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15. All commercial fishing fur salmon is prohibited as follows: 



(a) Nushagak Bay: All waters northward of a line from Bradford Point tlircjugli 

 the southern end of Williams Island to a jjoint on the opposite shore near the old 

 cannery site of the Alaska Packers Association south of Kainilik village excejit 

 that stake nets limited to beach areas between high and low water marks will be 

 permitted north of 59 degrees north latitude to the old prohibitive markers located 

 at Snag Point. 



(6) Kvichak Bay: All waters above a line extending at right angles across 

 Kvichak Bay from the marker on a high point on the east bank of Prosper Creek, 

 about 700 yards above the Koggiung cannery of the Alaska Packers Association, 

 to the marker on the opposite side, the course being about north, 44 degrees west, 

 magnetic. 



(c) Ugashik River and Bay: All waters above a line extending at right angles 

 across said river 500 yards below the mouth of King Salpion River. 



Steelhead fishery. — Commercial fishing for steelhead trout shall be subject 

 to the provisions of law^ and the regulations applicable to commercial fishing for 

 salmon. 



III. Alaska Peninsula Area 



The Alaska Peninsula area is hereby defined to include all territorial coastal and 

 tributary waters of the Alaska Peninsula from a point on the coast 3 statute miles 

 south of Cape Menshikof on the Bering Sea shore, extending in a southwesterly 

 direction to Unimak Pass, thence in a northeasterly direction along the Pacific 

 side of the Alaska Peninsula to Castle Cape (Tuliumnit Point). The waters of 

 Unimak, the Sanak, the Shumagin, and all other adjacent islands are included. 



Salmon fishery. — 1. In the waters of Nelson Lagoon, and thence along the 

 coast to Cape Seniavin, including Nelson Lagoon, Herendeen Bay, Port Moller, 

 and the fishing grounds off the Bear, Sand}', and Ocean Rivers, 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 periods from 6 o'clock antemeridian of Wed- 

 nesday of each week until 6 o'clock antemeridian of the following Thursday, and 

 from 6 o'clock antemeridian of Friday of each week until 6 o'clock antemeridian 

 of the following Saturday, making a weekly closed period in these waters of 84 

 hours, which shall be effective throughout the entire salmon fishing season of 

 each year. 



2. In the waters along the south side of Alaska Peninsula from Cape Tolstoi 

 to the outer extremity of Kupreanof Point including the waters of the Shumagin 

 and other adjacent islands', 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 postmeridian of Saturday of each week until 6 o'clock postmeridian 

 of the Wednesday following, making a weekly closed period of 96 hours: Provided, 

 That this extension of 60 hours closed period each week shall not be effective after 

 6 o'clock antemeridian of July 25 in each year. 



3. In all other waters of this area 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 antemeridian of Saturday of each week until 6 o'clock 

 antemeridian of the Monday following, making a weeklj^ closed period of 48 

 hours: Provided, That this extension of 12 hours closed period each week shall 

 not be effective after 6 o'clock antemeridian of July 25 in each year. 



4. 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. 



5. Stake and anchored gill nets shall be operated in substantially a straight 

 line. 



6. The distance by most direct water measurement from any part of one set gill 

 net to any part of another set gill net shall not be less than 1,800 feet. 



7. No set or anchored gill net shall exceed 25 fathoms in length measured on 

 the cork line. 



8. The use of any beach seine less than 60 fathoms in length or more than 75 

 fathoms in length is prohibited. 



9. The use of floating traps for the capture of salmon is prohibited. 



10. In all waters along the shores of the Alaska Peninsula west of the longitude 

 of Cape Aliaksin, and in the waters of Unga Island, the distance by most direct 

 water measurement from any part of one trap to any part of another trap, shall 

 not be less than 1 statute mile. 



11. The use of purse seines for the capture of salmon is prohibited, except that 

 (a) in the waters of the Shumagin Islands seines not to exceed 100 fathoms in 

 length and 150 meshes in depth may be used, and (6) purse seines are permitted 

 in waters open to commercial fishing between Lagoon Point and Cape Seniavin. 



