Historian Bob King discusses the use of sailboats in the Bristol Bay salmon fishery until 1951. It was one of the last sailboat fisheries in the United States despite its status as a major fishery. King has a background in journalism and extensive knowledge of Alaska fisheries issues and is a project historian on the <NN> Cannery History Project.
Bob King: Sailboats in the Bristol Bay fishery
May 2022
Bob King: Sailboats in the Bristol Bay fishery
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