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# Alaska salmon harvest statistics

The headline numbers, each with its data date and source.

## 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).

_Data through Sep 7, 2026._

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

Source page: https://therun.news/scoreboard/statewide.md

## 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).

_Data through Sep 7, 2026._

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

Source page: https://therun.news/species/sockeye.md

## 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).

_Data through Sep 7, 2026._

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

Source page: https://therun.news/district/bristol-bay.md

## 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.

_Data through Sep 7, 2026._

## 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.

_Data through Sep 7, 2026._

## 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.

_Data through Sep 7, 2026._

## Statewide pink harvest

Alaska's 2026 commercial pink harvest is 37.9M fish, 68% of the 56.0M fish forecast (The Run).

_Data through Sep 7, 2026._

## Statewide chum harvest

Alaska's 2026 commercial chum harvest is 10.2M fish, 60% of the 17.2M fish forecast (The Run).

_Data through Sep 7, 2026._

## Statewide coho harvest

Alaska's 2026 commercial coho harvest is 1.24M fish, 51% of the 2.42M fish forecast (The Run).

_Data through Sep 7, 2026._

## Preseason statewide forecast

ADF&G's 2026 preseason forecast projects a 125.5M fish statewide commercial salmon harvest, including 49.7M fish sockeye.

_Data through Sep 7, 2026._

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

Source page: https://therun.news/forecast/preseason.md

## 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).

_Data through Oct 8, 2025._

## 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.

_Data through Sep 7, 2026._

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