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Low Copper River sockeye return effects ripple outward
Mary Catharine Martin Mary Catharine Martin

Low Copper River sockeye return effects ripple outward

It’s a summer tradition for many in Alaska: pack up the car, drive to Chitina and dipnet for Copper River red salmon.

It’s a tradition, however, that many won’t fulfill this year, with personal use fisheries largely shut down for the first time since statehood.

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