Salmon being counted when passing through weirs. By law, a certain percentage of salmon runs had to be allowed to escape commercial fisheries in order to spawn. To check the percentage, counting weirs were maintained on many streams. F&W - 10,111.

Image ID: fish1359, NOAA's Historic Fisheries Collection
Location: Alaska, Lake Karluk
Photo Date: 1938 Ca.
Photographer: Archival photograph by Mr. Sean Linehan, NOS, NGS


Category: Fisheries/Historical/

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