ldr Foree continued to utilize Service beach property for installation and operation of their gmall boat ··and float.. plane dock. · The Bureau of Public rloads pr9~ded trucks to assist·our eonstru~tion Personal se.rvi.ces, trenaportat1on1 and general .assistance were .f'reely exchanged with Game Manogement Agent Virgil Crouby at. Dillingham• Mrs4 Crosby also functioned as area licensing otfieer for the Nuehagak·District. B oth Hr. and Mrs. t!roeby extended excellent eooperDtion and assistance. Supplies and equipnent. were stored, end ·traP-sported for the u. s •. Forest Service's Drooks Lake Station~ En.f'orcement Supervisor Copstead spent S9Jtle time attenO.ing to Cook ~et erirorcement ~atters during the month or August. . Various eployees of the Alaska Department of lt'i!!Jh and Game were afforded the hospitality of the King Salm.on station 'While traveling through or engaged in aaaimilating the mechanics ·and various func~ione of ~istrict operationae One .1\DF and G employee was aseigned as a station assistant. . Lodging, meals, and Grumman flying time· vere proVided to employeea j~om the Chignik and Peninsula Dietricts during the course of the. seeson. · AIR TRANSPORTATION • l2Z2 Moat of Briatol ~ air transportation vas accomplished with GrumJD.an 789 flOIIll by pilot Emldt SoldiD... The only e:x:oeptione were -qae · ot Alaska .Aercmarine charter helicopt!ft".·to install batteries and llghta. on boundary !ll8rkera and use of the;l.r Piper tudq oruieer tloat plsne to s ervice the, Branch River ·~were,. . · Boldin~ an excellent pilot. provided .top service all during the DIBTRICT ·-CONSTH.UCTION • 1959 Diatr1ct construction consisted in L111pro'ting base living quarters. The old door to the ru~sshall was closed and a new door and hallway con- ·· structed. Utilities and bunking .racilitiea were installed in the old. postoffice buildi. g to accanOdate twenty men. Screen doors nnd windoii ' screens were inetalled·on most buildings. Coni!Jtruction supel"t'tsor Mark Meyer eontiliued on hia warehouse .· ·· program end also provided a ehip1 s carpenter to make repairs t!nd modifications to the TlEE and· SOCKl:.'YE• . BELUGA .l;Jm LE CONTROL PROGRAM • 1959 · rue to operational emergencies in the early spring, o~ three daye were available for· beluga control work. During these· three days work was conducted on the Nak:rlek River via outboard skiff from King Salmon. · Many chases. were conducted on the. first day of hunting without obtaining a.n;r animala. However.· on the second day of hunting it vas noted that the beluga onl,y entered the mouth of the river but did not proceed· upstrelln"' On the third dJly o£ hunting the beluga did nat eVen appear at the IIOUth Of the river,. · It appears that the minor haras&ing with the outboard akitt, and shooting at the· beluga, drove the11. completely' out. of the Naknek River as none ve:i."e observed during the remainder of t,.lle season. llo additional beluga work was attempwd during the remaind~tr ot . the aeaso~ · · .--~ - . . ·.:· ·, -· '' ·. · FIELD Ertf.PLOYE'ES · The following tab~e showe l:~anagf!."'llent perso~el-eniployed in Bri~toi Bay·dueitig·;~~59.: _· • ,! .., -- ' -.. GROSS. LOC/;TIQNS . .TENURE GRADE EARNIWlS ~- ·DUTIES· •· · R.EMARKS . 