Island Fishing: History and Seascape of Marine Harvesting in the Salish Sea

Island Fishing: History and Seascape of Marine Harvesting in the Salish Sea

Boyd Pratt
Role: Author

The San Juan Islands, in the heart of the Salish Sea, have been a fishing destination since time immemorial. From Coast Salish reef netting and tideland harvesting to the era of fish traps, purse seining, and gill netting, follow the many communities of fishers and their catches to understand the present-day seascape of the San Juan Archipelago.