1980's graphic showing the extent of driftnet fisheries on the high seas of the North Pacific Ocean. This fishery indiscrimately caught numerous species contributed to the loss of salmon stock in the Pacific Northwest.
Image ID: fish6591, NOAA's Historic Fisheries Collection Photo Date: 1986 ca. Credit: NMFS/Northwest Fisheries Science Center; Pacific Northwest Collection Category: Historic Fisheries/Salmon/ • High Resolution Photo Available
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