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3. King salmon nets shall have a mesh at least 814 inches stretched measure 
between knots, and red salmon nets shall have a mesh at least 5% inches 
stretched measure between knots, aS measured. when actually in use. 
4, Prior to 6 o’clock antemeridian June 6 in each year, commercial fishing for 
salmon with nets of mesh less than 8% inches stretched measure between knots 
is prohibited. 
5. Commercial fishing for salmon is prohibited during the remainder of each 
calendar year after 6 o’clock postmeridian September 23. 
6. In the waters of Resurrection Bay, within a line from Cape Resurrection 
to the western side of Bear Glacier at its mouth, the 36-hour closed period for 
salmon fishing prescribed by section 5 of the act of June 6, 1924, is hereby 
extended to include the period from 6 o’clock postmeridian of Friday of each 
week until 6 o’clock antemeridian of the Monday following, making a weekly 
closed period of 60 hours: Provided, That this extension shall not be effective 
after August 23 in each year. 
7. Commercial fishing for salmon within 1,700 yards of the mouths of Bear 
Creek and Resurrection River 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. 
Clam fishery.—It is prohibited to take for commercial purposes any razor 
clam measuring less than 414 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. 
IX. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREA 
The Prince William Sound area is hereby defined to include all territorial 
coastal and tributary waters of the Gulf of Alaska between Cape Fairfield on 
the west and Point Whitshed on the east. 
Salmon fishery.—t. The total aggregate length of gill nets on any salmon fish- 
ing boat, or in use by such boat, shall not exceed 200 fathoms hung measure. 
2. No salmon fishing boat shall carry or operate more than one seine of any 
description, and no additional net of any kind shall be carried on such boat. 
No purse seine shall be less than 125 meshes nor more than 200 meshes in 
depth, nor less than 90 fathoms nor more than 150 fathoms in length measured 
on the cork line. For the purpose of determining depths of seines, measure- 
ments will be upon the basis of 3% inches stretched measure between knots. 
No extension to any seine in the way of leads will be permitted. 
3. No set or anchored gill net shall exceed 300 yards in length and each shall 
be set in substantially a straight line: Provided, That not to exceed 20 yards 
of each net may be used as a hook. Only one such hook is permitted on a 
net. There shall be a distance interval of at least 200 yards both endwise and 
laterally at all times between all set or anchored gill nets operated. 
4. The use of traps and beach seines for the capture of salmon is prohibited 
in the waters along the western coast, from the outer point on the north 
shore of Granite Bay (known as Granite Bay Point) to the light on the south 
shore of the entrance to Port Nellie Juan. 
5. The 36-hour closed period for salmon fishing prescribed by section 5 of the 
act of June 6, 1924, is hereby extended to include the period from 6 o’clock 
antemeridian of Saturday of each week until 6 o’clock antemeridian of the 
Monday following, making a weekly closed period of 48 hours: Provided, That 
this extension shall not be effective after 6 o’clock antemeridian August 23 in 
each year. 
6. Commercial fishing for salmon is prohibited prior to 6 o’clock antemeridian 
June 6 and after 6 o’clock antemeridian September 21 in each year. 
7. Commercial fishing for salmon is prohibited in the peried from 6 o’clock 
antemeridian August 5 to 6 o’clock antemeridian August 23, in each year, except 
in the waters along the western coast, from the outer point on the north shore 
of Granite Bay (known as Granite Bay Point) to the light on the south shore 
of the entrance to Port Nellie Juan. 
8. The distance by most direct water measurement from any part of one 
trap to any part of another trap shall not be less than 11% statute miles. 
9. Commercial fishing for salmon in the waters of Port Fidalgo east of 146 
degrees 20 minutes west longitude is prohibited after 6 o’clock antemeridian 
July 11 in each year. 
10. All commercial fishing for salmon is prohibited, as follows: 
