July 12, 1963
THE FISHERMAN
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DISASTER
Fisheries Association spokesmen have jumped on reports of a large Alaska pink run to immed ately claim, with full press cooperation, that this means lower canned pink prices and justifies attempted cuts to fishermen.
But even company spokesman Norman Hacking writing in The Province July 9, inadvertently conceded that Alaska pink prices vere considerably higher than those paid here when he claimed Alaskan fishermen were getting to 52 cents a fish for pinks , . ."
Although Hacking deduced that these prices "average at close to eight cents a pound" the fait is that even at four pounds per fish they would run from 9]/2 to 13 cents per pound. At three poinds, a more likely figure, they would bring from just under 13 to (ver 17 cents per pound.
Hacking, incidentally, arrivec at the eight cent figure because he thought that was the Fishe-ies Association offer and made himself look particularly ridiculous attempting to justify it. PRICES REJECTED
Reports of unsettled saliron price disputes in Alaska continje. with the Vancouver Sun on Thu-s-day, July 11, quoting an Associat;d Press dispatch from Juneau that resident fishermen in the Bristol Bay area have rejected prices offered for the 1963 catch. "They want a 20 percent increase to $124 per fish," the Sun stated.
Settlement has been reported in the Kodiak area at 44 cents a fish for pinks which generally run quite small. Last year's run went between 25 and 28 fish per case which would put them below three pounds.
If they are approximately the Substantial quantities of pink salmon, mainly from west
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be petting about 15 cents per week at a Vancouver price of 20 cents a pound dressed as compound, pared with nine cents in the round offered net fishermen by The price is reported to be con- i the canners
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siderably higher in other areas. Ir Bristol Bay and Prince William Sound, fishermen are getting 58lk cents per fish or approximately 21 cents per pound, according to a representative of the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union in the area.
Total pink landings were 119,000 pounds, twice the quantity landed in the corresponding week of the 1961 cycle year and four times the quantity landed last year at the same time.
Other salmon landings at southern ports were 805,000 pounds of coho, down from 910,000 pounds last year, at a Vancouver price range of 33-39 cents; 205.000 pounds of sockeye, an increase from 120,-000 pounds in 1962; 42,000 pounds of chums, far above the 2.000 Lief Sverre Lundefare of Van-1 pounds landed in the eorrespond-couver, 40 year old engineer on the ing week of 1962.
Halibut Man Dies at Sea
halibut vessel Silver Rose, is reported to have taken his life late last month. The Alaska State Police at Ketchikan stated the incident took place 110 miles west and south of Cape Spencer, Alaska on June 29 or 30.
Leif Lunderfaret came to Canada from Norway about 12 years ago, making his home in Vancouver when not fishing. He had worked in the industry as an engineer on halibut and herring boats since his arrival in this country, joining the UFAWU in June of 1952. He had been a member in good standing since that time.
Lundefaret was well liked by all those who worked with him and was described as a good shipmate.
Among the boats he worked on were the Silver Rose in 1963, Kaare in 1962, BC Lady in 1961, Sea Maid and Alaska Queen. He worked on the Alaska Queen in 1954, 1955 and the spring of 1956.
Leif Lundefaret had no relatives in Canada, but is survived by a mother in Norway.
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Prince Rupert salmon landings jast week were all lower than 'hose reported for 1962, despite good coho catches off the Queen Charlotte Islands.
Sockeye landings of 74,000 paunds at a Prince Rupert price oi 37-38 cents were substantially lower than last year's; 207,000 piunds. Coho landings, priced in Prince Rupert at 30-33 cents, were 262,000 pounds as compared with 319,000 pounds last year.
I'ink landings, which last year at this time were 160,000 pounds, dropped to only 8,000 pounds, priced in Prince Rupert at 15-18 cents, last week. But chum landings, 78,000 pounds last week as compared with 70,000 pounds in the corresponding week last year, showed a slight gain. Prince Rupert price was 20 cents.
