PART 241—INDIAN FISHING IN ALASKA Authority: 25 U.S.C. 2, 9; 43 U.S.C. 1457; sec. 15, 26 Stat. 1101, 48 U.S.C. 358; Presidential Proclamation, Apr. 28, 1916, 39 Stat. 1777; sec. 2, 49 Stat. 1250, 48 U.S.C. 358a; sec. 4, 72 Stat. 339, as amended 73 Stat. 141. Source: 28 FR 7183, July 12, 1963, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 47 FR 13327, Mar. 30, 1982. § 241.1 Purpose. The purpose of the regulations in this part is to regulate all fishing within the Annette Islands Reserve and to regulate Indian and other native commercial fishing in the Karluk Indian Reservation, but they shall not be construed to limit any rights of Indians or other natives of Alaska not specifically covered hereby. § 241.2 Annette Islands Reserve; definition; exclusive fishery; licenses. (a) Definition. (b) Exclusive fishery. (c) Licenses. § 241.3 Commercial fishing, Annette Islands Reserve. (a) Definition. (b) Trap fishing sites; number and location. (1) Annette Island at 55 degrees 15 minutes 09 seconds north latitude, 131 degrees 36 minutes 00 seconds west longitude. (2) Annette Island at 55 degrees 12 minutes 52 seconds north latitude, 131 degrees 36 minutes 10 seconds west longitude. (3) Annette Island at 55 degrees 02 minutes 47 seconds north latitude, 131 degrees 38 minutes 53 seconds west longitude. (4) Annette Island at 55 degrees 05 minutes 41 seconds north latitude, 131 degrees 36 minutes 39 seconds west longitude. (5) Annette Island at 55 degrees 01 minute 54 seconds north latitude, 131 degrees 38 minutes 36 seconds west longitude. (6) Annette Island at 55 degrees 00 minutes 45 seconds north latitude, 131 degrees 38 minutes 30 seconds west longitude. (7) Annette Island at 54 degrees 59 minutes 41 seconds north latitude, 131 degrees 36 minutes 48 seconds west longitude. (8) Ham Island at 55 degrees 10 minutes 13 seconds north latitude, 131 degrees 19 minutes 31 seconds west longitude. (c) Trap fishing season. (1) Number of fish required for spawning escapement and any other requirements reasonable and necessary for conservation; (2) Fair and equitable sharing of the salmon resource with other user groups fishing in State waters under State law and within the State fisheries management system; and (3) The federal purpose in the establishment and maintenance of the Metlakatla Indian Reservation. (d) Size, construction and closure of fish traps Size. (2) Construction. (3) Method of closing. (e) Other forms of commercial fishing. (1) Number of fish required for spawning escapement and any other requirements reasonable and necessary for conservation; (2) Fair and equitable sharing of the fishery resource with other user groups fishing in State waters under State law and within the State fisheries management system; and (3) The Federal purpose in the establishment and maintenance of the Metlakatla Indian Reservation. [28 FR 7183, July 12, 1963; 28 FR 12273, Nov. 20, 1963, as amended at 40 FR 24184, June 5, 1975. Redesignated at 47 FR 13327, Mar. 30, 1982] § 241.4 Subsistence and sport fishing, Annette Islands Reserve. (a) Definitions. (2) Sport fishing is the taking or attempting to take for personal use, and not for sale or barter, any fresh water, marine, or anadromous fish by hook and line or by such means as defined by regulation or statute of the State of Alaska. (b) Restrictions. § 241.5 Commercial fishing, Karluk Indian Reservation. (a) Definition. 1/4 1/2 (b) Who may fish; licenses. (c) Salmon fishing; restrictions. (1) Beach seines up to 250 fathoms in length may be used northeast of Cape Karluk; and (2) Prior to July 1, fishing shall be permitted to within 100 yards of the Karluk River where it breaks through the Karluk Spit into Shelikof Strait. § 241.6 Enforcement; violation of regulations; corrective action; penalties; closure of restrictions, Annette Islands Reserve. (a) Enforcement. (b) Violation of regulations. (c) Corrective action. (d) Penalties. Whoever, without lawful authority or permission, willfully and knowingly goes upon any land that belongs to any Indian or Indian tribe, band, or group and either are held by the United States in trust or are subject to a restriction against alienation imposed by the United States, or upon any lands of the United States that are reserved for Indian use, for the purpose of hunting, trapping, or fishing thereon, or for the removal of game, peltries, or fish therefrom, shall be fined not more than $200 or imprisoned not more than ninety days, or both, and all game, fish, and peltries in his possession shall be forfeited. (e) Closure or restriction, Annette Islands Reserve. [28 FR 7183, July 12, 1963, as amended at 30 FR 5742, Apr. 23, 1965. Redesignated at 47 FR 13327, Mar. 30, 1982]