Alaska’s commercial salmon catch continues to climb, reaching 146 million fish through Sept. 2.
Statewide, the total catch includes 42.9 million sockeye, 89.5 million pink salmon, 3.9 million cohos, 9.2 million chums and 477,000 kings, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s bluesheet estimate.
Fishermen are now primarily targeting pinks, with about 400,000 caught in the Central Region, almost 600,000 caught in Southeast and about 200,000 caught in the Western Region, from Aug. 27 through Sept. 2.
To read the rest of the story, please go to: Alaska Journal of Commerce