Floating Salmon Trap

According to "The Great Pacific American Fisheries (IV.A.1) this is a Floating Salmon Trap, circ 1956." This photograph shows the floating trap in place with a lead going back to the shoreline. On the right is a rigging scow where the crew lived. There was a wash area on the lower level with sleeping rooms above. Behind the rigging scow can be seen part of the cannery tender, a boat that serviced the scow and carried the fish from the trap to the canneries." Since salmon swim with the tide, once in the trap they will not swim against the currant to get out.

Creators/Contributors

Biery, Galen - Creator

Collection

Biery (Galen) Papers and Photographs

Date Created

Circa 1956 (date is approximate)

Extent

  • 1 black and white print
  • 8 1/2"H x 10 3/4"W

Publisher

Digital objects made available by the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.

Physical location

  • WaBeCP
  • Western Washington University

Repository

Center for Pacific Northwest Studies

Resource type

still image

Related to

Galen Biery papers and photographs

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Identifier

gb3321

Subject Geographic

Genre

Images

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