The New Fishing
Regulations
The New Fishing Regulation—
Southeast Alaska area: In
the Yakutat district, the length
of gill nets premitted is in
creased from 200 to 250 fathoms.
The weekly closed season is
lengthened to 60 hours, from
6 p. m. Friday to 6 a. m. Mon
day. The Dry Bay fishing
season does not open until June
first.
In the Icy Strait-Cross
Sound district, gill nets are
permitted up to a length of
250 fathoms. In Port Frederick
trolling is permitted from Nov
ember 1, to June 1, inclusive.
Gill nets of 250 fathoms
length are also permitted in the
Central District. A closed
area is established in Salt Lake
Lagoon and 500 yards outside
its mouth, in Takanis Bay,
southwest shore of Yacobi Is
land. The Stikine River area
regulations are unchanged.
Change West Coast
....The ..northen ..boundary ..of
The northen boundary of
Prince of Wales Island district
includes waters “within a line
from Point Baker to Point
Colpoys” extending this dis
trict slightly. The legal length
of gill nets is increased to 250
fathoms. Traps are prohibited
in Tuxekan passage between 55
degress 46 minutes north and
55 degrees 52 minutes north
latitude, and in all waters with
in a half mile south of Tuxe
kan Island. The closed season
on the west coast prior to July
14 is extended to include the
area east to Point Colpoys.
New closed area definitions are
as follows: all waters within
one mile of the head of Rocky
Bay, west coast of Etolin Is
land; Salmon Bay and all wa
ters within one mile of its
mouth; all waters of Hole in
the Wall, west coast of Prince
of Wales Island; Staney Creek
and all waters within one mile
of its mouth; all waters in
Nutka Lagoon, west coast of
Prince of Wales Island, and
within 500 yards of the foot of
the rapids at its outlet.
In the Southern District, also,
the legal length of gill nets is
increased to 250 fathoms. New
closed area definitions are as
follows:
Fillmore Inlet, on the main
land, all waters east of 130 de
grees, 23 minutes west long
itude ; Keegan Cove, Moira
Sound; Bradfield Canal, all wa
ters between a line from Point
Warde to a point at the east
side of Fools Inlet, and a north
and south line at a 131 degrees,
47 minutes west longitude;
Blake Channel south of 56 de
grees, 14 minutes 30 seconds
north latitude; all waters with
in one mile of the mouth of
Barrie Creek, Kupreanof Is
land; Hamilton Bay, west side
Kupreanof Island, all waters
east of 133 degrees, 49 minutes
west longitude; Seclusion Har
bor (area slightly changed);
all of Still Harbor, west coast
of Baranof Island; and all of
Port Banks, off Whale Bay.
Bristol Bay And Peninsula
In the Bristol Bay area, stake
nets are included with drift
gill nets as forms of gear per
mitted ; the length of stake
nets being limited to 75 fath
oms, and the localities where
they are permitted being de
fined practically as in supple
mentary regulations issued Iasi
year. ReCd salmon fishing is
limited to the period from t
a. m. June 24 to 6 p. m. July
23. New closed area defini
tions are as follows: in Togiak
Bay north of a line from Eight
Hand Point to Tongue Point;
in Nushagak Bay north of a
line from Bradford Point to
south of Kanulik Village; and
in Ugashik River and bay above
a line 500 yards below the
mouth of King Salmon River.
On the north side of the
Peninsula, weekly closed s^r.
sons remain at 84 hours, but
are from 6 a. m. Wednesday to
6 a. m. Thursday, from 6 a. m.
Friday to 6 a. m. Saturday, and
from 6 a. m. Saturday to 6 a. m.
Monday. In other Peninsula
Area waters, the weekly closed
season to July 25 remains at
60 hours, including 6 p. m.
Wednesday to 6 p. m. Thurs
day and 6 p. m. Saturday to
6 a. m. Monday. All traps are
prohibited between Copes Men
shikof and Seniavin, including
Port Heiden.
Waters of Morzhovoi Bay and
around Thin Point closed last
year are open after July 25;
but a general closed season in
the Peninsula Area is establish
ed after 6 p. m. August 20. A
closed area is established with
in one mile of the mouth of
Ocean River.
Other Central Alaska Areas
Motor gill-net boats are pro
hibited in the Chignik area,
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