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June 25, 2024

Copper River setting pace in Prince William Sound harvests

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Commercial harvesters on the Copper River were into a 36-hour opener on June 17, as estimated catches through Saturday, June 15, showed an increase in sockeyes harvested and a decline in Chinooks over the same week in 2023. 

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