Relationship between actual catch and projected catch in millions, for Alaska pink salmon fisheries from 1970 to 2016, with the 2017 projection.
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game released its forecast for commercial salmon harvests this year, projecting a strong run of pinks for Southeast in 2017.
If panning out as projected, the news should come as a relief to the region's fishermen after a disappointing 2016 harvest.
The report details last year's commercial salmon season, which had come in about 30 percent lower than forecast. Alaska fishermen caught 112,500,000 salmon in 2016, of which 52.9 million had been sockeye and 39 million coho.
ADF&G is anticipating an overall increase in commercial volume across the state this season,...
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