Stern Measures Advocated by Alaska
Fisheries Advisory Committee for Next Year
Regulations more drastic than any ever before attempted for
the salmon industry and a closed season for herring, as well as
regulations closing Resurrection Bay 84 hours out of each week, and
Uganik Bay next season, were contained in recommendations passed
by the Alaska Fisheries advisory committee to become effective for
the season of 1923. These recommendations will be submitted to
Secretary Hoover with the request that they be embodied in regula
tions for issuance as soon as possible so that canners and fishermen
may have adequate notice of the requirements next season.
The meeting Gov. Bone said, was j through the vicinity of Kake and
very narmomous arm sausiatiuiy m
every respect. It was attended by
the Governor, Calvin C. Hazelet,
who was elected Secretary, Harry E.
Ellsworth, Carl A. Sutter and Sam-1
uel Buttes, members, and U. S.
Fisheries Commissioner Harry O’- '
Malley and Asst. Fisheries Agent E. j
M. Ball. The Committee was in ses- j
sion virtually a'.l day, enu ng its first
meeting at ? p. m. yesterday
Ask Many Restrictions.
The Committee asked for many
resrictions, beginning with the
mouths of the Yukon river and ex
tending through all of the various
areas to the southern border of the
Territory. They follow largely the
suggestions made by Commissioner
O’Malley.
In Southeastern Alaska for next
season the recommendations in
volve: 37 individual closed areas
covering as many bays, coves, pas
sages, etc.! four distinct districts
with varying close seasons on com
mercial fishing for salmon; sweep
ing regulation of traps in the north
ern end of the Division, and severe
limitation of gear on seine boats.
A close season is recommended for
the Yakutat area in addition to the
regulations applying to the current
season.
In the Copper River , it is re
quested that stake nets be entirely
abolished and gear limited to drift
gill nets of specified sizes. Close
seasons are also asked for in this
area.
A close season in Prince William j
Sound is also recommended and i
minor regulatory measures sought, j
Other recommendations included:!
a three and one-half day closure
in Resurrection Bay; close season!
in Cook Inlet and the establishment j
of restricted zones around stream!
mouths; opening a small area near
Cape Uyak, closing Uganik Bay, Vis
koda Bay and Terror Bay, in the Ko
diak area; provide for a stated es
capement at Chignik; continue pres
ent regulations in Bristol Bay, Port;
Moller and Herendeen Bay and make
such further regulations as may
seem necessary when complete re-!
ports are received from field men; i
limit the catch in the Port Heiden
area; continuing present regulations
at Ikatan, King Cove, Squaw Har
bor and Izcnbak Bay and limit gear
to be used; establish closed areas off
the various mouths of the Yukon riv
er.
Traps Hit Hard.
The Iran recommendation covers
only the waters in Southeastern Al
aska north about on a line drawn
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noruiwaru. in mat aicti it 10 jcwm
mended that all traps be placed not
less than two miles apart. South
of the 57th parallel trap fishing
would be unaffected. It is under
stood that Mr. Sutter, who repre
sents the packers on the Commit
tee, objected to so drastic a pro
vision but without avail.
Touching on seines, the Commit
tee’s recommendations said:
“Throughout Southeastern Alaska
only one seine should be permitted
per boat. They should be permitted
less oepth than 200 me.-mes, nor
of a greater depth than 300 meshes.
No seine shall be of less than
150 fathoms in length, nor longer
than 250 fathoms, measured on the
cork line. No leads will be per
mitted. The mesh of seines shall
measure inches stretched.”
The following areas and close
seasons were recommended:
“In the waters of Southeastern
Alaska between the 58th and 60th
parallels of north latitude, commer
cial fishing should close at 6 p. m.
August 5 and remain closed for the
remainder of the pear.
“In the waters between the 57th
and 58th parallels, commercial fish
ing should cease at 6 p. m. August
11 for the remainder of the year.
“In the waters south of the 57th
parallel, excluding those of Prince
of Wales Island north of Narrow
Point along the northern shore and
along the west shore from Pt. Gake;
to Cape Chacon, and the west and
southern shores, the close season
should begin August 20 at 6 p. m.
and continue to September 15. An
other close season should begin Oc
tober 15 at 6 p. m. and continue to
the end of the year.
