The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-05-06
RESTRICTIONS
ON FISHING On
YUKON RIVER

made a special ruling in reference
to fishing on the Yukon river,
which includes the cannery owned
| by the Carlisle Packing company
/ of Cordova, and over the opera
ton of which there has been con-
siderable discussion, pro and con,
! by the residents of Interior Alaska
| The order is as follows:
That until further notice all
fishing for salmon or other fishing
/ in the prosecution of which salmon
are taken or injured, in the Yukon
river and all tributary waters, and
in all waters of its delta to and
including the area 500 yards out
side each mouth or slough of the
delta at mean high tide, be and is
hereby made subject to the follow
ing limitations and prohibitions, in
addition to the general restrictions
already applicable by virtue of en-
sting laws and regulations:
Il. That in 1919, and in each
year thereafter unless otherwise or
dered in the manner prescribed by
law, not to exceed $4,000 cases
t4S one-pound cans per case, or the
equivalent thereof) of canned salmon,
1000 barrels (22 pounds net weight
eachi Of picked or hard-salted sal
mon, and 200 tierces 900 pounds
net weight EACH of mild-cured sal
mon of all species, shall be pre-
pared for commercial purposes or
export; these quantities to be ap-
portioned, after a conference with
the local representative of the bu-
reau of fisheries, as equitably as
practicable among the persons or
companies with established plants.
Promptly at the end of each cal
endar week each individual or com
pany shall submit a statement 10
the representative of the bureau of
fisheries, showing the number of
cases, barrels and tierces of salmon
thus prepared to date, and shall
submit also a record of the num-
Der Of salmon Of each species taken
daily.
-. That no salmon to be pre-
pared by canning, picking or mild
curing for shipment from Alaska
shall be caught above the junction
of the Clear river with the Yukon
river near Andreafski.
80, That commercial fishing in
the waters of the Yukon delta shall
be limited to Kwikluak pass, com
monty known as the south mouth
or channel.
-. That the use of traps or
pound nets in the Yukon river and
its delta is prohibited.
IS. That no gill net, seine or
other net used in the Yukon river
and its delta shall exceed 700 feet
in length
IS That all commercial fishing,
except for local requirements, is
prohibited after August 81 of each
year.
This order becomes effective
January /, 1919.
Data to Accompany Yukon Order. !
The foregoing special regulations
do not supersede or in any way
lessen the effect of the general fish
cries laws. Among other matters
in this connection it seems appro-
pirate to direct attention more par
to the following:
q. The lay or setting of nets
of any kind in any stream, slough,
river, lagoon or other body of wa
ter for distance greater than !
one-third the width thereof is un-
lawful.
80. The law requires an end !
wise distance of not less than 100
yards 900 feet) and a lateral
distance of not less than 600 yards !
1,800 feet between all fixed fish T.
ing apparatus. This applies to
traps, pound nets, stake nets, fish I.
wheels and all other fixed fishing
gear. These distance intervals will