The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-01
86 FISH TRAPS ELIMINATED
 1949 SEASON
Proposed Regulations Call for 30 Per Cent Gut in
 Traps in SE Alaska

That there will be a drastic cur tailment in the fishing areas in Southeast A laska, including the elimination of 86 trap sites, was an- nounced at the meeting held yester- day afternoon to discuss the pro- posed regulations for the 1949 sea- son. Clarence Rhode, Alaska Di- rector of the Fish and Wildlife Service was chairman of the meet ing and over 20 representatives of the trolling. purse seining, and trap fishing industries were in attend ance.
 At the meeting Rhode outlined the proposed regulations. No serious objections were raised by the fish ermen. Similar meetings are sched- uled to be held in Sitka. Wrangell, and Seattle. The proposals an- nounced at these meetings are based on extensive hearings, which were held throughout Alaska and in Se- attle at the end of the summer sea- son.
 The original season proposed has been extended in both the northern tand sorthern sections of Southeast .Aisska because at the fall hearings the ma jcrhy opinion was that the season originally proposed was too short 10 warrant a fishing opera ton.
 The ses4son north of Sumner Straits ,qiu be from August IS to September and south of Frederick Sound August to September 3.
 PRESERVES ESTABLISHED
 The Fish and Wildlife Service has set up certain areas as preserve areas which will be closed to com mercial fishing. After the season opens. if these preserve areas show an abundance of fish, the area will be reopened to trap and seine fish i ing.
 Under the reserves, trap closures ! amounting to 30 per cent of all traps i in Southeast Alaska will be put into effect. In all. 86 trap loca- tions will be eliminated. AREAS WITHDRAWN In Icy Straits, the offshore areas eetween Mud Bay and Point Adol- phus and Whitestone to Point Au- gusta, will be reserve area. In the Eastern District, all of Frederick Sound from Point Gardiner to Point Kingsmill with the exception of Snettisham and Taku, which are gillnet areas, are reserved.
 All traps are eliminated from the shores of Chichagof and Bararoi Islands while a reserve is estab- lished at Rodman Bay, Hoonah Sound inside the outer end of Mos CT Island, and Salisbury Sound from Po.nt Leo to Point Kruzof, thence to the southern end of Por- tofshikof Island
 Sarok Bay, Ushk Bay, and both arms of Hood Bay will se closed areas.
 In the Southern District and the Clarence Strait area. preserve has been established below Cape Fox including the north end of Behm Canal. Trolling is also prohibited in this area.
 On the West Coast. Shakan Bay and Fl Capitan Passage east of Orr Island will be preserves and in Sumner Straits preserve has been established west and north of line from Point Amelius northwest to Strait Island thence in an east erly direction to Point Mitchell. All of Wrangell Narrows to Point Al exander are also prohibited to trap owners and seiners.
 Attending the meeting were: A. w. Walker, Alaska Native Service; John c. Willis, herring fisherman, Mike Karry, B. H. Manery, and Andy Barlow. United Trollers of AL aska; Clancy Hnkins. Taku gill; netter; Fred Soberg, troller; Ken meth Bowman, United Alaska Fish ermen, A. F. of L.; Frank Marshall, United Brotherhood of Carpenters; Lester Roberts, Alaska Native Bro- therhood: Dan Twiet, Juneau Vessel Owners Association, Inc; Trevor Davis. James V. Davis. Chris Hen- nings. Norman Banfield, Robert Boochever, George Sundborg. J. E. Messer, w. c. Nigh, Peter J. Lud- wig. Emil vienola, Bill Foreward, Wayne McCsee and Axel Nelson