Results of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s 2018 Bristol Bay sockeye salmon processing capacity survey indicate that major processors are ready for a bigger harvest than anticipated.
According to ADF&G, the total intended purchases of 41.71 million fish is approximately 4.12 million fish, or 10 percent higher than the harvest forecast of 37.59 million salmon.
The survey estimated a maximum daily processing capacity of 2.43 million fish daily, which could be sustained for approximately 20 days.
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