Average Salmon Run Expected in Kotzebue Sound
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The Alaska Department of Fish and Game released its management outlook for the Kotzebue Sound commercial chum salmon season earlier this month.
After the fishery's record low return last year, state biologists expect this year's season to be about average for the country's northernmost commercial fishery.
This year state biologists expect the harvest to fall within the range of50.000 to 150.000 fish.
“Last year, we had a pretty bad run, but that was kind of the outlier compared to the last 20 years," said Kevin Clark, area manager for Alaska Department of Fish...
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