Fisheries

Copper River salmon fishermen see steady late-season catches, but harvest likely to fall short of forecast

Escapement as of Monday is up 23 percent from biologists' predictions.

60 North Seafoods is fishing for and selling sockeye salmon from the Copper River this season.
60 North Seafoods is fishing for and selling sockeye salmon from the Copper River this season.Foto: 60 North Seafoods
Published 7 July 2021, 13:09Updated 7 July 2021, 13:13
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