If all goes according to forecast, the 2010 Alaska sockeye salmon season, which begins next month, could become the eighth consecutive Bristol Bay harvest to break records.
The Alaska Department of Fish & Game (ADF&G) is predicting a statewide sockeye run of about 40 million fish. For Bristol Bay, which accounts for two-thirds to three-quarters of the state’s total sockeye catch, the run is expected to be about 30.5 million fish this year, or about 183.1 million pounds, based on an av…
