The Soviet SRT KANSK, AT1-0415, a small side trawler completing a haul. This vessel delivered its catch to the factory ship ARKTIKA which was nearby. 57 11 N, 151 21 W.

The Soviet side trawler V. BIKOVSKII, T1-0574, fishing off Kodiak Island. The catch on deck is mostly flounder. This vessel is about 128 feet in length. 57 11 N, 151 21 W.

UR Yana Class cargo vessel.

Deck load of flatfish on SRT KRILON. Halibut visible. 57 06 N, 151 34 W.

Soviet factory ship receiving area. Flounder and pollock fishing off Kodiak Island.

USCGC MUNRO towing Soviet SRTM ARMATURSHCHIK to Kodiak after apprehending violating the CFZ off Lighthouse Rock.

Russian side trawler RAZDAN, a Mayak class SRTM. The stern is modified for seining. 178 feet long and 929 gross tons, these ships are in the groundfish, herring, and shrimp fisheries of Alaska. 54 22 N 166 39 W .

CGC STORIS underway in ice to BMRT KOLYVAN which is stuck in the ice.

Soviet factory ship preparing to receive catch from small catcher boat.

Soviet passenger vessel preparing to deliver a new crew to a trawler.

Russian fishery inspection vessel, FLOOTINSPEKTSIYA 05 is a standard Mayak Class SRTM used exclusively as a patrol ship. The black hull and orange house differentiate SRTM's used as patrol ships from the SRTM's in the fishing fleet which are usually light gray or white. 54 08 N, 162 47 W .

A NMFS fishery biologist examines sablefish caught by one of the collapsible steel mesh traps used in the new fishery.

Sablefish on deck (Anoplopoma fimbria )

A nice catch of sablefish made by one of the experimental cylindrical traps employed in the development of the present system. Such traps were attractive to fish, but proved to be too fragile in prolonged use.

Sailfish (common swordfish) from drawing. (Histiophorus gladius)

Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha)

Salmon cannery and herring reduction plant

The grader of the salmon is at the top of the shutes. The grader must be fast and unerring in judgement and is one of the most important workers in the cannery.

Sketch of the Pacific Coast's first salmon cannery, constructed in Sacramento in 1864, was prepared for the "Pacific Fisherman" magazine in 1903. The artist worked under the direction of C. W. Hume, one of the founders of the cannery.

Fish heads and tails will be boiled to extract oil which is used in packing salmon and has a high vitamin content.

Floating salmon cannery Santa Flavia.

Cans of salmon going into the racks in which they will be put into retorts for cooking.

Brailing salmon

Hoisting the fish from the fish hold to the grading platform located dock-side.

Deck view of fish hold on commercial salmon trolling boat.

Salmon seiner drumming in the net. Note seine skiff holding vessel off the net.

Salmon seining in the Icy Straits area.

Indian fishermen repairing their nets. The salmon run was on and the fishermen caught salmon and sold them to commercial canneries.

Salmon troller fishing

Salmon troller fishing

Seine skiff setting the net

Salmon purse seiner

Salmon trollers

BCF vessel MURRE II

Gangions used in salmon longlining

Preparing lines for salmon longlining

Setting buoy to mark end of salmon longline

Recovering salmon longline

Gill net operation - removing salmon from gillnet

Retrieving gill net used in salmon fishing

Hauling net with power block on salmon purse seiner

Salmon troller

Preparing bait for salmon trolling

Placing bait on hook for salmon trolling

Hauling in a salmon caught by hook and bait on troller

Salmon trollers at Newport.

Salmon trollers at Newport.

Salmon troller

Trolling boat THELMA

Humpback and dog salmon being unloaded at the False Pass Cannery.