ALASKA FISHERY AND FUR-SEAL INDUSTRIES, 1926 235 
IV. ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AREA 
The Aleutian Islands area is hereby defined to include all territorial coastal 
and tributary waters of the Aleutian Islands westward of and including 
Unimak Pass. 
1. The total aggregate length of gill nets on any salmon fishing boat, or in 
use by such boat, shall not exceed 200 fathoms hung measure. 
2. Commercial fishing for salmon is prohibited during the period from 6 
o'clock postmeridian August 20 to 6 o’clock postmeridian October 1 in each year. 
3. The use of traps and purse seines for the capture of salmon is prohibited. 
Steelhead fishery— Commercial fishing for steelhead trout shall be subject to 
the provisions of law and the regulations applicable to commercial fishing for 
salmon. 
. V. CHIGNIK AREA 
The Chignik area is hereby defined to include the territorial coastal and 
tributary waters of Alaska along the mainland shore from Castle Cape 
(Tuliumnit Point) to Cape Kumnik. 
Salmon fishery.—1. The use of purse seines and fioating traps for the capture 
of salmon is prohibited. 
2. The total aggregate length of gill nets on any salmon fishing boat, or in 
use by such boat, shall not exceed 200 fathoms hung measure. 
3. The use of motor-propelled gill-net boats in catching salmon is prohibited. 
4. The take of salmon within waters in which the runs are tributary to the 
Chignik River shall not exceed 50 per cent of the total run as determined at 
the weir in Chignik River operated by the Bureau of Fisheries. 
5. Commercial fishing for salmon is prohibited prior to 6 o’clock antemeridian 
June 15 and after 6 o’clock postmeridian September 15 in each year. 
6. Commercial fishing for salmon is prohibited in the waters surrounding 
Nakchamik and Chankliut Islands. 
7. The distance by most direct water measurement from any part of one 
trap to any part of another trap shall not be less than 1 statute mile, except 
in Ch’gnik Lagoon, where there shall be a distance interval of not less than 
10 statute miles laterally between any two traps on the north shore or on 
the south shore of Chignik Lagoon. Chignik Island shall be considered as a 
part of the south shore of the lagoon. 
Steelhead fishery—Commercial fishing for steelhead trout shall be subject 
to the provisions of law and the regulations applicable to commerc’al fishing 
for salmon. ’ 
Clam fishery.—It is prohibited to take for commercial purposes any razor 
clam measuring less than 41% inches in total length of shell. Possession of 
any razor clam of less than this length will be regarded as prima facie 
evidence of unlawful taking. 
VI. KODIAK AREA 
The Kodiak area is hereby defined to include the waters of the mainland 
shore extending from Cape Douglas southwestward to Cape Kumnik and 
the territorial coastal and tributary waters of Alaska surrounding Kodiak and 
adjacent islands, but excluding the waters embraced within the Afognak 
Forest and Fish Culture Reserve established by presidential proclamation 
of December 24. 1892. 
Salmon fishery—1. The use of purse se:nes and floating traps for the 
capture of salmon is prohibited. 
2. The total aggregate length of gill nets on any salmon fishing boat, or 
in use by such boat, shall not exceed 200 fathoms hung measure. 
3. Commercial fishing for salmon in Alitak Bay and all its branches within 
a line from Cape Trinity to Cape Alitak prior to 6 o’clock antemeridian June 
15 in each year is prohibited. 
4. Commercial fishing for salmon within a line from Cape Trinity to Cape 
Alitak shall be conducted solely by beach seines and traps, but no fishing for 
salmon shall be permitted inside a line from Bun Point through Turn Island 
at the entrance of Moser Bay to Akhiok village. 
5. The take of salmon within waters in which the runs are tributary to 
Olga Bay shall not exceed 50 per cent of the total run as determined at the 
weirs on tributary waters of Olga Bay operated by the Bureau of Fisheries. 
