8 V. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



SOUTH PRINCE OP WALES ISLAND DISTRICT 



Salmon fishery. — 1. Regulation No. 13 (i) is amended to read as follows: 

 Prince of Wales Island: West coast (1) within 2,500 feet of a point at 55 degrees 

 2 minutes 20 seconds north latitude, 132 degrees 35 minutes 18 seconds west longi- 

 tude, and (2) from Point Webster southeasterly to 54 degrees 55 minutes 52 

 seconds north latitude, 132 degrees 32 minutes 30 seconds west longitude. 



2. Regulation No. 13 (j) is amended to read as follows: Along the coast (1) 

 within 900 feet west of the southern extremity of the eastern large island of the 

 Ship Islands group at 54 degrees 53 minutes 42 seconds north latitude, 132 degrees 

 30 minutes 21 seconds west longitude, and (2) within 2,500 feet of a point on a 

 small island near the entrance to Ruth Bay at 54 degrees 53 minutes 40 seconds 

 north latitude, 132 degrees 26 minutes 27 seconds west longitude. 



ICY STRAIT, WESTERN, EASTERN, rNORTH PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND, SOUTH PRINCE 

 OF WALES ISLAND, AND SOUTHERN DISTRICTS 



Salmon fishery. — Regulation No. 4 is amended to read as follows: No floating 

 trap shall exceed 900 feet in length when any part of such trap is in a greater depth 

 of water than 100 feet at mean high tide. The length of any such trap shall be as 

 measured along the lead from shore at mean high tide to the outer face of the pot. 



[March 17, 1934] 



SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA AREA 



Shrimp fishery. — Commercial fishing for shrimps is prohibited in the period 

 from March 20 to April 30, both dates inclusive, in each year. 



[June 4, 1934] 



YUKON-KUSKOKWIM ArEA 



Salmon fishery.- — 1. Regulation No. 1 (a) is amended to read as follows: Port 

 Clarence district: Waters within a line extending from Cape Douglas to Cape 

 York. 



2. Regulation No. 1 (6) is amended to read as follows: Yukon district: All 

 waters of the Yukon River and all waters along the coast between 62 degrees- 

 north latitude and 63 degrees 15 minutes north latitude. 



3. Regulation No. 1 (c) is amended to read as follows: Kuskokwim district: 

 All waters of Kuskokwim River, and waters of Kuskokwim Bay, exclusive of 

 Goodnews Bay, within a line extending froin the east shore of Kuskokwim Bay 

 at the parallel of 59 degrees north latitude to Cape Avinof. The mouth of 

 the Kuskokwim River shall be considered as at a straight line extending 

 from a marker erected for the purpose at Beacon Point to another marker at 

 Popokamute. 



4. Regulation No. 2 is amended to read as follows: Commercial fishing for 

 salmon shall be conducted solely by drift gill nets and set nets: Provided, That 

 this shall not apply (a) to the use of purse seines in Kuskokwim Bay, exclusive of 

 Goodnews Bay, between 59 degrees north latitude and 59 degrees 40 minutes 

 north latitude westwara to Cape Avinof, and (h) to the use of fish wheels in the 

 Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers by native Indians and bona fide permanent white 

 residents along those rivers for the capture of king salmon. 



5. Regulation No. 5 is amended to read as follows: Commercial fishing for 

 salmon in the Yukon district shall be conducted solely by king-salmon gill nets 

 having mesh of at least 8% inches stretched measure between knots as measured 

 when actually in use: Provided, That this shall not apph^ to the use of fish wheels 

 in the Yukon River by native Indians and bona fide permanent white residents 

 along the river for the capture of king salmon. 



6. Regulation No. 6 is amended to read as follows: Commercial fishing for 

 salmon is prohibited except in the period from 6 o'clock antemeridian June 1 to 6 

 o'clock postmeridian July 31, in each year. 



7. Regulation No. 7 is amended to read as follows: The combined take of king 

 and red salmon for commercial purposes shall not exceed 350,000 fish in any 

 calendar year: Provided, That the take of king salmon in the Yukon district shall 

 not exceed 100,000 fish, of which not more than 50,000 may be taken outside of 

 the mouth of the Yukon River, in any calendar year: And. provided further, That 

 the combined take of red and king salmon in the Kuskokwim district shall not 

 exceed 250,000 fish in any calendar year. 



