ALASKA GLOSSARY

drift-net type of net used to catch salmon, net is towed behind boat to snag salmon.

opening a period of time when people are allowed to fish commercially, varies according to type of fish.

sein a type of net used to catch fish by circling around a school of them.

set-net/gill-net type of net used to catch salmon, net is anchored between the shore and a point offshore, fish swim into the net and are caught.

slime line place of work in a cannery, workers clean off fish slime and remove the blood, guts, and gills that the machine left behind and trim the fish for packaging.

tender a large boat used to collect fish from fishermen in order to deliver them to the processor.