Alaska Salmon Landings vs Projections Now at 78%, Keta and Coho Lowest Performers
Alaska’s salmon fleet has landed 104 million fish as of yesterday morning, after a pre-season estimated from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game of 132.6 million salmon, only 78 percent of projected harvest.
Sockeye salmon came in closest to the biologists’ prediction at 93%, with pink salmon not far behind at 86%. Chinook landings were barely above half of what was projected. Keta, or chum salmon, came in at 27% in a season that is mostly over. Coho or silver salmon is currently at ...
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