The Russian River Ferry waits, ready to bring fisherman to the opposite bank of the upper Kenai River, on the river’s opening day of fishing for sockeye salmon on Sunday, June 11, 2017 in Cooper Landing, Alaska. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

The Russian River Ferry waits, ready to bring fisherman to the opposite bank of the upper Kenai River, on the river’s opening day of fishing for sockeye salmon on Sunday, June 11, 2017 in Cooper Landing, Alaska. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

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The Russian River Ferry waits, ready to bring fisherman to the opposite bank of the Russian River, on the river’s opening day of fishing for sockeye salmon on Sunday, June 11, 2017 in Cooper Landing, Alaska. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

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