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National Forests Contribute to Alaska's 2013 Record Salmon Harvest

April 03, 2014 Teresa Haugh, U.S. Forest Service, Alaska

Alaska’s Chugach and Tongass national forests are sometimes referred to as salmon forests, producing all five species of wild Pacific salmon: king, coho, sockeye, pink, and chum. Salmon is vital to Alaska’s economy, and last year’s statewide commercial salmon harvest is being noted as a banner year...

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