The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-20
DEPARTMENT REGULATIONS FOR NEW FISHERIES RESERVE IN ALASKA; TRAPS LIMITED

Department of Commerce, governing the Southwestern Alaska fisheries reserve, dividing the reserve into three districts, two of which are sub divided into three zones each. The regulations for two of the districts, Cook Inlet and Kodiak-Afognak. are generally similar to those issued last year for the Alaska Peninsula Fish cries reserve, but for the. Bristol Bay use of traps is limited to. those in operation last year for this year only and definite limitations are placed on the size of nets and their mesh. ..-
 The regulations also specify that fox farmers may take salmon Ill all legal ways for feed for foxes, put in order to do so must secure per mits from the Secretary Of con- merce.
 Division of Reserve
 The regulations follow:
 For purposes of administrator the following districts and zones are established:
 Bristol Bay District-All that DOT ton of the reservation lylng "i'hihi the Bering Sea, the coast lne eA- tending from Cape MeashlKol lo Cana Newenham and thence north ward to 59 degress 15 minutes north latitude.
 Zone f. Including all the Ugash1k fishing grounds, which lie northerls and westerly from Cape Menshlkol' and are included between the bound arv of the reservation and the fifty eighth parallel of north latitude east of the one hundred fifty-ninth merl- dian.
 Zone 9 All that portion of Bristol Ray north of the fifty-eighth parallel of north latitude and east ot the one hundred fifty-ninth meridian; ln- cluding the Egegik, Naknek, kVlchak and Nushagak fishing areas.
 Zone g.. All waters of the Berlhg saa included in the reservation, but not included in zones one and two.
 Cb) Cook Inlet District. - Elm bracing all that portion of the res ervation east of Bristol Bay and north of the latitude of Cape Douglas (approximtaely 50 degrees 50 min utes): including the Barren Islands, the shores and outlying islands of the Kenai Peninsula and all the shores and waters of Cook Inlet.
 (c) Kodiak-Afognak District.-All that portion of the reservation south and east of the Alaska Peninsula and south of the latitude of Cape Douglas, including the KOdiak-Afog- nak group of islands, the Trinity and the Semidi groups, Chirikof Island, Shelikof Strait. and all the mainland shores from Cope Douglas to the southwestern boundary of the reser- vation.
 Zone 1. Extends on Kodiak Island from Low Cape to Cape Ugat and on the mainland coast from the lati- tude of Cape Ugat to the western limit of the reservation. Includes Red and Karluk Rivers and Uyak Bay.
 Zone ?. Extends from Low Cape on the western coast of Kodiak Is land to- but not including. Three Saints Bay on the southeastern coast, and includes Alitak and Olga Bays, and Chirikof, Trinity and Se- midi Islands
 of the district not included in zones one and two. Includes the western shores of Kodiak and Afognak Is- lands north of the latitude of Cape Ugat and the northern and eastern shores as far south as Three Saints Bay. It also includes Shelikof Strait and the mainland shores north of the latitude of Cape Ugat.
 Time for Application
 2. No individual shall engage in the business of catching, canning, or preparing salmon, except for per sonal or family use and not for sale or barter, within the above sstated districts without first securing per init from the Secretary of Commerce. Applications for annual permits shall be made on or before January 15, 1923, and on or before December F of each year thereafter, to the Sec retary of Commerce, Washington, D. C.. and shall give fuIl Information on the following points:
 (a) Name and permanent address of person or corporation desiring permit.
 (b) Character of business pro- posed, whether fishing, canning, salt ing, or otherwise curing fish.
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