FISHERY INDUSTRIES. 
As in similar reports for previous years, the Territory of Alaska is 
here considered in the four coastal geographic sections generally 
recognized as follows: Southeast Alaska, embracing all that narrow 
strip of mainland and the numerous adjacent islands from Portland 
Canal northwestward to and including Yakutat Bay; central Alaska, 
the region on the Pacific from Yakutat Bay westward, including 
Prince William Sound, Cook: Inlet, and Chignik; western Alaska, 
the shores of Bering Sea, tributary waters, and the islands in Bering 
Sea; and arctic Alaska, all that portion of Alaska facing on or tribu- 
tary to the Arctic Ocean. 
Detailed reports and statistical tables dealing with the various 
fishery industries are presented herewith, and there are also given 
the important features of certain subjects which were the object of 
special investigation or inquiry. 
WATERS CLOSED TO COMMERCIAL FISHING. 
No additional waters were closed to commercial fishing in 1916. 
A hearing was held at Seattle on December 15, 1916, to determine 
the advisability of limiting fishing operations in the Situk River. It 
was not developed definitely that the red-salmon fishery of that 
stream is in any danger of depletion. After reviewing the facts — 
brought out at the hearing, the Department decided to place no 
limitations upon fishing at present but to make a further investiga- 
tion of conditions on the Situk River in 1917. 
In accordance with previous orders the following waters have been 
set aside as salmon-breeding reserves, wherein all fishing for salmon 
or other fishing in the prosecution of which salmon are taken or 
injured is prohibited: In southeast Alaska—Anan Creek,’ Naha 
Stream, all waters tributary to Barnes Lake, Prince of Wales Island, — 
Hetta Creek and its tributary waters and the region within 500 — 
yards of the mouth of said creek, and Sockeye Creek, its tributary 
Boca de Quadra waters, and the region within 500 yards of the mouth ~ 
of said creek; in central Alaska—all streams flowing into Cook In- — 
let, Eyak Lake, and a limitation on fishing in Eyak River; in west-— 
ern Alaska—Wood and Nushagak Rivers. In addition, limitations — 
have been placed upon fishing by authority of Executive order and — 
proclamation in the waters of Afognak Reservation, Aleutian Islands 
Reservation, and Yes Bay and Stream. Limitations upon fishing 
also exist in the Annette Island Fishery Reserve, which was created — 
by Presidential proclamation of April 28, 1916. This reserve is dis- 
cussed more fully elsewhere in this report. 
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