Aunty

Could see how the fishwheel thing would be impractical in the tidal portions of the lower river... they wouldn't work as well on the incoming tide. They would still be a viable option further upriver as a means of live capture and sorting of the catch. Maybe the tribal fishery could be prosecuted with these devices.

I agree wholeheartedly with you on the trap and seine suggestions.... I have been advocating their use in Cook Inlet to reduce the obscene Kenai/Kasilof chinook bycatch encountered during the sockeye gillnet season.
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