Alaska Salmon Landings Now at 84 Percent of Forecast, Due to Lower Pink and Chum Harvests
In an odd but true moment, the only species of Alaska salmon that is currently exceeding pre-season predictions is the extremely scarce Alaska Chinook salmon. As of earlier this week, Chinook landings statewide were nearly 15% above forecasts of 165,000 fish.
Total landings as of September 2 were 180 million fish, compared to a pre-season estimate of 214 million.
Actual landings include 52.06 million pounds of sockeye, less than .9 million pounds of the 52.9 million predicted...
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