The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 31, 1940, Page 14

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE SUNDAY, MARCH 31, I940 STRICT ENFORCEMENT OF 1940 FISHERIES REGULATIOS INTENDED By CHAS. E. JACKSON only purpose of the extension of the Acting Commissicner, fureau of closed season. Tt is believed that| Fisheries ome 1 heretofore cap- The Bureau of Fishe v er open season consummating detailed s ¢ [ AL'I.(I‘ rs'%nl'x- signed to effeciively enfor y ng ground \,{m- aska fishing regulaticns iu the se mat \ the an- son 1840. At the a atch of salmon, pro- hearings and the I i e \Anlm all will coopeiatle to prevent in Alaska last sumy eon e taking of fish in the closed was generally mad fishern reeks and bays. Should the e throughout the Ferrit that the ded closed season fall to accom- laws were not being enforced. Par- | i/t the desired ends with ade- ticular = complaint “was - directed | quate enforcement, the Bureau will against the robbihg of treeks and ! recon:ider the problem for regula- bays of fish enroute to the spawn- | tion in future .easons. ing ground. The Bureau will de-, It ic gencrally conceded that the vote every ounce of - energy, per- regulations for 1940 are encourag- sonnel ahd apptopriations to meet|ing to Alaska residents, and much these objections. support has come to the Bureau It is “imporant that ‘the salmon | from Alaskans generally since the regulations were promulgated. For the first time the Bureau conducted, during the month of that “have ‘succeeded in avoiding | capture should Ve fully protected once they reach the closed areas. Likewise a vigilant patrol by air- February, a school for its Alaska plane, vessel an' stream _guards | wardens. These wardens have aided will be carried on, not only dyring |the Washington staff in preparing the season but before the Season|a warden's manual. opens and after it closes. University Course Alaskan Cooperation Asked No law - abiding citizen. or fish- erman wants to sce the fish re- sources endangered, and many. of | askans were employed on the Bu- the ‘witnesses at the cmgrésslonallmau staff. The Burean answers hearings frankly admitted that they |'this complaint by stating that Al- had from time to “I“C violated "he‘flbkfl has never furnished us any regulations, although they would|men trained in fisheries work. The prefer not to do so if the regula-|problem has been discussed with the | complaint has also been made against the Bureau in past on the ground that not enough Al- years tions were enforced against all. The |University of Alaska, and I am now purpose of this statement at this|informed by Dr. Chas Bunnell time 15 to solicit the cooperation of | President of the University, that Alaskans generally to aid the Bu- reau in protecting the spawning stock. It is the duty of every cifi- ren, particularly every fisherman, to report to the Bureau of Fisher-| les or any other Federal represen- | tative any fishing violations|Bureau will gladly cocperate that come within their purview. |the University and will undertake to Closure. Explained | employ for temporary work during We all regard new. things with |each fishing season a number of rome feeling of uncertainty. I think | these students. Young men the complaints that the Bureau has | decide to enter the field of fisher- received regarding the extension of ies Biology will be given an the closed season in Southeast Al-|portunity to work at our Biological aska and Prince Willlam Sound is| Station at Little Port Walter, predicated mostly . on tth theory. those who pursue the technilogical The Bureau believes that it is nec- | field will be given an opportunity essary in Southeastern Alaska and | at the new Technological laboratory Prince Willlam Sound tp obtain a | now under construction at Ketchi- better weekly escapement . of pink_kan It is my belief that the com- salmon to the spawning grounds in |mercial fish industry. will in the the Board of Regents has author- ized the establishm: the even years as well as the odd fyture look to the employment of years to restore the early runs of This 'is the one and these trained young men. The time this species. has come when, in addition to the To ek “Have Your Clothea Cleane(_i then Pl They Wear LONGER !” IS TRIA GLE A¥eE 5 Wy ey s - “Telephone 507 o L of 1t of a fisheries | and streams in addition to the new courSe and the awarding of some|ones now scholariships to Alaska youths who | are interested in pursuing fisheries |in work as a permanent vocation. The | with | | essential that the work of the sev- who | op- | sirable ends. It and | stop hurling criticisms at the Bu- LL THE AN Remember the BIG difference that you see in cleaning done by TRIANGLE is i the result of secientific xqethods used by skilled