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these streams would be much more important and conclusive than at 

 Wood River, for the reason that the commercial catch on Bristol 

 Bay below the mouth of Wood Kiver is made up of salmon headed 

 for several streams. 



REVISION OF REGULATIONS FOR SALMON FISHERIES. 



The need of further restrictions upon salmon-fishing operations 

 generalh' in Alaska being apparent, two hearings were held at 

 Seattle in November, 1919, for the purpose of eliciting information 

 for use in guiding the Department's action in the matter. Following 

 these hearings an order was promulgated by the Secretary of Com- 

 merce under date of December 23, 1919, effective January 1, 1920, 

 which had application to a large portion of all the streams flowing 

 into the Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea between Cape Dixon, in south- 

 east Alaska, and Cape Newenham, Bering Sea. The text of the order 

 is as follows : 



Hearinsjs having been given at Seattle, Wash., November 20, 1919, and 

 November 25, 1919, respectively, after due notice in accordance with law, for the 

 purpose of determining the advisability of limiting or prohibiting fishing 

 in certain waters in Alaska, and to amend or modify the order of December 21, 

 191S, and all persons having had full opportunity to be heard, it is her(4iy 

 ordered, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 6 of " An act for the 

 protection and regulation of the fisheries of Alaska," approved June 26, 1906, 

 that until further notice all lishing for salmon, or other fishing in the prose- 

 cution of which salmon are taken or injured, in all hereinafter-described waters 

 of Alaska be and is hereby made subject to the following limitations and pro- 

 hibitions in addition to the general restrictions already applicable by virtue 

 of existing laws and regulations : 



1. Waters east of the longitude of Cape Spencer: 



(a) All fishing is prohibited in all salmon streams and their tributaries and 

 lakes. 



(b) All fishing, except with purse seines and drift gill nets, is prohibited 

 within 500 yards of the mouths of all salmon streams. 



(c) All fishing with purse seines and drift gill nets is prohibited within 200 

 yards of the nmuths of all salmon streams, and all fishing with purse seines and 

 drift gill nets as well as with all other apparatus is prohibited within 500 yards 

 of the mouths of Chilkat River, Chilkoot River, Anan Creek, Hetta Creek, 

 Sockeye Creek, and Naha Stream. 



2. All fishing is prohibited in all salmon streams, their tributaries and lakes, 

 and within 500 yards of the mouths of such streams flowing into the Pacific 

 Ocean or Bering Sea between Cape Spencer and Cape Newenham, except as 

 follows : 



(fl) Fishing is permitted in Bering River below a line extending at right 

 angles across Bering River fi-om a point approximately 800 feet northwesterly 

 from the mouth of Gandil River. 



(h) Fishing is permitted in Copper River and its tributaries in accordance 

 with tiie terms of the order promulgated December 20, 1918, which order is 

 continued in full force. 



(c) Pushing is permitted at Karluk beyond the zone 100 yards outside the 

 mouth of Karluk River where it breaks through Karluk Spit into Shelikof 

 Strait. 



(d) Fishing is permitted in Ugashik River below a line extending at right 

 angles across the Ugashilc 500 yards below the mouth of Iving Salmon River. 



3. The driving of salnum downstream and the causing of salmon to go 

 outside the protected area at the mouth of any salmon stream are expressly 

 prohibited. 



4. This order does not apply to persons taking salmon with rod, hand line, 

 or spear for their personal or family use and not for sale or barter. 



5. The waters of the Afognak Reservation are covered by presidential procla- 

 mation of December 24, 1892, and the regulations pronuilgated by authority 

 thereof are not modified or affected by this order but remain in full force. 



