ALASKA FISHERY AND FUR-SEAL INDUSTRIES, 1927 69 



III. ALASKA PENINSULA AREA 



The Alaska Peninsula area is hereby defined to include all Territorial coastal 

 and tributary waters of the Alaska Peninsula from a point on the coast 3 statute 

 miles south of Cape Menshikof on the Bering Sea shore, extending in a south- 

 westerly direction to Unimak Pass, thence in a northeasterly direction along the 

 Pacific "side of the Alaska Peninsula to Castle Cape (Tuliumnit Point). The 

 waters of Unimak, the Sanak, the Shumagin, and all other adjacent islands are 

 irfcluded. 



Salmon fishery. — 1. In the waters of Nelson Lagoon, and thence along the 

 coast to Cape Seniavin, including Nelson Lagoon, Herendeen Bay, Port MoUer, 

 and the fishing grounds off the Bear, Sandy, and Ocean Rivers, 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 periods from 6 o'clock antemeridian of Wednes- 

 day of each week until 6 o'clock antemeridian of the following Thursday, and 

 from 6 o'clock antemeridian of Friday of each week until 6 o'clock antemeridian 

 of the following Saturday, making a weekly closed period in these waters of 84 

 hours, which shall be effective throughout the entire salmon fishing season of 

 each year. 



2. in all other waters of this area 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 Wednesday of each week imtil 6 o'clock 

 postmeridian of the Thursday following, making a weekly closed period of 60 

 hours: Provided, That this extension of 24 hours closed period each week shall 

 not be effective after 6 o'clock antemeridian of July 25 in each year. 



3. 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. 



4. Stake and anchored gill nets shall be operated in substantialh- a straight line. 



5. The use of floating traps for the capture of salmon is prohibited. 



6. The use of any trap for the capture of salmon is prohibited, as follows-: 



(a) From a point 3 statute miles south of Cape Menshikof to Cape Seniavin. 



(b) From Lagoon Point to Cape Sarichef, including the waters of adjacent 

 islands and of Bechevin Bav and its tributaries north of the latitude of Nichols 

 Point. 



(c) From Cape Sarichef to Cape Pankof. 



(d) In the waters of False Pass (Isanotski Strait) within lines determined by 

 markers erected for that purpose. 



(e) In Pavlof Bay north of 55 degrees 20 minutes north latitude except along 

 the east side southward of the south point of the entrance to Canoe Bay. 



(/) The Shumagin Islands, the Sanak Islands, and all other islands lying 

 between or adjacent to these two groups, with the exception of the east side of 

 Unga Island between Unga Cape and West Head. 



7. In all waters along the shores of the Alaska Peninsula west of the longitude 

 of Cape Aliaksin, and in the waters of Unga Island, 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. 



8. The use of purse seines for the capture of salmon is prohibited, except that 

 (a) in the waters of the Shumagin Islands seines not to exceed 100 fathoms in 

 length and 150 meshes in depth may be used, and {h) purse seines are permitted 

 in waters open to commercial fishing between Lagoon Point and Cape Seniavin. 



9. In Port Heiden waters the catch of red salmon shall not exceed 35,000 in 

 any calendar year. 



10. Commercial fishing for salmon is prohibited prior to 6 o'clock antemeridian 

 June 1 in each calendar year and during the remainder of each calendar year 

 after 6 o'clock postmeridian August 15, except that beach seines and gill nets 

 may be used from September 5 to September 30, both dates inclusive. 



11. All commercial fishing for salmon is prohibited in Morzhovoi Bay east of 

 163 degrees 5 minutes west longitude prior to July 25 in each year. 



12. All commercial fishing for salmon is prohibited in Cold Bay within a line 

 extending from the eastern extremity of Thin Point to Vodapoini Point prior to 

 July 25 in each year. 



13. All commercial fishing for salmon, except by beach seines not exceeding 

 65 fathoms in length, is prohibited (a) in all w^aters between Cape Tachilni and 

 the southern extremity of Bold Cape and (b) in all waters from Cape Tolstoi to 

 Cape Aliaksin. 



14. Commercial fishing for salmon by means of gill nets, including drift nets, 

 stake nets, and set nets, is prohibited west of 161 degrees west longitude, exclu- 

 sive of waters along the Bering Sea coast. 



