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Beginning of the Alaska King Crab fishery

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Description

Beginning of the Alaska King Crab fishery. Meat from one crab is sufficient tofill several cans. Scientists of the Fish and Wildlife Service, a forerunner of today's NMFS, showed where to catch crabs and helped develop satisfactorycanning methods. King crab being shown by Captain Trafton on the shipDOROTHY. F&W; - 12,476.

Photographer

Archival photograph by Mr. Sean Linehan

Location

Alaska

Collection

Historic Fisheries

NOAA Affiliation

NOS

Keywords

Fisheries

Historical