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Photos: 2015 Copper River First Fish

A Copper River king salmon is greeted at a First Fish event sponsored by Copper River Seafoods at the Alaska Airlines cargo facility on Friday, May 15, 2015, at Stevens Anchorage International Airport. Local chefs posed with the fish before taking delivery of some king and sockeye salmon of their own to prepare for their dinner menus. Boxes of salmon were also transferred to an Era Helicopters aircraft for delivery to the Denali National Park area. Grilled salmon was then served to guests at the cargo facility. "We've been looking forward to it!" said Joshua Broda, executive chef at the Westmark Anchorage Hotel, who was planning a dinner of the fresh salmon incorporating Alaska-grown sides.

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