Down below, some fishermen are working on their boat to prepare for sea.
The local fishermen were working more productive grounds in the other direction.
Because of the big waves and dangerous boats the fishermen work on, some people die every year.
The critical groups here have included fishermen working in the sea and people who eat seaweed.
Now the Gabrielsons are among the few remaining commercial fishermen working on the river.
Alaska's commercial fishermen work in one of the world's harshest environments.
With Government regulations intended to preserve what is left, fishermen can't work nearly as often as they want.
Professional fishermen worked the beach until the 1960s.
One can also enjoy seeing fishermen working with traditional fishing crafts and nets at dedicated sites.
While there, the fishermen worked their nets and the cannery workers packed the catch on shore.