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days, the total flying time amounting to 91 hours. In addition, 

 transportation was provided during regular passenger flights com- 

 prising approximately 10 hours of flying time. 



COMPLAINTS AND PROSECUTIONS 



A floating trap of Libby, McNeill & Libby on the west coast of 

 Prince of Wales Island in San Christoval Channel was found fishing 

 diirmg a weekly closed period. The watchman stated that he had 

 opened it at 6 p. m. on Sunday, thinking that the weekly closed 

 period was the same for salmon as for herring fishing. Upon trial 

 in the local Commissioner's court the company's superintendent 

 pleaded guilty to illegal fishing and a fine of $1,000 was imposed. 



Operators of six trolling boats were tried in Commissioner's court 

 and convicted of fisliing during a weekly closed period off Granite 

 Point, Baker Island. In the case of the Voyager, the two fishermen 

 were fined $25 each, and fish aboard the boat were seized and sold for 

 $120. Similar fines were imposed on two fishermen on the Leda, 

 and sales of seized fish from that boat also brought $120 for the 

 account of the Government. Fmes were placed at $50 each in the 

 case of the trolling boats Traveler II and Helen A, and $125 in the 

 case of the Valid. The operator of the last-named boat did not 

 proceed to Craig when ordered, but resumed fishing on the following 

 day, although fully aware that he had violated the regulations. Two 

 fisheimen on the Oravina were assessed $150 each, a higher fine being 

 imposed because they disregarded mstructions and proceeded to 

 "Wrangell to sell their catch before appearing in the Commissioner's 

 court at Craig to answer charges of illegal fisliing. 



Fourteen seine boats in southeast Alaska were apprehended for 

 illegal fishing, and the operators were tried in Commissioner's court. 

 Of these, six men on the St. Joseph were fined $100 each for fishing 

 after the close of the season wdthin 500 yards of a salmon stream in 

 Mink Bay, and five men on the Tennessee were fined $40 each on 

 similar charges, this being their first offense. 



The Souvenir and Rikka. R were found fishing in closed waters 

 within 500 yards of the mouth of a salmon stream — the former in 

 Port St. Nicholas and the latter in Keete Inlet, and the 31A125 was 

 using a short seine in Klakas Lake stream. Live fish in the seines 

 were returned to the water, and no salmon were confiscated. Each 

 of these three boats had a crew of four, and fines totaled $600, or $50 

 for each fisherman. A fine of $50 was assessed in the case of the 

 seine boat Bear for using a seine shorter than the specified minimum 

 length permitted. Five operators on the Peter A were fined $100, or 

 $20 per man, for fishing in closed waters inside the markers of Big 

 Salt Lake. A short seine, 35 fathoms, was found in Klakas Lake 

 stream, the owner of which was not apprehended. This and other 

 short seines found in use by fishermen along the west coast of Prince 

 of Wales Island were confiscated and destroyed. 



Three fishermen on the Ramona were fined $25 each for fishing in 

 closed waters at the mouth of a salmon stream about 1 mile south 

 of Cape Strait, Frederick Sound, and five men on the Grace were 

 fined a total of $125 and costs of $40.80 for fishing in Tom Creek, 

 Bradfield Canal. Three purse-seine boats, the Emerald, Howard B, 

 and Nebraska, were seized for fisliing in a weekly closed period in 



