54 XJ. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



Illations issued under date of December 16, 1922. In all, 71 permits 

 issued by the Secretary of Commerce were in effect in the reservation 

 during the season of 1923. 



BRISTOL BAY DISTRICT 



Limitations on fishing operations in the Bristol Bay district were 

 imposed entirely through specifying the number of gill-net boats 

 which might be operated from each plant in the district. This num- 

 ber was determined by the number of lines of machinery operated 

 in preceding seasons, iO gill-net boats per line being the basis of the 

 allotment. In view of this limitation on gear no pack limits were 

 imposed on the output of the plants for which permits were issued. 



Fishing operations in this district were carried on under 31 per- 

 mits issued by the Secretary of Commerce in the season of 1923. Two 

 other permits, No. 72 for 2 gill-net boats and No. 73 for 4 gill-net 

 boats, were issued to Peter M. Nelson for salting operations at Copen- 

 hagen Creek and Igushik, respectively, but a fishermen's strike and 

 other difficulties prevented operations under them. In addition, 89 

 permits were issued by Agent Dennis Winn to local residents, of 

 whom 58 fished independently and sold their catch, totaling 152 

 king, 115 chum, and 148,080 red salmon, to canneries. Of the re- 

 maining permittees 20 worked on company boats, 2 worked in a Cian- 

 neiy, and 9 others did not fish. 



