Alaska’s salmon harvest passes 128 million fish

sockeye salmon

Alaska’s commercial wild salmon catch had exceeded 128.3 million fish by the end of week 31, according to the latest preliminary harvest figures compiled by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G).

In terms of species, the catch to date comprises 50.2 million sockeye, 58.2 million pinks, 18 million chum, 1.7 million coho and 237,000 king salmon.

Regionally, 39.1 million fish have come from the Bristol Bay area, including 37.6 million sockeye and 1.4 million chum…


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