Regulations For 1932
Are At Hand
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The first copy of the 1932 fish
eries regulations for Alaska was
received recently at headquar
ters of the United States Bureau
of Fisheries at Juneau, and was
beng studiiecl to determine what
changes were made from those
in effect in 1931, it was an
nounced by N. O. Hardy, War
den in charge during the ab
sence of Capt. M. J. O'Connor,
Assistant Agent.
King Salmon trolling i n
Southeast Alaska, usually closed
from January 1 to March!, is
permitted under the new re
gulations. Other changes in
clude: opening of the Yukon
district to limited fishing; fixing
an opening date for fishing on
the Copper River flats; and
further reduction in trap areas
in Southeast Alaska and Cook
Inlet.
.Limit Total Take
Fishing for king salmon 500
yards outside the streams be
tween C2 degrees north latitude
and 63 V2 degrees north latitude
between June 15 and June 30
is permitted. This comprises the
Yukon district. The total take
for the season is set at 50,000
fish. As the kings in that section
run large, it is estimated that
this quantity would make about
25,000 cases of canned salmon.
The king salmon season on
the Copper River flats will open
May 1, and on reds 15 days later.
In past years there has been no
fixed date f r opening the sea
son there.
Until the regulations have
been checked against charts to
determine the exact locations, it
will not be possible to give the
number and sites closed to fish
traps in Southeast Alaska and
the Cook Inlet area.
Reduce Boat Allotment
In the Bristol Bay district the
number of boats to each line of
canning machinery operated
was reduced materially. A cut
from iy2 to six boats in one
district, and from six to five in
another was made.
There were no other material
changes in regulations there,
and so far as is now known in
the Alaska Peninsula, Kodiak,
Afognak, Chignik, Prince Wil
liam Sound, Yakutat and South
east Alaska areas. Seasonal
dates that have been in force
for several years continue un
changed.
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New Fish Rules
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Seklovia Herald
A reduction of gill not lengths
i 00 fathoms, a regulated fishing
distance of I0G0 feet from any
trap instead of GOO feet as
former];/, with the opening date
for the season set for June 20
mark the most radical change
as reported for the 1932 fish law
applied to Cook Inlet.
Trap Area Closed
That there will he new closed
areas established for traps is be
lieved to be true, and the East
Foreland district has been men
tioned as being affected.
These fish news items were
contained in a letter from W. A.
Estus, reeived by Captain Gene
Mason in the last mall. Mr. Es
tus, information did not come
from the printed law, as the
1932 issue was not at that time
released. He had been talking
with authorities, however, and
had no doubt but that what he
was saying were the facts.
Salmon Seized
Mr. Estus also mentioned that
it had just been broadcasted out
of San Francisco that a seizure
of 37,000 cases of salmon, ac
counted impure pack, had just
been made in Seattle, and that
further seizures were expected
within a few days. No suggestion
was made regarding the owner
ship of the fish.
Local fishermen are much
concerned over the reported
added gillnet restrictions. Early
r larm that such regulations
would be made effective for 1932
was lulled to rest by authorita
tive statements tfyat nothing of
the sort was in mind.
It is understood that regula
tions would not be issued in
printed form until January 15.
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Roles That Encroach
SeMovia Herald
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The announced plan to re
create an open, though short,
reason for Kamishuk district, in
view of the entrenched belief
that the area would be tightly
closed fnr 1932, comes something
like partial relief, after the dis
turbing news that efforts to earn
a livlihood might be great-y re
tarded by forbidding regulations
affecting a vital factor in Inlet
‘/ ~t'vities—gilinet fishing. And
Gcldovian-s, in all fairness, are
w i thholding final j ud gement
until the actual printed fish lav''
is before them.
Bur, gratification at the
thought of Kamishak privileges
cannot overcome keen disap
pointment at the thought of
added regulations—the shorten
ed fishing season; gillnet re
strictions that affect the small
operator, the independent fish
erman striving for a livlihood
and for the upbringing of his
family.
Captain Roy Cole, fish warden
with Cook Inlet as his special
domain, made a notable state
ment while paying Seldovia a
hurried farewell visit last Sep
tember 10.
Questioned about rumored re
commendations calculated to