ADF&G 2017 Bristol Bay Forecast: 27.5 Million Red Salmon Harvest, Down 26% from 2016
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SeafoodNews] by Peggy Parker - November 16,2016
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game predicts next year’s Bristol Bay red salmon harvest will be 27.5 million fish, about ten million less than this year’s 37.3 million sockeye.
The total run projected for 2017 in the Bay is 39.93 million sockeye in the nine river systems. That compares to the 2016 season of a 51.4 million fish return.
In addition to Bristol Bay, the South Peninsula’s run is expected to reach 1.53 million red salmon. This year, the fleet caught just over 2.4 million reds in an unexpectedly strong return.
Yesterday’s announcement describes the run as “virtually identical to the most recent 10-year average of Bristol Bay total runs (41.39) and 27% greater than the long-term mean of 32.76 million fish.”
The prediction of return to each of the nine river systems follow.
Naknek-Kvichak District: 16.07 million, including 7.76 million...
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