Salmon Troll Fishing: Discover the story of how salmon are harvested

Описание: Watch how fish harvesters use hooks and lines, trailed behind their vessels at low speed, to catch salmon. The hooks are attached to lures that imitate the salmon's food, such as herring and squid. Salmon are individually hooked and the lines are pulled in with a hydraulic winch and a series of poles, pulleys, weights and floats. However, fish harvesters haul in each salmon by hand for the last 20 to 60 feet (6 to 18 metres)—a struggle in which the skill and agility of the harvester is paramount. Troll vessels range in size from 30 to 55 feet and have a crew of two to four. They store their fish on ice or freeze it at sea. Trollers primarily target King Chinook and Silver Coho salmon, but can also catch pink, Keta Chum and Sockeye salmon.

For more info, visit the following troll salmon pages:

BC West Coast of Vancouver Island: http://thisfish.info/fishery/salmon-t...
BC North Coast / Haida Gwaii: http://thisfish.info/fishery/northcoa...
BC Inside Passage: http://thisfish.info/fishery/salmon-t...

CREDITS:
Producers: Goodforks
Editing: Blue Chip Productions

Funding support for this video provided, in part, by the BC Government's Buy Local Program; delivered by the Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC with funding from the BC Ministry of Agriculture.