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Brailing salmon from a floating trap. F&WL; C-1195.
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Salmon being counted when passing through weirs. By law, a certain percentageof salmon runs had to be allowed to escape commercial fisheries in order tospawn. To check the percentage, counting weirs were maintained on manystreams. F&W; - 10,111.
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Beginning of the Alaska King Crab fishery. Meat from one crab is sufficient tofill several cans. Scientists of the Fish and Wildlife Service, a forerunner of today's NMFS, showed where to catch crabs and helped develop satisfactorycanning methods.
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Salmon fishing with large loop nets by Native Americans. Tribal traditiondetermines the spot each tribal member fishes from. F&W; 12,934.
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Salmon fishing with large loop nets by Native Americans. Tribal traditiondetermines the spot each tribal member fishes from. F&W; 12,934.
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Eskimo woman and child ice fishing in the Bering Sea
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Mrs. Boyno, a Lapp woman, married to the late Peter Bals, an Alaskan immigrant
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The SANTA FLAVIA - a floating cannery owned by the Alaska Fisheries Co-operativePacking Company.
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The sponge auction wharf at Key West.In: The Sponge Fishery of Florida in 1900 by John N. Cobb. Report of theCommissioner for the Year Ending June 30, 1902. P. 175, Plate 9.
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The strike. A turn of the century recreational fisherman begins the battle.In: Sport Fishing in California and Florida, by Charles F. Holder.Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries, Vol. XXVIII 1908, Part I, p. 207, Plate I.
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Angling for black sea bass at Santa Catalina Island. Gaffing a 240-poundcapture.In: Sport Fishing in California and Florida, by Charles F. Holder.Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries, Vol. XXVIII 1908, Part I, p. 207, Plate I.
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Weighing a big sea bass.In: Sport Fishing in California and Florida, by Charles F. Holder.Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries, Vol. XXVIII 1908, Part I, p. 207, Plate II.
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Angling for tuna at Santa Catalina Island. Typical launch and equipment.In: Sport Fishing in California and Florida, by Charles F. Holder.Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries, Vol. XXVIII 1908, Part I, p. 207, Plate II.Plate III.
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The yellowtail (tuna) anglers of Avalon Bay, California; 200 to 300 boats oftenseen, all fishing with rod and reel.In: Sport Fishing in California and Florida, by Charles F. Holder.Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries, Vol. XXVIII 1908, Part I, p. 20
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A salmon (rod and reel) catch, Del Monte, California.In: Sport Fishing in California and Florida, by Charles F. Holder.Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries, Vol. XXVIII 1908, Part I, p. 207, Plate V.
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Swordfish (Tetrapturus), yellowfin tuna, and yellowtail, caught with rod andreel at Santa Catalina Island.In: Sport Fishing in California and Florida, by Charles F. Holder.Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries, Vol. XXVIII 1908, Part I, p. 207, Plate
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Amberjack caught at Palm Beach, Florida.In: Sport Fishing in California and Florida, by Charles F. Holder.Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries, Vol. XXVIII 1908, Part I, p. 207, Plate VI.
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The record sunfish, Santa Catalina Island, too heavy to weigh; estimated at2,500 pounds.In: Sport Fishing in California and Florida, by Charles F. Holder.Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries, Vol. XXVIII 1908, Part I, p. 207, Plate V.
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A day's sport at Santa Catalina Island with white sea bass.In: Sport Fishing in California and Florida, by Charles F. Holder.Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries, Vol. XXVIII 1908, Part I, p. 207, Plate IV.
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Leaping tuna caught with rod and reel at Santa Catalina.In: Sport Fishing in California and Florida, by Charles F. Holder.Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries, Vol. XXVIII 1908, Part I, p. 207,Plate III.
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