The Nenana news., 1923-01-18
HEARINGS WILL BE HELD
 TO STOP WASTE OF FISH

pose of discussing ways and means of eliminating waste in the herring packing industry in Alaska has been authorized by the Bureau of Fisher ies, according to advices received recently by Gov. Scott c. Bone. No date has been set for it, but it is understood it will take place with in the near future.
 Harry ]. Chris:offers, agent of the Bureau, with headquarters at Seat tie, under instructions from Com missioner O'Malley, will conduct the hearing. He was requested to give proper notice of the meeting and it's purposes. The attention of the Blu reau of Fisheries was directed to wasteful practices in the herring packing industry by the Territorial Fish Commission. which in it's Fall sessions at Juneau last month, adop- ted resolution urging the Federal fisheries authorities to adopt regula- tions for better protection of the supply and the industry.
 Complaints on the same matter have been received by the Bureau from other sources says the Juneau Empire. Three main complaints have been made. One that large qQanti- ties of herring suitable for human food are utilized for the production of fertilizer fish meat and oil; two. that in certain regions large part of the fish caught are too small for curing and are thrown away; three, that in certain regions a con- siderable part of the fish contain red feed and are dumped as un- suitable for curing.
 Commission O'Malley said that the Bureau has not been unaware If these practices, but, owing to the precarious future of the industry in cidental to conditions peculiar to de- velopmenr of the herring packing in dustry in the Territory. it had not taken corrective steps, believing they would hamper and might be fatal to its esta tablishment The Bu- reau he added, had been reluctant to impose any obstacles in develop ment in the early stages of its es- tablishment. It has, he added, pret- ty definite plans in mind for cor recting the evils of which complaints are being made. It is expected that these will be embodied into regu- .lations following the Seattle hear ing now announced.
 Declaring that they fear an ex- cessive catch of salmon in South eastern Alaska waters in 1923 if plans for increased o~erations now being made are permitted to ma terialize, representatives of 21 can- ming concerns at a meeting in Se- attle last week renewed the request on Secretary Hoover for new fish cries reserve covering all of the Ter ritory now included in former re- serve orders, The following wire was sent:
 At a meeting of the undersigned canners representing majority of the interests engaged in salmon packing in Southeastern Alaska, it was unanimously resolved that inn mediate action should be taken for the conservation of salmon and the regulation of fisheries by any means which in your judgment may be necessary at this time, covering the section of Alaska lying east of l5 degrees west longitude, to perpet- uate the supply of fish. It was un- animously agreed by all the under signed packers present at the meet ing that each would be willing to accept an equitable adjustment of their 1923 pack pending the estab- lishment of a reservation and an adequate allotment which will per nit of a proper escapement of sal mon to the spawning grounds. Un- less definite action is taken and pro- per notification published immed- lately the run of fish will be se- riously depleted in 1923 as prepara- tions are now being made for ma terially increased pack and in a con sequent excessive catch of fish"