found: Work cat.: Saltwater people, a study of reef net fishing for salmon in the San Juan Islands of Washington State DVD 2004, 1990:title screen (reef net fishing)
found: Lummi Island heritage collection, WWW, Aug. 22, 2008(reef net fishing, reef-netting; Native American Indian fishing technique; adopted by settlers on Lummi Island, San Juans in late 1800s; provided personal food & served as basis for development of a processing and canning industry; a small contingent of individuals still utilize these same techniques)
found: Wash. Dept. of Fish & Wildlife Internet website, Aug. 22, 2008:commercial fishing (reef net fishing; unique to the area; [originally] practiced by Indians of the Puget Sound region using materials gathered locally; modern materials & hydraulics improved efficiency but same basic methods; reef nets do not gill or surround salmon, rather natural & manmade structures lead salmon into shallow laid net which is then lifted & the fish spilled into holding pens; minimal handling & stress coupled w/ability to keep fish alive make reef nets most selective fishing gear available-- mortality & bycatch lower than any other fishing gear; reef nets are fixed to one location & only catch migrating adult salmon that swim through their gear; today reef nets are used in northern Puget Sound, targeting sockeye and pink salmon during summer months and coho and chum salmon during the fall)
found: Lummi Island website, Aug. 22, 2008(reefnet fishing; most sustainable method of salmon fishing; area around San Juan Islands only place in the world this type of fishing takes place)
