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Description
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. (Image credit: Archival photograph by Mr. Sean Linehan)
Photographer
Archival photograph by Mr. Sean Linehan
Display Date
1938 Ca.
Location
Alaska, Lake Karluk
Collection
Historic Fisheries
NOAA Affiliation
NOS
Keywords
Fisheries
Historical