RIVER SPRINGS DOWN
In the south, red spring landings of 53,000 pounds and white spring landings of 17,000 pounds compared poorly with last year's 91,-000 pounds red spring and 29.000 pounds white spring landings for the corresponding week.
Fraser River gillnet spring landings of 38,000 pounds, down from 52,000 pounds last year, reflected the sharply reduced fishing time allowed last week — 12 hours with large mesh nets.
Prices for direct troll landings at Vancouver were: large red 75-80 cents; medium red 6 0-62 cents; small red 43-45 cents; large white 55-60 cents: medium white 37-46 cents; small white 30-45 cents.
At Prince Rupert, spring salmon landings last week held their level above last year's figures — 114,000 pounds of red spring as against 75,000 pounds, and 41,000 pounds of white spring as against 23,000 pounds.
The Prince Rupert price range was: large red 72 cents; medium red 52 cents; small red 38 cents; large white 50-51 cents; small white 32-33 cents.
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Halibut landings at all ports last week were well above those of the corresponding week last year. Prince Rupert landings of 1,238,000 pounds were almost double 1962 landings and Vancouver landings of 471,000 pounds were 50 percent higher than in 1S52.
Bottom fish deliveries and prices at southern ports were: sole (245,-000) 53:i-8 cents: grey cod (139.000) 6-7 cents; red and rock cod (19,000) 6-10 cents; ling cod (113,000) 10-13 cents; ocean perch (156.000): turbot (20,000) 2 M; cents.
Landings and prices at Prince Rupert were: sole (36,000); grey cod (66,000): ling cod (8,000) 9 cents.
Crab landings at southern ports were higher than in the corresponding week last year, 930 dozen at $2.50-$4 as compared with 850 dozen last year, and 5,400 pounds of meat at $1.20 a pounds as compared with 1,050 pounds.
Prince Rupert crab landings also continued to be heavy, 69,000 pounds as against 25,000 pounds last year at the same time.
Continuing fair sockeye catches were reported this week from Rivers and Smith inlets where the major part of the- gillnet fleet, close to 1,500 boats, was concentrated.
The fisheries department's totals for 1,027 gillnetters at Rivers Inlet July 10 were 50,182 sockeye, 350 coho. 356 pinks, 806 chums, 181 springs, for an average of 49 sockeye to the boat.
In Smith Inlet the same day, 440 gillnetters totalled 33,417 sockeye, 1,486 coho, 573 pinks, 677 chums, 55 springs, for an average of 75 sockeye to the boat.
Other fair catches were reported from the Bella Coola gillnet area, where 75 gillnetters on July 10 averaged 65 sockeye with totals of 4,920 sockeye, 165 coho, 108 pinks, 2,103 chums, 149 springs.
Highest average was recorded by four gillnetters fishing Dean Channel. With totals of 522 sockeye and 20 chums, they averaged 130 sockeye to the boat. FISH ER-FITZHUGH FAIR
Elsewhere in the central area, an average of 145 sockeye was chalked up by 92 seiners fishing Fisher Channel-Fitzhugh Sound July 10. Their totals for the day were 13.385 sockeye, 590 coho, 1,444 pinks, 3,612 churns.
Totals for 35 gillnetters in the area the same day were 800 sockeye, 35 coho, 105 pinks, 245 chums.
Eleven gillnetters fishing Sea-fort h and Spiller channels and Lama Passage had totals of 479 sockeye, 12 coho, seven pinks, 18 chums, five springs, for an average
of 43 sockeye to the boat, and 50 gillnetters in Whale Channel totalled 518 sockeye, 1,103 coho, 766 pinks, 635 chums, 73 springs.
Totals for 26 seiners in Whale Channel July 10 were 978 sockeye, 312 coho, 2.159 pinks, 1,119 chums, 32 springs.
