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Salmon being counted when passing through weirs

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.

Photographer

Archival photograph by Mr. Sean Linehan

Display Date

1938 Ca.

Location

Alaska, Lake Karluk

Collection

Historic Fisheries

NOAA Affiliation

NOS

Keywords

Fisheries
Historical