How are wild Pacific salmon caught?
The two main fishing methods used to catch wild Pacific salmon for canning are: Seine Net Fishing Seine boats use large nets to encircle the salmon. The net is then drawn together into a purse so that the salmon cannot escape. These boats catch mainly sockeye, pink and chum salmon, and can select individual schools of fish. For more information, see our web page, Harvesting Wild Salmon Gillnet Fishing Gillnets are typically used by small boats, are strung close to the shore, and are continually tended by the fishermen. Gillnet boats fish mainly for chum and sockeye salmon, and can selectively target certain species and fish sizes by the choice of net mesh-size and the manner in which the gillnet is suspended.
