where traps are spaced one.
mile apart except in Chignik
Lagoon, where an interval of
10 miles, laterally, is required
between traps on both north
and south shores. The fishing
season between Cape Karluk
and Cape Kuliuk is extended,
being from June 5 to Septem
ber 15, inclusive. Only beach
seines and gill nets are per
mitted in the section between
Cape Uyak and Uyak Post Of
fice. In all Kodiak Island wa
fers where traps are permitted,
they must be at least one mile
apart, except in Alitak waters
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streams where weirs are locat
ed. Traps are prohibited around
Kodiak and adjacent islands
east and north from Gull Point,
vUyak Bay, to Inner Point Kiz
huyak Bay.
In Cook Inlet, an interval
of 2,000 ft. between traps is
required, and the heart walls
and bottom wire of hand traps
must be removed during the
closed season from August 10
to August 25.
In the Resurrection Bay area,
the length of set nets is limit
ed to 300 yards, in a straight
line ,except that 20 yards may
be used for a single hook. The
minimum mesh of King salmon
nets of set at 834 in., and of
Red salmon nets, 534-in. The
Red season is from June 6 to
oeptemuer inclusive.
In Prince William Sound, the
depth of purse seines is set at
a minimum of 125 meshes, arid
a maximum of 200 meshes; and
the length at 90 to 150 fathoms
The maximum length of set
nets is increased from 200 tc
300 yards. The increase of the
weekly closed season to
hours is not effective aftei
August 23, while the fishing
season is from June 6 to Sepem
her 21, except for a closed
period-from August 5 to Aug
23, which does not apply to
waters of the west coast from
Granite Bay Point to the south
side of Port Nellie Juan. Traps,
where permitted, must be at
least iy2 miles apart. Waters
of Port Fidalgo closed last
year may be fished until 6 a.
m. July 11.
Salmon regulations for Cop
per and Bering rivers are un
changed.
In the Yakutat district, the
length of gill nets permitted
is increased from 200 to 250
fathoms. The weekly closed
season is increased to 60 hours,
from 6 p. m. Friday to 6 a. m.
Monday. The Dry Bay fish
ing season does not open until
June 1.
In the Icy Straits-Cross
Sound district, gill nets are
permitted up to a length of 250
.fathoms. In Port Frederick,
trolling is permitted from
November 1 to June 1, inclu
sive.
Herring Regulations
A 36-hour weekly closed sea
son, from 6 p. m. Saturday to
6 a. m. Monday, is established
for herring fishing in all areas,
and certain exemptions are
granted for bait fishing in ail
areas.
Herring regulations are ap
plied to the Alaska Peninsula
area, which is closed from Dec
ember 1 to May 2, inclusive;
and herring fishing is forbid
den from June 1 to October 1
in all areas closed to salmon
fishing. The minimum mesh of
gill nets for herring in this
area is three inches. The same
prohibition is applied as pre
viously in other districts re
1 garding the placing of nets
across the mouths of bays and
lagoons. In the Kodiak Island
• area the minimum mesh of
i herring gill nets is reduced to
two and one-half inches. In
Halibut Cove Lagoon, fishing
is limited to substantially
anchored gill nets not over 250
fathoms long, set not less than
100 yards apart. In certain
areas in the north and south
ends of the lagoon, they must
be set at right angles to a
line joining the markers and
between these areas, paralleled
with the shore line as specified
in a supplemental bulletin last
year.
On Prince William Sound
the opening of the season is
advanced to June 10, closing
November 16 as before. In
Southeastern Alaska, the ex
ceptions noted under Section 2
of last year’s regulations, re
lating to the annual closed sea
son, are eliminated. Kanalku
Bay is closed to all herring
fishing, including bait.
In Prince William Sound,
the taking of females “Dun
geness” crabs (cancer magister)
is forbidden at all times, as well
as the taking of male crabs of
this species less than 6*4 inches
in greatest diameter.
Before investing in that new
engine for your boat be sure
and investigate the new mod
el Regals.
The new 16 and 20 H. P.
engines are built specially
for fishing boats and prices
reasonable.
We have a size for every
boat.
Catalog upon request.
H. R. THOMPSON & GO.
Agents:
Ketchikan, Alaska
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