Low Return of Pink Salmon to SE Alaska This Year Raises More Questions than Answers
The forecast for the 2019 pink salmon harvest in Southeast Alaska is 18 million fish, about half the ten-year average for odd-years.
When the Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced their 2019 forecast for Southeast pinks last November, the department noted an increased collaboration with NOAA Fisheries to produce a joint forecast for 2019 (in years past, each agency produced their own forecast.)
“In the future, we plan to work towards increased coordination between the two agencies and will continue to look...
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