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April 27, 2016

Warm water blob may impact salmon

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Fisheries researchers say a mass of exceptionally warm water in the northeast Pacific Ocean could shake up recent predictions of higher salmon runs in Alaska this year.

KTOO-FM reports that Brian Beckman with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the issue is that biologists aren't sure exactly how the warm water known as the Pacific Blob affects different salmon along the West Coast.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game recently predicted chinook numbers to range between 125,000 and 219,000 kings this year along the Kuskokwim River in southwest Alaska, a higher king salmon run than in previous years.

Juneau biologist Joe Orsi says last year's pink salmon harvest in southeast Alaska fell short of predictions, and it's still not clear whether the Pacific Blob had an impact.




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