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Documentary series exploring the harsh working environments endured by Alaska's fishermen

Documentary series exploring the harsh working environments endured by Alaska's fishermen during the wild salmon season

Balaich Iasgach Alasga: Series 2

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On the second day, the fisherman must face personal inner battles and faulty gear.

Exploring the harsh working environments endured by Alaska's fishermen. On the second day, the fisherman must face personal inner battles and faulty gear.

A h-uile samhradh tha bradain a' dèanamh an slighe suas a Chaolas Cook airson sìolachadh anns na ceudan de aibhnichean ann an imrich fada deuchainneach. A' feitheamh orra tha Balaich Iasgach Alasga, deiseil airson an glacadh aon uair eile. Ann an dhà no trì sheachdainean feuchaidh iad an tuarasdal bhliadhnail aca a dhèanamh a dh'aindeoin trioblaidean teicnigeach, sìde chaochlaideach, daoine a' dol an aghaidh a chèile agus poilis na stàite a' cumail sùil gheur orra.

'S e an dàrna là de dh' iasgach a th' ann, anns a' Chaolas Cook agus le cho soirbheachail 's a bha a' chiad là, tha na h-iasgairean an dòchas gum bi an-diugh a cheart cho math. 'S e co-dhùnaidhean nan iasgairean a tha a' stiùireadh mar a thèid dhaibh agus dh' fhaodadh am breithneachadh sin buaidh a thoirt air beatha gach iasgair. Chan ann a-mhàin argamaidean a tha a' cur bacadh air na bàtaichean an-diugh, tha uidheamachd cuideachd a' dol ceàrr agus a' cur stad air càch.

Every summer, schools of salmon swim from the Pacific Ocean through the Cook Inlet and up more than one hundred rivers and streams to spawn in what is an epic migration. Waiting at the end of their journey are the Alaskan fishermen, ready to net the catch of a lifetime. They attempt to make an entire annual wage in a few short weeks while facing mechanical breakdowns, unpredictable weather, heated confrontations and rigorous state police patrolling.

It's the second day of fishing on Cook Inlet, and after getting a taste of the profits that can be earned on the first opening, the fishermen are looking to fill their boats with wild Alaskan salmon. Decisions are the mark of the day as the fishermen live and die by their judgment and intuition, and inner battles aren't their only woes on the water as they are also plagued by faulty gear.

Documentary series exploring the harsh working environments endured by Alaska's fishermen.

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