ADF&G: Prince William Sound Pink Salmon Season is Worst Since 1993
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s summary of the 2024 salmon season in Prince William Sound was released on October 23, underscoring the alarmingly low return on pink salmon.
The 2024 season marked the worst pink salmon harvest since 1993 and the second worst since the late 1970s when PWS hatcheries were established. This year’s forecast for pink salmon in the Sound was a total run of 32.18 million fish, made up of 15.53 million returning to the Valdez Fisheries Development Association’s (VFDA’s) Solomon Gulch hatchery and 10.20 ...
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