Copper River Closes for Rest of Week, Catch and Escapement Lower Than Expected
The hallmark of Alaska’s salmon management was put to use last night as management biologists, informed by the data, decided not to open a second period on the Copper River this week.
While the rest of the world waits for a taste of the first Copper River salmon to hit the market, the state management biologists and their field staff are monitoring sonar screens and catch numbers. They have used data from earlier returns and monitored outmigration of dozens of streams that flow into the Copper over...
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