Alaska Department of Fish and Game Report Strong Year for Commercial Salmon Harvest Statewide
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Alaska Public Radio] By Zoe Grueskin - October 17,2017
Commercial salmon fishermen across the state have had a “banner year.”
Last week, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) released a preliminary harvest summary that estimates fishermen caught 224.6 million wild salmon this year and earned $678.8 million selling the fish to processors.
That’s a 66.7% increase from last year’s catch value. According to Forrest Bowers, Deputy Director of ADF&G’s Division of Commercial Fisheries, there are a couple reasons for...
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