This proves, experts declare,
that the fish caught by Can
adian fishermen are travelling
to the Fraser by an all-Can
adian route around the north
end of Vancouver Island and
south through the Straits of
Georgia.
Thus they are not exposed
to the operations of American
fishermen like the ordinary
sockeye run which, as a re
sult of these operations, has
been ruined.
Apparently the all-Canadian
run is reaching a size of large
commercial value as a result of
the little known work of Can
adian hatcheries. For some
years the hatcheries along the
lower sections of the Fraser
have been retaining the eggs
of fish which have been known
to travel to the Fraser only
through Canadian waters. The
fish thus reared are beginning
to return in large quantities
this year, thus accounting for
the phenomenal catch.
1 his development is regard
ed as extremely important as
it indicates that Canada may
yet restore the Fraser run to
at least a large part of its
former volume. Canada alone
cannot build up the salmon
movement through the Straits
of Juan de Fuca where Amer
ican fishermen intercept it, but
through this country’s present
efforts the all-Canadian run
can be developed in a big way.
The Fraser run this year as
sumed such large proportions
that canneries were unable to
handle the catches and impos
ed a limit of 200 fish to a boat.
Some boats took as many as
500 fish in a night.
The run this year was late
and came with unusual inten
sity. The fish were travelling
post haste and no matter how
clear the water was they went
plunging widly into the nets.
Reports have lately been re
ceived that the fish are reach
ing in greatly increased num
bers the spawning grounds at
the headwaters of the Fraser
and its tributaries.
The price of sockeyes drop
ped rapidly with the heavy
catches. At the opening 85
cents per fish was paid but
this descreased to 45 cents per
fish at the close.
—Canadian Fisherman.
SEC. HOOVER AND THE
ALASOUN PACK
Secretary of Commerce Her
bert Hoover recently announc
ed that the “results shown,
especially in view of the Gov
ernment’s conservation program,
were “amazing.”
The report in part is as fol
lows :
“The tentative estimate is
6,300,000, as against 4,459,937
cases for the entire previous
season. When final figures for
the fall pack this year become
available, it seems probable
that the total Alaska pack in
1926 will be about 46 percent
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ST. REGIS CAFE
Oldest established eating centre
in the city
Third Avenue,
PRINCE RUPERT, B. C.
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Buyers and Shippers of
Fresh and Frozen Fish
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Prince Rupert, B. C.
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