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of salmon in such waters has diminished there shall be required a correspondingly 

 increased escapement, and upon notification by the Commissioner of Fisheries 

 or his authorized representative all commercial fishery ojDerations shall cease and 

 shall not be resumed until such increased escapement has been secured. 



4. The driving of salmon downstream and the causing of salmon to go outside 

 the protected area at the mouth of any salmon stream are expressly prohibited. 



5. During the inspection of the salmon fisheries by the agents and represen- 

 tatives of this department they shall have at all times free and unobstructed 

 access to all canneries, salteries, and other fishing establishments and to all 

 hatcheries. 



6. All persons, companies, or corporations owning, operating, or using any 

 stake net, set net, trap net, pound net, or fish wheel for taking salmon or other 

 fishes shall cause to be placed in a conspicuous place on said trap net, pound net, 

 stake net, set net, or fish wheel the name of the person, company, or corporation 

 owning, operating, or using same, together with a distinctive number, letter, or 

 name which shall identify each particular stake net, set net, trap net, pound 

 net, or fish wheel, said lettering and numbering to consist of black figures and 

 letters, not less than 6 inches in length, painted on white ground. 



7._ If in the process of curing salmon bellies the remaining edible portion of the 

 fish is not used, such action will be regarded as wanton waste within the meaning 

 of section 8 of the act of June 26, 1906, and those who engage in this practice 

 will be reported for prosecution as provided for in the act. 



8. These regulations do not apply to the Afognak Reservation, fishing within 

 which is prohibited, except bj' resident natives, by the terms of the law and 

 Executive order creating it. 



9. The taking of salmon for fox feed shall be considered as commercial fishing 

 and subject to all of the limitations in respect thereto. 



10. Any increase in the amount of fishing gear employed or any expansion of 

 fishery operations in any district in any season shall, in the discretion of the 

 Secretary of Commerce, result in the immediate imposition of such additional 

 restrictions as may appear necessary. 



11. These regulations shall be subject to such change or revision by the Sec- 

 retary of Commerce as may appear advisable from time to time. They shall be 

 i-i full force and effect immediately from and after January 1, 1928. 



AFOGNAK RESERVE 



Local permits for salmon-fishing in Afognak Reserve waters in 

 1927 were granted to 56 native residents of Afognak Island and 30 

 of Spruce Island, a total of 86. A fisheries warden supervised all 

 commercial operations, which were confined solely to beach seines 

 and carried on in eight localities. Fishing commenced on June 6, 

 except at Paramanof Bay, where it was not allowed until June 22. 

 No commercial fishing was permitted in Litnik Bay. The total 

 commercial catch was 241,490 salmon, or 56,248 less than in 1926, 

 the largest catch of record in the reservation. The catch of reds 

 decreased 117,415, wliile that of cohos increased 1,027, chums 1,415, 

 humpbacks 58,553, and kings 172. The fish were sold to the Grimes 

 Packing Co., Kadiak Fisheries Co., Katmai Packing Co., Kodiak 

 Island Fishing & Packing Co., and Pajoman and Trout. Several 

 thousand salmon caught and used for food by the natives are not 

 included in the above figures. 



The escapement of salmon into the various streams of the reser- 

 vation, while not large, was proportionate to the run. Because of 

 very low water in the majority of the spawning streams bears de- 

 stroyed more fish than usual. 



A weir for fish-cultural purposes was maintained on Litnik River 

 below the Afognak hatchery. The first ascending red salmon passed 

 through on June 20 and the last on August 10, after which date 

 none was observed in the river below the weir. On August 31 the 

 weir was closed to prevent the further ascent of cohos to the lake. 

 The total number of red salmon counted through the weir was 7,491. 



