Alaskan Commerial fishermen at work!

Alaskan Commercial Fishing Photos

This album shows commercial salmon fishing around Valdez and Prince William Sound, including seine boats, skiffs, nets, harbor scenes, crews at work, and pink salmon harvest images from Alaska's fishing industry.

The pictures are useful for visitors who want to understand what a working fishing port looks like during the salmon season, from the skiff work and net handling to the boats returning through the harbor.

Valdez has long been tied to Prince William Sound salmon, seafood processors, working docks, tenders, and the seasonal rhythm of commercial fishing. The thumbnails below collect scenes from that waterfront work in one place.

Together the images show how salmon move from Prince William Sound to the boats, nets, skiffs, docks, and crews that support the fishery. They also give travelers a better sense of Valdez as both a scenic harbor town and a working Alaska fishing community.

The collection is part of the AlaskaGold archive for Prince William Sound travel, Valdez history, and waterfront life.

Click a picture to see a larger view.

Alaska fisherman onboard fishing vessel Cloudy fishing in port of valdez Alaska fishing boat pulling nets Alaska fisherman work the nets Alaska fisherman Alaska fishermen unload nets Fisherman handles salmon nets Fishermen at work in alaska Fishermen haul net full of alaska salmon Fishing in prince william sound Circle the seine nets in port of valdez Fishing nets alaska job Flapping eagle fishing boat Happy salmon fisherman dances High skill high pay alaska fishing job Inspecting pink salmon in port of valdez Sucking up the pinkies Loading nets aboard salmon fishing boat Myra jean prince william sound fishing boat Hard work for alaska salmon fishermen Hauling salmon in valdez ak Heavy lifting fishing jobs Nice load of ocean bright pinks Pink salmon fill the buckets Pulling in pink salmon nets Salmon fishing with a skiff Salmon nets are heavy Salmon nets float around boat Seine fishing boats in valdez alaska Skillful alaska fisherman work Valdez alaska pink salmon fishery Working in alaska fishing Seine net full of pink salmon Seine nets coming in Seine nets loaded with salmon Seine skiff fisherman Seine skiff manuvers for fish Seine skiff pulling the salmon net Seine skiffs battle for salmon Seiner fishing boat in port of valdez Skiff circles pink salmon Smoke in seine fishing battle Sunken seiner alaska fishing boat Valdez alaska commerical fishing in prince william sound

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