Despite COVID, Low Returns in Chignik and Copper River, Alaska Nets More than 107 Million Salmon
As the salmon season in Alaska winds down, the year-to-date totals that have been ratcheting up in recent weeks are now nearly identical to 2018, notes Garrett Evridge of the McDowell Group. The difference is in the species mix: this year has 16 million more pinks, about 12 million fewer keta (chum), and five million fewer sockeye.
Last week’s harvest of nearly three million salmon (mostly pink) brings the year’s total to 107.2 million fish. With small landings still being posted in ...
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