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of the catch of salmon shall be furnished daily by all operators to the local repre- 

 sentative of the Bureau of Fisheries in charge, and upon notification by the 

 Commissioner of Fisheries or his authorized representative that an excessive 

 proportion of the run is being taken so that the escapement of any species is 

 less than the 50 per cent specified by section 2 of the act of June 6, 1924, all 

 commercial fishing operations shall at once be discontinued and shall not be 

 resumed until permission therefor is granted by the Commissioner of Fisheries 

 or his duly authorized representative. And if in any year it shall appear that 

 the run of salmon in such waters has diminished there shall be required a cor- 

 respondingly increased escapement, and upon notification by the Commissioner 

 of Fisheries or his authorized representative all commercial fishery operations 

 shall cease and shall not be resumed until such increased escapement has been 

 secured. 



4. The driving of salmon downstream and the causing of salmon to go outside 

 the protected area at the mouth of any salmon stream are expressly prohibited. 



5. During the inspection of the salmon fisheries by the agents and representa- 

 tives of this department they shall have at all times free and unobstructed access 

 to all canneries, salteries, and other fishing establishments and to all hatcheries. 



6. All persons, companies, or corporations owning, operating, or using any 

 stake net, set net, trap net, pound net, or fish wheel for taking salmon or other 

 fishes shall cause to be placed in a conspicuous place on said trap net, pound net, 

 stake net, set net, or fish wheel the name of the person, company, or corporation 

 owning, operating, or using same, together with a distinctive number, letter, 

 or name which shall identify each particular stake net, set net, trap net, pound 

 net, or fish wheel, said lettering and numbering to consist of black figures and 

 letters, not less than 6 inches in length, painted on white ground. 



7. If in the process of curing salmon bellies the remaining edible portion of the 

 fish is not used, such action will be regarded as wanton waste within the meaning 

 of section 8 of the act of June 26, 1906, and those who engage in this practice 

 will be reported for prosecution as provided for in the act. 



8. These regulations do not apply to the Afognak Reservation, fishing within 

 which is prohibited, except by resident natives, by the terms of the law and 

 Executive order creating it. 



9. The taking of salmon for fox feed shall be considered as commercial fishing 

 and subject to all of the limitations in respect thereto. 



10. Any increase in the amount of fishing gear employed or any expansion of 

 fishery operations in any district in any season shall, in the discretion of the 

 Secretary of Commerce, result in the immediate imposition of such additional 

 restrictions as may appear necessary. 



11. These regulations shall be subject to such change or revision by the 

 Secretary of Commerce as may appear advisable from time to time. They shall 

 be in full force and effect immediately from and after January 1, 1926. 



AFOGNAK RESERVE 



Salmon-fishing permits for Afognak waters were granted to 64 

 natives and residents of Afognak Island and certain adjacent islands 

 during the season of 1925. Operations were carried on at eight 

 localities, and beach seines only were used. Fishing began June 15 

 except at Little Afognak and Paramanof Bay, where it was not per- 

 mitted until June 22. No fishing for red salmon was permitted at 

 Litnik Bay. The total catch was 194,367 salmon, an increase of 

 12,938 over the catch in 1924. The catcl^ of cohos decreased 3,998 

 and kings 393, while the catch of chums increased 2,698, humpbacks 

 11,625, and reds 3,006. These fish were sold to the Kadiak Fisheries 

 Co., Katmai Packing Co., and Kodiak Island Fishing & Packing Co. 

 As usual, some additional salmon were taken by the natives for food. 



Before the opening of the season all fishing localities on Afognak 

 Island were visited and new markers placed indicating the 500-yard 

 closed zone off the stream mouths. It was reported that the runs 

 were good at most localities, and a fair escapement resulted during 

 the season. Some work was done in removing barriers in streams at 



