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ported. Upon completion of the examination of conditions in Prince 

 William Sound, Commissioner O'Malley devoted several weeks to 

 consideration of the problems in southeast Alaska, and returned to 

 Seattle on Anuust 17. Fishei-y matters in the Pacific Coast States 

 were oiven attention by Connnissioner O'Malley before his return to 

 Washino:ton, where he arrived on September 5. 



REGULATIONS FOR PROTECTION OF WALRUSES AND SEA LIONS 



A new (sixth) edition of Department of Commerce Circular No. 

 28() was issued under date of May 1, 1932, containing the laws and 

 regulations for the protection of walruses and sea lions in Alaska, 

 whereby the prohibition on the killiuii of those animals, except under 

 certain specified conditions, is extended for a period of 2 years, 

 namely, from May 1, 1932, to April 30, 1934, both dates inclusive. 



FISHERY INDUSTRIES 



As in corresponding reports for previous years, the Territory of 

 Alaska is here considered in the three coastal jjeo^raphic sections 

 jrenerally recotjuized, as follows: (1) Southeast Alaska — embracing 

 all that narrow strij) of mainland and the numerous adjacent islands 

 from Portland Canal northwestward to and including Yakutat Bay ; 

 (2) central Alaska — the region on the Pacific from Yakutat Bay 

 westward, including Prince William Sound, Cook Inlet, and the 

 southern coast of Alaska Peninsula, to Unimak Pass; and (3) west- 

 ern Alaska — the north shore of the Alaska Peninsula, including the 

 Aleutian Islands westward from Unimak Pass, Bristol Bay, and the 

 Kuskokwim and Yukon Rivers. These divisions are solely for sta- 

 tistical purposes and do not coincide with areas established in de- 

 partmental regulations. 



Detailed reports and statistical tables dealing with the various 

 fishery industries are presented herewith, and there are also given 

 the important features of certain subjects that were the objects of 

 special investigation or inquiry. 



LEGISLATION AND EXECUTIVE ORDER REGARDING NEW 

 HALIBUT TREATY 



An act to render effective the provisions of the revised Northern 

 Pacific Halibut Convention, which became effective May 9, 1931, was 

 approved by the President May 2, 1932. This act follows the general 

 lines of the previous act covering the first convention, except for the 

 extension of the powers of the Commission provided for under the 

 revised convention. 



lender date of June 3, 1932, an Executive order was issued in 

 regard to the maintenance of a patrol for the enforcement of the 

 provisions of the above-mentioned halibut act. The vessels of the 

 Bureau of Fisheries were again specifically included in the public 

 vessels assigned to carry on such patrol, and the masters of these 

 ves.sels and other regular field employees in the fisheries service were 

 designated as officials to exercise all powers of search and seizure 

 conferred by said act upon persons so designated by the President. 



