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U. S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 



SALMON PURSE SEINING 



POWER 

 BLOCK 



LIFTING THE PURSE 



HAULING THE SEINE 



DRUM SEINING 



Noith Pacific Coast 



OPERATING LEVERS 

 LEVEL-WIND 

 DRUM 



LEVEL-WIND SPOOLERS 

 WHEN NOT IN USE 



lENCTM Of PURSE SEINE 2S0 TO 300 FATHOMS 

 . JT 18 FATHOMS 0£tP (STBETCHfr- 



BUILT-IN WELL 



STARTING A SET 



l^'l 



FISHERMAN OPCnATING 



, 'y ■ / DRUM AND LEVEL-WIND 

 >-y CONTROLS 

 />-> REELING IW TH E jjET 



PURSE RINGS SLIP 

 OFF THE PIN WHEN 

 DRUM 1$ RECLINe 

 IN THE NET- 



PURSING THE NET '' W' 



PURSE LINE IS TAKEN IN BV THE 

 AND COILED DOWN ON DECK 



A MECHANICAL OR HYDRAULIC SYSTEM OPERATE 

 THE DRUM, DRUM IS 6-8 FEET TN DtAM, CORE OF 

 DRUM ABOUT 10 INCHES IN OlAM. 



CLOTHESPIN 

 HOLDING THE 

 RIN6S AFTER 



\PURSINC THE 



\ NET 



■T PURSE LINE 



