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After two disastrous seasons, chum salmon came back to Kotzebue Sound this summer, and some commercial fishermen say it was one of the best years they’ve had. But the public may never know just how good it was.
Desiree Hagen
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KOTZ
Desiree Hagen
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KOTZ
With permission from Jim Dau
Jordan Pruszenski
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Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Rural Alaska
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Dustin KoehlerThe plane crashed onto an ice floe after experiencing “severe icing conditions," killing all nine passengers and the pilot. -
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