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17. All commercial fishing for salmon is prohibited, as follows: 



(a) Ankau Creek and Inlet. 



(b) Akwe or Ahquay River. 



(c) The "Basin" above Dry Bay. 



Icy Strait district.- — All territorial waters within a line extending from a point 

 west of Yakobi Island at 58 degrees north latitude, 136 degrees 51 minutes west 

 longitude, to a point at 58 degrees north latitude, 134 degrees 58 minutes west 

 longitude, thence north to a point on tlie coast of Chichagof Island near Point 

 Augusta at 58 degrees 2 minutes 43 seconds north latitude, 134 degrees 58 minutes 

 west longitude, tlience to tlie southeastern extremity of Point Couverden, thence 

 to Mount Harris, thence following the international boundary to Mount Fair- 

 weather, thence to Cape Fairwcather at 58 degrees 49 minutes north latitude, 138 

 degrees west longitude, thence to the point of beginning at 58 degrees north 

 latitude, 136 degrees 51 minutes west longitude. 



1. The total aggregate length of gill nets on any salmon fishing boat, or in use 

 by such boat, shall not exceed 250 fathoms hung measure. 



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



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

 to any part of another trap shall not be less than 13^2 statute miles. 



4. No floating trap shall exceed 900 feet in length when any part of such trap 

 is in a greater depth of water than 100 feet at mean high tide. The length of any 

 such trap shall be as measured along the lead from shore at mean high tide to the 

 outer face of the pot. 



5. 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 175 meshes nor more 

 than 250 meshes in depth nor less than 150 fathoms nor more than 200 fathoms iii 

 length, measured on the cork line. For the purpose of determining depths ot 

 seines measurements will be upon the basis of 33^ inches stretched measure between 

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



6. Commercial fishing for salmon, other than trolling, is prohibited prior to b 

 o'clock antemeridian June 15 in each calendar year and for the remainder of each 

 calendar year after 6 o'clock postmeridian August 3: Provided, That in the waters 

 of Icy Strait and its tributaries easterly of a line from Point Adolphus to Point 

 Gustavus the closing date shall be 6 o'clock postmeridian August 6. 



7. Commercial fishing for salmon by trolling is prohibited from 6 o'clock 

 antemeridian August 25 to 6 o'clock postmeridian September 20 in each year. 



8. Commercial fishing for salmon by troUing, except from boats propelled 

 wholly by oars or sails, is prohibited prior to March 1 in each calendar year. 



9. In commercial trolling operations no king salmon shall be caught which when 

 dressed will weight less than 6 pounds. In the event any such undersized salmon 

 are thus taken, they must be carefully removed from the hook without jerking or 

 other action causing injury and returned to the water alive. 



10. The use of any beach seine is prohibited. 



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

 shown by official register length. 



12. No trolling boat shall operate more than four trolling lines. 



13. Commercial fishing for salmon, except by gill nets, is prohibited in Dundas 

 Bay north of 58 degrees 21 minutes north latitude, also in the western section of 

 the bay southward of that latitude. 



14. Commercial fishing for salmon by means of any seine is prohibited in Idaho 

 Inlet south of 58 degrees 8 minutes 12 seconds north latitude. 



15. Commercial fishing for salmon is prohibited in Port Frederick, northern 

 shore of Chichagof Island, in all waters east of a line from Inner Point Sophia to 

 Game Point and in all waters south of 58 degrees 4 minutes north latitude, except 

 that trolling will be permitted from November 1 to June 1, both dates inclusive. 

 A portion of the waters closed is in the western district. 



16. The use of any trap for the capture of salmon is prohibited, except as fol- 

 lows : 



(a) Mainland : From the east side of Dundas Bay at 58 degrees 20 minutes north 

 latitude to a point 1,000 feet east of Point Dundas. 



(b) Inian Islands: (1) North of 58 degrees 15 minutes 42 seconds north latitude, 

 exclusive of the east end of the northeastern island and the east and north coasts of 

 the northwestern island easterly of the light at the northwest end; and (2) south- 

 west coast of the northwestern island between 58 degrees 15 minutes 42 seconds 

 north latitude and 58 degrees 15 minutes 18 seconds north latitude. 



