Alaska recorded a total of 272 million salmon harvested in 2013, driven in large part by a record-setting 219 million pink salmon, according to the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI).
The pink salmon harvest represented more than 80 percent of the total harvest, and was higher than the Alaska Department of Fish and game pre-season forecast for all five salmon species combined, according to ASMI.
"We're proud of the heritage of our salmon fisheries and our commitment to their sustainability," said Tyson Fick, ASMI's communications director. "This year's record-breaking harvest was especially exciting."
The total harvest is valued at USD 691.1 million (EUR 509.7 million), second only to the 1988 harvest, which totaled USD 724 million (EUR 534 million).
