Jul 10, 2026
Bristol Bay Sockeye Crosses 50 Percent of Forecast
Statewide sockeye harvest stands at 21.4 million fish, 43 percent of ADF&G's 49.7 million fish preseason forecast. Bristol Bay leads the district scoreboard at 51 percent with 17.3 million fish on the Blue Sheet.
Numbers as of Jul 10, 2026, 10:34 AM PT pull
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Statewide sockeye (reds) stand at 21.4 million fish, 43 percent of ADF&G's 49.7 million fish preseason forecast as of July 10. Bristol Bay leads the district scoreboard at 51 percent of its 34.2 million fish forecast, with 17.3 million fish on the Blue Sheet. July is the peak of the Bay run, and the reds are the value engine of the Alaska commercial season.
- Cumulative sockeye harvest
- Statewide (all species): 24.4 million fish, 19 percent of the 125.5 million fish forecast. Pink (humpies), chum (dogs) and coho (silvers) have not yet run in volume, so the sockeye pace is the relevant gauge this time of year.
- Bristol Bay: 17.3 million fish, 51 percent of its 34.2 million fish sockeye forecast, the district leader.
- Alaska Peninsula: 4.21 million fish, 37 percent of its 11.3 million fish forecast.
- Chignik: 369,000 fish, 23 percent of its 1.64 million fish forecast.
- Kodiak: 3 percent of forecast, the furthest behind of the reported districts.
No week-over-week delta figures appear in this issue. The data series is still in its initial warm-up period. All harvest figures are from ADF&G's Blue Sheet, preliminary and subject to revision.