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13. If in the process of curing salmon bellies the remaining edible portion of the 

 fish is not used, such action will be regarded as wanton waste within the meaning 

 of section 8 of the act of June 26, 1906, and those who engage in this practice will 

 be reported for prosecution as provided for in the act. 



14. The taking of salmon for fox feed shall be considered as commercial fishing 

 and subject to all of the limitations in respect thereto. 



15. Any increase in the amount of fishing gear employed or any expansion of 

 fishery operations in anj' district in any season shall, in the discretion of the 

 Secretary of Commerce, result in the immediate imposition of such additional 

 restrictions as may appear necessary. 



16. These regulations shall be subject to such change or revision by the Secre- 

 tary of Commerce as may appear advisable from time to time. They shall be in 

 full force and effect immediately from and after January 1, 1930. 



AFOQNAK RESERVE 



When fisheiy regulations effective January 1, 1929, were issued the 

 Afognak Reservation was incorporated with the Kodiak area, and 

 commercial fishing therein was made subject to the general regula- 

 tions and to those specifically applicable to Afognak waters. These 

 regulations are printed elsewhere in this document. 



ANNETTE ISLAND FISHERY RESERVE 



The Annette Island Packing Co. again operated in the Annette 

 Island Fishery Reserve under its lease from the Department of the 

 Interior. 



In 1929 the company operated six traps within the reservation, the 

 catch of which totaled 445,993 salmon, and 14,678 salmon taken in 

 purse seines were purchased from the natives. In addition, 90,938 

 salmon taken outside of the reserve — part of which were taken in a 

 trap owned by the company and the remainder purchased from 

 independent operators of traps, seines, and gill nets — were packed at 

 the cannery. In the operation of the plant and the fish traps em- 

 ployment was given to 32 whites, 187 natives, and 1 Chinese. 



ALASKA FISHERY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE 



As has been the practice for several years, the bureau continued to 

 report by telegraph to the important points in southeastern and 

 central Alaska the prices of fresh fish (chiefly halibut) at Ketchikan. 

 During the closed season on halibut the service was discontinued, as 

 the quantities of other fish sold during that period are negligible. 



STREAM IMPROVEMENT 



The work of removing obstructions that prevent or impede the 

 ascent of salmon to the spawning grounds has been given considerable 

 attention each year, and in 1929 it received a further impetus through 

 the cooperation of the Territorial Legislature in appropriating $40,000 

 to be expended in clearing streams and in destroying predatory 

 enemies of salmon. The importance of securing adequate seeding of 

 all spawning grounds and of protecting the eggs and fry from destruc- 

 tion in order that a maximum return may be assured is obvious. 

 To avoid the possibility of damaging the spawning beds the removal 

 of stream barriers is done only under competent direction. 



Log jams and other debris were removed from 35 salmon streams 

 in southeastern Alaska during the year. In August a passage 10 



