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Description
A nice catch of sablefish made by one of the experimental cylindrical trapsemployed in the development of the present system. Such traps were attractiveto fish, but proved to be too fragile in prolonged use. (Image credit: NOAA Central Library Historical Fisheries Collection | F. N. Hopkins)
Credit
NOAA Central Library Historical Fisheries Collection
Photographer
F. N. Hopkins
Display Date
1973 circa
Location
Alaska
Collection
Historic Fisheries