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Fishermen Ready for Alaska's Salmon Rush

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    Sonar counters keep commercial fishery viable

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The delta the -- -- maybe 5060 miles.

Wide so it's a big area that we.

And -- really -- and has been fishing copper river salmon in Alaska for almost 33 years.

Early in the season we.

Typically get to twelve -- -- appeared to me.

Try to find obsession.

-- this -- -- again and that ball market.

Book really says the fishing season can vary from year to year.

And fisherman like him are often restricted depending on the number of fish in the water there's a -- counter.

Up the -- -- -- accounts the number of fit pretty accurately the goal that.

Get into the river and are getting up.

On the with -- -- excellent and meters some years we've sat on beat her.

Couple weeks sometimes waited for.

The constant that's where Jeremy boats -- the Alaska department of fishing game comes and checks and balances.

That's really -- it when it comes down to.

He says the copper river salmon runs are all carefully manage for a long term sustainability.

Two years actually hit the department monitors several sonar counters and fish -- at points along the copper river.

And -- each -- one by one.

The start of the conference really -- -- -- historical.

Precedent for you know its its front timing you.

There have to be -- there and and sufficient quantities to really have a viable commercial -- This ensures an adequate number migrate to spawning grounds to reproduce seats here.

Providing enough for fishermen and people like you -- need to enjoy.

And it's in good shape for the future.

When fishery managers see that enough stamina -- -- past the sonar is.

They -- the fishing grounds for commercial harvest for a determined amount of time just kind of -- give and take.

And so it's it's monitored you know Olympic part of that is just active monitor.

Despite the strict government regulations fisherman understand their livelihoods depend on healthy fish populations.

I think they've got a good.

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Continue into the future so.

And with -- looking relatively healthy this looks like a good run -- here we have had great runs the last couple years.

And this phone looks like that whatsoever was excited.

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