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Salmon Harvests in Alaska Generally Below Expectations

By Fishermen's News Online on Jul 6, 2020 Featured, Fishermen's News Online

Commercial salmon harvests in Alaska are off to a slow start in the 2020 season, with year-to-date statewide landings at just over three million fish – the lowest in at least 12 years. Still while some areas have been late to open or are much lower than historical averages, recovery from early season weakness […]

Forecast Up for PWS Pink Salmon, Copper River Kings

By Fishermen's News Online on Jan 27, 2019 Fishermen's News Online

[dropcap]R[/dropcap]esearch biologists with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) in Cordova are forecasting a run of 13,920,000 to 33,200,000 pink salmon into Prince William Sound in 2019, which would put that fishery at 67.7 percent above the most recent 10-year average. More good news came for the chum salmon run in that […]