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7/6/12 News - Alaskans lend a hand fighting fires in Wyoming, Utah; Scientists point to complexity of reasons for disappearance of King salmon across Alaska

By Joaqlin Estus

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Anchroage, AK – About 100 firefighters from rural Alaska have traveled to Wyoming and Utah to fight wildfires there. King salmon are not holding their own, even with many fisheries in Alaska shut down. Scientists aren't sure why the salmon are disappearing, but note the complexity of sorting out possible reasons.