Alaska's Sockeye Run Projected at 59 Million Fish, Highest Since 1995 (Fish Radio)
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Fish Radio with Laine Welch] March 31, 2015
This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch – The forecasts are out for Alaska’s 2015 salmon season. That’s up after this
Alaska is expecting another bumper run of salmon this summer, with reds and pinks driving the numbers. State fish managers on Friday announced early projections for an Alaska harvest of 221 million salmon, for all species but Chinook. Those catches are still being computed. That compares to a 2014 salmon harvest of 158 million fish.
Alaska’s regional catch projections for this summer are up across the board. A quick breakdown by the McDowell Group shows...
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