An average of 44 sockeye to the boat was reported by nine gillnetters fishing M i 1 b a n k e Sound-Higgins Pass whose total catch on July 10 was 398 sockeye, 86 coho, 349 pinks, 35 chums, 53 springs. OGDEN AVERAGE 83
Thirteen seiners in Wright Sound the same day fared better than 77 gillnetters fishing the area. Seine totals were 704 sockeye, 213 coho, 460 pinks, 791 springs: gillnet totals were 1,020 sockeye, 1,333 coho, 784 pinks, 735 chums.
In Ogden Channel, five gillnetters with totals of 416 sockeye, 24 coho, 434 pinks, 57 chums, averaged 83 sockeye to the boat. But six seiners in the area totalled only 99 sockeye, seven coho, 58 pinks. 25 chums.
The west coast of Banks Island produced totals of 554 sockeye, 250 coho, 251 pinks and 437 chums for 15 gillnetters and 142 sockeye, 19 coho for two seiners.
For 165 gillnetters fishing Principe Channel July 10 incomplete totals were 2,816 sockeye, 920 coho, 1.458 pinks, 1,288 chums.
SOUTHERN CATCHES
In the south, upper Johnstone Strait in the vicinity of Malcolm Island continued to produce the best average. Fifty seiners fishing the area July 10 averaged 56 sockeye with totals of 2,800 sockeye.
410 coho, 182 pinks, nine chums,
175 springs.
In lower Johnstone Strait, eight I seiners the same day totalled 223
sockeye, 93 coho, 41 pinks, one
chum, 45 springs. Other catch totals reported for
July 10 were 59 sockeye, 78 coho,
11 pinks, 415 chums, 215 springs I for 18 gillnetters in Knight Inlet, i and 13 sockeye, 31 coho, 10 pinks,
70 chums, 24 springs for four | seiners in Thompson and Bond
sounds.
One seiner fishing lower Goletas Channel had a catch of 163 sockeye, three coho, 76 pinks.
One troll figure reported from Ucluelet July 10 gave 98 boats an average of 230 pounds of coho, 84 pounds of pinks and 40 pounds of springs.
Spawning Area Closure Studied
Closure to sports fishing of areas | in rivers and" streams known to be spawning grounds of spring and coho salmon is under study by the fisheries department. This is the reply sent to Prince i Rupert Fishermen's Cooperative i Association and the UFAWU. ! which supported the Association's request for such closures.
Stating that he has asked for more details, fisheries minister H. J. Robichaud reported to the UFAWU that "this action has been taken in such rivers as the At-narko and thus you know that the department is watching the situation."
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Klashinsky Didn't Hire Non-Unionist
A tenderman skipper has asked that The Fisherman publish a statement clarifying events resulting in a story last August in which he was alleged to have hired a non-Union cook the previous year.
The skipper, Barney Klashinsky, was reported in the item as having hired George Rootes as cook on the Texada in 1961 without first requesting a man from the Union.
The incident came to light in 1962 when Rootes was hired by BC Packers to cook on the Wawanesa but was rejected by the Union when it was learned he was not a member and that qualified Union members were unemployed and available for work at the time.
Rootes told the Union he had been hired by Klashinsky in 1961 when the regular cook had reportedly not showed up for work.
Klashinsky explained a few days ago, nearly a year after the story appeared, that he was not skipper of the Texada at the time Rootes was hired.
He went off the Texada on September 9, 1961, after leaving the boat docked at Celtic Shipyard.
The boat sailed again on September 16, a week later, with H. Auch-terlonie as captain and George Rootes as cook from that date until October 20.
In the meantime, on September 30, Klashinsky replaced Auchter-lonie as captain, not knowing whether Rootes was a Union man.
Moreover, nobody on the vessel notified the Union to change the clearance and check Rootes' Union status.
Thus while the story in The Fisherman was incorrect in stating Klashinsky had hired Rootes, the skipper and crew were remiss in allowing a non-Union man to remain aboard, Union secretary Homer Stevens commented.
Rootes, a member of the Teamsters' Union in 1962, had reportedly left other employment to take the Wawanesa job which he never got.
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