Alaska Fish Wheel, I recently took this shot of a working f…

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I recently took this shot of a working fish-wheel, along the Copper River. Since a lot of people may not have seen or even heard of "fish wheels" - I thought they might get a kick out of seeing this device so necessary to life in remote parts of our state. **A fish wheel is a device for catching fish which operates much as a water-powered mill wheel. A wheel complete with baskets and paddles is attached to a floating dock. The wheel rotates due to the current of the stream it is placed into. The baskets on the wheel capture fish traveling upstream. The fish caught in the baskets fall into a holding tank. When the holding tank is full, the fish are removed. In Alaska, fish wheels are allowed only along the Copper River and the Yukon River. When not in operation, the wheels are lifted out of the water. The wheels primarily catch salmon and can be owned by more than one person. All salmon caught using a fish wheel must be reported to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and must be prepared due to state fishing guidelines. The type of salmon caught varies with the time of year because not all salmon migrate and spawn at the same time. Typically, by the time a salmon reaches the Yukon River fish wheels, the fish are damaged, and salmon which enter the fish wheels on the Copper River are considered better quality. Most salmon caught with Yukon River fish wheels are used as food for sled dogs. (Wikipedia) ** (Best viewed full screen)