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(2) West of Cape Spencer. Prohibits fishing within 500 yards of stream mouths 



except — 

 (a) Bering River. Fishing permitted below a i)oint 800 feet northwest of the 



mouth of Gandil River. 

 (6) Copper River. Same as in order promulgated December 29, 1917. 



(c) Karluk River. Fishing permitted up to within 100 yards of the mouth. 



(d) Ugashik River. Fishing permitted below a line 500 yards below mouth of 



King Salmon River. 



(3) Prohibits driving salmon downstream or outside the protected areas. 



(4) Permits taking salmon with rod, hand line, or spear for family use. 



(5) Afognak Reser\'ation regulations remain as before (presidential proclamation of 



December 24, 1S92). 

 (li) Previous orders by Secretary of Commerce over waters herein are suspended. 

 (7) Order effective January 1, 1920. 



Announcement, Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Biological Survey, June 25, 1921. 



Renews requirements fur permits in Aleutian Islands Reservation. 

 Department of Commerce Circular No. 251, seventh edition, January 4, 1921. 



Closing orders revised. 



Fishing in Bering River prohibited. 



Fishing in Copper River prohibited after September 1, 1921. 



Fishing in Kuskokwim River prohibited after September 1, 1921. 



Department of Commerce Circular No. 251, eighth edition, April 22, 1922. 



Alaska Peninsula Fisheries Reservation established by E-xecutive order February 17, 1922. 

 Regulations therefor issued on April 18, 1922: 

 Districts defined. 



Permits to operate required; will be issued only to present operators; pack wiU be limited. 

 Transportation of fresh salmon from one district to another prohibited. 

 Taking of salmon for fo.x food permitted. 

 Closing orders simplified, as follows: 



1, 2, and 3. Prohibit fishing in streams and within 500 yards of stream mouths except 

 in Karluk and Ugashik Rivers, which remain as before. 



4. Driving salmon downstream prohibited. 



5. Permits taking salmon for local requirements. 



6. Afognak reservation remains as covered by presidential proclamation of December 



24, 1892. 



7. Previous orders of Secretary of Commerce over waters herein specified are suspended. 



8. Order effective January 1, 1922. 



Department of Commerce Circular No. 251, ninth edition, January 9, 1923. 



Alaska Peninsula Reservation regulations include limitation of gear and fishing operations, 

 otherwise essentially the same as for 1922. 



Southwestern Alaska Fisheries Reservation established by Executive order, November 3, 1922; 

 regulations therefor promulgated on December 16, 1922. 



Districts and zones defined; permits to operate required; pack, gear, and operations to be 

 limited; taking of salmon for fox food permitted; purse seines prohibited; transportation of salmon 

 l>etween districts or zones outside the reseivation prohibited; transfer of salmon from one plant to 

 another prohibited in Cook Inlet and Kodiak districts. 



Buying from natives permitted, but salmon so bought come under pack limitations; fishing 

 prohibited in Chinik Inlet; special regulations for Bristol Bay: 



1. Transportation between Nushagak and Kvichak-Naknek-Egegik district prohibited. 



2. Fishing restricted to gill nets except that traps operated in 1922 may be used in 1923. 



3. Limits size of nets and mesh. 



4. Use of motor boats used in 1922 permitted in 1923, after which they are prohiljited. 



5. Fishing season for reds, June 26 to July 25. 



6. Fishing for king salmon may begin before June 26. 