5!1 ·.. 6/17 Mt~!'Boat'·dpr~ · $ 7'a_2~t?O: · .:-9Pr. 11 Tyee-~' Unsat,. .·· 2~ Anderaon,Horgan D@> · 8/21.. 9/5 .··' ~1\SS-3. 277..53··::-:~'.,_Mess Bey . Sattl · ·· .. 3.Ape11 · Stanl~y A,. · · · 6/2-7/27 .Ass-5 . i~o$9.20 _:__ · :l!:ll;f ."Dennis·: Wi.Jln" Sat,. ' . 4·, -J3~~llo_;· Aiati_.E 111 6/l0-7 /27 Ass.;.) . ·-sat.·_,· ·:·!,.' 5IJI}· Bernets,;,~vm .. ~. . . 6/10 ...'7 /27 . Asq'"".3 .. ·, .. 857.0~... Ekuk : · Sat•. • - . .:: ~ 6(> B~shC)p; Iiichaz:a j1$ -• 6/16-8/4 ·.. ASS•h. · :--~ >953~28 ·. :N~knek_Tower ·. Vo(k;lod 1 7$ . Bian~,-- :_ neil John,· 6/15-9/5: Ass.;.5 1 643::15. _:_ .· Bn!!Je. G~pk·· .·. Exc •. .· 8. Bro~; Robert L~ .. 6/15-1/27 Ass-5 86.)&35 . · ·. So~Na:imek . Sat...,· I , , . . , . . ' ' . ' ' :9 ~ :Brovning,tFrarik A. _-5/1-7/29._ :, ·:Htr-.I?oat · op~·._ ··l;472~oo ·, Opr.,."Chum" ·: , Sat• .. :·. . ~- . io •. .'Buz~d:tck~ Je~r.Y :E., _ · 6/15-8/4 ·. M3S-4 · ·· 919e76. · · Nalalek Tower. - Y~Good· 11,, Coul;l:ier~Frederick · •5/1-B/5 · .ASS;..J ;~~74o •• 87 ... ·--Egegik· .Tower -V,~Good _· - :; . - . .: . 121!-. :craig~ Kenneth ·J ~ .. 5/1/-8/5 .. ASS-4 '- :'·, _.1\sst,Stockiilarl · l,B274!J2. · . .·, ·_ ...sat · ~-- '-;, . .. ~3.i Dzikiewicz,Peter A.,_ · .1;138 11 64 ~• Igushik Towc~ -:.. · · Sat. - - -· . . .· - 9/lO•fJ/7 ". · .M3S-4 . . ' . · 6/9-B/14 . ..A:Js-5 . i-I 364.;65. · .·... ·_ $tockinBn Exc., , '. •' .·' L5& Fossl toren:w~ 6/15;.8/.1.4 .Ass .. 4 •· ,1;~91.60 --.... ugt:ish:i.k.Towei·· . Sat,, . . . - ' ,. ' . ., . . l6,, Ge~sii!idN~~'C~as. 4/2'7 -5/27 · ' ASS-5 .64o.55· · '· ·Cook ,, ' 1.7". Gi).b~rt, --~'hn. L, 4/20-8/5 ASS~3 . ·1;96t.94 Office ·· ·. .Sat.,·.. -- . ·, LB.- •, :· G~onlui1d,~l~eriiin.,. R~ · 6/9_-r.l/14 l,J6h,6!5 ·Sst.,: ., L9 ~ · --Ilal~-, Dav{(i· t~ . " 835~50 < Eg~gik. ''... ' ··Sat · ' ·• .. '. GROSS LOCATIONS PZl.lSONNEL TEllU:ru~ G::WD~ F!~RND.JGS DUTIES .filii.·'Jl RKS I 2.3. Inman, \'hi. n. 5/1-6/2 ·1\SS- .3 ~~1,665.18 Mess boy Sat, 24, James, Bert E. 4/23-7/17 IISS-5 1,726.70 Ca~nter Sat. 25. Kubik, Stanley w•. 6/16-8/2 ASS-4 900.32 Brench R.Tower · Exc. 26 • .L·iorricssey, Thoma& :u. 6/10-!J/20 -ASS-4 1,.376.96 Ncknek Tower Sat, I I 27. Olson, Lane E. 6/16-8/3 ASS-5 974.75 Branch River Sat. 28. Olaon, Nils R,_ 6/20-6/30 ASB-.5 194.95 Enf. "Chum 11 Sat. 29~ .f'rotman, Brian J, 6/16-8/6 .hG3--3 '958.74 Egegik Sat, 'lr.'"(1 30. Red:lyn, rlol!e w. 6/9-7/27 .!. JJLJ-3 857.82 En!. "'ry~o" Sat, 31~ Roughton, Robert D. 6/10-7/27 ASS-3 857.82 Ugeshik. Sst. 32. Schutz, Francia I, 6/16-8/17 f\33-7 1,456.65 Naknek Tower Sat, 33. Springer, Jerr.r E, 6/10-8/7 .~cw dv- 4 1,138,64 · Igushik Tower Sat, 34~ Stearns, Richard B, 6/10-7/27 .JI.SS·J· 857.82 TogiDk Sat, 35. Symene, John 4/30-8/1 ASD-5 1,865.9.5 Carpenter Exc. 36. Tyler, Richard w. 6/16-8/1 f.C{}-_4 900.32 Branch Hivcr Exc~ . ~·, ... BRISTOL BAI .El1FORCENENT . • 1959 . . I The 1959 Bristol Bay Enforcement pro.g-rmn began on.. May 29 1fith the I •• · · deperture of the DENNIS WINN and patrol vessel SOCKEYE i)-om ~ing Salmon ... Their assigrmumt was placement of \J. S. Coast Guard ce~type class 2 buoys on outer · boundaries to assist the fiBb.ermen as well M