In the early 1940s, when Alaska was still a territory, the United States joined WW II. The government rationed food, which limited protein for the troops overseas, and citizens at home. But the U.S. had a territory loaded with fish, and commercial fishing in Alaska boomed. Thousands of fish were caught in drift-nets and fish traps. They were
In the early 1940s, when Alaska was still a territory, the United States joined WW II. The government rationed food, which limited protein for the troops overseas, and citizens at home. But the U.S. had a territory loaded with fish, and commercial fishing in Alaska boomed. Thousands of fish were caught in drift-nets and fish traps. They were