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4. Gill nets used in catching herring shall not be of smaller mesh than 3 inches 

 stretched measure. 



5. No one shall place, or cause to be placed, across the entrance of any lagoon 

 or bay any net or other device which will prevent the free passage at all times 

 of herring in and out of said lagoon or bay. 



Clam fishery. — It is prohibited to take for commercial purposes any razor 

 clam measuring less than 4}/£ inches in total length of shell. Possession of any 

 razor clam of less than this length will be regarded as prima facie evidence of 

 unlawful taking. 



VII. COOK INLET AREA 



The Cook Inlet area is hereby defined to include Cook Inlet, its tributary 

 waters, and all adjoining waters north of Cape Douglas and west of Point Gore. 

 The Barren Islands are included within this area. 



Salmon fishery. — 1. Commercial fishing for salmon is prohibited from 6 o'clock 

 p. m. August 10 to 6 o'clock a. m. August 25, and for the remainder of each 

 year after 6 o'clock p. m. September 30. 



2. The use of purse seines and floating traps for the capture of salmon is 

 prohibited. 



3. The total aggregate length of gill nets on any salmon fishing boat, or in 

 use by such boat, shall not exceed 200 fathoms hung measure. 



4. Commercial fishing for salmon is prohibited within 1 statute mile of all 

 salmon streams except in respect to the Kasilof and Kenai Rivers, where com- 

 mercial fishing for salmon is prohibited within 2 statute miles of their mouths. 



5. Commercial fishing for salmon is prohibited above a line from Point Pos- 

 session to the western limit of the closed area around the mouth of the Susitna 

 River. 



6. Commercial fishing for salmon is prohibited in Chinik Inlet, Kamishak Bay. 



7. Commercial fishing for salmon is prohibited in Kachemak Bay above a 

 line from Indian Island to a point on the opposite shore one-half mile below 

 the mouth of Swift Creek. 



Herring fishery. — 1. Commercial fishing for herring is prohibited during the 

 period from January 1 to July 14, both dates inclusive, and from October 15 

 to December 31, both dates inclusive, in each calendar year: Provided, That 

 fishing for herring in Halibut Cove and Lagoon is permitted during the period 

 from October 15 to December 31. 



2. During the period from July 15 to October 1, both dates inclusive, com- 

 mercial fishing for herring is prohibited in all waters closed throughout the year 

 to salmon fishing. 



3. Commercial fishing for herring in Halibut Cove and Lagoon, including the 

 waters within a line from the light on Ismailof Island to the outermost point 

 on Glacier Spit, is limited to gill nets. 



4. The closed season herein specified for herring fishing shall not apply to 

 any boat taking not to exceed 60 barrels of herring in any calendar week in 

 waters otherwise open to fishing. 



5. The maintaining of a herring pound or the dumping of offal and dead 

 herring in the waters of Halibut Cove and Lagoon is prohibited. 



6. Gill nets used in catching herring shall not be of smaller mesh than 3 

 inches stretched measure. 



7. No one shall place, or cause to be placed, across the entrance of any lagoon 

 or bay any net or other device which will prevent the free passage at all times 

 of herring in and out of said lagoon or bay. 



Clam fishery. — It is prohibited to take for commercial purposes any razor 

 clam measuring less than 4J/£ inches in total length of shell. Possession of any 

 razor clam of less than this length will be regarded as prima facie evidence of 

 unlawful taking. >> 



VIII. RESURRECTION BAY AREA 



The Resurrection Bay area is hereby defined to include all territorial coastal 

 and tributary waters of the Gulf of Alaska between Point Gore on the west and 

 Cape Fairfield on the east. 



Salmon fishery. — 1. The total aggregate length of gill nets on any salmon fishing 

 boat, or in use by such boat, shall not exceed 200 fathoms hung measure. 



2. In the waters of Resurrection Bay, within a line from Cape Resurrection to 

 the western side of Bear Glacier at its mouth, the 36-hour closed period for salmon 



