. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. Alaska NEW REGULATION PERMITS COMMERCIAL ABALONE FISHING: A regulation authorizing commercial ab- alone fishing in Southeastern Alaska was signed on February 3, 1961, by the Commis- sioner of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Under provisions of the regulation, pro- spective abalone fishermen must obtain a permit from the Commissioner of the De- partment of Fish and Game. The regulation also establishes a legal minimum size of three inches in greatest diameter of the shell. -The regulation was promulgated in order to legalize abalone
. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. Alaska NEW REGULATION PERMITS COMMERCIAL ABALONE FISHING: A regulation authorizing commercial ab- alone fishing in Southeastern Alaska was signed on February 3, 1961, by the Commis- sioner of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Under provisions of the regulation, pro- spective abalone fishermen must obtain a permit from the Commissioner of the De- partment of Fish and Game. The regulation also establishes a legal minimum size of three inches in greatest diameter of the shell. -The regulation was promulgated in order to legalize abalone fishing this winter in re- sponse to a moimting interest in harvesting it commercially. The Alaska Board of Fish and Game will review the abalone situation during its reg- ular spring meeting, and at that time, will consider permanent regulations. The Alaska or pinto abalone is found in Pacific coast waters from California to Cross Soimd. It is rare in California and more a- bundant in Alaska, but the extent and size of the population has not been determined. The Alaska abalone is separate and dis- tinct from the well-known commercial ab- alones of California. The abalones foimd in Alaskan waters are much smaller and attain a maximum size of only six inches in great- est diameter. Virtually nothing is known about the life history of this shellfish, but Department bi- ologists will be working with specimens ob- tained from the commercial fishery and with the fishery itself to determine the informa- tion necessary for proper management. It is known that red abalones, the most important commercial species in Cali- fornia, are slow-growing animals which require as long as 13 years to attain the legal taking size. Alaska biologists have recommended a legal minimum size of three inches in order to assure an adequate brood stock. "As our knowl- edge of this animal increases, it may be necessary to change the minimum three-inch size requirement," the Commissioner stated, &quo
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