A documentary sponsored by the Patagonia Company.
Salmon
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.
Pumping Pinks
Delivering to a tender, the fish hold is first flooded with salt water, then the fish are pumped aboard the tender. The large grey hose is from the pump. This is taken from the door of the cabin looking at the stern where the net is piled. The catch is pink salmon. When enough sets are made to fill the fish hold, it has to be pumped out before the boat can continue fishing.
Processing Salmon
I smoke the salmon, then peel the skin and stuff the meat into jars for canning under high pressure. The photo above is of smoked fillets. Below are jars being stuffed.