“In all waters of the west, north
and east coasts of Prince of Wales
Island northward from Narrow
Point to Pt. Baker and thence to
Cape Chacon and in all waters of
Etolin Island along the West coast
and those of adjacent islands in
Clarence Strait, the close season
should begin at 6 p. m. August 22
and continue to the end of the
year. In this area commercial fish
ing for salmon, except for trolling,
should be prohibited from January
1 to midnight of July 14 of each
year.”
New Areas to Close
The additional areas in South
eastern Alaska recommended clos
ure follow:
Southeastern Alaska.
Continue present regulations in re
spect to all bays and areas closed
in 1924. Additional areas should be
closed as follows:
Wrangell Narows—Between Pt.
Alexander and Prolewy Pt.
Tebenkof Bay—Kniu Island, South
Arm.
Bay or Lillars—Kuiu Island, South
Arm.
Moira Sound—East Coast Prince
of Wales Island. Frederick Cove and
the South Arm.
Boca De Quadra—On the mainland.
Within one miles of Sockeye Creek.
Smeaton Bay—On the mainland.
Wilson Ann and Bakewell Army east;
of 131° 40' west longitude.
Chickamin River—Inside a line
from Fish Point to Trap Point.
Rudyeard Bay—North Arm within j
two miles of the mouth of thej
stream.
Shrimp Bay—Revillagigedo Island
With a line from Dress Point
south to the opposite shore.
Traitors Cove—Revillagigedo Isl
and. Inside a line across the en
trance.
Hidden Inlet—On the mainland, j
Inside a line across the entrance.
Very Inlet—On the mainland. In
side a line across the entrance.
Dora Bay—East Coast of Prince
of Wales Island. Inside a line across
the entrance.
Kasaan Bay—East Coast of Prince
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of Wales Island. North of a line
from Sandy Point to the east shore.
George Inlet—Revillagigedo island.
Inside a line from Bat Point to
Tsa Cove.
Anan Creek—On the mainland.
Within one mile of the mouth of the
creek.
Affleck Canal and Port Beauclere
—Kuiu Island. Within 1000 yards of
all salmon streams entering these
bays.
Gut Bay—Baranof Island. Inside a
line across the entrance.
Red Bluff Bay—Baranof Island,
including Falls Creek. Inside a line
drawn across the entrance.
Whale Passage—Prince of Wales
Island. Within 100 yards of all sal
mon streams entering this passage.
Lynn Canal—All waters north of
59° 40' north latitude .
Glacier Bay—North of a line from
Point Carolus to Pt. Gustavus.
Tenakee Inlet and Freshwater Bay
—Inside of a line from North Pas
sage Pt. to South Passage Pt.
Taku Inletr—Within one miles of
the present mouth of Taku river.
Portage Bay—Kupreanof Island.
All water of the bay and those with
in one mile of its entrance.
Whitewater Bay—Continue present
regulations.
Wilson Cove—Continue present re
gulations.
Chick Bay—All waters of 134°
29' west longitude.
Warm springs Bay—Inside of a
line across the entrance.
Port Frederick—All waters east of
a line from Inner Pt. Sophia to Game
Point; all waters of Neka Bay, and
all waters south of the 58th parallel
on north latitude.
Hanus Bay—All waters south of
a line from Pt. Hanus to Pt. Moses.
Basket Bay—Inside of a line across
the entrance.
Shipley Bay—Within one mile of
all salmon streams.
Sarkar Cove—Inside of a line
across the entrance.
Hetta Inlet—All waters north of a
line from Eak Point to the opposite
shore in an easterly direction.
Kasook Inlet—Within one mile of
the head of the inlet.
North Bay—Within 1000 yards of
all salmon streams.
Other Restrictions
Covering the remaining fishing dis
tricts in the Territory the Commit
tee’s full recommendations said:
Yakutat Area.
Change Eastern boundary line to
136th meridian. Continue weekly
close season of 48 hours. Prohibit
fishing in what is known as the
Basin above Dry Bay . Prohibit all
fishing from 6 p. m. July 31 until
August 25. In all other respects
continue present regulations.
Yukon River
Establishment of a closed area of
the several mouths of the Yukon
River to the limit of territorial wa
ters and the prohibition of all fish
ing for salmon therein except by res
ident whites and natives for local
iwu puipudcs.
Bristol Bay.
Continue the present regulations,
unless subsequent reports from field
men in that district indicate that
changes are necessary.
Port Moller and Herendeen Bay
Continue the present close of 84
hours each week.
Port Heiden.
Limit catch to 30,000 salmon.
Ikatan, King Cove, Squaw Harbor
and Izenback Bay.
