Over 27,000 Sockeye and 1,000 Chinook Salmon Netted in Copper River’s First Opener on May 22
For the first time in recent history, the iconic Copper River salmon season opened about a week late for the fleet based in nearby Cordova.
Rather than May 15, state salmon managers delayed the first opener until the 22nd to allow more Chinook salmon through to their spawning grounds in the Copper River watershed. In 353 deliveries during a 12-hour opener, drift netters delivered 27,368 sockeye, 1,083 Chinook, 189 chum salmon, and one pink salmon. The fishery began at 7 a.m. local time...
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