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A fine haul - At Astoria, Oregon, these men hauling in a beach seine heavy withColumbia River salmon

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A fine haul - At Astoria, Oregon, these men hauling in a beach seine heavy withColumbia River salmon. The Fish and Wildlife Service keeps a careful check onsalmon, for they mean vital food to the Nation in wartime. (Caption accompaniedpicture- apparently during WWI.)

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NOAA Central Library Historical Fisheries Collection

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Historic Fisheries