Officials Hesitant To Open Commercial Chinook Fishery On Lower Kuskokwim

The Chum and Sockeye salmon are running strong in the Lower Kuskokwim River, but state fish managers are reluctant to call a commercial fishery as they normally would. There are too many coveted Chinook salmon still running, and protecting that species is this year’s priority.

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