ou~el'V'es in identifying ~hese bound<2ries. . Last year only two buoys marked the outer 1'o~ndary on the .lfushagek • .Approve.i was received frm. the U• D., Coast Guard to increase this number by . . one~- thereby giVi.Tlg us three on this very long bvundary• · The rest _of tl;l.e districte were marked by the same number of buoys a3 last ye2r•. That is, ·three , . on the Kvichak_, one on the Egegik and one on the Uga:iliikot 1~1's syatein. ot ·, anchore9 buoys on the 'boundary lin.es which proved so auccesefullast ;rear was. L further... improved thia year b7 the addition of stronger anber• lights raised ,' two feet above the top Of the buoy1 painting t.he buoys with B fitioreecent . type orange.-paint and putti:Og a four 'foot square yellow f'leg on·a ·16 foot. mast on each buoy. As a reeult1 tJ;le buoys were quite readily risible .fr~ one buoy to another. As a further aid in determining the boundaries a · · helicopter vas chartered to service the shore markers by ·putting a large · · amber battery-operated light, and a four foot yellow pennant on· a 16 foo~ : mast, and painting the 16 foot tripod a nuorescent orange· at the :peake · .All ·' of the· shore. markers ·-were serviced in thUs fashion by 10. hours of 'copter time,., , : Thi& ye The TYEE handled. P.trole in the Nalmek.:.Kvichak .d:t~trict,. the KING in the Egegik and the CHUM in the Ugae;hik. :_. An enforce1!1ent patrolman wae assigned 'to the DENNIS WINN, and a boat :operator and enforcement patrolmen operated each. of the other vesBels. As in . t!le past shore-based guards vere aaaigned at ·Togiak, Ekuk beach in the NushagakJ Koggiung, North Naknek, South Naknek in the Naknek-Kvichek.dietrict; Coffee Po:1nt in the Egegik distric.t and at Ugashik setnet sites in the Ugaehij district,_ . . ·All vessels ·and all guards were on location days prior to the opening . , of the red season. · . -At least once a week all vessels and gusrda vera contacted either by · . vessel or aircraft to deliver maU and suppliee. Daily contact, with very- ·ffJW :.exceptions,. Wa.s maintained by the use ot ra~o. · !hu year w aperi8Dtled 'fflrJ' tn probl.. on the luhapk b~ 1n ooatrut with 1ut ,.ar. !hu wu Udollbw:lt due \o t.ha n.aua .. •t the DENIIS VIR baiDI on the l1De the enUre ••••on• I aa aun pan of tba .oredit. tor laak ot 'f1olat.lOD8 1D t.h1• area wu dlle t.o the three t.uilll ltoat. lper&tinl aU 8Maoll OD ~18 'bol1Dda17 )l;r. OU' l'aeanh peeplae faq f• ~la\1.,. oocmrnd th1• ,.ar 1n the IJUtol Btr Diatriot. dU priJI.arS.l.J' to ,, "figl.le" ot our TU•l$ aDd the cren ullpecl to t.h•• Pile\ m.a.t.t. SoldiD md aa--- aoa.e 1·789 perfoJMd e:mel.lell\ • erviee all eeuoa.. A -~ ot SS ho~ wen t1oVIl on entorcDelli pa~ i.hia seaaoa. BRISTOL BAY FISHING VIOLATIONS - 1922, · Class of ~ar Name of Nature of Identity of Boat Defendant Complaint Disposition ,, ; a ~---.- . ' .. tt' ¥ #¥ :s:: e:r :pw Drift Gill:t Drift Gillnet PaulK. Cook Fishing closed area 250,00 F.C.$19,55 1rt5 #796o Richard N. HUll . ~6o.oo Drift Gillnet Richard M, Hull Failure to register ~25.00 Fn'S /1796CJ. Drift ·Gillnet HorB.ce Carini Fishing within 100 ~5o.oo .l!... G.~l5t.30 FWS #9020 Antonio Lucido yarde of a~~ther net $50.00 .