PAGE FOUR WATERFRONT WHIFFS Some Facts About Herring—Encouraging Prospects For Samon Canneries and Whaling—Halibut Season Nears Close Herring are all herring but investigations carried on in British Columbia waters show that the herring found in one area may be a population quite distinct from those in other areas. Or to put it in another way: The British Co- lumbia herring fishery—a very important fishery whose product enters into large export trade—is centred off the east coast of Vancouver Island, off the island’s west coast, and off the | Prince Rupert district in the north, and evidence gathered by scienti- fic investigators “proves conclu- sively” that herring of the Prince Rupert area (Jap Inlet and Pearl Harbor) are a population distinct from those of Vancouver Island. Other evidence “indicates,” too, | that the fish on the east coast of the | island are distinct from those of the other coast, while some of the information “suggests” that her- ring in each district are more or| less isolated from each other and | tend to form local populations. Study State of Stocks These are interesting points but the investigations have a much more important purpose, of course, than simply to discover things which are interesting to know. The prime object of the work, which has been in progress for several years under joint federal and pro- vincial auspices and has been con- ducted by research workers of the Biological Board of Canada, is to determine whether or not the Bri- tish Columbia stock of herring is satisfactorily withstanding the strain of intensive fishing. In ac- complishing this purpose there must necessarily be a study of the age and length compositions of the stock “in order to detect any evi- dences of depletion” anda statis-" tical analysis of “certain so-called ‘racial’ characters of the herring of each of the various fishing areas to determine the degree of interming- ling and migration which takes place between them.” During the 1931-32 herring season almost 4,000 herring from the three main fishing areas were examined, and other samples had been studied in previous seasons. Here are some of the facts which were brought out, as given in a report by Albert L. Tester, one of the scientists con- cerned: +h The average. length” of female herring was greater thah-the aver- age length ofthe males,"and, as found by previousinvestigators, fe- male herring grow ata faster rate than the male fish. Herring from the Prince Rupert area were characterized by their slow rate of growth as compared with that of herring in the more southern part of the province, Her- ring from the west coast of Van- couver Island had a rate of growth more rapid than that of herring on the east coast. Herring from some areas on each coast of the island grew somewhat more rapidly than Hotel Central Ltd. Covenient to business district, homelike, beautiful harbor views. Rates reasonable. Spacious sample rooms. FIRST CLASS CAFE Open at All Hours Special monthly rate for Rooms and Meals Hotel Central Ltd. First Avenue & Seventh Street Good Clothes Do Make You Great 2 Order Your Next New Suit From LING The Tailor Second Ave.—Opp. Post Office Phone — 649 WIDE RANGE OF FINE * QUALITY WOOLLENS.. TO CHOOSE FROM We use best trimmings; high class workmanship; perfect fit guaranteed. fish from certain other areas on the same coast. Herring from Sydney Inlet, on the west coast of the island, had a greater average length than those of any other district considered. West Coast Fish Bigger On the average, the fish from the west coast were slightly larger than those on the other side of the isl- and, which were of approximately the same length as_ the herring from Prince Rupert. Comparison of length composi- tion and age composition of catches of herring which were made in sey- eral Vancouver Island areas in for- mer years with those of the 1931-32 season “indicates” some diminution of the fishery in these districts since 1916. The relatively new fishery of Sydney Inlet is characterized by the large average length of the fish in the catch, and by the large per- centage of fish in their fourth and fifth years. . “Intensive fishing in a particular district,” says the Tester report, “appears to cause a decrease in size range, a decrease in average length, and a decrease in the numbers of older fish in the catch. Whether the fishery, having . suffered this decline, again stabilizes itself at a lower level, i.e.,, younger fish, and consequently smaller size, or whe- ther it continues to decline to the point of depletion, remains to be determined.” The salmon pack on this coast for the 1932 season up to October 8 just passed the million case mark with a production of 1,000,208 cases, as against 662,031 cases at a simi- lar date last year, according to an official statement issued by the fisheries department. The pack per species for the coasi was as follows, figures for last vear being also given for comparison: 1932 1931 Sockeye _* 275,235 282,740 Springs 72,422 26,027 Steelheads 1,059 1,217 Bluebacks 27,579 25,187 Cohoes 147,776 70,529 Pinks 215,339 201,459 Chums 260,798 54,872 The pack by districts this year and last: Fraser River 184,444 109,530 Naas River 70,052 14,674 Skeena River 223,322 173,545 Rivers Inlet 71,634 76,517 Smith's Inlet 26,362 13,915 Central Area 264,629 126,934 Q. C. Islands 6,851 6,187 District No. 3 143,914 140,731 Salmon Outlook Rosy The market for British Columbia canned salmon has shown a stif- fening tendency recently, especially on pinks, the pack of this variety having been below expectations The pink output is not considered in excess of domestic requirements while there has been a good de- mand for shipments to Australia and New Zealand as well as Cana- dian markets with the result that the supply is already running short. During the season the case price has adVancéd