228 U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



2. 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. 

 The carrying of any additional seine or net of any kind on a boat towed by any 

 salmon fishing boat is prohibited. No purse seine shall be less than 125 meshes 

 nor more than 150 meshes in depth, nor less than 90 fathoms nor more than 150 

 fathoms in length measured on the cork line. For the purpose of determining 

 depths of seines, measurements will be upon the basis of 3}4 inches stretched 

 measure between knots. No extension to any seine in the way of leads will be 

 permitted. 



3. No boat used in operating any purse seine shall be longer than 50 feet, as 

 shown by official register length. 



4. No set or anchored gill net shall exceed 300 yards in length and each shall 

 be set in substantially a straight line: Provided, That not to exceed 20 yards of 

 each net may be used as a hook. Only one such hook is permitted on a net. 

 There shall be a distance interval of at least 200 yards both endwise and laterally 

 at all times between all set or anchored gill nets operated. 



5. The use of purse seines qnd beach seines for the capture of salmon is pro- 

 hibited in the waters along the western coast, from the outer point on the north 

 shore of Granite Bay (known as Granite Bay Point) to the light on the south 

 shore of the entrance to Port Nellie Juan. 



6. 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 Saturdaj- of each week until 6 o'clock antemeridian of the 

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



7. Commercial fishing for salmon, except by trolling from boats propelled 

 wholly by oars or sails, is prohibited prior to 6 o'clock antemeridian June 20 in 

 each calendar year: Provided, That in Drier Bay below Williams Creek this 

 prohibition shall not apply to commercial fishing for salmon after May 28 in each 

 calendar year. 



8. Commercial fishing for salmon is prohibited during the remainder of each 

 calendar year after 6 o'clock antemeridian August 2, except that in the waters 

 along the western coast from the outer point on the north shore of Granite Bay 

 (known as Granite Bay Point) to the light on the south shore of the entrance 

 to Port Nellie Juan commercial fishing for salmon by trolling and gill netting is 

 permitted through August 15. All trap leads from shore to entrance of hearts 

 must be removed prior to 6 o'clock antemeridian August 6. 



9. The distance by most direct water measurement from any part of one trap 

 to any part of another trap shall not be less than V/t. statute miles. 



10. Commercial fishing for salmon in the waters of Port Fidalgo east of 146 

 degrees 20 minutes west longitude is prohibited after 6 o'clock antemeridian 

 July 11 in each year. 



11. The use of any trap for the capture of salmon is prohibited except as 

 follows: 



(a) Along the coast of Squire Island within }i statute mile of its southern 

 extremity. 



(6) Eastern coast of Chenega Island from a point 1 statute mile southward of 

 its northern extremity to a point 1 statute mile eastward of Chenega village. 



(f) The coast within 1 statute mile eastward of the point where the one hun- 

 dred and forty-eighth meridian of west longitude intersects the north shore of 

 Granite Bay, west coast of Prince William Sound. 



(d) Eastern coast of Culross Island: (1) Within 5,000 feet northeasterly of a 

 point on the southeast coast at 148 degrees 8 minutes 45 seconds west longitude; 

 and (2) from the northern side of the entrance to Hidden Bay northerly to a point 

 at 60 degrees 45 minutes north latitude, 148 degrees 8 minutes 30 seconds west 

 longitude. 



(e) Within 1 statute mile eastward of the southwestern extremity of Naked 

 Island. 



(/) Along the mainland eastward and northward from the outermost extremity 

 of Point Pellew to 60 degrees 51 minutes north latitude. 



(g) Along the mainland within 1 statute mile of the outer extremity of Granite 

 Point, near Fairmount Island. 



(h) Western side of Valdez Arm from Point Freemantle to 60 degrees 59 min- 

 utes north latitude. 



(i) From the north side of the entrance to Sawmill Bay to a point on the coast 

 1 statute mile northeastward. 



(j) Southwest coast of Bligli Island from 60 degrees 49 minutes 45 seconds 

 north latitude to 146 degrees 44 minutes 20 seconds west longitude. 



