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anchored gill nets, were assessed fines ranging from $50 to $150 and 

 totaling $550. Another fisherman in this area was apprehended for 

 fishing with a stake net on June 25 in closed waters of King Salmon 

 Slough and was fined $25 on each of two counts. Three salmon 

 fishermen, arrested for fishing in a closed area in Cochrane Bay, one 

 who was found fishing during a weekly closed period in Main Bay, 

 and two clam diggers who took undersized clams were fined $25 each. 

 The salmon and clams which were taken illegally in the Prince William 

 Sound area were sold for $75.90 and $3.20, respectively, and the pro- 

 ceeds were turned over to the Department of Justice. 



In the Cook Inlet area four cases were tried before local commission- 

 ers, the defendants pleaded guilty, and fines were imposed. These 

 included cases against two men for fishing during weekly closed 

 periods, in one of which a fine of $25 was imposed and paid, and in the 

 other a fine of $50 was assessed, but the defendant refused to pay and 

 was ordered to jail for 25 days. One case against three fishermen 

 who used a beach seine inside markers at the mouth of Seldovia 

 River resulted in a joint fine of $250, which was later reduced to $200 

 and paid. A fur farmer, charged with willfully and unlawfully 

 maintaining a dam and trap in Cottonwood Creek in violation of 

 section 3 of the act of June 6, 1924, was fined $100. 



An anchored gill net considerably in excess of the maximum length 

 permitted, found about 1 mile south of the mouth of Nikolai River, 

 and two set gill nets less than the required distance apart at East 

 Foreland were seized and are being held for condemnation proceedings. 



A gill net set for fishing at Twocone Point, Kodiak Island, during a 

 weekly closed period was seized on June 14, and 28 red salmon therein 

 were sold for $6.30. Later the owner was apprehended and taken 

 before the commissioner at Kodiak, where he pleaded guilty and was 

 placed in jail, being unable to pay the fine of $250 which was imposed. 

 O. L. Grimes and 24 Indians under his direction were arrested for 

 fishing near Buskin River during a closed period on August 15. All 

 pleaded guilty before the commissioner at Kodiak, who imposed fines 

 of $250 on the cannery operator and $15 on each of the Indians. A 

 set gill net, found illegally fishing on the evening of September 6 in 

 Uganik Bay, was seized and stored in the bureau's warehouse subject 

 to order of the court. A few salmon taken from it were sold, and the 

 receipts turned over to the commissioner at Kodiak. 



Charges of wanton waste of herring were brought against the 

 Kalgin Packing Co. for impounding herring at Akutan and leaving 

 them until they were unfit for use. The company, through its super- 

 intendent, pleaded guilty before the commissioner at Unalaska and 

 was fined $500. 



In the Bristol Bay area two men (stowaways on the Otsego from 

 Seattle) were arrested for fishing for the Bristol Bay Packing Co. 

 during a closed season. They pleaded guilty before the commis- 

 sioner at Naknek and were fined $25 each, upon payment of which 

 the boat and gear were released to the company. 



TERRITORIAL FISHERY LEGISLATION 



During the 1931 session of the Alaska Legislature five bills were 

 passed which have reference to the fisheries of Alaska. Two of these 

 made appropriations for the destruction of hair seals, which in certain 



