Salmon Harvest Forecast for 2021 Up By 61%
This is Alaska Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch –
Alaska’s salmon harvest for 2021 is projected to be a big one!
Fishery managers are forecasting a statewide catch topping 190 million salmon, 61% higher than last year’s take of just over 118 million fish. The boost this year is due mostly to an expected surge of those hard to predict pinks.
In its just-released report titled Run Forecasts and Harvest Projections for 2021 Alaska Salmon Fisheries and Review of the 2020 Season, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game provides...
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