pl23_fish9886.jpg
![Alaska salmon roundup - Purse seining is an important method of taking salmon in the deep, swift waters of Alaska fish9886.jpg Alaska salmon roundup - Purse seining is an important method of taking salmon in the deep, swift waters of Alaska](https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3-east-testmedia-noaa.woc.noaa.gov/dam/Photos/legacy/pl23_fish9886.jpg)
Image
Download ( 2.45 MB )Permalink
https://www.noaa.gov/media/digital-library-photo/pl23fish9886jpgDescription
Alaska salmon roundup - Purse seining is an important method of taking salmon in the deep, swift waters of Alaska. Salmon moving near the surface aresurrounded with a wall of netting, which is supported by corks or floats. Lines are then drawn in the lower surface of the net to purse it into a baglikeshape. The fish are then brailed out of the net.
Credit
NOAA Central Library Historical Fisheries Collection
Collection
Historic Fisheries