“A Sigh of Relief”: Copper River Salmon Run Tracking Forecast This Year
Almost exactly one year ago, the Copper River salmon fleet and the town they delivered to were all asking the same question: “What happened to the salmon?” The lucrative fishery for the world-renowned first salmon of spring, closed on June 2, after a fraction of the expected sockeye returned to the Copper River. It was the second lowest harvest in 100 years. People were shell-shocked.
So it’s no wonder when the first period on the Copper opened May 16 after a cumulative 3,244 salmon passed the...
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