FISHERY INDUSTRIES. 11 



for the protection and regulation of the fisheries of Alaska," that a hearing to de- 

 termine the advisability of limiting or prohibiting fishing operations in the above- 

 deqcribed waters will be held at the office of the Bureau of Fisheries, 1217 L. C. 

 Smith Building, Seattle, Wash., on November 20, 1919, at 10 o'clock a. m., at which 

 time and place all persons interested will be heard. 



Under date of October 24, 1919, announcement was made of a 

 hearing to consider the desirability of amending the order of Decem- 

 ber 21, 1918, affecting watei"s of southeast Ahiska east of the longi- 

 tude of Cape Spencer. The text of the announcement is as follows : 



It having been recommended that the Secretary of Commerce amend the order of 

 December 21, 1918, effective January 1, 1919, limiting and prohibiting fishing for 

 salmon, or other fishing in the prosecution of which salmon are taken or injured, in 

 certain waters of southeastern .Alaska east of the longitude of Cape Spencer, to include 

 all streams more than 500 feet in width, notice is hereby given, under the provisions 

 of section 6 of the act of Congress approved June 26, 1906, entitled "An act for the 

 protection and regulation of the fisheries of Alaska," that a hearing to determine the 

 advisability of further limiting fishery operations, or of modifying existing limita- 

 tions on such operations, in the waters in question %vill be held at the office of the 

 Bureau of Fisheries, 1217 L. C. Smith Building, Seattle, Wash., on November 25, 

 1919, at 10 o'clock a. m., at which time and place all persons interested will be heard. 



Following the two hearings on November 20 and 25, 1919, the 

 Department, under date of December 23, 1919, promulgated the fol- 

 lowing order: 



Hearings ha^dng been given at Seattle, Wash., November 20, 1919, and November 

 25, 1919, respectively, after due notice in accordance with law, for the piu-pose of 

 determining the advisability of limiting or prohibiting fishing in certain waters in 

 Alaska, and to amend or modify the order of December 21, 1918, and all persons hav- 

 ing had full opportunity to be heard, it is hereby ordered, by virtue of the authority 

 vested in me by section 6 of "An act for the protection and regulation of the fisheries 

 of Alaska," approved June 26, 1906, that until further notice all fishing for salmon, 

 or other fishing in the prosecution of which salmon are taken or injured, in all herein- 

 after-described waters of Alaska be and is hereby made subject to the following limita- 

 tions and prohibitions in addition to the general restrictions already applicable by 

 virtue of existing laws and regulations: 



1. Waters east of the longitude of Cape Spencer. 



(a) All fishing is prohibited in all salmon streams and their tributaries and lakes. 



(b) All fishing, except with purse seines and drift gill nets, is prohibited within 500 

 yards of the mouths of all salmon streams. 



(c) All fishing with purse seines and drift gill nets is prohibited within 200 yards of 

 the mouths of all salmon streams, and all lisliing with purse seines and drift gill nets 

 as well as with all other apparatus is prohibited within 500 yards of the mouths of 

 Chilkat RiA er, Chilkoot River, Anan Creek, Hetta Creek, Sockeye Creek, and Naha 

 Stream. 



2. All fishing is prohibited in all salmon streams, their tributaries and lakes, and 

 within 500 yards of the mouths of such streams, flowing into the Pacific Ocean or Bering 

 Sea between Cape Spencer and Cape Newenham, except as follows: 



(a) Fishing is permitted in Bering River below a line extending at right angles 

 across Bering Ri^■er from a point approximately 800 feet northwesterly fi-om the 

 mouth of Gandil River. 



(6) Fishing is permitted in Copper River and its tributaries in accordance with 

 the terms of the order promulgated December 20, 1918, which order is continued in 

 full force. 



(c) Fishinir is permitted at Karluk beyond the zone 100 yards outside the mouth 

 of Karluk River where it breaks through Karluk Spit into Shelikof Strait. 



(d) Fishing is permitted in Ugashik River below a line extending at right angles 

 across the Ugashik 500 yards below the mouth of King Salmon River. 



3. The driving of salmon downstream and the causing of salmon to go outside the 

 protected area at the mouth of any salmon stream are expressly prohibited. 



4. This order does not apply to persons taking salmon with rod, hand line, or spear 

 for their personal or family use and not for sale or barter. 



_ 5. The waters of the Afognak Reservation are covered by Presidential proclama- 

 tion of December 24, 1892, and the regulations promulgated by authority thereof are 

 not modified or affected by this order, but remain in full force. 



