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  ALASKA 
  FISHERIES 
  AND 
  PUR 
  INDUSTRIES 
  IN 
  1914. 
  

  

  the 
  passage 
  of 
  the 
  regular 
  appropriation 
  bill 
  was 
  so 
  delayed 
  that 
  it 
  

   was 
  impossible 
  to 
  carry 
  the 
  work 
  through. 
  A 
  continuance 
  of 
  the 
  

   work 
  is 
  contemplated 
  for 
  at 
  least 
  two 
  or 
  three 
  seasons 
  longe^; 
  it 
  

   is 
  a 
  matter 
  of 
  regret 
  that 
  there 
  should 
  have 
  been 
  a 
  hiatus 
  for 
  the 
  

   year 
  1914 
  in 
  the 
  series 
  of 
  observations, 
  which 
  it 
  is 
  hoped 
  will 
  be, 
  

   eventually, 
  of 
  great 
  value 
  in 
  regulating 
  the 
  salmon 
  fishery. 
  In 
  brief, 
  

   the 
  chief 
  feature 
  of 
  this 
  work 
  is 
  to 
  ascertain 
  the 
  number 
  of 
  breeding 
  

   salmon 
  required 
  to 
  reach 
  the 
  spawning 
  grounds, 
  each 
  season, 
  in 
  order 
  

   to 
  maintain 
  a 
  constant 
  supply 
  of 
  salmon 
  in 
  the 
  region 
  under 
  con- 
  

   sideration. 
  If 
  the 
  factor 
  of 
  escape 
  of 
  breeding 
  salmon 
  can 
  be 
  estab- 
  

   lished, 
  it 
  follows 
  that 
  aU 
  fish 
  over 
  and 
  above 
  this 
  requirement 
  can 
  

   be 
  used 
  commercially 
  without 
  detriment 
  to 
  the 
  future 
  of 
  the 
  industry. 
  

   The 
  importance 
  of 
  determining 
  these 
  facts 
  is 
  readily 
  apparent. 
  

  

  At 
  the 
  beginning 
  of 
  the 
  season 
  the 
  markers 
  designating 
  the 
  mouths 
  

   of 
  Wood 
  and 
  Nushagak 
  Rivers 
  were 
  reestablished, 
  thus 
  indicating 
  to 
  

   fishermen 
  the 
  waters 
  of 
  these 
  streams 
  closed 
  to 
  commercial 
  fishing 
  

   by 
  the 
  Department's 
  order 
  of 
  December 
  17, 
  1907. 
  A 
  patrol 
  was 
  

   maintained 
  again 
  this 
  season 
  to 
  see 
  that 
  this 
  order 
  was 
  observed. 
  

   Two 
  fishermen 
  were 
  apprehended 
  within 
  the 
  prohibited 
  waters 
  and 
  

   were 
  fined, 
  

  

  ALEUTIAN 
  ISLANDS 
  RESERVATION. 
  

  

  By 
  the 
  provisions 
  of 
  Executive 
  order 
  of 
  March 
  3, 
  1913, 
  the 
  Aleutian 
  

   Islands 
  Reservation, 
  defined 
  to 
  include 
  all 
  islands 
  of 
  the 
  Aleutian 
  

   Chain, 
  the 
  Sannak 
  Islands, 
  and 
  Unimak 
  Island, 
  was 
  reserved 
  and 
  set 
  

   apart 
  for 
  the 
  conservation 
  of 
  native 
  birds, 
  reindeer, 
  and 
  fur-bearing 
  

   animals, 
  and 
  for 
  the 
  development 
  of 
  the 
  fisheries. 
  Jurisdiction 
  over 
  

   the 
  wild 
  birds 
  and 
  game 
  and 
  the 
  propagation 
  of 
  reindeer 
  and 
  fur- 
  

   bearing 
  animals 
  was 
  placed 
  with 
  the 
  Department 
  of 
  Agriculture, 
  

   while 
  the 
  fisheries, 
  seals, 
  sea 
  otter, 
  cetaceans, 
  and 
  other 
  aquatic 
  

   species 
  were 
  placed 
  under 
  the 
  jurisdiction 
  of 
  the 
  Department 
  of 
  

   Commerce. 
  

  

  In 
  conformance 
  with 
  the 
  authority 
  conferred 
  by 
  this 
  order 
  joint 
  

   regulations 
  for 
  the 
  administration 
  of 
  the 
  reservation 
  were 
  promul- 
  

   gated 
  February 
  28, 
  1914, 
  by 
  the 
  Secretary 
  of 
  Commerce 
  and 
  the 
  

   Secretary 
  of 
  Agriculture 
  as 
  foUows: 
  

  

  1. 
  In 
  compliance 
  with 
  existing 
  laws 
  and 
  to 
  carry 
  out 
  the 
  objects 
  of 
  the 
  Executive 
  

   order 
  establishing 
  the 
  reservation, 
  all 
  matters 
  relating 
  to 
  wild 
  birds 
  and 
  game 
  and 
  

   the 
  propagation 
  of 
  reindeer 
  and 
  fur-bearing 
  animals 
  will 
  be 
  under 
  the- 
  immediate 
  

   jurisdiction 
  of 
  the 
  Department 
  of 
  Agriculture; 
  all 
  matters 
  pertaining 
  specifically 
  to 
  

   the 
  fisheries 
  and 
  all 
  aquatic 
  life, 
  and 
  to 
  the 
  killing 
  of 
  fur-bearing 
  animals, 
  will 
  be 
  under 
  

   the 
  immediate 
  jurisdiction 
  of 
  the 
  Department 
  of 
  Commerce; 
  and 
  all 
  matters 
  other 
  

   than 
  those 
  specifically 
  mentioned 
  above 
  will 
  be 
  under 
  the 
  joint 
  jurisdiction 
  of 
  the 
  

   Departments 
  of 
  Agriculture 
  and 
  Commerce. 
  

  

  2. 
  Persons 
  residing 
  within 
  the 
  limits 
  of 
  the 
  reservation 
  on 
  March 
  3, 
  1913, 
  will 
  be 
  

   permitted 
  to 
  continue 
  to 
  so 
  reside, 
  and 
  to 
  carry 
  on 
  any 
  lawful 
  business 
  not 
  interfering 
  

   with 
  the 
  purposes 
  of 
  the 
  reservation. 
  

  

  