Keywords: Salmon purse seining.jpg en 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 2012-03-22 http //www photolib noaa gov/htmls/fish1352 htm NOAA Photo Library Mr Sean Linehan NOS NGS PD-USGov Uploaded with UploadWizard Salmon fishing Purse seines Commercial fishing in Alaska 1938 in Alaska |