Morrison's got a housekeeper too, a retired Alaskan fisherman named Mr. Thorne.

Alaskan fishermen say illegal foreign fishing is causing more environmental havoc than the spill in March of 11 million gallons of oil in Prince William Sound.

Environmental groups and Alaskan fishermen have said that Exxon acted too slowly in containing the spill.

They were protesting what they consider salmon "rustling" by Alaskan fishermen, in violation of a treaty drafted to preserve salmon stocks.

Alaskan fishermen caught about 186 million salmon a year in the five years that ended in 1995.

The other end of the extreme, giving away fish, is not popular among Alaskan fishermen or cannery operators.

As a former Alaskan fisherman turned seafood consultant, Mr. Rowley is a walking encyclopedia about anything edible from the sea.

Alaskan fishermen predicted a catch of 40 million pink salmon last year, but only 12 million were taken.

A world away- from corporate cubicles, Alaskan fisherman literally risk life and limb to haul in the millions of tons of seafood that ends up on dinner plates.

Last year Alaskan fisherman caught 44.2 million pink salmon, a record.