As processors and retailers tackle the largest volume of pink salmon in history, biologists say record-breaking runs could become the norm.
In a typical run, pink salmon, regardless if they came from a hatchery or were naturally bred, have a survival rate of about 3 percent. This year, for every 100 eggs, 12-14 returned, more than four times the average rate, according to Steve Moffitt, an area research biologist for commercial fisheries at the Alaska State Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G).
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