Revision B. C.
Regulations Be
Effective In 1930
Changes in the British Colum
bia Fishery Regulations, effect
ive during 1930, were announced
by Major J. A. Motherwell, chief
supervisor of fisheries for the
Dominion government shortly
after the middle of March.
The revision provides for a
number of alterations in the pre
vious code, designed to bring it
in accordance with the Privy
Council decision in the Somer
ville case and eliminating control
previously exercised over other
than fishing operations.
In keeping with the position
taken by Hon. W. A. Found, de
puty minister of fisheries, at
conferences last winter, the new
legulations serve to restrict purse
seining in a number of instances
closing areas and giving the
chief supervisor power to fix
dates for fishing seasons in cer
tain waters. Among the addi
tional waters closed to seining
are: part of Sansum Narrows
and Stuart Channel, Kildala
Arm, Gil-to-Yees; Draney Inlet
and Hole-in-the-Wall, Rivers In
let sub-division; Belize Inlet and
Seymour Inlet; Wakeman Sound,
Baronet Passage and Person’s
Bay, all in the Alert Bay Sub-di
vision; Coon Dog Bay and For
ward Inlet; Deepwater Bay, un
til after October 5; within two
miles of the mouths of the Big
and Little Quatsino Sound, and
the remainder of the sound pri
or to August 25
The chief supervisor is also
authorized “to prohibit salmon
purse seining during the whole
or any portion of a year in any
area not specified”
Minimum size of mesh permit
ted in salmon purse seines is in
creased to four inches to permit
escape of immature fish, Purse
seiners in the future will be per
mitted to carry 50 fathoms of
unhung web, in addition to the
seine, for the purpose of making
repairs.
. .In a few cases the regulations
are relaxed, but only in relative
ly unimportant instances. Tak
ing of sockeye salmon is permit
ted in Clayoquot Sound after
June 1, but Chum salmon fishing
is prohibited in Nitina Arm be
fore October 1. The memoran
dum says: “The latter has in
view the building up of a light
run of Chums of fine quality at
present in evidence prior to Oc
tober 1.”
. . Measures are provided t o
strengthen the regulation of cer
tain abuses, notably the taking
of salmon on certain spawning
grounds; and a change is made
to facilitate convictions against
persons trafficking with Indians
in fish the latter have taken for
food purposes under special per
mit.
. .A minimum age limit of 16
years is fixed for salmon gill net
licenses. Authority for the chief
supervisor to cancel fishing li
censes is revoked, this power
having been vested solely in the
Minister of Fisheries by recent
legislation.
Among the portions of the
previous regulations eliminated
in conformity with the Privy
Council decision are those sec
tions dealing with the disposition
of cull fish; cannery licenses; the
retention of live fish in crates;
and the wanton waste and de
struction of fish. Regulation of
these matters is left in the
hands of the Provincial govern
ment.—Pacific Fisherman.
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COMMISSIONER VISITS WEST
COAST
For the purpose of discussing
the coming Alaska season with
fishermen and packers, Henry
O’Malley, U. S. Commissioner of
Fisheries, visited San Francis
co and Seattle toward the end oi
March, going from Seattle bucx
to Washington.
He expressed himself as well
pleased with results of the re
striction of the fall fishing sea
son in Southeast Alaska last
year. This curtailment largely
prevented late, inferior Pinks
from getting into the pack, while
it permitted these fish to spawn
in considerable numbers. The
short fishing season in October,
on the other hand, came after
the Pinks had all passed to the
spawning grounds, but produced
a fair volume of bright Chums of
good quality.
Mr. O’Malley does not antici
pate any material change v/iil be
made in the Alaska fishery regu
lations for 1930 in advance of the
packing season.—Pacific Fisher
man.
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JGS1N FRAME
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With the filing of John Frame,
Monday, April 28, for territorial
senator from the First Division
on an independent ticket, there
will be three candidates in the
fall election: Allen Shattuck,
Democratic candidate; C. T.
Gardner, Republican candidate
and John Frame, independent.
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Women are setting dumber as
they grow smarter.—Mary Gard
en.
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