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Research Shows Predators May Be Large Factor In Decreased King Salmon Size

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The number and size of Chinook salmon, also known as king salmon, returning to rivers in Western Alaska have been decreasing over decades. Fisheries scientists from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Peter Westley and Andrew Seitz, talk about why that decline is happening.

  

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Greg Kim was a news reporter for KYUK from 2019-2022.