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Bristol Bay Salmon Land On Southwest Alaska School Lunch Menus
Fliets of Copper River Salmon are shown, Friday, May 18, 2012, after the annual first air shipment of the prized deeply-colored fish arrived from Alaska early Friday morning in Seattle. Copper River salmon are prized for their high oil content and flavor. They typically bring the highest prices at restaurants and fish markets. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Fliets of Copper River Salmon are shown, Friday, May 18, 2012, after the annual first air shipment of the prized deeply-colored fish arrived from Alaska early Friday morning in Seattle. Copper River salmon are prized for their high oil content and flavor. They typically bring the highest prices at restaurants and fish markets. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Six years ago, the only fish being served in the schools of one of the richest fishing regions in the nation were breaded, battered farmed fish from distant shores. A conversation between a school district chef and a supervisor at Peter Pan Seafoods in Dillingham changed all that.

Now, a program encouraging fishermen to donate fish to the school lunch program is an annual event, and other areas of the state are following suit.

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