PURSE SEINE FISHING IN THE NORTHWEST
Purse seine fishing has been a important part of Northwest history for a century. Purse seine fishing involves releasing one end of a net off the stern of fishing boats with a smaller power skiff attached to the other end. The purpose is to locate salmon and form a circle around them. The two ends of the net are brought together when the power skiff pulls up to the larger fishing boat. The net is hauled to the deck piling…