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(3) Gear in delta limited to gill nets excepting four traps at Cape Whitshed; no net 



over 1,000 feet in length, only one net to a location, no offshore nets, lateral 

 distance between nets not less than 1,800 feet. 



(4) Fishing prohibited between delta and Miles Lake. 



(5) Fishing in Miles Lake only by stake and set nets not over 600 feet in length and 



only one net to a location, lateral distance between not less than 600 feet. 



(6) Fishing in canyon by dip nets only, not greater than 16 inches in diameter and at 



least 300 feet between nets. 



(7) Prohibits fishing above canyon. 



(8) Set nets to be in straight line. 



(9 to 12) Defines areas and certain forms of gear. 



Department of Commerce Circular No. 251, fifth edition, January 14, 1919. 

 Includes, in addition to contents of fourth edition : 



1; Closing order promulgated December 14, 1918, restricting fishing in Yukon River, 

 as follows: 



(1) Pack restricted to not over 30,000 cases, 1,000 barrels, and 200 tierces. Pack 



to be apportioned among established plants. Weekly reports of pack required. 



(2) No packing for shipment out of Alaska above mouth of the Clear River near 



Andreafski. 



(3) Commercial fishing in the delta only in Kwikluak Pass. 



(4) Traps and pound nets prohibited. 



(5) Length of gill nets not to exceed 700 feet. 



(6) No fishing after August 31, except for local requirements. 



2. Closing order promtilgated December 20, 1918, restricting fishing in Copper River; 

 revises closing order of December 29, 1917, as follows: 



(1) Closed season extended to June 10 (instead of June 1) in the delta and to June 



15 (instead of June 5) in Miles Lake and AbercromVjie Canyon. 



(2) Omits weekly closed season as required by section 2 of order of December 29, 1917; 



excludes all traps and limits length of gill nets to 800 feet (instead of 1,000 feet) ; 

 lateral distance between set nets to be not over 600 feet (instead of 1,800 feet). 



(4) Excludes stake nets from Miles Lake. No set net to exceed 800 feet in length 



(instead of 600 feet) ; shore of lake to be considered throughout season as it 

 was on June 15; fishing prohibited along west and north shores of Miles Lake 

 and along islands between the bridge and head of lake. 



(5) No fishing permitted on east side of canyon. 



(8 to 11) Define areas more clearly and certain forms of gear; essentially the same as 

 sections 9 to 12 in the order of December 29, 1917. 



Department of Commerce Circular No. 251, sixth edition, January 2, 1920. 

 Revised as to closing orders, which are as follows: 



1. Yukon River, December 14, 1918. 



2. Copper River, December 20, 1918. 



3. Southeastern Alaska and between Capes Spencer and Newenham (all of Alaska south 



of Cape Newenham), Dcember 23, 1919. This combines the orders for (1) Wood 

 and Nushagak, (2) Cook Inlet, Eyak Lake, Anan, and Naha, (3) Barnes Lake, 

 Hetta, and Sockeye Creek, (4) Karluk, and (5) Bering River and Southeastern 

 Alaska, making general provisions as follows: 

 (1) East of Cape Spencer — 



(a) Prohibits all fishing in salmon streams, their tributaries and lakes. 



(6) Prohibits all fishing except by gill nets and purse seines within 500 yards of 



the mouths of streams, 

 (c) Prohibits fishing by gill nets and purse seines within 200 yards of the mouths 

 of all salmon streams; all appliances prohibited within 500 yards of the 

 mouths of the Chilkat, Chilkoot, Anan, Hetta, Sockeye, and Naha streams. 



