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Alaska salmon harvest statistics (September 2026)
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Statewide harvest vs forecast #
Alaska's 2026 commercial salmon harvest has reached 87.2M fish, 73% of The Run's 119.9M fish commercial-comparable forecast (The Run).
About this data: ADF&G Preliminary Alaska Commercial Salmon Catch Report (Blue Sheet), over the April preseason forecast · Cumulative commercial harvest as a percent of the preseason forecast, by area · Common-property and hatchery cost-recovery catch, preliminary · Statewide, by ADF&G management area · through Sep 7, 2026
Statewide sockeye harvest #
Alaska's 2026 commercial sockeye harvest is 37.6M fish, 85% of The Run's 44.1M fish commercial-comparable sockeye forecast (The Run).
About this data: ADF&G Preliminary Alaska Commercial Salmon Catch Report (Blue Sheet), over the April preseason forecast · Statewide cumulative harvest by area · Common-property and hatchery cost-recovery catch, preliminary · Statewide, by area · through Sep 7, 2026
Bristol Bay sockeye harvest #
Bristol Bay's 2026 sockeye harvest is 29.7M fish, 92% of the 32.3M fish in-area Bristol Bay sockeye forecast (The Run).
About this data: ADF&G Preliminary Alaska Commercial Salmon Catch Report (Blue Sheet), over the April preseason forecast · Cumulative commercial harvest by species and percent of forecast · Common-property and hatchery cost-recovery catch, preliminary · Bristol Bay · through Sep 7, 2026
District at the front of the scoreboard #
Cook Inlet has landed 111% of its 2026 preseason forecast (1.17M fish of 1.06M fish), among the furthest-along Alaska fishing areas.
District at position 2 of the scoreboard #
Kodiak has landed 98% of its 2026 preseason forecast (14.8M fish of 15.0M fish), among the furthest-along Alaska fishing areas.
District at position 3 of the scoreboard #
Bristol Bay has landed 91% of its 2026 preseason forecast (30.0M fish of 32.9M fish), among the furthest-along Alaska fishing areas.
Statewide pink harvest #
Alaska's 2026 commercial pink harvest is 37.9M fish, 68% of the 56.0M fish forecast (The Run).
Statewide chum harvest #
Alaska's 2026 commercial chum harvest is 10.2M fish, 60% of the 17.2M fish forecast (The Run).
Statewide coho harvest #
Alaska's 2026 commercial coho harvest is 1.24M fish, 51% of the 2.42M fish forecast (The Run).
Preseason statewide forecast #
ADF&G's 2026 preseason forecast projects a 125.5M fish statewide commercial salmon harvest, including 49.7M fish sockeye.
About this data: ADF&G April Run Forecasts and Harvest Projections (Special Publication) · Projected commercial harvest by area and species · Statewide, by area and species · through Sep 7, 2026
Sockeye ex-vessel price (last published season) #
The statewide average sockeye ex-vessel price for the 2025 season was $1.17 per pound (ADF&G preliminary finals, published after the season, not a current price).
Fishing areas on the scoreboard #
The Run tracks the cumulative commercial salmon harvest across 8 Alaska fishing areas against the preseason forecast, updated from ADF&G's Blue Sheet through the season.