Great images, with some video, and insights into the Thunder Bay Seiner Series:
See Alaskan commercial fishing salmon seiners working, boats, live salmon in the fish hold, an plenty of scenic shots.
Boats & Bits
Types of Boats
ADF&G (Alaska Department of Fish & Game) has a great little 2 page PDF about commercial fishing boats. You can download it here:
Rolling Chock
Rolling chocks are “fins” on the hull that provide additional stability in the waves.
Homer Crane Dock
Seiners unloading at the crane dock in Homer, Alaska
Full Hold
Looking down from the cannery (fish processing plant) dock, onto the deck of a seiner with a full hold of salmon. On the bottom of the image, the round metal with a long handle and orange net is the brailer. The corkpile is on the stern port side, net in the center, leadline on the starboard side. At the top is the skiff. The oval metal on the bow side of the fish hold are hatches to the engine room.
Rafting Boats
Rafting boats is an easy way to protect all the boats. On the left is a Hamm, next to it is a Modutech. The larger boat is a Ledford and the aluminum boat on the right is a jitney.