The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-03-06
CHANGES IN
MANY AREAS
ANNOUNCED

For the first time in Territorial
history, Alaska will have restric-
tons on non-commercial fishing
next summer.
Secretary OF the Interior Chap
man announced today the 1851 reg
ulations for protection of Alaska's
commercial fisheries. They include
the closing of specified streams in
| the Cook Inlet area, near Anchor
age, and in the Upper Copper River,
to salmon fishing Including that
for local use"
only four out of the hundreds
Of streams in Alaska have been
closed" Chapman said, in news
release.
| without such protection, the
salmon runs in those streams, al
ready greatly reduced, would be
completely destroyed
| Chapman said the new regula-
! tons contain more changes than
,lsaal, because of changing condi-
/ lions in the fisheries.
Bristol Bay Changes
Most important change is the adj
mission of power boats for the first
time into the Bristol Bay area.
$50 that the burden tof competi-
ton by power boats) will not fall to
heavily on the local residents, the
department has opened to set net
fishing all inter- tidal waters outsidi
of the drift gill net markers" Chap
man said.
AT the same time 1t has prohib-
TIED the use of set nets above tia
drift gill net markers.
| This, in effect permits netting
along the Shores of the bays wher-
ever drift netting is permitted.
1.-The set net regulations have
been relaxed, also, to allow opera
ton anywhere in the inter-tidal
zones instead of confinement TO
narrow strip of beach adjacent to
the high tide line, as in 1880"
Mother Ship Operations
Chapman said commercial fish
ermen in Alaska have been voicing
)strong opposition to the USE OF the
lso-called mother ships, especially in
gill net fishing. because OF the
danger in everlasting.
He said the prohibition against
mother-ship operation, formerly APP
piled only to purse SEEMING, there
fore has been extended to include
all forms of mobile gear.
| Trap Regulations
| The 1851 regulations also decree
new method Of rendering salmon
traps imperative during seasonal
and weekly closed periods.
A section of the pot wall on each
trap must be opened and sealed IN
place during such closed seasons.
/ In the areas OF Central Alaska.
the principal changes include longer
weekly closed periods in Cook Inlet,
Resurrection Bay, and Yakutat.
| On Kodiak Island the midseason
closure from July Is to August
will be effective this year in the
Red River district as well as in the
other districts Of the area.
The fishing season in the Karluk
district will close July Is for the
remainder of the year.
In Copper River
In the Copper River area sum-
liner season from July 10 to August
7 will be permitted for red salmon,
because of the possibility that
small run in that area is not now
being fully utilized.
In the Yakutat area the king
salmon season has been curtailed IN
Dry Bay. However. the red salmon
season has been liberalized by al
lowing fishing for this species TO
start June 18 instead of July l..
/ In Southeast Alaska
Throughout the Southeast Alaska
larea the maximum length of purse
lseines has been standardized at 200
fathoms, with which a lead OF 70
fathoms may be used
Taking Of coho salmon by any
means is prohibited in the area
:, from Sept. 20 to July l, 1852.
An Alaska wide prohibition OF
last year against taking or possess
ing understood king salmon will APP
ply this year only in Southeast
Alaska.
The Alaska regulations are made
and enforced by the Fish and Wild
! life Service.
Good Escapement"
That agency said there was
good escapement" and good sur
vival of pink salmon in Southeast
Alaska in l949.
| &c iS