Copper River Closed Until Escapement Increases, Bristol Bay Only Bright Sockeye Spot in Alaska
With the closure of the Copper River to all but subsistence fishing until escapement numbers for spawning salmon increase, focus is shifting to Prince William Sound with a forecasted harvest of 25.99 million pink salmon. Forecasts for pink and chum salmon there are 19% higher than the ten-year average. Statewide, pink and chum forecasts are down from last year, to 12 million from 21 million pinks caught last year in Southeast, 12 million from 33 million last year in Kodiak, and a statewide total of...
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