Alaska salmon hatchery harvest falls to 24-year low, ex-vessel value down

Alaska hatcheries contributed an estimated 24 million salmon to the commercial fishery last year or 22 percent of the statewide harvest of 109 million fish. The latest edition of the Alaska Fisheries Enhancement Annual Report, produced by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) reports that this is the lowest hatchery harvest since 1992, and is primarily due to the low pink salmon returns to Prince William Sound, which on average made up ...