(g) Spiridon Bay (or northeast arm of Uyak Bay): All waters of Spiridon Bay south of 57 degrees 37 minutes 17 seconds north latitude.

(h) East Arm, Uganik Bay: All waters within the arm east of a line entending from a point at 57 degrees 42 minutes 39 seconds north latitude, 153 degrees 29 minutes 34 seconds west longitude, to a point at 57 degrees 43 minutes 41 seconds north latitude, 153 degrees 29 minutes 4 seconds west longitude.

(i) Terror Bay: All waters within the bay south of 57 degrees 44 minutes 11 seconds north latitude.

(j) Pasagshak Bay, at entrance to Ugak Bay: All waters within the bay. (k) Ugak Bay: All waters within the bay west of 152 degrees 48 minutes 34 seconds west longitude.

(1) Kiliuda Bay: All waters of the bay west of 153 degrees 6 minutes 35 seconds west longitude.

(m) Old Harbor, Sitkalidak Strait: All waters within 1 statute mile of the terminus of the stream approximately 1 statute mile northeast of Old Harbor, Sitkalidak Strait.

(n) All bays of Afognak Island: All waters of the bays within lines indicated by markers erected for the purpose.

(0) Kaflia Bay, on north side of Shilikof Strait: All waters within 1 statute mile outside the entrance of the outer lagoon.

(p) Little River, west of Cape Ugat: All waters within 1 statute mile of the terminus of the stream.

(q) Kizhuyak Bay: (1) All waters within one-half mile of the terminus of an unnamed stream entering the bay at approximately 57 degrees 49 minutes 11 seconds north latitude, and (2) all waters south of 57 degrees 44 minutes 23 seconds north latitude.

(s) Barling Bay: All waters west of a line extending from a point at 57 degrees 11 minutes 47 seconds north latitude, 153 degrees 22 minutes 35 seconds west longitude, to a point at 57 degrees 11 minutes 59 seconds north latitude, 153 degrees 21 minutes 56 seconds west longitude.

(t) Shearwater Bay: All waters north of a line extending from a point at 57 degrees 20 minutes 23 seconds north latitude, 152 degrees 52 minutes 47 seconds west longitude, to a point at 57 degrees 20 minutes 45 seconds north latitude, 152 degrees 53 minutes 30 seconds west longitude.

(u) Kalsin Bay: All waters south of 57 degrees 35 minutes 56 seconds north latitude.

(v) Middle Bay: All waters west of 152 degrees 28 minutes 34 seconds west longitude.

(w) Anton Larsen Bay: All waters south of 57 degrees 50 minutes 59 seconds north latitude.

(x) Sharatin Bay: All waters south of 57 degrees 49 minutes 53 seconds north latitude.

(y) Olga Bay: Within 1⁄2 statute mile of the terminus of any salmon stream and within 1⁄2 statute mile of the terminus of Horse Marine Lagoon.

(z) Kaiugnak Bay: All waters of the lagoon west of 153 degrees 41 minutes 53 seconds west longitude.

(aa) Sukhoi Bay: All waters of the bay and lagoon.

HERRING FISHERY

§ 108.25 Closed seasons. Commercial fishing for herring, except for bait and except by gill nets, is prohibited in the hereinafter-described quota area prior to July 1 and after October 15 in each calendar year: Provided, That in the waters of the quota area in Shelik of Strait south of the latitude of Cape Uyak such fishing is prohibited prior to June 15 and after October 15 in each calendar year. In the remainder of the Kodiak area, commercial fishing for herring, except for bait and except by gill nets, is prohibited prior to June 1 and after October 15 in each calendar year.

§ 108.26 Quota area and catch. Prior to October 1 in each year prior to 1953, the take of herring, except for bait and except by gill nets, shall not exceed 275,000 barrels of 250 pounds per barrel in the waters of Shelikof Strait southeast of a line extending down the middle of the Strait from the latitude of Point Banks to the latitude of Cape Alitak and in all contiguous waters, including Shuyak, Raspberry, and Kupreanof Straits.

