Biologists Forecast Strong Red Run for Bristol Bay
Fishery biologists expect another strong year for sockeye salmon in southwestern Alaska's Bristol Bay region, site of the world's largest runs of the fish, also known as red salmon.
Next year's run is not expected to equal the magnitude of the huge runs in some recent recordbreaking and near-record years, however, according to the Alaska Denartment of Fish and Game's preseason forecast The forecast, released in November, predicts a return of 45.32 million Bristol Bay sockeye salmon next year, enough to support. a harvest of 33.5 million fish...
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