Kodiak Fishermen Showing Interest
In Developing Octopus Fishery Here
There has been considerable in
terest shown by a number of Ko
diak fishermen in developing a
local octopus fishery. The Depart
ment of Fish and Game has had
five traps constructed similar to
those used in Puget Sound. These
traps (actually wooden pots) have
been loaned to a number of fisher
men who have given them a try,
but so far no one has been able to
establish a fishery.
One of the Department’s research
employees at Kitoi Bay made up
a long line which proved unsuccess
ful during the time he was able to
try it. Since that time, we have
been in receipt of the construction
particulars of the long line that the
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Japanese apparently employ with
success.
Their long line units are 43.2
meters (142.56 feet or about 23-24
fathoms) long, with gangions of
No. 10 cotton yarn 31.5 inches long
about 14.5 inches apart. Ninety
eight gangions make up a unit,
each with a plain galvanized hook.
Glass floats about 4 inches in di
ameter are used on the long line,
and six weights about three-fourths
of a pound each are used on each
unit. In addition a buoy line with
a riser is used between units.
The above figures were con
verted from the metric measure
ments furnished the Department.
No doubt experimentation will die
tate variations for this area. Thirty
to eighty units are set together and
“soaked” for 4-5 days.
The gear is set seaward and
picked up landward. Should anyone
with long lines, a few crude sketch
es are available at the ADF&G of
fice here. No gear license will be
necessary until a commercial op
eration is developed. Several hun
dred tons of frozen octopus are
presently being imported to Kodiak
for halibut bait. It is a well known
fact that octopus inhabit the waters
around Kodiak, but it is not known
whether they are in commercial
quantities or how to catch them.
Octopus is worth 34 cents per
pound to the local storage, accord
ing to Bix Bonney, manager of
Alaska Ice & Storage here.
Mirror Classifieds bring results.
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