employees that have had years ! of experience in the art of dry-cleaning service. ROD DARNELL, sl o ik c. : JUNEAU, ALASKA™ ™" : Is boutheast Alaska A typical scene in the vicinity of Juneau finds a skiff slipping quietly acress an inlet fringed by mountain and forest. plendid facilities provided at the w Dniversity for Mining, Agriculure U S lEADS ORI.D and other vocations, a Fisheries| course should be added to its cur-| riculum. ; Game Fish N VALUE OF FisH il WEALTH HARVESTED separate game fish xegul.ukm\ The latest U. S. Bureau of Fish- for the Terrifory. Suggestions have | eries report sets the world’s annual been invited, through the press,|catch of fisheries commodities at from all Alaskans interested in (he‘3500000°000 Ibs, valued at $761.- subject, and many helpful sugges- |000,000. The United States, includ- tions have reached Washington. It|ing ;Alaska, with a .production of is believed that the, tourist trade 4353000 pounds, valued at $100- may be developed on a larger scale 845,000, ranks first in the value of in the future and undoubtedly many | fisheries products harvested and is of the tourists will be attracted by |exceeded only by Japan in the quan- the unexcelled game fishing of Al-“‘l‘ of the products taken, Japan, aska. It is essential, therefore, that|With a catch of approximately 8.- barren lakes be stocked and that | 4,353,000,000 pounds, valued at $100.- adequate protection ~ be afforded 807,000, is by far the largest pro- game fish. Tt is believed that lakes ducer. Other countries whose annual com- mercial catch is notable are Canada. China, Chosen, England (including Scotland, Nort hern Ireland and Wales),. Germarly, Norway and the US.SR. 2 .. CLAM SHELLS SELL Clam ghells from Dundas and Zayas islands, in British Columbia south of Ketchikan, are finding a market in Seaftle. W. A. Water- man of Seattle recently was making arrangements for shipments of large quantities of the shell to the Puget Sound city. Shipments are made in large scows. Last year some 4,000 tons of shell were shipped, and plans have been made for an even larger quantity this year. TR e A Alaska's two largest rivers are the Kuskokmm and Yukon. being utilized should be opened up for the sport fishermen order to prevent too great a drain upon any one. stream. If Alaska is to take full advant- age of its many opportunities, it is eral Federal agencies and of the Territorial Government, .be coordi- noted to accomplish the same de- seems to me the time has come when Alaskans must reau of Fisheries and join with us in conserving and developing the fisheries resources to enhance the wealth and development of Alaska. The Bureau of Fisheries, therefore. sclicits sympathetic cooperation, not, only of the Federal and Territorial | governmental agencies, but of every citizen of Alaska. Your “Gelt the Habit.. . . Keep that Appearance ooking Its BE S T!” INI)IV[I)UALITY N E A T N E S S ° - CLEA| ""108 Franklin St. lact of June 9, REGULATION OF ALASKA SALMON DATES FROM '89 Hlstorlcél Considerations [ Ouffined in'Brief by Fisheries Chief By WARD T. BOWER Ch'ef, Division of Alaska Fisheries Alaska was purchased from Rus- sia in 1867. For the ensuing 11 years there was only comparatively minor gommercial use of salmon, the pro- duct being salted and smoked. In 1878 canning operations began in a mall way but, with the passing of another ten-year period, this busi- ness so measures were deemed essential. This was particularly necessary tice, inherited from the time of Russian pccupation, zapors or barricades across streams where salmon were endeavoring to ascend for spawning purposes. Gen- erally, there was complete indif- ference with regard to opening these obstructions after the commercial catch had been completed. As a result, on March 2, 1889, about 21 years after Alaska was ac- | quired, Congress passed the first law designed to protect the fisher- ies. Under the terms of this en- actment it was declared unlawful to erect dams, barricades, or other obstructions in any of the rivers of Alaska which might impede the as- cent of salmon to their spawning |grounds, and the Commissioner of | Misheries was directed “to institute an investigation into the habits, abundance, and distribution of the salmon of Alaska, as well as the| ‘present condition and methods of | the fishery, with a view to recom- mending to Congress such addition- al legislation as may be necessary to prevent the impairment or ex- haustion of these valuable fisher- ies, and placing them under regu- lar and permanent condition of pro- duction.” Study Began Early Pursuant to this act, there was inaugurated in the summer of 1889 first of a series of comprehen- sive investigations regarding the na- tural history of the salmon and the physical characteristics