Prince William Sound Coho Adds 30 Percent Week Over Week

Statewide harvest reached 87.4 million fish through September 11, 73 percent of ADF&G's 119.9 million fish commercial-comparable forecast, per the Blue Sheet. Sockeye (reds) stand at 37.6 million fish statewide, 85 percent of the 44.1 million fish forecast, with most sockeye districts past peak. Coho (silvers) drove this week's biggest moves, led by a 29.8 percent week-over-week gain in Prince William Sound.

• Prince William Sound coho: 322K fish, up 29.8 percent week over week from 248K fish a week ago, the largest proportional move on this week's scoreboard.
• Southeast Alaska coho: 682K fish, up 11.3 percent week over week from 613K fish. Southeast chum (dogs) reached 8.19 million fish, up 3.2 percent on the week from 7.93 million.
• Southeast Alaska Chinook (kings): 160K fish, up 6.0 percent week over week from 151K fish.
• Bristol Bay sockeye at 92 percent of forecast, against the 32.9 million fish commercial-comparable preseason projection (ADF&G, April 2026).
• Cook Inlet at 111 percent of forecast (1.17 million fish of 1.06 million projected), the only district past its projection. Kodiak at 98 percent (14.8 million of 15.0 million).
• Prince William Sound at 22 percent of forecast, the furthest behind of any district on the scoreboard.

Per ADF&G's September 11 weekly summary, the Tree Point drift gillnet fishery opened September 6 for five days, with coho and pink (humpies) harvest above the 10-year average, chum below, and effort at 20 vessels against a 10-year average of 29. In District 11, coho are beginning to show more color. The summer troll Chinook retention period closed September 4.

Blue Sheet harvest is preliminary and subject to revision.