Alaska’s Bristol Bay salmon return about average this year, with higher prices paid to fishers
Alaska's Bristol Bay sockeye salmon run totaled 45.7 million fish this year. While the harvest was slightly below the 20-year average, fishers received higher prices for their catch.
Alaska’s Bristol Bay region, site of the world’s biggest sockeye salmon runs, produced a total harvest this year that was a bit smaller than the 20-year average but fetched more dollars for fishers, according to a state summary. The 2026 sockeye salmon run totaled 45.7 million fish, making this the first year since 2014 that […]
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