Alaska’s Total Commercial Salmon Harvest This Year was Ultra-Low in Both Quantity and Value
December 9, 2024 | 1 min to read
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game reports that the total number of fish harvested this year is the third lowest since 1985, with the value to fishers at its lowest since 1975. The total harvest of 450 million pounds of salmon marks the lowest on record. These statistics highlight significant challenges in the salmon fishing industry, as commercial fishers face a troubling downturn.
The total number of fish harvested was the third lowest since 1985, and the value to fishers delivering their catches was the third lowest since 1975, state officials report
The number of Alaska salmon harvested by commercial fishers was the third smallest since all-species records began in 1985, and the value to harvesters, when adjusted for inflation, was the lowest reported since 1975, state officials said.
Additionally, the 450 million pounds of salmon that the total harvest contained was the lowest on record, officials said.
The totals come from a preliminary recap of this year’s salmon season issued on Nov. 18 by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
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