num_pages: 346
description: Not since Cobb's Pacific Salmon Fisheries, published in 1930, has there been a complete and authoritative description of all phases of commercial fishing in the North Pacific. Now the gap is filled by this monumental book, which describes in detail all activities related to harvesting the rich bounty of the northern seas. Besides describing and illustrating the changing vessels, methods and gear that have been used for various types of fishing in these waters, Fisheries of the North Pacific treats at length more than 70 species of fish and shellfish that are important to the harvest; the handling and preservation of catches at sea and ashore; and possibilities that lie ahead in the future of American fisheries. Other specialized subjects are treated at length in the appendices.
language: English
title: Fisheries of the North Pacific
titlecomplete: Fisheries of the North Pacific
awards: awardedAt: 157795200000
name: Washington State Book Award
publisher: Alaska Northwest Publishing Compan