Southeast Alaska Chum Reaches 9 Million as Season Closes Out

Statewide harvest stood at 88.3 million fish, 74 percent of ADF&G's 119.9 million fish commercial-comparable forecast, per the Blue Sheet. All of the week's movement came from Southeast Alaska, where chum (dogs) posted the largest gain. Bristol Bay sockeye (reds) sit at 92 percent of forecast as the season enters early October.

• Southeast Alaska chum: 9.02 million fish, up 3.7 percent week over week from 8.70 million fish the prior week, the week's largest mover.
• Southeast Alaska coho (silvers): 810K fish, up 2.4 percent week over week from 791K fish a week ago.
• Southeast Alaska pink (humpies): 17.5 million fish, up 1.2 percent week over week from 17.3 million fish.
• Southeast Alaska Chinook (kings): 169K fish, up 0.6 percent week over week from 168K fish.
• Statewide sockeye: 37.7 million fish, 85 percent of the 44.1 million fish forecast.
• Bristol Bay: 30.0 million fish overall at 91 percent of the 32.9 million fish forecast, with sockeye at 92 percent of forecast.
• Cook Inlet: 1.17 million fish, 111 percent of the 1.06 million fish forecast, the district pace leader.
• Kodiak: 14.8 million fish, 98 percent of the 15.0 million fish forecast.
• Prince William Sound: 22 percent of forecast, the furthest behind among tracked districts.

All areas outside Southeast Alaska posted flat week-over-week reads on the Blue Sheet this period.

ADF&G's September 18 in-season summary noted that directed fisheries in the Yakutat area had largely wound down, with retention periods and district closures scheduled to complete by late September. Blue Sheet harvest is preliminary and subject to revision.