Continue the present regulation
of .60 hours close season until mid
night of July 20, and limi tall fish
ing to the use of traps, beach seines
and gill nets, and the closing of Thin
Point Lagoon.
Chignik.
Provide for a minimum escape of
1,000,000 red salmon, or net less than
50 per centum.
KODIAK AREA
Karluk.
Continue present regulations, ex
cept that an area for one mile ex
tending eastward from Cajpe Uyak
shall be open.
Uganik Bay, Viekoda Bay and
Terror Bay.
Closed season inside of line from
Outlet Cape to Cape Uganik and to
Miners Point.
Alitak Bay.
Continuing present regulations.
COOK INLET AREA
Continue present regulations but
reduce weekly close season to 36
hours . Prohibit all fishing within
one mile of all salmon streams ex
cept Kasilof and Kenai Rivers where
the closed area shall extend two
miles from the mouths. Prohibit all
fishing after August 10 of each year.
In Resurrection Bay.
Establish a weekly close season
inside of a line from Cape Resurrec
tion to Bear Glacier of 84 hours.
Prince William Sound.
Maintain present regulations but
extend closed area at Eshamy La
goon to a line 50 yards outside the
narrows; extend closed area at the
mouth of Coghill River, and close
the area at Miners River out to the
reef at its mouth. Establish close
i
season from August 10 to end in
cluding August 25.
Copper River.
Prohibition of stake nets from the j
flats. Red salmon should extend
from May 20 to July 10 and a weekly
close season of 48 hours be observed (
between those dates. Open for silver \
salmon fishing on August 20. Limit
gear to drift gill nets only of not to
exceed 200 fathoms in length. Permit
fishing for kind salmon prior to
May 20 with drift gill nets of at
least 8% inch stretched measure
Prohibit fishing within 1000 yards
of the grass banks.
In addition to the recommenda
tions for new regulations on the
salmon fishing industry submitted
by the Alaska Advisory Fisheries
Committee, it also made recommen
dations for certain restrictions on
the herring fishing industry in
Southeastern Alaska and the clam
fisheries at Cordova. These were
made public Sept. 11 by Gov. Scott
C Bone ,chairman of the commit
tee.
The herring regulations recom
mended follow:
“Kootznahoo Inlet closed to her
ring fishing at all times.
“In all bays closed or proposed to
be closed to salmon fishing, her
ring fishing will also be prohibited ”
“The weekly close season of 36
hours provided by law for the pro
tection of the salmon fisheries
should also b<= applicable to the
herring fisheries.
“There should be a close season
from February 15 to June 15, o f
each year, covering the spawning
time of herring in this district.”
The committee recommended that
curent regulations governing the
herring fisheries in the Prince
William Sound, Cook Inlet and Ko
diak areas be continued in force
another season and that such ad
ditional recommendations be made
as the investigations made during
the present season show to be ne
cessary.
Regarding ciam fisheries, the rec
ommendations said:
“The size of razor clams taken
for commercial purposes is fixed at
four and one-half inches in total
length of shell, except that not
more than three per cent by number
of clams many measure less than
this minimum.”
The committee suggested that
posters bearing this regulation and
its purpose be distributed early in
the season ,not later than April 1,
to be followed by an energetic
campaign of enforcement. Describ
ing the clam situation at Cordova
to be acute, it recommended that
wide publicity be given in local
papers and trade journals in order
that persons interested might fully
appreciate the intent of the regu
lation.
NORTHLAND NOTES
Trader Newton, wife and three
children have moved to Fairbanks
for the winter from their trade post
far up the Tanana river. The move j
was made in order that the children !
might attend school in Fairbanks.
They purchased the R. C. Thorn ca
bin, at Second and Lack and finding
it too small, bought the Ben Thomp
son house on Lower Fourth, where
they are now comfortably located.
The old cannery belonging to the
Northwestern Fisheries at Seldovia,
which has been laying idle for many I
years is now busily engaged in the:
salting of herring. Supt. Mclver,!
who has charge of the new cannery
expects to have 80,000 kegs of the
precious Alaskan sea food packed by
the end of the present season.
The Democrats of Anchorage re
cently held a political rally which
resulted in the formation of a Dem
ocratic club. Despite the many oth
er attractions in the city quite a
number attended the meet. Frank
A. Boyle, democratic nominee for
delegate to congress made an inter
esting speech, stressing mainly on
the subject of self government. Oth
er prominent democrats throughout
the Third division spoke.
