78 U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



XII. SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA AREA 



The southeastern Alaska area is hereby defined to include all territorial coastal 

 and tributary waters of Alaska extending from Dixon Entrance on the south to 

 and including Yakutat Bay on the north. 



Salmon fisliery. — This area is subdivided into the following districts, wherein 

 regulations shall be effective as follows: 



Yakutat district. — All waters of this area west of the one hundred and thirty- 

 eighth meridian of west longitude. 



1. The total aggregate length of gill nets on any salmon fishing boat, or in 

 use by such boat, shall not exceed 250 fathoms hung measure. 



2. Stake and anchored gill nets shall be operated in substantially a straight 

 line. 



3. The distance by most direct water measurement from any part of one trap 

 to any part of another trap shall not be less than IJ^ statute miles. 



4. Commercial fishing for salmon by means of any beach seine less than 75 

 fathoms hung measure in length or less than 4 fathoms hung measure in depth is 

 prohibited. For the purpose of determining depths of seines measurements will 

 be upon the basis of SJ^ inches stretched measure between knots. 



5. 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 175 meshes nor more than 250 meshes in depth 

 nor less than 150 fathoms nor more than 200 fathoms in length measured on the 

 cork line. For the purpose of determining depths of seines measurements will 

 be upon the basis of 3J^ inches stretched measure between knots. No extension 

 to anj^ seine in the way of leads will be permitted. 



6. 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 post- 

 meridian of Friday of each week until 6 o'clock antemeridian of the Monday 

 following, making a weekly closed period of 60 hours. 



7. Commercial fishing for salmon in Dry Bay is prohibited prior to Ma.y 21 in 

 each year. 



8. Commercial fishing for salmon is prohibited for the remainder of each 

 calendar year after September 30. 



9. All commercial fishing for salmon is prohibited, as follows: 



(a) Ankau Creek and Inlet. 



(b) Akwe or Ahquay River. 



(c) The "Basin" above Dry Bay. 



Icy Strait-Cross Sound district. — All waters of this area north of the fiftj'-eighth 

 parallel of north latitude and east of the one hundred and thirty-eighth meridian 

 of west longitude. 



1. The total aggregate length of gill nets on any salmon fishing boat, or in 

 use by such boat, shall not exceed 250 fathoms hung measure. 



2. Stake and anchored gill nets shall be operated in substantially a straight line. 



3. The distance by most direct water measurement from any part of one trap 

 to any part of another trap shall not be less than IJ^ statute miles. 



4. Purse seines are prohibited in Lynn Canal and contiguous waters north of 

 58 degrees 26 minutes north latitude. 



5. 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 175 meshes nor more than 250 meshes in depth nor 

 less than 150 fathoms nor more than 200 fathoms in length measured on the 

 cork line. For the purpose of determining depths of seines measurements will 

 be upon the basis of 33^ inches stretched measure between knots. No extension 

 to any seine in the way of leads will be permitted. 



6. Commercial fishing for salmon, except by trolling, is prohibited prior to 

 6 o'clock antemeridian June 15 in each calendar year: Provided, That this pro- 

 hibition shall not apply to the use of gill nets in Taku Inlet after 6 o'clock ante- 

 meridian May 10. 



7. Commercial fishing for salmon, except by trolling, is prohibited for the 

 remainder of each calendar year after 6 o'clock postmeridian August 6: Provided, 

 That such fishing may be carried on by gill nets from 6 o'clock antemeridian 

 September 5 to 6 o'clock postmeridian September 30 in waters open to fishing. 



8. Commercial fishing for salmon in Lynn Canal and contiguous waters north 

 of the south end of Kochu Island is prohilDited, except that in these closed waters, 

 including Chilkat Inlet outside of a line from Green Point passing across the south- 

 ern shore of Pvramid Island and Chilkoot Inlet 1,000 vards outside the mouth of 



