Copper River Salmon Run Doesn't Look Strong, Cordova Reports
Cordova Fishermen Report "Weak" Copper River Salmon Run Fresh Cordova Salmon For Sale In An Anchorage Specialty Store. (Pho...

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Cordova Fishermen Report "Weak" Copper River Salmon Run
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Fresh Cordova Salmon For Sale In An Anchorage Specialty Store. (Photo, Country Journal) |
The Department of Fish & Game estimated that this year's gillnet season would bring in around 70,000 sockeyes and almost 6,000 chinooks. In 2019. around 1.25 million sockeye came in.
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Historically Branded Cordova Salmon Labels At A Cordova B&B. (Photo, Country Journal) |
Low prices, fewer fish, and pandemic related health and timing problems are causing a confluence of issues that are making the salmon season difficult.