§ 108.27 Closed waters. During the period from July 15 to October 1, both dates inclusive, commercial fishing for herring, including bait fishing, is prohibited in all waters closed throughout the year to salmon fishing.

SHELLFISH FISHERY

§ 108.28 Closed season on razor clams. The taking of razor clams for commercial purposes is prohibited from July 15 to September 15, both dates inclusive, in each calendar year.

§ 108.29 Maximum take of razor clams, mainland. Along the mainland coast and nearby islands from Cape Kuliak to Cape Douglas, there shall not be taken in any calendar year a total of more than 500,000 pounds of razor clams, including shells, or 12,500 cases upon the basis of 48 one-half pound cans per case. § 108.30 Closed season, butter clams. The taking of butter clams for commercial purposes is prohibited in the period from June 1 to September 1, both dates inclusive, in each calendar year.

§ 108.31 Closed season, Dungeness crabs. Commercial fishing for Dungeness crabs is prohibited from June 1 to August 14, both dates inclusive.

§ 109.2 Open seasons. (a) Between the latitude of the established stream marker marking the south limit of the closed area around the terminus of the Kasilof River at approximately 60 degrees 22 minutes 34 seconds north latitude to the latitude of Anchor Point Light, exclusive of all waters adjacent to Kalgin Island, fishing is prohibited prior to 6 o'clock antemeridian May 28 and after 6 o'clock postmeridian August 4: Provided, That this prohibition shall not apply to the use of gill nets from 6 o'clock antemeridian August 20 to 6 o'clock postmeridian September 10.

(b) South of the latitude of Anchor Point Light fishing is prohibited prior to 6 o'clock antemeridian May 28 and after 6 o'clock postmeridian August 8: Provided, that fishing in all waters of Port Dick is prohibited prior to 6 o'clock antemeridian July 25.

(c) North of the latitude of the marker marking the south limit around the terminus of the Kasilof River, as described herein under paragraph (a) including all waters adjacent to Kalgin Island, fishing is prohibited prior to 6 o'clock antemeridian June 25 and after 6 o'clock postmeridian August 4: Provided, that this prohibition shall not apply (1) after 6 o'clock antemeridian May 28 to the use of gear having mesh not less than 81⁄2 inches stretched measure between knots, or to gill nets of which not to exceed 35 fathoms in use by any individual or on any boat may have mesh less than 81⁄2 inches stretched measure between knots, and (2) from 6 o'clock antemeridian August 20 to 6 o'clock postmeridian September 10 to the use of gill nets.

§ 109.2a Weekly closed period. The statutory weekly closed period is extended to include the periods from 6 o'clock antemeridian Saturday to 6 o'clock antemeridian Monday and from 6 o'clock antemeridian Wednesday to 6 o'clock postmeridian Thursday, making a total weekly closure of 84 hours.

§ 109.3 Fishing prohibited in small bays. Commercial fishing for salmon in any bay, estuary, slough, or lagoon less than 300 feet in width at mean low tide is prohibited.

§ 109.4 Purse seines prohibited. The use of purse seines for the capture of salmon is prohibited. § 109.5 Size of beach seines. No beach seine shall be less than 125 meshes in depth or less than 90 fathoms in length measured on the cork line. For the purpose of determining the depths of seines, measurements will be upon the basis of 31⁄2 inches stretched measure between knots.

§ 109.6 Operation of drift gill nets. Drift gill nets shall be operated without the attachment of anything to obstruct their free movement through the water at all times.

§ 109.7 Total aggregate length of gill nets. The total aggregate length of drift gill nets on any salmon fishing boat or in use by such boat shall not exceed 200 fathoms hung measure.

§ 109.8 Marking of gill nets. Each gill net in operation shall be marked by a cluster of bright red floats or corks at the ends, and bright red double floats or corks shall be attached to the cork line at 25-fathom intervals. The clusters at the ends shall also be legibly and plainly marked with the initials of the operator. In addition, each end of a set or anchored gill net shall be marked by a buoy of wood or metal of sufficient buoyancy to float in plain view at all times. Each buoy shall be legibly and plainly marked with the name or initials of the operator and the number of the boat used in the operation of the net to which it is attached, said lettering and numbering to consist of black figures and letters not less than 6 inches in length, painted on white background.

