Agent Matson and Pilot Meek Inspecting a Floating Fish Trap in Alaska in 1949

In the foreground is a large rectangular floating fish trap, consisting of a frame and crossbeams with nets (mostly underwater) attached to them. A man stands on the rearmost frame, center right, with another man on the same frame piece on the far left. Behind them is a large body of water, with a mid-size propeller-driven float plant near the trap. The distant shore can be seen in the background, complete with a ridge.
Photo By/Credit

C.D. Swanson

Date Shot/Created
08/28/1949
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Original caption: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service aircraft (Widgeon 722) alongside a floating fish trap - Agents Matson and pilot Meek are inspecting the trap. Alaska, August 28, 1949.
Subject tags
Aquaculture
Aviation
Employees (USFWS)
Fishes
Fishing
History
Law enforcement
Work of the Service