from $3 to $4. The old pack in all lines was cleaned up by July 1 and the requirements of the coming year must be met en- tirely from this season's pack. Sales of sockeye have been very fair while it is considered certain that the rather large chum pack will be cleaned up in view of the shortage of pinks. All things considered, it | }looks as if’ the packers of British | | Columbia will go into 1933 with very | little salmon on hand. The trade preference on canned fish from Canada bestowed by other nations of the Empire at the recent Ottawa conference will also have its bene- ficial effect. It is confidently ex- pected that prices and other factors will warrant operations on at least a normal scale by the time | the next packing season opens. The | outlook for the salmon canning in- | dustry appears, indeed, to be more | promising than it has been in some} considerable time. T. H. Johnson, general manager ' of the Canadian Fish & Cold Stor- age Co., and John Dybhavn, presi- | dent of the Royal Fish Co., were elected directors of the Canadian Fisheries Association at the recent annual convention in Quebec City. The Canadian Fish & Cold Stor- age Co, is continuing a practiee which it started some years ago of sending out each month to every one of its customers an attractive blotter bearing a calendar for the month and a list of British Colum- bia fishes in season during the month together with the company’s name and a cut of the Prince Ru- pert plant with an attractive fish design, The blotters are very handy and appear to be prized by the company’s customers. Encouraging news also comes from the whaling industry.’ The fact that oil prices have gone up thirty percent within the past two months is expected to have a direct und beneficial bearing on the future of this industry. If the trend is de- finitely maintained, and- there ap- pears to be evéry inditation that the upward movement will continue, it will mean the resumption of the whaling industry on this coast in- cluding the plant§ at Rose Harbor ahd Naden! Harbor on’ the Queen Charlotte Islands’ During the past year, owing to the deflated market these plants togéther with the en- tire whaling fleét were: idle. Extremely rough weather was re- ported recently on the halibut banks of the Westward where the larger boats of the American fleet operate. Capt. Dave Hassel of the Seattle schooner Columbia repor- ted that his vessel did not have one full day’s fishing during an entire trip, storms invariably interfering and forcing ;suspension of opera- tions. Capt. Paul Pedersen of the schooner Aleutian reported having never before in his long experience encountered such rough weather. Capt. Nels Forde reported having encountered a storm in the Gulf of Alaska which punished his schoo- ner, the Superior, wery severely. The vessel was forced to run into Yaku- tat with four feet of water in her hold, later making permanent re- pairs at Ketchikan after marketing the catch at Prince Rupert. Capt. H. Nesland, owner of the Seattle halibut schooner Seattle and well known at Prince Rupert has recovered sufficiently from a serious illness during the past sum- mer to permit his appearing around halibut headquarters at Pier 8 in e*e*+¢+¢e+¢0¢¢444¢464 q TELL THE PEOPLE + . 4 “Tell ‘em quick and tell ‘em # often, Explain to folks plainly # and sincerely what you have # ing at them. Advertising is ¢ pretty much like shovelling a # furnace. Once you stop stok- # ing, the fire goes out.”—-Wm. # Wrigley jr. (tf) # SAVE... | 25 to 30Cents | On Dollar When outfitting for the win- ter don’t forget that you can get wearing apparel at much lower prices at— Montreal | Importers We have just purchased new goods at present low prices and we are giving our custom- i ers the benefit for quick turn- over. Call and see the goods. | } Seattle recently. He will probably not resume active work in the fish- ing until next season, however T. H. Johnson, general manager | of the Canadian Fish & Cold Stor- age Co., is now on his regular fall business trip to branches and ag- ents of the company through the eastern states and Canada. On his way east, Mr. Johnson visited Van- couver and Seattle. Mr. Johnson re- cently intimated that the outlook for the winter frozen fish trade was improving a little. While an ele- ment of uncertainty was introdu- sed by the early opening of the halibut fishing season, he said that the carry-over of frozen fish was not large and that several other phases of the situation looked more encouraging than a year ago. Halibut Landings With landings exceptionally light ita total of 332,000 pounds of which 46,000 pounds was from Canadian vessels and 286,000 pounds from American, halibut prices showed , somewhat of a revival at Prince Ru- pert during the past week. The High price of the week for Cana- dian fish was 5c and 2c While the low was 4c and 2c. For American | fish the high price of the week was 7.4¢ and 3c which the Fremont re- celved for 12,000° pounds and the | ow 2.5¢c and 2c. For the season up to and includ ing October 21 landings at Princ: Rupert had reached a total of 13.- 370,850 pounds of which 3,972,250 pounds was accounted for by Cana- dian boats and 9,898,600 pounds by American. For the 1931 season up to a similar date landings had ‘eached a total of 15,107,240 pounds including 5,474,100 pounds from Canadian boats and 9,633,140 ~ounds from American With the legal closing of the sea- | | SCHOOL BOY GETTING | ALONG WELL WITH | HIS STUDIES NOW | | Little school boy who was fitted with glasses about a year ago by G. F. Davey, Registered Opto-| metrist in charge of the Optical Heilbroner | Jewel- | Dept. of Max er, Says he is getting along very well in school now, He Can see i so much better that it’s easy to; go to school now. How about your child’s eyes? 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