Alaska Commercial Salmon Fishing

Alaska Commercial Salmon Fishing

Commercial fishing is a major industry in Alaska, and has been for hundreds of years. Alaska Natives have been harvesting salmon and many other types of fish since the early 17th century. Russians came to Alaska to harvest its abundance of sealife, as well as Japanese and other Asian cultures.While the work-related fatality rate for commercial fishermen in Alaska is still very high, it does appear to be decreasing: since 1990, there has been a 51 percent decline in the annual fatality rate. The successes in commercial fishing are due in part to the U.S. Coast Guard implementing new safety requirements in the early 1990s.

Alaska Commercial Salmon Fishing

Alaska Commercial Salmon Fishing

Alaska Commercial Salmon Fishing

Alaska Commercial Salmon Fishing

Alaska Commercial Salmon Fishing

Alaska Commercial Salmon Fishing

Alaska Commercial Salmon Fishing

Alaska Commercial Salmon Fishing

Alaska Commercial Salmon Fishing

Alaska Commercial Salmon Fishing

Alaska Commercial Salmon Fishing

Alaska Commercial Salmon Fishing

Alaska Commercial Salmon Fishing

Alaska Commercial Salmon Fishing

Alaska Commercial Salmon Fishing

Alaska Commercial Salmon Fishing

Alaska Commercial Salmon Fishing