Record Breaking Pay Day for Salmon Fishermen at Bristol Bay
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Fish Radio with Laine Welch] - September 25, 2018
This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch – It’s a record breaking pay day for salmon fishermen at Bristol Bay, topping $280 million at the docks.
That’s 242 percent above the 20 year average - and the number will go higher when bonuses and post season adjustments are added in. Bay fishermen averaged just under $215 million at the docks last year.
According to a summary by the Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game, the 2018 sockeye salmon run ...
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