Northwest History. State History Fishing Commercial. Halibut. United States.

NEAR-RECORD HALIBUT. NEAR-RECORD HALIBUT In the catch of the fishing schooner Spray, arriving in Seattle yesterday from the Southwestern Alaska banks, was a 300-pound halibut, caught off Kodiak Island. The fish is the largest landed here since the 325-pounder of the schooner Yakutat, caught last yea...

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Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: 1937
Subjects:
catch
fishing schooner
Spray
arriving
Seattle
Southwestern Alaska banks
halibut
Kodiak Island
landed
Yakutat
Capt. William Selset
vessel's master
Fishermen
weighing
whales
Northwest Pacific > History > 20th Century
United States > State History Fishing Commercial > 20th Century.
Pacific
The Schooner
Kodiak
Alaska
Online Access:http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/140105
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Summary:NEAR-RECORD HALIBUT. NEAR-RECORD HALIBUT In the catch of the fishing schooner Spray, arriving in Seattle yesterday from the Southwestern Alaska banks, was a 300-pound halibut, caught off Kodiak Island. The fish is the largest landed here since the 325-pounder of the schooner Yakutat, caught last year. The picture shows the Spray's "whale," and Capt. William Selset, the vessel's master. Fishermen grade halibut weighing over seventy pounds as "whales."

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