Species
Alaska chinook salmon harvest
Statewide cumulative chinook (kings) harvest and the by-area scoreboard, from ADF&G's Blue Sheet
Data through Jul 16, 2026 · data pulled Jul 15, 2026, 7:00 PM PT
Cite
- Cumulative chinook harvest
About this data
- Source
- ADF&G Preliminary Alaska Commercial Salmon Catch Report (Blue Sheet), over the April preseason forecast
- Series
- Statewide cumulative harvest by area
- Basis
- Common-property and hatchery cost-recovery catch, preliminary
- Geography
- Statewide, by area
- Unit
- thousand fish
- Calculation
- Cumulative in-season
- Last observation
- Jul 16, 2026
- Update frequency
- Up to twice daily in season
Statewide chinook (kings) harvest is 53K fish, 27% of the 197K fish preseason forecast. The by-area table shows where the chinook are coming from. Percent of forecast is a pace read, not a good-or-bad call.
Statewide chinook (kings) harvest stands at 47K fish, 24 percent of the 197K fish preseason forecast. Southeast Alaska provides 42K fish at 26 percent of its 162K fish forecast, while Prince William Sound has completed its 3K fish allocation. Bristol Bay is at 17 percent of its 6K fish forecast and Alaska Peninsula at 7 percent of 14K fish, with Kodiak and Chignik not yet reporting.
| Area | Harvest to date | Preseason forecast | % of forecast |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Alaska | 47K fish | 162K fish | 29% |
| Prince William Sound | 3K fish | 3K fish | 100% |
| Alaska Peninsula | 2K fish | 14K fish | 14% |
| Bristol Bay | 1K fish | 6K fish | 17% |
| Kodiak | n/a | 7K fish | n/a |
| Chignik | n/a | 4K fish | n/a |
| Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim | n/a | 0 fish | n/a |
| Area | Avg price |
|---|---|
| Bristol Bay | $0.68/lb |
| Prince William Sound | $17.63/lb |
| Cook Inlet | $3.46/lb |
| Southeast Alaska | $6.67/lb |
| Kodiak | $0.10/lb |
| Chignik | $1.35/lb |
| Alaska Peninsula | $0.21/lb |
| Statewide | $6.40/lb |
About Alaska chinook salmon harvest
This page tracks Alaska's statewide commercial chinook salmon harvest, known in the fleet as kings, from ADF&G's Blue Sheet, against the preseason forecast, with the harvest broken out by fishing area. Figures are common-property and cost-recovery catch in thousands of fish, preliminary and updated through the season. Sport, subsistence and personal-use harvests are not included.