EXCERPTS
...from a latter written by Jim Downey
to Mr« Albert M® Day? Director PVfS
in Washing fcc-n* B*CW cn behalf of bho
B^FJoo®
.personal use fishing is unfair to
Bristol Bay residents, as it deprives many
people, particularly natives, from part
of their standard diet, i*e« dried red
salmon for family use for winter.
"Fish do not dry well and upriver fish
lose most of the oil and fat and are not
comparable with seasonal dried red sal
mon.
•'To close *the Nushagak River from 6am
June 25th to 6 am July 25th.would be a
catastrophe, as some 1000 local resident
fishermen, cannery workers and supplement
tary workers would be seriously affected.
M...There are three runs of fish here,
commencing from the 15-2& of June, as
evidenced by fishermen fishing king sal
mon picking up 200 or 300 red salmon in a
day with king salmon gear,-* They slack
off from about the 25-30 on an approxi
mate average, then the second run con
tinues until approximately the 10th of
July:-> with a slacking off until the 3rd
run generally comes in from July 14-17...
”If all the fishing efforts are aimed
at the second run, and it is being deplet
ed, wouldn*t the logical method be to open
up in time for the first run, and if the
second run shows lack of sufficient es
capement, provide additional closures, bub
allow the third run to be fished?
"’If more cooperation were shown by the
FV/g to the residents whose livelihood de
pends on commercial fishing and less of
of the attitude that residents are the
**main predators*1* mvjch more satisfactory
relationship could bo established
than do exist*
^•••.Amenfi present regulations on king
salmon fishing from the present uso of
gear limited to drift gillnets* to peiw
mit salmon trolling**•
"Have bci.'ioouo present in Bristol Bay
from Juno *i>tb end on* with authority
to make opening data flexible* Re-estab
lish' cooperation between fishermen and
FVfS by allowing men who have fished for
many years and lived in spawning areas
for many years and have#**praotioal know
ledge. •.combine with praotioal theories
on your part9#9
"Reestablish the permit system on
personal uso fishing, as applied in 1951
with satisfactory results in Bristol Bay*
and seems most feasable*.#*1
A lew weecs ago xiienie niiaer-rana
arrived at his store to find someone had
brokon into the warehouse unit just to
the left of the entrancee
HEALTH CCTNCJ.L MEETS
At the meeting cf the Health Council
held at the school on Oct* 20, 16 members
and visitors were present. It was decided
that the Council would purchase a refrig
erator from Anchorage for Miss Crawford.
Also, it was settled that the school
children would handle this yearns Ssal
Drivn* Remember that the public is in
vited to attend these meetings« So put
the 3rd Monday of each month down as your
Health Clinic meeting day.
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