Copper River Sockeye Catch Grows, Kenai TAC Announced, and Port Moller Numbers Are In
In the weeks prior to peak sockeye landings in Bristol Bay, catches of the high-value red salmon are growing in the Copper River, while the federally managed Cook Inlet sockeye TACs have been announced and the early tip of the sockeye run into Bristol Bay has now been seen.
Commercial catch of sockeyes in the Copper River is now at 563,000 fish, just less than half of the 1.3 million sockeye forecast for this year.
In addition, the fleet has landed 5,000 Chinook salmon, just ...
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