Season scoreboard
Alaska salmon season scoreboard, 2026
Cumulative commercial harvest as a percent of the preseason forecast, by area, from ADF&G's Blue Sheet
Data through Jul 16, 2026 · data pulled Jul 15, 2026, 7:00 PM PT
Cite
- Cumulative sockeye harvest
About this data
- Source
- ADF&G Preliminary Alaska Commercial Salmon Catch Report (Blue Sheet), over the April preseason forecast
- Series
- Cumulative commercial harvest as a percent of the preseason forecast, by area
- Basis
- Common-property and hatchery cost-recovery catch, preliminary
- Geography
- Statewide, by ADF&G management area
- Unit
- thousand fish
- Calculation
- Cumulative in-season
- Last observation
- Jul 16, 2026
- Update frequency
- Up to twice daily in season
Statewide, 30.0M fish of the 125.5M fish preseason forecast are in, 24% of the projection. Sockeye, the value driver, is at 51% of its 49.7M fish forecast. Bristol Bay is furthest along at 62% of forecast. Kodiak trails at 0%. For context, mid-run, the sockeye peak, when the scoreboard fills fastest. The percent of forecast is the cumulative Blue Sheet harvest divided by ADF&G's April projection. It is a pace read, not a good-or-bad call: a big number is income for a fisherman and supply for a buyer.
Statewide harvest is ADF&G's Blue Sheet cumulative commercial catch in thousands of fish, all species combined. The percent of forecast is the cumulative harvest divided by ADF&G's April preseason projection. This chart updates as new Blue Sheet data is published, typically twice daily in-season. All figures are preliminary and subject to revision.
| Area | Marquee species | Harvest to date (all species) | Forecast (all species) | % of forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Bay | Sockeye | 21.3M fish | 34.2M fish | 62% |
| Alaska Peninsula | Pink | 4.71M fish | 11.3M fish | 42% |
| Chignik | Sockeye | 466K fish | 1.64M fish | 28% |
| Southeast Alaska | Pink | 2.05M fish | 31.8M fish | 6% |
| Prince William Sound | Pink | 1.30M fish | 24.8M fish | 5% |
| Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim | Chum | 6K fish | 151K fish | 4% |
| Cook Inlet | Sockeye | 41K fish | 1.06M fish | 4% |
| Kodiak | Pink | 66K fish | 15.0M fish | 0% |
About Alaska salmon season scoreboard, 2026
This is the season scoreboard: how far Alaska's commercial salmon harvest has come against the preseason forecast, area by area. The harvest is the cumulative common-property and cost-recovery catch from ADF&G's Blue Sheet, updated through the season in thousands of fish. The forecast is ADF&G's April "Run Forecasts and Harvest Projections". The percent of forecast climbs as each fishery opens and peaks, so early in the season low percentages are normal, not weak runs. Sport, subsistence and personal-use harvests are not included. In-season figures are preliminary and subject to revision.