Bristol Bay Sockeye Salmon Fishery

A deckhand handles a sockeye salmon after picking it out of a gillnet while fishing on the north line of the Egegik River district in Bristol Bay Alaska on July 12, 1993. Bristol Bay is home to the world's largest sockeye salmon fishery. The commercial salmon drift gillnet fishing fleet is limited to boats no longer than 32 feet in length. There were over 1,800 permanent entry permits listed in 2002 which each vessel is required to have. Typicaly boats fish with two or three deckhands....
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A deckhand handles a sockeye salmon after picking it out of a gillnet while fishing on the north line of the Egegik River district in Bristol Bay Alaska on July 12, 1993. Bristol Bay is home to the world's largest sockeye salmon fishery. The commercial salmon drift gillnet fishing fleet is limited to boats no longer than 32 feet in length. There were over 1,800 permanent entry permits listed in 2002 which each vessel is required to have. Typicaly boats fish with two or three deckhands. Peak of the season is around July 4th in this fishery which lasts about a month. The rivers also get a fair amount of chum, king, and chinook salmon. Bristol Bay is located in the southwest part of Alaska.
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