78 U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



XI. BERING RIVER AREA 



The Bering River area is hereby defined to include all territorial coastal and 

 tributary waters of Alaska between Point Martin on the west and Cape Suckling 

 on the east. 



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

 o'clock p. m. July 10 to 6 o'clock a. m. August 10 in each year. 



2. Prior to 6 o'clock a. m. June 1 in each year commercial fishing with nets of 

 mesh less than 83^ inches stretched measure between knots is prohibited. 



3. From June 1 to July 10, both dates inclusive, 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 a. m. of Saturday of each week until 6 o'clock 

 a. m. of the Monday following, making a weekly closed period of 48 hours. 



4. Except as specifically permitted herein, commercial fishing for salmon shall 

 be conducted solely by drift gill nets. 



5. Prior to 6 o'clock a. m. August 10 in each calendar year the total aggregate 

 length of drift gill nets on any salmon fishing boat, or in use by such boat, shall 

 not exceed 250 fathoms hung measure. 



6. Prior to 6 o'clock a. m. August 10 in each calendar year commercial fishing 

 for salmon by means of gill nets attached to anchored boats or other anchored 

 floating equipment is prohibited. 



7. After 6 o'clock a. m. August 10 in each calendar year commercial fishing for 

 salmon is permitted by means of gill nets and stake nets not exceeding 350 

 fathoms each in length: Provided, That all stakes used in connection therewith 

 shall be removed at or before the end of the fishing season. 



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. 



XII. SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA AREA 



The southeastern Alaska area is hereby defined to include all territorial coastal 

 and tributary waters of Alaska extending from Dixon Entrance on the south to 

 and including Yakutat Bay on the north. 



Salmon fishery. — This area is subdivided into the following districts, wherein 

 regulations shall be effective as follows: 



Yakutat district. — All waters of this area west of the one hundred and thirty- 

 eighth meridian of west longitude. 



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. All traps shall be at least 1J^ statute miles apart laterally. 



3. No salmon fishing boat shall carry or operate more than one seine of any 

 description, and no additional net of any kind shall be carried on such boat. 

 No purse seine shall be less than 200 meshes nor more than 300 meshes in depth, 

 nor less than 150 fathoms nor more than 250 fathoms in length measured on the 

 cork line. For the purpose of determining depths of seines, measurements will 

 be upon the basis of 33^ inches stretched measure between knots. No extension 

 to any seine in the way of leads will be permitted. 



4. 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 

 a. m. of Saturday of each week until 6 o'clock a. m. of the Monday following, 

 making a weekly closed period of 48 hours. 



5. Commercial fishing for salmon is prohibited during the period from 6 

 o'clock p. m. July 20 to 6 o'clock p. m. August 5 in each year. 



6. All commercial fishing for salmon is prohibited, as follows: 



(a) Ankau Creek and Inlet. 



(b) Akwe or Ahquay River. 



(c) The "Basin" above Dry Bay. 



Icy Strait-Cross Sound district. — All waters of this area north of the fifty-eighth 

 parallel of north latitude and east of the one hundred and thirty-eighth meridian 

 of west longitude. 



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. All traps shall be at least 1}4 statute miles apart laterally. 



3. Traps and purse seines are prohibited in Lynn Canal and contiguous waters 

 north of 58° 26' north latitude. 



4. No salmon fishing boat shall carry or operate more than one seine of any 

 description, and no additional net of any kind shall be carried on such boat. 



