Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Salmon swim in an aquarium set up for viewing at the Alaska Department of Fish and Game's annual Salmon Celebration Tuesday May 6, 2014 at Johnson Lake Campground in Kasilof, Alaska.

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Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Malaina Maal, 8, a third-grade student from Soldotna Montessori, tries to identify several species of fish inside of an aquarium set up at the Alaska Department of Fish and Game's annual Salmon Celebration Tuesday May 6, 2014 at the Johnson Lake Campground in Kasilof, Alaska.

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Malaina Maal, 8, a third-grade student from Soldotna Montessori, tries to identify several species of fish inside of an aquarium set up at the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s annual Salmon Celebration Tuesday May 6, 2014 at the Johnson Lake Campground in Kasilof, Alaska.

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Jakob Murphy looks into Cadence Campbell's bucket as the two McNeil Canyon Elementary School third-graders carry rainbow trout down to Johnson Lake for release Tuesday May 6, 2014 in Kasilof, Alaska. The release was part of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game's annual Salmon Celebration.

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Jakob Murphy looks into Cadence Campbell’s bucket as the two McNeil Canyon Elementary School third-graders carry rainbow trout down to Johnson Lake for release Tuesday May 6, 2014 in Kasilof, Alaska. The release was part of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s annual Salmon Celebration.

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