Yukon and Norton Sound See Record Chum Salmon Harvest
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SeafoodNews] by Peggy Parker - September 20, 2017
The 2017 fall chum salmon run size in the Yukon River is over two million fish so far, exceeding the preseason projection by more than double. It is the largest run since 1975.
Landings of summer and fall chum have exceeded 1 million fish as of September 18.
The estimated passage of summer chum salmon was over 3.0 million, which exceeded the upper end of the preseason outlook of 2.5 million fish.
As of September 14, 129,600 coho salmon have been harvested in the commercial fishery, marking it the 3rd largest...
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