Another name for sockeye salmon. The proper name for fish eggs. Both herring and salmon eggs are processed and sold for consumption. Japan is the largest roe market. A groundfish harvested in the North Pacific, which is prized for its oily meat.
Black cod is very popular in Japan.
The meat is usually smoked for the U.S. market. A gillnet anchored on the shoreline and run out a couple hundred feet into the water by a skiff. Salmon, making their way along the shore, become entangled in the net. Set netters have area-specific permits allowing them to harvest fish in this manner. Another name for coho salmon.