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Alaska salmon harvest statistics 2026: 89.1M fish
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Statewide harvest vs forecast #
Alaska's 2026 commercial salmon harvest finished at 89.1M fish, 74% 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 Nov 4, 2026
Statewide sockeye harvest #
Alaska's 2026 commercial sockeye harvest finished at 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 Nov 4, 2026
Bristol Bay sockeye harvest #
Bristol Bay's 2026 sockeye harvest finished at 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 Aug 10, 2026
District at the front of the scoreboard #
Cook Inlet finished the 2026 season at 106% of its preseason forecast (1.12M fish of 1.06M fish), the highest share of any Alaska fishing area.
District at position 2 of the scoreboard #
Kodiak finished the 2026 season at 98% of its preseason forecast (14.8M fish of 15.0M fish), among the highest shares of the Alaska fishing areas.
District at position 3 of the scoreboard #
Bristol Bay finished the 2026 season at 91% of its preseason forecast (30.0M fish of 32.9M fish), among the highest shares of the Alaska fishing areas.
Statewide pink harvest #
Alaska's 2026 commercial pink harvest finished at 37.8M fish, 67% of the 56.0M fish forecast (The Run).
Statewide chum harvest #
Alaska's 2026 commercial chum harvest finished at 12.0M fish, 70% of the 17.2M fish forecast (The Run).
Statewide coho harvest #
Alaska's 2026 commercial coho harvest finished at 1.59M fish, 66% 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 Nov 4, 2026
Sockeye ex-vessel price (last published season) #
The statewide average sockeye ex-vessel price for the 2026 season was $1.83 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.