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.
The 2026 sockeye salmon run totaled 45.7 million fish, making this the first year since 2014 that the run was below 50 million, according to Fish and Game’s preliminary summary.
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