§ 109.9 Operation of set nets. Set or anchored gill nets shall be operated in substantially a straight line: Provided, That not to exceed 20 yards of each net may be used as a hook. Only one such hook is permitted on a net.

§ 109.10 Total aggregate length of set nets. No set or anchored gill net shall exceed 35 fathoms in length measured on the cork line. The total aggregate length of set or anchored gill nets used by any individual or operated from any boat shall not exceed 105 fathoms. South of the latitude of Anchor Point, seine webbing not exceeding 30 fathoms in length may be used on the shore end of any set or anchored gill net between the lines of high and low water.

§ 109.12 Minimum distance between units of gear. The distance by most direct water measurement from any part of one gill net or seine to any part of another gill net, seine, or trap shall not be less than 600 feet.

§ 109.13 Minimum distance between traps. The distance by most direct water measurement from any part of one trap to any part of another trap shall not be less than 2,500 feet.

§ 109.14 Construction of hand traps. Twenty-five feet of the heart walls next to the pot of each hand trap shall be constructed of flexible webbing other than wire.

§ 109.15 follows:

Areas open to traps. The use of any trap is prohibited, except as

(a) Along the mainland coast on the west side of Cook Inlet (1) within 500 feet of a point at 61 degrees 9 minutes 23 seconds north latitude, 151 degrees 2 minutes 57 seconds west longitude; (2) within 300 feet of a point at 61 degrees 7 minutes 32 seconds north latitude, 151 degrees 4 minutes 58 seconds west longitude; (3) from 61 degrees 2 minutes 27 seconds north latitude, 151 degrees 12 minutes 48 seconds west longitude, to 61 degrees 2 minutes 25 seconds north latitude, 151 degrees 14 minutes 51 seconds west longitude; (4) from 61 degrees 0 minutes 36 seconds north latitude, 151 degrees 21 minutes 48 seconds west longitude, to 61 degrees 0 minutes 49 seconds north latitude, 151 degrees 24 minutes 7 seconds west longitude; (5) within 1,000 feet of a point at 60 degrees 46 minutes 13 seconds north latitude, 151 degrees 44 minutes 5 seconds west longitude; and (6) within 1,000 feet of a point at 60 degrees 24 minutes 11 seconds north latitude, 152 degrees 15 minutes 13 seconds west longitude.

(b) Along the east coast of Chisik Island within 1,000 feet of a point at 60 degrees 8 minutes 21 seconds north latitude, 152 degrees 33 minutes 28 seconds west longitude.

(c) Along the north coast of Kalgin Island (1) within 1,000 feet of a point at 60 degrees 30 minutes 36 seconds north latitude, 151 degrees 56 minutes 55 seconds west longitude; (2) within 1,000 feet of a point at 60 degrees 30 minutes 31 seconds north latitude, 151 degrees 54 minutes 21 seconds west longitude; and (3) within 1,000 feet of a point at 60 degrees 30 minutes 5 seconds north latitude, 151 degrees 53 minutes 3 seconds west longitude.

(d) Along the east coast of Kalgin Island within 300 feet of a point at 60 degrees 26 minutes 49 seconds north latitude, 151 degrees 53 minutes 6 seconds west longitude.

(e) Along the west coast of Kalgin Island within 1,000 feet of a point at 60 degrees 21 minutes 44 seconds north latitude, 152 degrees 3 minutes 51 seconds west longitude.

(f) Along the mainland coast on the east side of Cook Inlet (1) within 1,000 feet of a point at 61 degrees 1 minute 41 seconds north latitude, 150 degrees 25 minutes 3 seconds west longitude; (2) within 1,000 feet of a point at 61 degrees 1 minute 11 seconds north latitude, 150 degrees 26 minutes 40 seconds west longitude; (3) within 1,000 feet of a point at 60 degrees 59 minutes 53 seconds north latitude, 150 degrees 31 minutes 33 seconds west longitude; (4) within 1,000 feet of a point at 60 degrees 59 minutes 11 seconds north latitude, 150 degrees 34 minutes 21 seconds west longitude; (5) within 1,000 feet of a point at 60 degrees 57 minutes 51 seconds north latitude, 150 degrees 38 minutes 33 seconds west longitude; (6) within 1,000 feet of a point at 60 degrees 56 minutes 21 seconds north latitude, 150 degrees 42 minutes 25 seconds west longitude; (7) within 1,200 feet of a point at 60 degrees 55 minutes 33 seconds north latitude, 150 degrees 44 minutes 13 seconds west longitude.

