REPORT OF ALASKA INVESTIGATIONS. 



WEEKLY CLOSE SEASON. 



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An important matter in providing a good escapement of salmon to the spawning grounds is in con- 

 nection with the lengthening of the weekly close season. It goes without saying that something must be 

 done to safeguard the future of the salmon industry, and it is to the interests of the cannery men and the 



Three proposed fishing districts for southeast Alaska. 



fishermen that these fish should be afforded further protection. Undoubtedly an extension of the present 

 weekly close season will help materially in bringing about this result. iThe present close season requires 

 that commercial fishing shall cease at 6 o'clock Saturday night, and not begin again until the following 

 Monday morning at 6 o'clock, making a close season of 36 hours! I would recommend the extension of 



