Catches Are Up in the Copper River; Cordova’s Fleet Gets A Second 12-Hour Opener Today
Updated at 1:10 PDT.
Alaska’s first wild Chinook and sockeye salmon began showing up at the mouth of the Copper River last week, and catches were nearly three times the forecast for the season’s first opener, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
ADF&G’s harvest forecast for the commercial fleet in 2024 is 1.3 million sockeye and 47,350 Chinook. Their preliminary catch estimate for the May 16 opener was 14,900 sockeye. Instead, 43,000 sockeye were landed, and 1,000 Chinook.
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