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Fis.iing
Several amendments have been
made to the Alaska Commercial
Fisheries Regulations for this year,
by the Fish and Wildlife Service
of the Department of the Interior.
Several changes have been made
in defining boundaries, length of
seasons and restrictions on type of
gear used.
The amendments were made on
the basis of information developed
at a series of public hearings, writ
ten briefs submitted by the pub
lic, and scientific data secured by
Fsh and Wildlife Service person
nel. 4
As a result of an amendment,
tjhe Kodiak area is defined to in
clude all waters from Kilokak
flocks to Cape Douglas, including
Kodiak, Afognak, and adjacent is
lands. The Karluk district is de
fined to include all waters from
Cape Karluk to Broken Point: Pro
vided, that the waters of Uyak Bay
inside a line from Cape Kuliuk to
Uyak Bay Postoffice shall be
known as the Uyak section.
Section 108.3, which relates to
the open season in the Karluk dis
trict. Fishing in this district as
this year. June 1 is open date in
stead of July 11 as last year. The
well as others will open earlier
season will close July 21, and will
reopen July 30 and continue until
August 13. 6 a. m. September 1 it
will reopen and continue through
September 30.
The various districts may be sum
marized as follows: Mainland dis
tricts, fishing begins July 9 instead
of July 11, ends July 21 instead of
July 23; starts again July 30 in
stead of August 1, and ends Aug
ust 13 as last year; starts again
September 1 instead of the 10th
and ends September 30, the same
as last year. In the Afognak dis
trict, slight changes were made.
The first season opens July 10,
ends July 21. instead of opening
July 11 and closing the 23rd; the
next season opens July 30 and
closes August 21, instead of Aug
ust 1 to August 13. Opening date
for the last season is September 1
instead of 10th. Closing date is the
same as last year.
Sections 108.3c; 108.4; 108.5; and
108.5a have all been amended to
read as follows: Fishing is prohib
ited except from 6 a. m. July 9 to
6 p. m. July 21; from 6 a. m. July
30 to 6 p. m. August 13; and from
6 a. m. September 1 to 6 p. m.
September 30. These are for the
general district, Red River, Alitak
and Uganik districts.
A new section designated 108.5b
is added to read as follows: Week
ly closed period. The statutory
weekly closed period is extended
in the Karluk, Afognak and Uganik
districts to include the period from
6 o’clock postmeridian Saturday to
6 o’clock antemeridian Tuesday,
between July 7 and July 21, in
clusive.
Fishing by means of any trap
is prohibited after 6 o’clock post
meridian August 31.
Sections 1Q8.7, 108.8 and 108.9
are deleted.
Section 108.15 is amended in
text by changing the period at the
innounces
ndments
nd to a colon and adding the fol
owing proviso: In the Karluk dis
;ict the use of beach seines 250
athoms is permitted. Section 108.
.8 is deleted.
The taking of pink salmon is pro
libited after August 31 except by
gill nets.
Paragraph (d) of Section 108.24,
dealing with closed waters, is
amended in text by changing the
period at the end to a colon and
adding the following proviso: Pro
vided that the area closed to fish
ing shall be all waters within 500
yards of its terminus in the period
from 6 o’clock antemeridian July
1 to 6 o’clock antemeridian Sep
tember 1.
Section 108.50 is amended to
read as follows: At all times in all
closed commercial fishing areas of
Chiniak, Pasagshak, and Anton
Larsons Bays, and all streams, trib
utary thereto, the taking of salmon
for personal use shall be limited
to hand rod, spear, or gaff and
shall not exceed two salmon per
day, per person.
The above are the principal
changes in the Kodiak districts.
There have been a number of
changes in other areas, such as
Bristol Bay, Alaska Peninsula and
Alaska generally.
Seattle (AP)—Victor W. Arnold,
60, a native of Sitka, and a retired
Navy Chief Warrant Officer, died
last Tuesday in Sitka. He had been
in the Navy 30 years and served
during both World Wars.
He is survived by his wife Mar
garet, and a brother, Harold, of
Kodiak.
Resident Biologist
At Local Hatchery
The appointment of Robert J.
Simon as resident biologist at the
fish hatchery on the Naval Station,
has been announced by the Direc
tor of Alaska Fisheries, Clarence
L. Anderson.
Anderson visited the hatchery,
which is operated by the Kodiak
Conservation Club. He conferred
with officers Qf the Club and plans
were laid for the coming seasons
operation of the hatchery.
Simon will supervise the egg
taking operation, the fish hatchery
and the ecological study to be
made there this year.
The new resident biologist js a
1954 graduate of the University of
Washington School of Fisheries.
He holds a B. S. degree. Following
school he was employed part time
at the University’s fish hatchery,
as an undergraduate and specializ
ed in trout hatchery work. Since
graduation, Simon has been work
ing for the Alaska Department of
Fisheries with headquarters at
the University of Alaska. His prin
cipal work while at the University
was done at the Birch Lake Hatch
ery.
Mr. Simon expects to arrive
about April 1. His wife and two
small children will leave for Ko
diak as soon as his quarters are
ready.
Washington (AP)—The Civil
Aeronautics Board proposed a
$312,006 reduction in the annual
mail pay to Wein Alaska Airlines.
CAB officials said if no objections
were filed within 10 days it may
order into effect a rate of 43.58
cents a revenue mile which would
yield Wien $1,138,312 a year.
