{"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":"species/chinook","section":"species","section_label":"Species","title":"Alaska Chinook salmon harvest","subtitle":"ADF&G's 2026 preliminary season summary puts Alaska's commercial Chinook (kings) harvest at 222K fish worth $18.7M, 113% of the 197K fish preseason forecast. The in-season Blue Sheet count reads 182K fish, 92%. Statewide cumulative harvest and the by-area scoreboard, from ADF&G","description":"Alaska 2026 commercial chinook salmon harvest: 222K fish statewide in ADF&G's season summary, 113% of forecast. Catch versus preseason forecast by fishing area, and the dock price by season, from ADF&G.","page_url":"https://therun.news/species/chinook","headline":"222K fish statewide in ADF&G's season summary, 113% of forecast","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":"Statewide cumulative harvest by area","basis":"Common-property and hatchery cost-recovery catch, preliminary","geography":"Statewide, by area","unit":"thousand fish","period":"Cumulative in-season","lastObservation":"Nov 4, 2026","frequency":"Up to twice daily in season"},"citation":"Alaska Chinook salmon harvest: 222K fish statewide in ADF&G's season summary, 113% of forecast as of Nov 4, 2026 (The Run). 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small catches can swing widely)","columns":["Area","2024","2025","2026"],"rows":[["Bristol Bay","$0.71/lb","$0.68/lb","$0.86/lb"],["Prince William Sound","$6.15/lb","$17.63/lb","$23.01/lb"],["Cook Inlet","$3.71/lb","$3.46/lb","$4.22/lb"],["Southeast Alaska","$5.44/lb","$6.67/lb","$8.35/lb"],["Kodiak","$0.25/lb","$0.10/lb","$0.10/lb"],["Chignik","$0.10/lb","$1.35/lb","$1.15/lb"],["Alaska Peninsula","$0.36/lb","$0.21/lb","$0.21/lb"],["Statewide","$5.11/lb","$6.40/lb","$8.17/lb"]]}]}