A harvesting method that uses a large net to encompass whole schools of fish. Once a school is encircled, the bottom of the net is closed up and the fish are hauled in it. 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.