{"api":"The Run Data API","version":"v1","docs":"https://therun.news/api","data_as_of":"2026-11-04","data_as_of_label":"Nov 4, 2026","data_pulled_at":"2026-11-05T02:00:22.312Z","generated_at":"2026-11-12T17:38:13.292Z","attribution":"Credit The Run (therun.news) with a visible link to the page the figure came from; every record carries its page_url.","id":"scoreboard/statewide","section":"scoreboard","section_label":"Season scoreboard","title":"Alaska salmon season scoreboard, 2026","subtitle":"ADF&G's 2026 preliminary season summary puts the commercial harvest at 98.9M fish worth $648.3M, 83% of the 119.9M fish ADF&G forecast across its eight fishing areas. The in-season Blue Sheet count reads 89.1M fish, 74% of that forecast. ADF&G builds its summary from fish tickets and processor reports and says its preliminary figures may differ from other reported values.","description":"Alaska's 2026 commercial salmon harvest: 98.9M fish in ADF&G's season summary, 83% of forecast. The season scoreboard by area and species, from ADF&G.","page_url":"https://therun.news/scoreboard/statewide","headline":"98.9M fish all species in ADF&G's season summary, 83% of the 119.9M fish ADF&G forecast across its eight fishing areas (in-season Blue Sheet count 89.1M fish, 74%)","unit":"thousand fish","data_through":"2026-11-04","frequency":"Up to twice daily in season","status":"not_current","status_note":"Out of season","last_quoted":"2026-11-04","source":"ADF&G Preliminary Alaska Commercial Salmon Catch Report (Blue Sheet), over the April preseason forecast","provenance":{"source":"ADF&G Preliminary Alaska Commercial Salmon Catch Report (Blue Sheet), over the April preseason forecast","series":"Cumulative commercial harvest as a percent of the preseason forecast, by area","basis":"Common-property and hatchery cost-recovery catch, preliminary","geography":"Statewide, by ADF&G management area","unit":"thousand fish","period":"Cumulative in-season","lastObservation":"Nov 4, 2026","frequency":"Up to twice daily in season"},"citation":"Alaska's commercial salmon season scoreboard: 98.9M fish all species in ADF&G's season summary, 83% of the 119.9M fish ADF&G forecast across its eight fishing areas (in-season Blue Sheet count 89.1M fish, 74%) as of Nov 4, 2026 (The Run). The Run. https://therun.news/scoreboard/statewide","series":[{"label":"Cumulative sockeye harvest","unit":"thousand 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