(g) Along the mainland coast on the east side of Cook Inlet from a point south of Boulder Point at 60 degrees 46 minutes 11 seconds north latitude, 151 degrees 15 minutes 33 seconds west longitude, southerly to a point at 60 degrees 44 minutes 26 seconds north latitude, 151 degrees 18 minutes 33 seconds west longitude.

(h) Along the mainland coast on the east side of Cook Inlet from a point at 60 degrees 40 minutes 11 seconds north latitude, 151 degrees 22 minutes 46 seconds west longitude, southeasterly to a point at 60 degrees 35 minutes 26 seconds north latitude, 151 degrees 20 minutes 3 seconds west longitude.

(i) Along the mainland coast on the east side of Cook Inlet from a point south of Kenai River at 60 degrees 29 minutes 9 seconds north latitude, 151 degrees 16 minutes 44 seconds west longitude, southerly to a point at 60 degrees 26 minutes 14 seconds north latitude, 151 degrees 17 minutes 3 seconds west longitude.

(j) Along the mainland coast on the east side of Cook Inlet within 1,000 feet of a point at 60 degrees 20 minutes 0 seconds north latitude, 151 degrees 22 minutes 57 seconds west longitude.

(k) Along the mainland coast on the east side of Cook Inlet (1) from a point at 60 degrees 16 minutes 56 seconds north latitude, 151 degrees 23 minutes 3 seconds west longitude, southerly to a point at 60 degrees 15 minutes 52 seconds north latitude, 151 degrees 23 minutes 17 seconds west longitude; (2) within 1,000 feet of a point at 60 degrees 14 minutes 52 seconds north latitude, 151 degrees 23 minutes 38 seconds west longitude.

(1) Along the mainland coast on the east side of Cook Inlet (1) from a point at 60 degrees 13 minutes 11 seconds north latitude, 151 degrees 24 minutes 48 seconds west longitude, southerly to a point at 60 degrees 12 minutes 26 seconds north latitude; (2) from a point at 60 degrees 11 minutes 24 seconds north latitude, southerly to a point at 60 degrees 11 minutes 16 seconds north latitude; (3) from a point at 60 degrees 10 minutes 26 seconds north latitude, 151 degrees 28 minutes 48 seconds west longitude, southerly to a point at 60 degrees 8 minutes 41 seconds north latitude, 151 degrees 31 minutes 13 seconds west longitude; and (4) within 1,000 feet of a point at 60 degrees 7 minutes 59 seconds north latitude, 151 degrees 32 minutes 15 seconds west longitude.

(m) Along the mainland coast on the east side of Cook Inlet from a point at 60 degrees 7 minutes 11 seconds north latitude, 151 degrees 33 minutes 54 seconds west longitude, southerly to a point at 60 degrees 4 minutes 41 seconds north latitude, 151 degrees 38 minutes 4 seconds west longitude.

(n) Along the mainland coast on the east side of Cook Inlet (1) within 1,000 feet of a point at 59 degrees 59 minutes 41 seconds north latitude, 151 degrees 43 minutes 14 seconds west longitude; and (2) within 1,000 feet of a point at 59 degrees 54 minutes 16 seconds north latitude, 151 degrees 46 minutes 0 seconds west longitude.

(0) Along the mainland coast on the east side of Cook Inlet south of Cape Starichkof within 1,000 feet of a point at 59 degrees 51 minutes 15 seconds north latitude.

(p) Along the mainland coast on the east side of Cook Inlet between Anchor Point and Bluff Point within 1,200 feet of a point at 59 degrees 41 minutes 49 seconds north latitude, 151 degrees 46 minutes 22 seconds west longitude.

