Image: Salmon purse seining
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Description: Purse seining. Salmon swimming near the surface are surrounded with a wall of netting, which is supported by floats. Lines are then drawn tight in the lower surface of the net to "purse" it into a baglike shape. The fish are then bailed out of the net. Location: Southeast Alaska Photo Date: 1938 Ca.
Title: Salmon purse seining
Credit: NOAA Photo Library
Author: Mr. Sean Linehan, NOS, NGS
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