Bristol Bay sockeye salmon run struggles to hit escapement target

More than 20 million sockeye salmon have passed through Bristol Bay this season, and the massive run is on target to hit its escapement goals. But a vessel that capsized in the Igashik continues to leak fluid into one of the bay’s rivers, closing a commercial fishery that has lost at least $100,000 due to a closure in effect since Friday. continud@alaskadispatch

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