Southeast Alaska Coho at 791K, Up 6 Percent on the Week

The statewide commercial salmon harvest reached 87.8 million fish, 73 percent of ADF&G's 119.9 million fish preseason forecast, per the Blue Sheet as of early October. Statewide sockeye (reds) are at 37.7 million fish, 85 percent of the 44.1 million fish sockeye forecast. Southeast Alaska coho (silvers) was the week's top mover, up 6.0 percent week over week to 791,000 fish.

• Southeast Alaska coho: 791K fish, up 6.0 percent week over week from 746K fish a week ago. Silvers posted the largest week-over-week gain on the current Blue Sheet and are still adding harvest in early October.
• Bristol Bay sockeye: 30.0 million fish, 92 percent of the 32.9 million fish forecast. The Bay's common-property sockeye season is in its closing accounting as of early October.
• Cook Inlet: 1.17 million fish, 111 percent of forecast (1.06 million fish). Cook Inlet leads listed districts on a percent-of-forecast basis and is over its preseason projection.
• Kodiak: 14.8 million fish, 98 percent of the 15.0 million fish forecast. Kodiak is within two percent of its preseason projection with the season largely settled.
• Southeast Alaska pink and chum: Pink (humpies) at 17.3 million fish, up 0.9 percent from 17.1 million a week ago. Chum (dogs) held at 8.70 million fish, flat on the week.
• Prince William Sound: 22 percent of forecast. PWS pink is at 3.67 million fish, up 0.6 percent from 3.64 million a week ago. The area has tracked behind its projection throughout the season.

Season phase: early October. Blue Sheet figures are preliminary and subject to revision by ADF&G.

Updated Oct 3, 2026, 7:00 PM PT: Statewide harvest is 87.7M fish, statewide share is 73%, Bristol Bay sockeye is 92%.