439 TITLE rss-con Guard whose services can be spared for suchfcluty. (Mar. 3, n 1885, c. 360, 23 Stat. 494; Jun. 28, 1915, c. 20, 38 Stat. 800.) : 744. Investigations; fish propagation; annual statement of 1 expenditures; invektigptions of damages by predacious fishes; ¤ executive assistance.--The Commissioner ot Fisherlesf shall ¤ prosecute investigations mul inquiries _Oll the subject, with . the view of @€1°t5liI}illg whether any and ·what diminution in ‘ the number of the food iishes of the coast {md the lakes of the L United States has taken place; and, if so, to what causes the 4 sztme is due; and also whether any and what protectiwje, pm-` 1 hibitory, or precautionary measures should bewxdoptetl in the 1 premises`; and shall report upon the same to Congress,. He · shall submit annually to Congressllt the beginning of each session a detailed statennent of expeutlitures under all appropriations for " propagation of food iishes.? He is i1l1th0EiZ€d· < end directed to conduct investigations and experiments for the 1 purpose of emeliorating the damage wrought to the iisheries 4 `hy dogflsh and other predacious iishes and aquatic animals. = Said investigations and experiments shall be such as to cle- l vt-lop the best and cheapest means of taking such iishes and 1 aquatic animals, of utilizing them fofeconomic purposes, es-. ! pecielly for food and to encourage the establishment of fisheries ¤ and markets fornthem. “ - · . . 2 The heads ot the several executive departments shall cause < to be rendered all necessary and-pructicable·ald to the commis- ‘ sinner in the prosecution of-_ his investigations uml inquiries. {lt. S. §§ 4396,4397; Mar. 3, 1887, c. 362, 24 Stat. 523; June 21, 1916, e. _1f‘>0; _§§ 1, 2, 39 Stat. 232.) a - t a 745._ Powers of commissioner.——Tl1e coxmniseioner mny take q or www to be tgken at all times, in the waters of the sezicoast 7 of the United States, where. the title ebbs ·and·tl0ws, and also in the waters of the lakes, such HSh,01‘·S[)€(tlil1l(§IlS· thereof as may ixrhis juelgmlent, from time to time, be- needful or proper 1 for the conduct of his duties, any l8\V,.C1lStbll1, or usage of any T State to the C0lltI'$ll'y·ll0t\\»'lthStRIl(HIlg. (R._S. 5 4398.) _` · -1 746; Vessels of Bureau of Fisheries.--—-—Tl1e Secretary of the ` Kerry is antlaotgééized to place-the vessels- of the United States I lmrcanu of Fisheries on the same footing with the _Nuvy De- e pxrtment as thaw of the United States Coast und,.Ge0detic a Surrey. (May 31, 1880, c. 1-13, 5 1, 21"‘Stat._151.) , ’ _ 1 747. Vessels of bureau; commutation of rations of 95- .1 · cers and crews.—Co1xam\1tantlo11 of rations I(-not to exceed $1 per : day) may be paid to officers and crews of vessels of the Bureau a · of Fisheries under` regulations prescribed `by the Secretary of 1 (mmmercc. (Mar. 28, 1922, c, 117, Title I, 42 Stat. 484; Jani , 5, 1923, c. 24, Title I, 42 Stat. 1125; May 28, 1924, c. 204, Title • lll, 43 Stat. %8; Feb. 27,*1925, c. 364, Title·III..43 Stat. 1047.) w 748. Expenditure of appropriations for propagation ot food 1 —§§hes.—-Appropriation:4 for propagation of food flashes shall not J be expended for hatching or planting iieh or eggs in eny State 1 ·in which, in the judgment of the Secretary of Commerce, there 1 orc not adequate laws for the protection of the fishes, nor in amy State in which the United States Commissioner of Fisher- . 1 lex and his duly authorized agents are not accorded full and a free right tocouduct Behcultural operzitions, and all fishing 1 nmlother operations necessary therefor, in such manner and at 1 such times as is considered. necessary and proper by the. said t commissioner er his agents,. (July 1, 1918, c_. 113, § 1, ‘40 Stat. s (393.) ‘ “ · ] 749. Advisory committee; desigmtionsi duties; expenses.-? < There shall be an advisory committee ot not to exceed two 1 nzcunhers from the Atlantic coast, two members from the Pacihc l (must, and four members from the inland wetcrs,'Great.Lakes, < and Alaskan sections- of the United Qtatee, t0·be designated < from time to time by the Secretary of Commerce, to consist Q of men prominently ‘ideutlfled‘ with the various branches of the I fishery industry, qualiiied in aquatic research, and experienced I in Heh culture, who shall visit the Bureau of Fisheries at such l <