(q) Along the mainland coast on the east side of Cook Inlet on the west side of Nubble Point Spit within 1,200 feet of a point at 59 degrees 28 minutes 56 seconds north latitude, 151 degrees 34 minutes 40 seconds west longitude.

(r) Along the mainland coast on the east side of Cook Inlet from a point at 59 degrees 26 minutes 41 seconds north latitude, 151 degrees 45 minutes 34 seconds west longitude, westerly to a point at 59 degrees 26 minutes 51 seconds north latitude, 151 degrees 46 minutes 19 seconds west longitude.

(s) Along the mainland coast on the east side of Cook Inlet east of Flat Island within 1,200 feet of a point at 59 degrees 19 minutes 47 seconds north latitude, 151 degrees 57 minutes 38 seconds west longitude.

§ 109.16 Closed waters. All commercial fishing is prohibited, as follows: (a) Within 1 statute mile of the terminuses of the following salmon streams: Kenai River, Kasilof River, Swanson Creek, Bishop Creek, Ninilchik River, Deep Creek, Starichkof River, Anchor Point River, Little Susitna River, Susitna River, Ivan River, Lewis River, Theodore River, Beluga River, Threemile Creek, Chuit River, Nikolai River, McArthur River, Kustatan River, Katnu River, Drift River, and Kalgin Island Stream on the east coast of Kalgin Island.

(b) Turnagain Arm and Knik Arm: All waters east of a line extending from Point Possession at 61 degrees 2 minutes 21 seconds north latitude, 150 degrees 23 minutes 38 seconds west longitude to West Point Light on Fire Island, thence along the eastern shore of Fire Island to North Point, thence to Point Mackenzie at 61 degrees 14 minutes 21 seconds north latitude, 149 degrees 59 minutes 33 seconds west longitude.

(c) Kamishak Bay: All waters of the bay south of Tignagvik Point and west of 153 degrees 44 minutes 34 seconds west longitude.

(d) Kachemak Bay: All waters above a line from Chugachik Island to a point on the opposite shore one-half mile below the terminus of Swift Creek.

HERRING FISHERY

§ 109.17 Closed seasons. Commercial fishing for herring, except for bait and except by gill nets, is prohibited from January 1 to May 31, and from October 15 to December 31, all dates inclusive.

§ 109.18 Closed waters. During the period from July 1 to October 1, both dates inclusive, commercial fishing for herring, including bait fishing, is prohibited in all waters closed throughout the year to salmon fishing.

§ 109.19 Gear restriction, Halibut Cove. Commercial fishing for herring in Halibut Cove, including the waters within a line from the western end of Ismailof Island to the outermost point on Glacier Spit, is limited to gill nets.

§ 109.20 Gear restriction, Halibut Cove Lagoon. Commercial fishing for herring in Halibut Cove Lagoon is limited to set gill nets not exceeding 50 fathoms in length, hung measure. All such nets shall be not less than 150 yards apart. § 109.22 Waters closed to purse seines. The use of purse seines is prohibited in Kachemak Bay and tributary waters within a line from Nubble Point to Bluff Point.

SHELLFISH FISHERY

§ 109.23 Closed season on razor clams. The taking of razor clams for commercial purposes is prohibited during the period from July 10 to August 31, both dates inclusive, in each calendar year.

§ 109.24 Closed season on Dungeness crabs. Commercial fishing for Dungeness crabs is prohibited from June 1 to August 14, both dates inclusive.

PERSONAL USE FISHERY

§ 109.50 Notification of intention to take. Fishing for personal use is prohibited, except by hand rod, spear, or gaff, in any closed waters or during any closed period without prior notice being given to the local representative of the Fish and Wildlife Service. Such notice shall identify the fishermen, gear, area to be fished, time such fishing will be done, approximate number of fish to be taken and the intended disposition of the catch.

§ 109.51 Closed waters. Fishing for, taking, or molesting any fish by any means, or for any purpose, is prohibited in all waters of: (a) Fish Creek, tributary to Knik Arm.

(b) Ship Creek.

(c) Campbell Creek.

Cottonwood Creek, tributary to Knik Arm.