Notable shuffling is going on among Alaska's fisheries this year, with Southeast besting Bristol Bay as the state's top salmon region and Kodiak toppling Homer as the No. 1 halibut port. Homer has held the top ranking for halibut landings ever since the fishery went to Individual Fishing Quotas in 1995, and deliveries extended from a few days to eight months.
But the latest catch statistics show that this year Kodiak has displaced Homer with more fish deliveries and poundage crossing the docks on the Rock.
With about a week remaining in the halibut fishery and 1 million pounds left to catch, Kodiak likely will hold the lead.
The latest landings count by NOAA Fisheries-Juneau showed Kodiak at 5.68 million pounds from 719 deliveries, followed by Homer with 5.59 million pounds of halibut from 533 deliveries.
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