ALASKA FISHERY AND FUE-SEAL INDUSTRIES, 1924 79 



ALASKA PENINSULA AREA 



In all waters of the Alaska Peninsula area all commercial fishing for salmon 

 shall cease at midnight August 23, 1924. This includes all territorial coastal 

 and tributary waters of the Alaska Peninsula from Cape Menshikof on the 

 Bering Sea shore and extending in a southwesterly direction to Unimak Pass, 

 thence in a northeasterly direction along the Pacific side of the Alaska Peninsula 

 to Castle Cape (TuHumnit Point). The waters of Unimak, the Sannak, the 

 Shumagin, and other adjacent islands are included. 



SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA AREA 



All commercial fishing for salmon is prohibited in the waters of Portage Bay, 

 indenting the northern end of Kupreanof Island, southeastern Alaska, within a 

 line drawn from West Point to Boulder Point. This prohibition shall become 

 effective immediately. 



Under date of August 26, 1924, the following supplementary regu- 

 lation was issued: 



The regulations for the protection of the fisheries of Alaska published in De- 

 partment of Commerce Circular No. 251, tenth edition, under date of June 21, 

 1924, together with additional regulations promulgated August 20, 1924, all of 

 which remain in full force and effect, are hereby supplemented by the following 

 regulation : 



ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AREA 



By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of Commerce there is hereby 

 set apart the Aleutian Islands area, which is defined to include all territorial 

 coastal and tributary waters of the Aleutian Islands westward of and including 

 Unimak Pass. In this area all commercial fishing for salmon during the re- 

 mainder of the year is prohibited after August 26, 1924. 



Under date of August 29, 1924, the following supplementary regu- 

 lation was issued : 



COPPER RIVER AREA 



Paragraph No. 2 of the fishery regulations for the Copper River area. Depart- 

 ment of Commerce Circular No. 251, tenth edition, issued June 21, 1924, is hereby 

 amended to read as follows: 



2. The 36-hour closed period for salmon fishing prescribed by section 5 of the 

 act of June 6, 1924, is hereby extended to include the period from 6 o'clock post- 

 meridian of Friday of each week until 6 o'clock antemeridian of the Monday 

 following, making a weekly closed period of 60 hours: Provided, That this exten- 

 sion of 24 hours from 6 o'clock postmeridian of Friday of each week until 6 

 o'clock post meridian of the Saturday following shall not apply to the taking of 

 coho salmon in 1924 after August 29. 



Under date of August 30, 1924, the following supplementary 

 regulation was issued : 



The regulations for the protection of the fisheries of Alaska published in 

 Department of Commerce Circular No. 251, tenth edition, under date of June 21, 

 1924, together with subsequent regulations, are hereby supplemented by the 

 following regulation : 



SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA AREA 



Commercial fishing for salmon, except by trolling, within the waters of the 

 west coast of Prince of Wales Lsland from Point Baker to Cape Chacon, includ- 

 ing the waters of adjacent islands, is prohibited from midnight of September 14 

 to midnight of October 31, 1924. 



Under date of September 4, 1924, the following supplementary 

 regulation was issued : 



The regulations for the protection of the fisheries of Alaska published in 

 Department of Commerce Circular No. 251, tenth edition, under date of June 21, 

 1924, together with subsequent regulations, are hereby supplemented by the 

 following regulation: 