of their en- vironments; the methods, statis- tics, and condition of the fisher: and the necessities of artificial prop. agation of salmon. The objective was to determine the extent and causes of any injury that had been done and the remedy to apply, whether through fish culture or through fur- | ther legislation. Investigations and studies in the next ten years culminated in the 1896, which was a dis in the legislative inct advance program of protecting the salmon | fisheries of Alaska, some features of which have been continuously in effect to the present day. The ear- liest investigators in this field were Willlam H. Dall and Tarleton H. Bean, the noted ichthyologist. They | were followed by Charles H. Town- send, Alvin B, Alexander, David Starr Jordan, Barton W. Evermann, Charles H. Gilbert, and Frederick H Chamberlain; also Zera L. Tanner and Jefferson F. Moser, who suc- cessively commanded the deep-sea research vessel Albatross — all of whom contributed greatly to know: ledge concerning the fisheries of | Alaska. As a result of these investigations and other efforts, the next notable step in the protection of the fish- eries of Alaska occurred ten years| later upon approval of the alien act of June 14, 1906, and the general act of June 26, 1906, both of which, with certain important amendments, still continue in. effect. Commercial Development In the period between 1906 and 1924 there was great increase jin commercial was felt for the future of the sup- ply of fish in Alaska. were introduced in Congress and | extended hearings were held in the | hope of securing remedial legisla- tion, but without avail. Thus, in an effort to cope with | expanded that protective | in | view of the extremely wasteful prac- | of constructing,| operations, and alarm | Various bills | PROGRESS AND DEVELOPMENT EDITIOV frrrrrrrrrrr e By SCHUYLER O. BLAND Chairman, Subcemmittee, on , Ala: kan Fisheries of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, House of Representatives The Subcommittee of which I am chairman is grateful for the kind consideration and cooperation it re- ! ceived in Alaska. All of us wish w could have stayed longer and learn- ed more of your economic and so- cial problems. The existence of the European War and the imminence of an extra session of Congre: necessarily curtailed our activities. ) N \ N \ l} \ } § ] \ \ \ 3 N l N \ \ \ \ the situation, an Executive Order was promulgated on February 17 1822, creating the Alaska Peninsula Fisheries Reservation; and on No- vember 3, 1922, another Executive Order was issued creating the| | Southwestern Alaska Fisheries Res- ervation. The former extended] from Sutwik Island to.Cape Men- | shikof . and included the Shumagin Islands; the latier embraced the wa- Aol However, we learned much. that we ters of Bristol Bay, Cook In!ll.]dl.(v Soiid ok have kaown An Aty DLiGH the Kodiak-Afognak region. ThesSe w.. ang we know that we are bet- reservations, and the extensive per-|¢.""ieomved and | better qualitied mit and regulation systems set UP |y, yngerstand your problems than under them, ceased to be of effect| . ..o before we made our trip, with the two revoking Executive As you know. we held hearings Orders of June 7. 1924, by 1eason| . “sndlorage. Cordova, Sitka, Pef- of further legislation. | ersburg, Wrangell, Craig, and Ket- It is interesting to note that ”"’\clukan T alngka tha af Heathls. | executive orders creating the Alaska | Washington. Since our return to eninsula and Southwestern Alaska |, o Capital, we have heard some of Fisheries Reservations were based |, o employees of the Bureau of upon such thin legal authority ““c‘therloc And L1850 GOveinor CeRn. probably they would not have with- ing. We are proceeding, by ques stood. test by the courts. But as yionnajres of the fisheries, the trap was said at the time, the condition | jupove ang the canner] to pro- of the fisheries had become S0 ... aqditional information alarming, it was felt that the exe-| ;= . ve our study as nearly com- cutive orders were warmntvd» a3 | hlete as possible. a stop-gap until Congress might Report Expecied Soon take action, which it did in 1924.| e heard in Alaska approximately Emergency, Reseryations {150 witnesses and received several | 8o far as actual operations \\'crv;wrmm papers. It was necessary af- concerned, the Alaska Peninsula € . % ter our return to have the steno- Reservation and regulations appli- grapher’s notes transcribed, checked cable thereto, were effective through- | 2, q printed. This work carried us lout the active fishing seasons of‘w tHe" middle” of Deceitber. > HR% 1622 and 1923, while the Southwest- | rogyjar seesion convened January 3, ern Alaska Fisheries Reservations gng the Committee has been en- were most beneficial from a con-|gageq since that time in much regu- seryation angle, and were a tribute | jar work. The members of the Sub- to the wisdom of Dr. Charles H.