 Additionally, the Alaska Marine Highways System looked to Lake Union Drydock Company to service and refit vessels for their ferry fleet.The passing of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act in 1976 brought growth to the fishing industry in Alaska; dozens of US factory trawlers, catcher boats and longliners arrived on the scene and Lake Union Drydock Company became the principle repair source for the North Pacific trawler fleet.Between fishing seasons, it was not uncommon for several 200’-300’ trawlers to be in the yard simultaneously.