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Alaska sockeye salmon harvest
Statewide cumulative sockeye (reds) 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 sockeye 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 sockeye (reds) harvest is 25.6M fish, 51% of the 49.7M fish preseason forecast. The by-area table shows where the sockeye are coming from. Percent of forecast is a pace read, not a good-or-bad call.
Statewide sockeye stands at 23.4 million fish, 47 percent of forecast. Bristol Bay dominates with 19.1 million fish at 57 percent of its forecast. The Alaska Peninsula is ahead at 64 percent of forecast, while other areas like Kodiak, Southeast and Cook Inlet are at 16, 12 and 8 percent of their forecasts.
| Area | Harvest to date | Preseason forecast | % of forecast |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Bay | 21.1M fish | 33.5M fish | 63% |
| Alaska Peninsula | 3.36M fish | 4.75M fish | 71% |
| Prince William Sound | 558K fish | 1.25M fish | 45% |
| Chignik | 376K fish | 1.09M fish | 35% |
| Southeast Alaska | 131K fish | 948K fish | 14% |
| Cook Inlet | 36K fish | 469K fish | 8% |
| Kodiak | 5K fish | 2.06M fish | 0% |
| Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim | n/a | 1K fish | n/a |
| Area | Avg price |
|---|---|
| Bristol Bay | $1.03/lb |
| Prince William Sound | $2.57/lb |
| Cook Inlet | $1.77/lb |
| Southeast Alaska | $1.81/lb |
| Kodiak | $1.34/lb |
| Chignik | $1.55/lb |
| Alaska Peninsula | $1.29/lb |
| Statewide | $1.17/lb |
About Alaska sockeye salmon harvest
This page tracks Alaska's statewide commercial sockeye salmon harvest, known in the fleet as reds, 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.