This represents a group of small fry salmon of the average size released from the hatcheries. There is no question that the federal and state governments should support in the highest possible degree the work...

The output of our state hatcheries averages about 25,000,000 fry annually. Not only salmon, but trout and other food fishes are hatched and released into the streams. Salmon eggs and sperm are obtained from the...

The first slide illustrates the five species of salmon as follows: a. King Salmon, also Quinnat, Chinook, or Tyee. It is the salmon of highest quality and value. The average weight ranges about 22 pounds, but...

This shows the packing process going on in the warehouse. A standard case of salmon consists of forty-eight one-pound cans. Everyone recognizes that the best fishing grounds may be depleted of fish after a...

The fish trap requires more capital to build and operate but yields more profit as great quantities of salmon can be taken by means of it. A considerable number of fish traps are maintained in the Columbia near...

This is a typical scene showing a group of fishermen near the mouth of the Columbia. The salmon fishing season is comparatively short and the efforts of the fisherman are exceedingly strenuous during this...

Black and white image of men in a boat taking fish from a fish trap on the Columbia River. The trap is constructed of tall wooden poles with nets strung in between them. There are four men in the boat, all...

Black and white image of men in a boat taking fish from a fish trap on the Columbia River. The trap is constructed of tall wooden poles with nets strung in between them. There are four men in the boat, all...

This slide represents a catch of salmon on the floor of the cannery. In the larger and more modern plants very specialized machinery is used. The first machine through which the salmon are run is the "iron...

At various points in the Columbia and other rivers of the state, large sweep nets manipulated by hand are capable of being operated. The nets are let down and drawn up in the same spot, taking whatever fish may...