ALASKA FISHERY AND FUR-SEAL INDUSTRIES, 1921. 7 



STREAM MARKING. 



The marking of the mouths of salmon streams and adjacent areas 

 closed to commercial fishing was not resumed in southeast Alaska in 

 1921 for the reason that contemplated changes in the regulations 

 during the year would extend restrictions from the 200 to the 500 

 yard line off the mouths of streams, thus making the regulation uni- 

 formly applicable to all salmon streams regardless of width and to all 

 forms of fishing apparatus. This condition did not exist in other 

 sections of Alaska. 



In the central district several markers were renewed at the sloughs 

 of the Copper River delta. Markers were also placed at the mouth 

 of Bering River and at six streams tributary to Prince William Sound. 

 Some markers were also placed in western Alaska. 



STREAM GUARDS. 



In enforcing the fisheries laws and regulations of Alaska it is ob- 

 viously important to prevent, as far as possible, violations of the law 

 as well as to detect infractions and prosecute offenders. With this 

 object in view, the policy of stationing guards at important streams 

 or localities was continued in 1921. Twenty men were employed as 

 stream guards during the months of greatest activity in the fisheries, 

 10 of whom were detailed for duty in southeast Alaska, 6 in central, 

 and 4 in western Alaska. 



The streams thus given special attention were the Chilkoot and 

 Chilkat Rivers, Petersburg Creek and Blind River in Wrangell Nar- 

 rows, Salmon Bay, Lake Bay, Ratz Harbor and Eagle Creek, Thorne 

 Bav, Karta Bay, Boca de Quadra, and Anan Creek, all in southeast 

 Alaska. In central Alaska guards were placed at Abercrombie and 

 on the delta of the Copper River, on Coghill River, Eshamy Bay, 

 and Karluk River. In the Bristol Bay district they were stationed 

 on the Nushagak, Egegik, Igushik, and Ugashik Rivers. The fore- 

 going does not take into account the regular employees of the Alaska 

 service who were engaged in law enforcement at various places in 

 each of the districts named. 



FISHERY PATROL. 



The bureau maintains a small fleet of power boats in Alaska for 

 patrol work in connection with the enforcement of the laws for the 

 protection of the seal and salmon fisheries of the Territory. Four 

 boats were operated in 1921. Of these the AuMet, Murre, and Puffin 

 were used in southeast Alaska, while the Tern was engaged in work 

 on the Yukon River. The patrol was extended by the charter of the 

 power boat Standard and three one-man power boats in the south- 

 eastern district, and the Prospector, Lily, Emma, and Coyote in central 

 Alaska. The Swan was held in reserve on the Yukon. 



In October the War Department engineer office at Juneau used the 

 AuMet and Murre for an inspection of active and abandoned fish 

 traps in southeast Alaska, with particular reference to their obstruc- 

 tion of navigation. It was understood that orders for the removal of 

 abandoned traps would be issued, and that all active traps occupying 

 positions of danger to vessels should be properly lighted during the 

 winter months. 



