More from KUOW How We Live Why Is Copper River Salmon So Pricey? KUOW | By David Hyde Published May 15, 2015 at 3:14 PM AKDT Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 3:50 Flickr photo/Jason Walsh (CC BY 2.0) A chunk of Copper River salmon awaits the cook. David Hyde talks to seafood economics expert Gunnar Knapp about why Copper River salmon is so expensive.