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6. Capture of fishes for propagation or for scientific purposes. — Nothing 

 contained in these regulations shall prohibit or interfere with the taking of any 

 fishes at any time for propagation or hatchery purposes, and obtaining at any 

 time or by any method specimens of fishes for scientific purposes under authority 

 granted for Canadian treaty waters by the duly constituted authorities in 

 Canada and for United States treaty waters by the duly constituted authorities 

 in the United States. 



12. Capture of immature salmon prohibited. — No salmon or steelhead of less 

 than 3 pounds in weight shall be fished for, killed, or captured in treaty waters. 



13. Salmon weirs, etc., above tidal limits prohibited. — No salmon and no steel- 

 head shall be fished for, killed, or captured by means of a net of any sort, 

 any weir or any fish wheel, above tidal limits in any river in treaty waters. 



l.'i. Close season for sturgeon. — During the term of four years next following 

 the date of the promulgation of these regulations no sturgeon shall be fished 

 for, killed, or captured in treaty waters. 



15. Capture of fish for fertiliser or oil prohibited. — Fishes useful for human 

 food shall not be fished for, killed, or captured in treaty waters for use in the 

 manufacture of fertilizer, or of oil other than oil for food or medicinal purposes. 



16. Naked hooks and spears prohibited. — No spear, grappling hook, or naked 

 hook, and -no artificial bait with more than three hooks, or more than one burr 

 of three hooks attached thereto, shall be used for the capture of fish in treaty 

 waters. This regulation shall not prohibit the use of a gaff in hook-and-line 

 fishing. 



17. Torching prohibited. — No torch, flambeau, or other artificial light shall be 

 used as a lure for fish in treaty waters. 



The following regulations relate specifically to the waters named : 



STRAIT OF JUAN DE FTJCA AND ADJACENT WATERS. 



The following regulations (62 to 66, inclusive) shall apply to the Strait of 

 Juan de Fuca, those parts of Washington Sound, the Gulf of Georgia, and 

 Puget Sound lying between the parallels of 48° 10' and 49° 20' north latitude: 



62. Close season for salmon. — From August 25 to September 15 in each year, 

 both days inclusive, no salmon or steelhead shall be fished for, killed, or cap- 

 tured for commercial purposes in these treaty waters; provided, however, that 

 in the waters to the westward of a line drawn southward from Gonzales Point 

 to the shore of the State of Washington silver salmon, or coho salmon, may 

 be fished for, killed, or captured from September 1 to September 15 in each 

 year, both days inclusive. 



6,3. Weekly close season for salmon and steelhead. — From 6 o'clock Saturday 

 morning to 6 o'clock on the Monday morning next succeeding, no salmon or 

 steelhead shall be fished for, killed, or captured in these treaty waters. 



It is, however, provided that in the waters to the westward of a line drawn 

 southward from Gonzales Point to the shore of the State of Washington the 

 weekly close season shall begin 12 hours earlier, and shall end 12 hours earlier. 



6Jf. Construction of pound nets. — All pound nets or other stationary appliances 

 for the capture of salmon or steelhead shall be so constructed that no fish what- 

 ever shall be taken during the weekly close season. The erection or addition 

 to the pound net of a jigger is prohibited. 



65. Location of pound nets. — All pound nets shall be limited to a length of 

 2,500 feet, with an end passageway of at least 600 feet between one pound net 

 and the next in a linear series, such distance being measured in continuation 



