LAWS FOR PROTECTION OF THE COMMERCIAL FISHERIES OF ALASKA AND RELATED INFORMATION [Act of June 18, 1926, 44 Stat. 752; 48 U. S. C. 221-224] An Act to amend section 1 of the Act of Congress of June 6, 1924, entitled "An Act for the Protection of the Fisheries of Alaska, and for Other Purposes" Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 1 of the Act of Congress of June 6, 1924, entitled "An Act for the protection of the fisheries of Alaska, and for other purposes," is amended so that it will read as follows: "SECTION 1. That for the purpose of protecting and conserving the fisheries of the United States in all waters of Alaska the Secretary of the Interior from time to time may set apart and reserve fishing areas in any of the waters of Alaska over which the United States has jurisdiction, and within such area may establish closed seasons during which fishing may be limited or prohibited as he may prescribe. Under this authority to limit fishing in any area so set apart and reserved the Secretary may (a) fix the size and character of nets, boats, traps, or other gear and appliances to be used therein; (b) limit the catch of fish to be taken from any area; (c) make such regulations as to time, means, methods, and extent of fishing as he may deem advisable. From and after the creation of any such fishing area and during the time fishing is prohibited therein it shall be unlawful to fish therein or to operate therein any boat, seine, trap, or other gear or apparatus for the purpose of taking fish; and from and after the creation of any such fishing area in which limited fishing is permitted such fishing shall be carried on only during the time, in the manner, to the extent, and in conformity with such rules and regulations as the Secretary prescribes under the authority herein given: Provided, That every such regulation made by the Secretary of the Interior shall be of general application within the particular area to which it applies, and that no exclusive or several right of fishery shall be granted therein, nor shall any citizen of the United States be denied the right to take, prepare, cure, or preserve fish or shellfish in any area of the waters of Alaska where fishing is permitted by the Secretary of the Interior. The right herein given to establish fishing areas and to permit limited fishing therein shall not apply to any creek, stream, river, or other bodies of water in which fishing is prohibited by specific provisions of this Act, but the Secretary of the Interior through the creation of such areas and the establishment of closed seasons may further extend the restrictions and limitations imposed upon fishing by specific provisions of this or any other Act of Congress: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to permit the taking of fish or shellfish, for bait purposes only, at any or all seasons in any or all Alaskan Territorial waters. "It shall be unlawful to import or bring into the Territory of Alaska, for purposes other than personal use and not for sale or barter, salmon from waters outside the jurisdiction of the United States taken during any closed period provided for by this Act or regulations made thereunder." Approved June 18, 1926. OYSTER CULTURE [Act of August 2, 1937, 50 Stat. 557; 48 U. S. C., Sup. IV, 223b] An Act for the Protection of Oyster Culture in Alaska Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 1 of the Act of Congress approved June 6, 1924, entitled "An Act for the protection of the fisheries of Alaska, and for other purposes" (43 Stat. 464), as amended by the Act of Congress approved June 18, 1926 (44 Stat. 752), is further amended by striking the period after the words "Alaskan Territorial waters", where they occur at the end of the second proviso, and inserting a colon in lieu thereof and after the colon the following: "Provided further, That the Secretary of the Interior, in his discretion, and upon such terms and conditions as he may deem fair and reasonable, is hereby authorized to lease bottoms in Alaskan Territorial waters for bona fide oyster cultivation for commercial purposes." Approved August 2, 1937. BRISTOL BAY RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS [Act of April 7, 1938, 52 Stat. 208; 48 U. S. C., Sup. IV, 222a] An Act to Amend Public Law Numbered 282, Seventy-fifth Congress, Relative to the Fisheries of Alaska Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Public Law Numbered 282, Seventy-fifth Congress, entitled “An Act making further provision for the fisheries of Alaska,” approved August 14, 1937 (50 Stat. 639), is amended to read as follows: That section 1 of the Act approved June 6, 1924, entitled 'An Act for the protection of the fisheries of Alaska, and for other purposes' (43 Stat. 464), as amended, is further amended by inserting in said section at the end of the first proviso thereof another proviso to read as follows: 'Provided further, That in the area embracing Bristol Bay and the arms and tributaries thereof, no person shall at any time fish for or take salmon with a stake net or set net, for commercial purposes, unless |