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2. All fishing is prohibited in all salmon streams, their tributaries and lakes 

 and within 500 yards of the mouths of such streams flowing into the Pacific 

 Ocean or Bering Sea between Gape Spencer and Cape NeAvenham, except as 

 follows : 



(a) Fishing is permitted in Copper River and its tributaries in accordance 

 with the terms of the order promulgated December 20. 1918, which order is 

 continued In full force until September 1, 1921, upgn whicli date said order of 

 December 20, 1918. becomes of no further force or effect, ard on and after 

 September 1, 1921, and until further notice, all fishing for salmon, or other 

 fishing in the prosecution of which salmon are taken or injured, in the Copper 

 River, its tributaries and lakes, and Avithin 500 yards of each mouth of the 

 Copper River is prohibited. 



(/;) Fishing is permitted at Karluk beyond the zone 100 yards outside the 

 mouth of Karluk River where it breaks throvigh Karluk Spit into Shelikof 

 Strait. 



(c) Fishing is permitted in Ugashik River below a line extending at right 

 angles across the Ugashik 500 yards belov/ the mouth of King Salmon Rver. 



3. On and after September 1, 1921. all fishing is prohibited in the Kuskokvv'im 

 River, its tributaries and lakes, and within 500 yards of the mouth of the 

 Kuskokwim for other than local use in Alaska. 



4. Fishing is permitted in tlie Yukon River and its tributaries in accordance 

 with the terms of the order pronuilgated December 14, 1918. which order is 

 continued in full force until September 1, 1921, on which date said order of 

 December 14, 1918, becomes of no further force or elTect, and on and after 

 September 1, 1921. and until further notice, all fishing for salmon, or other 

 fishing in the prosecution of which salmon are taken or injured, in the Yukon 

 River, its tributaries and lakes, and with'n 500 yards of each mouth of the 

 Yukon is prohibited for other than local use in Alaska. 



5. The driving of salmon downstream and the causing of salmon to go oi^t- 

 side the protected area at the mouth of any salmon stream are expressly 

 prohibited. 



6. This order does not apply to persons taking salmon with rod, hand line, 

 or spear for their personal or family use and not for sale or barter. 



7. The waters of the Afognak Reservation are covered by presidential procla- 

 mation of December 24, 1892, and the regulations pronmlgated by authority 

 thereof are not modified or affected by this order, but remain in full force. 



8. All previous orders of the Secretary of Commei-ce imposing Imitations 

 or prohibitions upon fishing in the waters covered by this order, except as here- 

 inbefore indicated, are hereby superseded. 



9. This order becomes effective January 1, 1921. 



Announcement has been made of hearings to be held in the fall of 

 1921, as follows: Juneau, Alaska, October 19. and Seattle, November 

 15, to consider further restrictions on commercial fishino; in Avatei'S 

 of southeastern Alaska, and at Seattle, November 17, in regard to 

 waters of western and northern Alaska. 



In submitting to the Secretary of Commerce recommendations for 

 the protection and maintenance of the salmon resources of Alaska, 

 the Bureau is guided largely by the personal knowledge of conditions 

 possessed by its staff of assistants regularly employed in Alaska or 

 detailed thereto for special duty. The data' that are considered coyer 

 both the practical aspects of the fishery and the biological situation 

 as regards the salmon in given waters, and the established policy is to 

 impose no greater restrictions on the fishery than are believed to be 

 required for the perpetuation of the industry. In recent years very 

 important and far-reaching investigations of the habits, age, growth, 

 spawning grounds, etc., of the different species of salmon in different 

 streams have been in progress, and the Bureau has been fortunate 

 in retaining for this work the services of the leading authority on 

 the Pacific salmons. 