ISERVATION x § 762 times as the Secretary of Commerce may deem xzetgessary and report to the 'Seeretary of Commerce on the condition and needs of the service, the members to serve yvithout compensation, but to be paid the actual expenses incurred in attending thenneetings. (June 16, 1921, ce. 2%, § 4, 42 Stat. 63.) EEO. Station on Mississippi River for rescue of fishes and propagation of musselsl-—-There shall be' estnblislxed on the Mississippi River, at a‘ point to be selected by the Secretary of- Commerce; a station for the rescue ot ashes and the propagation of musselS in connection with HS}l·1‘(!:`§(‘\l€ operations throughout the Mississippi Valley, to he under the direction of the Bureau ot" Fisheries of the Department of Commerce. (Apr, 28,_ 1922, e. 153, § 1, 42'Stat, 501.) · 751. Same; pers0n¤el..—-In connection with the establishment of such fish-rescue station there is authorized the following personnel, namely: .-One district supervisor, to have general charge of ilslrreseule, and tlsh·eultura1 operations in the. Mississippi Valley; si superintendent, two held foremen, four iish·culturiste at large, one eugineerat large, one clerk. twocoxswaius V. at large, and two_ apprentice- fish-cixlturists, whose respective salaries shall be paid in accordance. with the provisions of section 676 of Title ·5, Exrzctrrxvnt l)¤1>Aa·rMm•:·re Ax¤.·Gov¤£1m- mmir Qrgtxcans AND Emrrmrmlzs. (Apr. 28, 1922, e. 153, § 2, 12 Stat. 501.) _' , ` Chapter. 10.——NORTHERN PACIFIC HALIBUT FISHERY. Sec. `_ .` ` 761. Definition of terms " close seas0n;" “terrlt0rial water$," " pro- · .. hibited.waters." - 762. Fishing unlawful, when ; exceptions, 763, Unlawful port nag; departures, _ · · ?64._ Unlawful port entry; possession of fish unlawfully caught. 76.3. Canadian vesselgoand nationals. · · 766. Patrols; searches. 767. ·8eizure and. forfeiture. _ 768.- Penalty; 1fisheries Commission exempted. 769. Duration of chapter. } r Section 7.61._ Definition- of terms “cl0se season," “ territorial waters," “ prohibited ·1vaters."-—Eor tlnepnirpeses of this chapter "elose season ’# shall mean the period from the 16th day‘0f N0\’PHll}€1"1I1 any year,-ty the 15th day of February in the next `following year, both days inclusive,. or any oc; close season hereafter ilxeg by agreement between the Un States and Canada; "_terri§toria1 waters of `the United States " shall mean the waters contiguous to the western coast of the United States and the w s `contiguous ,t¢» the coast ot Alaska; " territorial waters da " shall mean the waters contiguous to the western coaat ,0 Canada, and " prohibited waters " shall mean- the territorial waters of the United States, the territorial waters of Canada, and the high seas, including Bering Sea, extending westerly from Q` the limits of the. territorial waters·0i' the United States and of Canada. (June 7, [924, c. 345, 5 2, 43 Stat. 648.) . 762. Fishing ualariful, when; excepQens.——It shall be unlawful for any person to iish tor, or catch, or attempt to catch, any halibut (hippoglossus) at any time duriugthe close season in the territorial waters of the United y national or inhabitant of the United States to iielrfor, or ca` ¥h, >r attempt to catch, auyhalibut at any tiine during the close season in prohibited waters. The unintentional catching ot halibut, when legally asking for other species of fish, Shall not zonstitute a violation of thiaseetion if_ sueh_l1alill£1£l`shall be.
for food hy the_.cre¥v—of the vessel catching the game, or
Je landed and immediately delivered to any authorized cillzial of the Bureau of Flsherieé 0t_the Departxnent of Connuwree mf the United States or the tishlng authorities of the-Dominion af Canada, · 'Ilhe halibut delivered to any otileial of the:United States pursuant to the provisions ogthis section shall be sold
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