Delivering to a tender, the fish hold is first flooded with cold salt water, then the fish are pumped aboard the tender. The large grey hose is from the tender’s pump. The photo is taken from the door of the cabin looking at the stern where the net is piled and the skiff floats behind it. The leadline is on the left, web is in the center, and the corkpile is on the right. The catch in the hold is pink salmon (aka humpies). When enough sets are made to fill the fish hold, it has to be pumped out before the boat can continue fishing.
This is a common action throughout the books in the Thunder Bay Seiner Series because it’s a regular part of commercial salmon fishing in southcentral Alaska. #pinksalmon #thunderbayseiners #commercialfishing #alaskansalmon