This picturesque scene found in the suberbs of Portland, Maine,
is a sharp contrast to many others found in the eastern area of the
country where week-end snows have caused death to many persons
and damage in'the millions. (AP Wirephoto)
Hearing On
Tract Lands
A hearing will be conducted in
Kodiak on April 9 by the Bureau
of Land Management on the ques
tion of small tract land which is
being made available to the pub
lic. This hearing is one of several
being conducted throughout the
territory this month and next.
It is not known who will be here
from the Land Office, but Roger
R. Robinson, Alaska Operations
Supervisor, stated in a letter to
Dick Berg, Secretary of the Cham
ber of Commerce: “The Kodiak
Island land problem is quite in
volved and we are attempting now
to find some means short of legis
lation to make land available to
entry without jeopardizing the ac
tual 'implied rights of present oc
cupants and users of the land.”
The Commerce Secretary had
written a letter at the request of
the Chamber of Commerce mem
bers to seek out plans of the Ldnd
Office regarding a proposal to
open land for small tract purchase
in the Kalsin Bay area. In the let
ter of reply Robinson set the date
for the public hearing and stated
further: “No definate plans have
been made by this office regard
ing land disposal in Kodiak.”
An atempt is being made to
build another story to the new post
office building for the use of the
District Court when in session
here and other Federal offices.
Bob Acheson, who will build and
lease the building has been ap
proached by the District Judge and
others to interest the SSA in leas
ing a part of the biulding for
this use. Gov. Heintzleman has
written stating he will push the
project while in Washingtin. Civic
groups here have written letters
supporting the idea.
These questions and several oth
ers were discussed at the Chamber
of Commerce meeting in session
last Thursday. The proposal to in
vestigate into the possibility of
conducting a United Fund Drive
was further discussed.
Dr. A. Holmes Johnson, reported
that the new High School building
is nearing completion, and is ex
pected to be finished this Spring.
The new brochure on Kodiak is
nearing completion, according to
\lf Madsen, who is in charge of ar
rangements.
Plans made previously to send
Dick Berg to Washington, D. C. to
testify on behalf of the small boat
tiarbor project before the approp
riations Committee, were nipped
in the bud through a misunder
standing.
The Committee met Wednesday,
but Dick Berg reported informa
tion clarifying the date reached
him too late. A brief, outlining
Kodiak’s appeal for necessary
funds will be sent in lieu of a per
sonal appearance.
The Secretary reported he re
ceived several letters from stu
dents at Mt. Edgecumbe seeking
summer employment.
Mrs. June Burkhardt entertained
several little children and their
mothers at a party for her three
year old daughter, Marthea, on
the occasion of the latter’s birth
day. |.
Along The
Waterfront
The waterfron is expected to
move onto the streets of Kodiak
in the next few days when the
heavy snows begin to melt. This
in turn will produce its own brand
of crab—Mr. Citizen. The crab
we’re concerned with in this col
umn has been. cqming,in, perhaps
slowly, but rtOftetheless with the
few fine days we have had, the in-'
d,ustry is kept quite busy.
Bob Resoff of King Crab, Inc.,
reports quite a little activity. Har
ry Kanigan with the KFC 5 came
in with 471 erf b/\which weigher,
in at 5,146 pounds. The Joann, At-'
chie Hubley, skipper, brought in
389 for a total weight of 4187. Jer
ry Gougel, with the CPC 18, came'
in with a total catch of 562 crab,
which weighed approximately 6236
pounds. The Julie M brought in
169 for a combined weight of 1673
pounds. Julian Mullin is the skip-:
per. The Bonnie pulled in the
other day. Abram Panamaroff, the
skipper, unloaded a nice catch of
539 crab which tipped the scales
at 5608 pounds. The Seamount
made it in with 272 crab for 3186
pounds. Alfred Torsen is skipper
of the Seamount.
Pat Mullen was probably top man
of the week at King Crab, Inc.
came in with a total of about 70^
crab, which scaled at 8000 pounds.
At the Island Seafoods, “Bumps"
Poland substituted for Pete De
veau, who is in Seattle on a hear
ing, and reported light activity ft
this cannery. The Suzie Q is due
in today with a good load, estimat
ed at 2000 crab, and weighing over
20,000 pounds. Despite these light
weeks, which happen every once
in a while, this is the biggest year
so far for canning. Pete may be
in town when the Mirror reaches
the streets, as he was expected to
leave Anchorage Friday afternoon.
The Reliance with Rudy Carlson,
skipper, reported in last week by
radio, as did Barney Corgatelli
with the JH. Their catches were
reported last week, but as you will
read elsewhere, neither the JH or
the load of crab ever reached port.
In fact the men aboard were lucky
to get back alive.
We have no report from Drift
wood as we were unable to raise
anybody there.
Alvine and Gibson’s have Del
Valley’s boat, the Lois V out of
the water for major repairs. Del
Valley is a mill owner from Afog
nak. Alf Madsen is getting his
two boats ready for the bear hunts
to come. The Explorer is on the
ways, for a paint job. Some re
pairs are being made to the Polar
is, Madsen’s other boat, also. Mike
Mullen left this week with the
Tonki Cape for Afognak, his home.
He is going out crab fishing.
The Cordova Salvor is anchored
out in the bay. She came in earlier
this week from Sitkinak, and took
on a load of fuel. She is skippered
by Albert Torsen, and will head
back to the south end of the Is
land shortly.
There’s lots of activity at the
City Dock these days. Jack John
son and the crew of stevedores are
busy unloading 664 tons of freight
earmarked for Kodiak.