ALASKA FISHERY AND FUR-SEAL INDUSTRIES, 1927 



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COMPLAINTS AND PROSECUTIONS 



During the season of 1927 two salmon traps in southeastern Alaska 

 were seized for fishing illegally in weekly closed periods. The watch- 

 man on a trap owned by Steve Selig and situated on a small island off 



the west coast of Duke Island pleaded guilty before the United States 

 commissioner, assuming all responsibility, and was fined S600. The 

 other trap belonged to the North Pacific Trading & Packing Co., 

 and was located on the northwest shore of Heceta Island. The 



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