First 22,000 Lbs of Copper River Salmon Lands in Seattle; 77,000 More Lbs. Expected Today
SEAFOODNEWS.COM by Michael Ramsingh - May 19, 2017
The first 22,000 pounds of Copper River salmon was delivered to the Seattle-Tacoma airport on Friday morning as part of the industry’s annual start to the summer fishing season.
The fish was delivered by Alaska Airlines on a Boeing 737 dubbed the “Salmon 30 Salmon.” It was just the first delivery with more four flights scheduled today that will bring an estimated 77,000 pounds of Copper River salmon from Anchorage to Sea-Tac.
Every year Alaska Air Cargo partners with the state of Alaska's three largest seafood processors, Ocean Beauty Seafoods, Trident Seafoods and Copper River Seafoods..
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