Territory. Alongside of the gran
deur of the old Castle, the pre
sent structure is an unsightly,
and cheap affair. Did Sitka take
steps to duplicate the old Castle
in every respect patterned after
the old Castle, it would have a
land mark of which it might well
be proud and which would be an
attraction to the tourist travel
which comes to the Territory.
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Fisheries Observations
By Beach Comber
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Discovery of the missing links
in the life history of the halibut
the whereabouts of the egg and
larvae stages, stood revealed re
cently by John P. Babcock, chair
man of the International Fish
eries Commission.
The findings came out of two
years work on the North Pacific
by the staff of the motor vessel
Dorothy, in charge of Richard
Van Cleve, a scientist, in three
months cruising this summer.
The vessel covered more than
10,000 miles making observa
uons.
“As a result of this season s
operations, the halibut commis
sion has a complete series show
ing the early life history of the
fish. The missing links have
been found.”
The larvae were found well
off-shore, but great numbers
were taken within fifty miles of
shore and inside the edge of the
banks, he said.
“It has been considered that
the halibut is a deep-sea spawn
er,” Babson explained, “passing
its early life over great depths.”
An extensive study of an area
west of the Gulf of Alaska was
made by the Dorothy between
May and August.
“The mystery surrounding the
whereabouts of the eggs, larvae
and early transparent stages of
the halibut before it is large
enough to take the hook,” Mr.
Eabcock said, “has at last been
solved by the scientific staff on
the Dorothy.
“They were found this sum
mer cn the banks off the south
end of Kodiak to Wosnessenski,
beyond the Shumagins. This
early life history has up to now
been unknown, with the early
siages, up to this summer never
recognized.
NEED OF FISH LAW CHANGE
From The Seldovia Herald
The many apparently well
founded stories, freely circulat
ed, authoritatively credited, that
Ccok Inlet gillnet fishing for
another season would be greatly
restricted, have been utterly dis
credited by Captain Roy Cole,
fish warden.
“Nothing is further from my
mind!” That was his emphatic
response when asked if he had
any restrictive gillnet fishing
recommendations in view. Good
news, and we are glad to hear
it!
But there is something more
needed than a mere let alone
policy covering certain angles of
the industry. It is desirable that
Inlet fishermen enjoy a real sea
son for king fishing; a real sea
son for silvers.
In the first case, fish in over
abundant numbers crowd lower
inlet streams to their own detri
ment, those that seek upper in
let escapement being caught in
their deteriorated state by up
per inlet fishermen.
In the other case, silver salm
on, as a destructive factor of red
spawn second only to salmon
trout, are encouraged to swarm
into red streams, depleting the
higher grade fish, and a vital
contributive agency for its utter
destruction.
We feel this condition cannot
last always. Some sensible mind
ed man of affairs will sureiv
some day step into authority,
and viewing the situation In
somewhat its just proportions,
will say: “Thus and so must
be,” and it shall be. But if Cook
Inlet, from one end to the other
would speak, and do so with one
accord, a long step will be taken
toward righting a stiff-necked,
indefensible policy.
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KETCHIKAN FIRM TO FILLET
ALASKA HALIBUT
In line with plans for the uti
lization of fish by-products for
additional payrolls and for a vol
ume of business for the port of
Ketchikan, the Marlyn Fish
Company has contracted with
the Atlantic Coast Fisheries for
80,000 pounds of halibut which
will be filleted, according to the
Ketchikan Chronicle.
The halibut will be handled in
the same manner as the salmon
which was filleted and shipped
east to the company. It will be
prepared and put through the
quick freezer and then shipped
to the company’s eastern plants.
A. H. Cooke, vice-president of
the Atlantic Coast Fisheries, who
has been making a study of the
fish supply in Southeastern Alas -
ka, also is investigating Alaska
shrimp with a view toward put
ting them up for the eastern
market in a new form. He has
been assured by Hank Roselle
that there are extensive deep
sea beds of large shrimp as far
as 30 miles south and 40 miles
north of Ketchikan. Mr. Cooke
will secure a sample shipment
for his eastern plants.
These are said to be equal to
the best Florida shrimps. They
will be run through the quick
freezer here and shipped east.
If found satisfactory and able to
compete with the Florida shrimp
another industry will be added
in Ketchikan.
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A little love, a little hate,
And that was life;
A little hanging on the gate
And then a wife.