COMPARISON OF SEINES
AND TRAPS IN
EFFECTIVENESS
Dr. Charles H. Gilbert, Professor
of Zoology at the Leland-Stanford
University, and special investigator
for the Bureau of Fisheries, is au
thority for the following figures.
These were a part of his report to
the special hearing at Seattle dur
ing November of 1921.
Average Seine Catch Traps
1907— 55,799 101,882
1915— 51,482 116,445
1917— 57,999 94,151
1920— 19,547 45,383
Comparison in Gear:
1916— 304 254
1917— 357 312
1920— 509 482
Comparative Catch in- 1920:
Seine catch 9,773,500; traps 21,
690,000.
The 1921 legislature accepted Mr.
J. R. Heckman’s word, that the av
erage catch of the trap was 100,000
and therefore the tax on the catch
should begin at that figure. The
trap tax is now $200 for the license
and must be paid whether any fish
are caught or not. After 100,000
fish are caught, the trap owner
must pay $2.00 per thousand over
that. Who counts the salmon? Why,
the trapman, of course.
Sound reason would tell us that
traps should be taxed on the catch,
if they are allowed to exist at all.
THE CHILCAT RIVER
John W. Troy who betrayed his
benefactor after leaving Clallam
County, Washington, has written sev
eral editorials on \the Chilcat In
dians and the closed season on Lynn
Canal. The betrayor of Governor
Strong says that the Chilcat situa
tion is a sample of what would hap
pen if all traps were abolished and
then charges that all canneries
would be closed if the policies of
Dan Sutherland and William L. Paul
were adopted.
Now what is the truth about the
Lynn Canal district? First—the de
pletion of fish in the Lynn Canal
district is due directly to the traps
in Icy Strait. The fish are caught
long before they get into Lynn
Canal. The policy of closing Lynn
Canal only means that the Indians
will not be allowed to catch the few
fish that get past the big traps in
order that the fish might spawn
and bring back more fish for the big
traps.
The Bureau of Fisheries are to
day manipulating Alaska for the
fish trust.
Take the statement of Democratic
betrayor of Governor Strong, towit:
that abolishment of the fish trap
would mean all canneries would close
down and see if there is any truth
in what betrayor Troy says
In 1923 there were 60 million
salmon caught in Alaska. Of this
amount about 20 million were not
caught by traps. If there were no
traps the hand gear would catch
another 20 million. Therefore we
would have enough canneries for 20
million salmon.
It is perfectly silly for anyone to
say that if we had no traps we would
have no canneries.
There was a time when there were
no traps in Alaska and all fish
were caught with hand gear.
For further proof that the truth
and the Juneau Empire are total
strangers I cite the example of Can
ada. There traps are prohibited ex
cept near the American border where
traps are allowed to compete with
the Americans. And still Canada
has canneries.
The fisherman, White and Indian,
will not turn me down so long as
I tell them the truth. And here is
one—Alaska does not need traps
and they must be abolished.
SEND IN YOUR SUBSCRIPTION
NOW FOR THE ALASKA FISH
ERMAN.
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J. W. KEHOE
Lawyer
Ketchikan Alaska
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Lawyer
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