| A et ey | committee were met on their return Gilbert of Stanford University, Who | with an accumulation of matters to had so much to do with their cre- | be disposed of. The Subcommittee is 3“0‘11 ., | DOW working on a report which it is | The White Act of June 6, 1924 |popeq will be available within a is regarded generally as the out-|month Tt is probable that there standing development in the history | ym pe jater reports for it is doubt- of legislation pertaining to the fish-1 fy that all of the information that eries of Alaska. This act. with its|js needed can be procurred by that few amendmerits, in reality has | e been the salvation of the isalmon All of the membérs of the Sub- fisheries of the Territory, as it has|ommittee have been impressed, as done much toward giving control | no, hearings in Washington could | necessary for conservation require- have impressed them, with the gray- | ments intricacy, and complexity of The scope of this presentation is | yoyr many and varied, and fre-| being confined more particularly to guently interrelated, problems. The | some of the considerations leadibg yempers of the Subcommittee are up to the enactment of the excel- | cmpathetic with your needs and lent White law of 1924 with its they gesire, above all things, such | broadened administrative control | so1ytions, if possible, as will pro- | essential to assuring the fulure of |, the fisheries of Alaska, ing this topic, it appears of interest to record that soon after the first set of regulations was promulgated urider the act of 1924, protests concerning their drastic nature were | received from various interests con- cerned. . In commenting on these protests an Alaskan newspaper at the time said “For twenty years, Alaska and Alaskans, canneries and cannery- men, seiners and trapmen, have been howling for a fisheries law that would conserve the salmon. Af- ter many years of squabbling and cussing, Congress finally passed a aw designed to save the fish. Can- nerymen and trapmen, even. the seiners. agreed that it was not so bad, that it probably would con- serve fish. But each thought it would conserve the other fellow’s fish and not his. Therefore, they were for it. After the law was passed, the Secretary of Commerce promulgated regulations under that act and Mr. O'Malley started to | enforce the law and the regulations to the best of his ability. Inci- dentally, that ability is great. Then | the snarling started. Nobody whose toes were stepped on wanted con- ervation at all. They wanted only | conservation that would not touch | | them and no other.” } The journalist whose lines writ- | § ten 15 years ago have. just been | | quoted, could well have added: “His- | ' | tory may repeat itself.” | ALL bottled drinks DOUBLE COLA Distributed Pacific Marine Supply Co. 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The Subcom- mittee, as a whele, thinks that it is very desirable that the Congress of the United States shall learn your problems at first hand and by per- sonal association wtih your people in order that more may be done for Alaska and greater support may be given to your very able and ef- ficient Delegate, Mr. Dimond, in his intelligent and untiring activities in your behalf. Herring Restri n While it is too early to forecast the legislative outcome of the Al- aska hearings, I do not only hope but expect distinct aid therefrom to the people of Alaska. Your Dele- gate tells me that the hearings in Alaska have already been fruitful of good, through the protection given the herring fishery of Southeastern Alaska in the 1940 regulations, for- bidding the use of herring in that region for oil, meal or fertilizer, and thus a direct benefit will be enjoyed by the salmon trollers by | and through the conservation of the | herring. | The Subcommittee will always re- call with pleasure the gracious hos- pitality of the citizens of Alaska, their hearty cooperation in our la- bor, and their generous support. We wish to know more of Alaska and | Alaskans and hope that the bonds of friendship between your people | and the other citizens of the United States may be knit, more closely by | our association with you - - 'FISHERIES 0CCUPY 230 ESTABLISHMENTS There were 230 establishments engaged in the fisheries trade in Alaska in 1938. Of these, 116 canned fish, 87 cured fish, 17 manufactured by-preducts and 57 handled fresh and frozen fishery products. - & As early as 1861 gold discove | were made on the Stikine River of Scutheast Alaska. Colorings along the Yukon were reported as early as 1866. means you buy! MISSION ORANGE in Alaska b iy - e e s - Bl e s s