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the *S'/. Claire T-962, and the case came to trial at Ketchikan on 

 December 15, following' which the court held there was insulficient 

 evidence of milawful hshing-. Release of the boat and refund of 

 $122.52, the selling price of the salmon aboard at the time of seizure, 

 were ordered by the court. 



Two gill-net fishermen were taken before the commissioner's court 

 at Wrangell, where they pleaded guilty to the charge of fishing at the 

 mouth of a salmon stream at the head of Seclusion Harbor, but de- 

 clared they were fishing for home use and not for commercial purposes. 

 The commissioner imposed a 12 months' suspended sentence, admon- 

 ishing the defendants that even though they were taking the hsh for 

 ])ersonal use it was unnecessary to take them on the spawning grounds 

 when there were plenty of fish in unrestricted waters near by. 



Five seine boats were seized in the southeastern district for fishing 

 in waters closed to commercial operations. The captain and three 

 men on the Adary Louise, which was found fishing inside the markers 

 at the head of Fillmore Inlet, were sentenced to 15 days each in jail. 

 The owner of the gas boat Mary was fined $200 and costs for fishing in 

 the prohibited area at the mouth of a salmon stream in Totem Bay, 

 and salmon aboard the boat were sold for $44.34. Operators of the 

 seine boats Ulloa and Cora, which were found fishing in closed waters 

 of Hidden Inlet on August 7, pleaded guilty before the United States 

 commissioner at Ketchikan and were given until the close of the season 

 before sentence would be imposed. The crew of the Ulloa ultimately 

 escaped penalty through a technicality, while three men on the Cora 

 were sentenced to serve 40 days each in jail, a fourth member of the 

 crew being allowed to go free as he was under 18 years of age. The 

 operator of the gas boat U & I pleaded guilty to fishing within 500 

 yards of the mouth of Eagle Creek and was fined $250. The fish on 

 board his boat were sold to a mink farmer for $16.80. All proceeds 

 of sales of seized salmon were turned over to the Department of 

 Justice. 



Upon advice of the United States attorney, the case pending against 

 the Star Lite for unlawful fishing in 1929 was dropped. 



In the Seward-Katalla district 2 1 cases involving violations of the fish- 

 ery laws and regulations by 25 individuals and 1 company were brought 

 before local commissioners, the defendants pleaded guilty in every 

 instance, and fines were assessed. One fisherman at Point Whitshed 

 was arrested for taking undersized clams and was fined $25. Eight 

 were apprehended for fishing for salmon during a weekly closed period 

 in the Copper River area and fines totaling $600 were imposed, $100 

 each in the case of four of the men, and $50 each for the others. Fines 

 in the amount of $150 each were imposed on four operators — 

 one of whom was found fishing in the prohibited area near Dago 

 Slough, one operating the seine boat A^. J. 24 inside the markers in 

 Culross Passage, and the others fishing wdth seine boats T-422S 

 and T-Jf091, belonging to the Pacific American Fisheries, in closed 

 waters of Jack Bay and the Head of Galena Bay, respectively. 



Two men operating the seine boat Robinhood in closed waters of 

 Jackpot Bay were fined $100 each, which amounts were paid by the 

 San Juan Fishing & Packing Co., who owned the boat. Fines of $100 

 each were imposed on three men operating seine boats T-4011 and 

 T-4002, of the New England Fish Co., in closed waters of Bay of 

 Isles; and fines of $75 each were assessed in the case of two men fishing 



