This week’s cartoon illustrates the basic problem every fisherman faces: How much does it cost to go fishing, and how much am I likely to make?

This year Southeast Alaska’s Chinook fisheries have taken a hit, with a significantly lower allocation from the Pacific Salmon Commission. Salmon trollers and charter fishermen are going to feel the pinch.

Our two favorite salmon trollers in the cartoon have their own solution to high fuel prices and lower fish quotas.

Click on the cartoon snippet above to veiw the cartoon.

Sources:

Bauman, Margaret (2008, March 16). 2008 salmon forecast predicts 18th largest harvest since 1960. Alaska Journal of Commerce. Retrieved April 27, 2008, from http://www.alaskajournal.com/stories/031608/fis_20080316049.shtml

Golden, Kate (2008, April 10). Chinook allocation down by 48 percent. Juneau Empire. Retrieved April 27, 2008, from http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/041008/loc_267164185.shtml

(staff writer) (2008, April 25). Zooming diesel prices idle fleet workers, hit bottom line hard. The Dutch Harbor Fisherman. Retrieved April 25, 2008, from http://thedutchharborfisherman.com/news/story/2088