The Cordova daily times., 1917-04-17
LAWS GOVERNING DUR FISHING
 INDUSTRY

In order that the attention of can. nery superintendents, fishermen and all parties interested in fishing mat ters, may be called to the substance of the laws particularly applicable to the salmon fisheries near and adja- cent to Cordova, as we'll as to some of the general provisions of the law applicable to all parts of Alaska, the following synopsis of such laws is herewith given to the public:
 The following streams and waters are closed to all commercial fishing from o'clock post meridian of Sat urday of each week until o'clock ante meridian of the following Monday
 CD The waters of the Copper river above the delta; (2) all streams tribu- tary to the Copper river which empty into it above the delta; (3) Miles lake; (D Boring river, it's delta and tribu- tary streams; (5) Eyak river; (6) Mountain Slough; CD Prince William Sound and all waters and streams con tiguous, adjacent and tributary thereto.
 Fishing in Eyak river and Mountain slough is not permitted at any time where fixed, anchored or staked fish ing gear is employed.
 Eyak lake is closed to all fishing for salmon, and to all other fishing in the prosecution of which salmon are taken or injured.
 It is unlawful to lay or set any fish ing appliance which extends for a dis tance greater than one-third the width of any creek, stream, river, estuary or lagoon.
 No fixed fishing gear shall be laid or set within five hundred yards of the mouth of any red salmon stream in any of the waters of Alaska, at any point where the distance from shore to shore is less than five hundred feet in width
 No movable fishing gear shall be laid or set within one hundred yards outside the mouth of any red salmon stream in any of the waters of Alaska, at any point where the distance from shore to shore is les sthan five hun dred feet in width.
 No movable fishing gear, such as a purse seine, drift net, drag seine, etc, chat1 ha lai1 dred yards of any other fishing appli- ance which is being or which has been laid or set in any of the waters of Alaska.
 No fixed or stationary apparatus, such as a pound net, trap, fish wheel, stake net (such as those used on the delta of the Copper river last season, and known as a "fenceD, etc, shall be constructed or driven within six hundred yards literally, or within one hundred yards endwise, of any other trap or fixed fishing appliance.
 In the regions subject to the thirty six hour closed season (such, for in- otnhCSb do iliuCt w liildm OOu0u or the Boring river) all stationary and floating traps must be kept closed to fishing. The gate, mouth or tunnel must be kept closed during the weekly closed season, and twenty-five feet of the webbing or net of the heart" of every such trap on each side next to the "pot" must be lifted or lowered in such manner as to permit the free passage of salmon and other fishes.
 It is unlawful to can or salt for sale for food any salmon more than forty eight hours after it has been killed.
 It is unlawful for any person, com pany or corporation wantonly to waste or destroy salmon or other food fishes taken or caught in any of the waters of Alaska.
 It is hoped that the foregoing brief statement of the law will be of value to interested parties. It may not be out of place to state at this time that the fishing laws will be vigorously en- forced