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Igushik River Sockeye Fishery Reopens After 'Lone Star' Sinking

The sinking of the tender "Lone Star"  in the mouth of the Igushik River could not have happened at a worse time to close a fishery due to a fuel spill.  It was right at the peak of the Sockeye Salmon run. The fishery was closed and then opened again.

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