New Hi-Def Sonar Being Tested on Copper River May be Game Changer for Chinook Management
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SeafoodNews] by Peggy Parker - June 8, 2017
The unexpected trend of a much stronger Chinook return is expected to continue for today's seventh opening on the Copper River. Cumulative harvest after last Monday's fishing period is 10,391 chinook. Three weeks ago, the pre-season harvest was 4,000 chinook.
Area management biologists have relatively little data to work with when assessing populations of returning Chinook, especially considering that there are six major Chinook spawning stocks in the Copper River...
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