The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-24
HOMEMADE
 TO PROTECT
 LATE RUNS
Regulations for t947 Are Ch anged by Krue-
 Delayed Openings
By VERN HAUGLAND


 WASHINGTON. Jan 24---The Interior Department reduced Alas ka's commercial fishing season as much as month today to protect f late-running salmon. : Secretary of Interior J. A. Krug attributed the regulations change for l947 in part to testimony by fishermen, at Fish and Wildlife Service hearings in Seattle and Alaska last year. that an alarming delay in pink salmon runs could be corrected only by allowing more of the early-arriving fish to es- cape to reproduce themselves 1 In l947, the opening dates for commercial fishing in all districts of Southeast Alaska except the Stikine District, will be two weeks to month later than in l946
 The delap will be partially offset by reduction in the period each week when fishing is closed, from , GO .o 36 hours. In addition, if the runs are late and of sufficient volume, the season may be extend- ed in alternating open and closed periods-in the Alaska Peninsula. Kodiak and Prince William Sound areas as well as in Southeast Alaska.
 Opening Dates
 Typically delayed opening dates in Southeast Alaska are July IA in- stead of July l, for the Icy Straits district; July 20 instead of July 5. Western district, July 28 to Aug. 23, instead of July l5 to Aug 2l for the Central and Southern district; July 28 instead of July IS. Eastern district; Aug Il instead of July H. Sumner Strait district.
 Fall fishing throughout Southeast Alaska will be permitted from Oct IS to Nov. l5, two weeks less than in l946. Only one new closed aiaa has been established in that part of Alaska--the Hole in the Wall, on the North coast of Prince of Wales Island.
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 Krug announced several adjust ments in Southeast Alaska district boundaries. He transferred Lisian- ski Inlet and Yakohi Island from the Icy Strait to the Western dis trict; Davison Inlet, Sea Otter i Sound, Heceta Island and other waters south and east of the southern end of Kosciusko Island. from the Sumner Strait district to the South Prince of Wales Island district and the north arm of Behm Canal from the southern to the North Clarence Strait district. | In the Yakutat district, minor changes were made in Ahrnklin and Situk Inlet gear restrictions to make them uniform. To protect schools of undersize king salmon, trolling from Lituya Bay to Cape Spencer will be prohibited until July IS. Other Regulations Southeast Alaska changes affecs- ing fisheries other than salmon.
 l. Closed seasons on herring ex- cept for bait and gill-net fishing. from May to June 10. and Oct l6 to Nov l.
 2. Uniform closed season on but ter clans from April Is to Sept Is. 1 3. Closed season on shrimp fish i ing from Feb. to Sept. 30. Dun can Canal will be closed to all shrimp fishing.
 Elsewhere than Southeast Alaska there were numerous minor changes such as
 Re-definement of the sections closed to salmon fishing in the Boring River Icy Bay area. ] A new limit on razor clans in the Prince William Sound Copper River areas-40,oo cases, compared with 46.oo0 last year. 1 Removal of the limit on razor clans taken from certain central bars
 l Extension of the Prince William Sound herring area to include the 1 waters of the Resurrection Bay area.
 In Western Area
 An increase in minimum depth of purse seins in Prince William Sound to 9'2 fathoms, permitting the use of leads 75 fathoms long; the Prince William Sound season to open five days later than in l946
 The king salmon fishing season in the Cook Inlet area will open five days earlier than in l946. and all salmon fishing will cease four
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