The Peyser family of Anchorage,
who recently passed through Seward
on their way to Seldovia to open a
clothing establishment is now quar
tered in the White building. The
structure in which they are located
has been entirely renovated and over
the door is the modest sign, “Ladies’
Tailoring.”
The building boom on the water
front in Seldovia came to an abrupt
ending the other day when the last
inch of ground was being taken up
and builded upon. It is reported that
some of the front street owners are
driving piles out into the bay to get
additional frontage. When this is
finished, Seldovia can right call her
self the Ketchikan of the Westward.
Down in the State when a pic
ture is worthy of person, a large
number of people generally attend
to see the actor or actress who per
Swami Yogananda, Native
Indian Prince in Seward
Swami Yogananda, of Calcutta, In
dia, accompanied by his secretary,
arrived on the Admiral Evans on his
way to Anchorage and interior points.
The Swami represents Maharajah
Prince Kasimbazur, of Calcutta prov
ince, British India, and traveled from
New York to Seattle by automobile.
The Swami was accompanied by two
students of his cult, and made many
converts. He lectured in Denver and
Judge Ben Lindsay became one of
his students.
“I believe the modern school
should be supplemented with proper
training in the art of living,” said
the Swami. ‘‘I find that the public
schools give only one side of true
education. They teach very little as
to meeting the complex problems of
life. That is why I am establishing j
these schools. I teach perfection of j
body and mind by the power of will.
I have found human nature the same
all over the world, the only differ
ence being in the expression in the
minds of the people of this country.
The people of America need more
psychological training. They need
more tolerance. The young people
of the nation do not stop to con
sider the mental ability of the per
son they • choose to go through life
with. In India they do. Here they
pay too much attention to physical
beauty. In India physical beauty is
not ovrelooked but it is the last
thing to be considered. There is also
too much gay life in America. The
people need more plain living and
higher thinking.”
The Swami said that the United
States needs association wth India
and India contact with the United
States.
‘‘I like Alaska very much, despite
the bad weather encountered. I do
not consider I have seen America un
til I have seen Alaska,” he concluded.
There will be no Chautauqua per
formances in Southeastern Alaska
for the coming winter, it w'as learn
ed recently. Lack of finances in the
west to carry on a circuit in Alas
ka is the cause of posTponement of
these shows.
formed so petitely or notoriously be
fore the camera; so to make a long
story the size of our paper, the
Dawn Company, of Alaska fame pic
tures will likewise enter the foot
lights of the Coliseum theater of Ju
neau, and explain and entertain the
people while one of their Alaskan pic
tures is being run on the silver
screen.
Since the opening of the Alaska
of the fine display of curios which
are there. The museum opened its
Museum at Juneau, under the man
agement of A. P. Kashavaroff, 10,000
people have so far taken advantage
doors Sept. 1920 ,and it is reported
that one-third of the people register
ed so far made the visit this season,
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Delano Red Cross Nurse
Tenders Her Resignation
Miss Stella Fuller, the Delano
Red Cross Nurse who came to Alas
ka two years ago has resigned her
work with the Seward Chapter and
will return to the States on Decem
ber first.
Miss Yeteve Taake, the field work
er representing the Division office
in San Francisco, made a careful
survey of the local situation. She
conferred with many members of the
Chapter and particularly with the
citizens who made the trip to Bris
tol Bay with the Chamber of Com
merce in July. After consideration
of the various conditions in connec
tion with the Delano Red Cross Nur
sing Service on the Alaskan penin
sula, Miss Taake came to the conclu
sion that assignment to this diffi
cult territory should not exceed two
years and recommended that Miss
Fuller be relieved. The Division of
fice and the Delano Committee are
accepting Miss Taake’s suggestion
and Miss Fuller is being levelled.
The question of supplying a succes
sor will for the present be held in
suspension. After Miss Fuller’s re
turn she will discuss the whole sit
uation with the committee in iyash
ington, and with the Division in San
Francisco, and a final decision will be
made.
Olympic Sprinter Defeats
Famous Charlie Paddock
ALLENTOWN, Pa., Sept. 18.—
A.1 Leconey, Olympic and former
Lafayette college star sprinter, to
day ran the 100-yard dash in 9 2-5
seconds, one-fifth of a second faster
than the world’s record held by Chas.
Paddock ,Howard P. Drew and Dan
Newark in the feature event of the
Knights of Columbus track meet on
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