Seward and Homer are 2 very popular fishing areas in Alaska. We enjoyed going out on the dock and seeing the many catches of the day. The large white fish are halibut. It is a very tasty fish, the cheeks are a delicacy in Alaska restaurants. Yum!
Salmon swimming upstream to spawn.
The man on the left worked part time as a Fish Counter for the Fish and Wildlife Service to estimate the number of salmon that are migrating up the river. The weir in the background stops the fish, a few times a day a gate in the box is opened which allows a few fish at time to swim through to be counted. The number of fish counted will help determine how many salmon can be caught by fishermen (and women!) downstream.
