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how they shall be fished. 51 Upon the basis of investigations 

 and observations of its agents and wardens, together with 

 the information provided by the Division of Scientific In- 

 quiries, the Alaska division draws up these regulations and 

 makes annual revision of them. 



The personnel of the division is made up chiefly of resi- 

 dents of Alaska chosen under civil service regulations. The 

 work in general is not of scientific nature and the man 

 educated in the rough school of experience ordinarily is well 

 qualified for the job. There has been little turnover in 

 personnel, changes occurring only at rare intervals. The 

 division chief keeps in touch with the work of his men by 

 means of semi-monthly narrative reports supplemented by 

 more detailed annual ones. The division chief in addition 

 pays an annual visit of inspection to the more important 

 of the Alaskan stations. 



The division works in close co-operation with the Division 

 of Scientific Inquiries and of Fishery Industries. The 

 Coast Guard in furnishing escort to the seal herd at the 

 time of their migrations and the Navy Department in 

 transporting supplies to the Pribilof Islands furnish other 

 examples of interdepartmental co-operation. The salmon- 

 packing companies have also co-operated to the extent of 

 providing a bounty fund which is administered by the 

 bureau for the destruction of predatory fish. 



Division of Law Enforcement: The work of the Division 

 of Law Enforcement is chiefly to enforce the Black Bass 

 Act of July 2, 1930 52 which prohibited the shipment of 

 black bass from a state or territory in violation of its laws 

 and which made shipments subject to state law upon arrival 

 in the state or territory to which they were consigned. The 



51 43 Stat. L. 464. 

 5246 Stat. L. 845. 



