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Hey, good morning.

Patricia Murphy here.

It's Saturday.

This is Seattle now.

Today we're bringing you the best from newsrooms across Washington.

First, rising diesel prices are squeezing the Pacific Northwest fishing industry.

They're cutting into profits and adding new uncertainty to an already challenging business.

Rachel Miller Howard reports.

Goals circle over the port in Garibaldi, Oregon as Jesse Kuhn offloads his catch.

And what kind of it?

It's a Chinook salmon.

He's a fourth generation fisherman, born and raised in Chilomac County.

I guess it's in the blood now.

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