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Fish wheel operated for river basin research on the Copper River. Laws havebeen enacted to prevent commercial use of wheels, since almost every salmon isscooped up when the fish migrate toward spawning beds. Wheels can still beoperated if the fish are caught for personal use.
Credit
NOAA Central Library Historical Fisheries Collection; P. 134 of Our Changing Fisheries 1970 Centenary NMFS centenary volume
Location
Alaska, Copper River, near Chitina
Collection
Historic Fisheries