Undercurrent News is now featuring 'Fish Factor', a weekly column featuring the reporting and perspective of Alaska seafood journalist Laine Welch
Alaska’s 2021 salmon officially starts on Monday, May 17, with a 12-hour opener for sockeye and Chinook at the Copper River!
All eyes will be on early Cordova dock prices for Alaska’s famous "first fresh salmon of the season" as an indicator of wild salmon markets. In 2020, COVID-19 forced closures of high-end restaurants and seafood outlets, which tanked starting prices to $3 per pound for sockeye and $6.50/lb for Chinook salmon, down from $10/lb and $14/lb, respectively the previous year [...]
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