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Like seafood? Like Alaska? Like Alaskan seafood?

By jjacquet on September 3, 2007.

SG-ED-41.jpgThen this book might sit well on your coffee table. Ocean Treasure: Commercial Fishing in Alaska is a nice overview of Alaska's fisheries. My favorite parts of the book are the drawings of different fishing gears (ever wondered how a gillnetter worked?) and the chapter on subsistence fishing, particularly the bit on spears and hooks. There are great photos of old carved halibut hooks and how they were rigged with floats to catch the big groundfish. I substitute a photo of a Haida halibut hook from UBC's Museum of Anthropology (below).

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This is very nice article about commercial fishing in Alaska. Alaska is my dream destination and I would like to go there. I love fishing and it is great information for me. Thanks for information.
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