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Every The Run brief: where the Alaska salmon season stands, week by week.
Southeast Leads Season's Final Week, Statewide at 74 Percent
The 2026 Alaska salmon season has closed at 89.1M fish, 74 percent of ADF&G's forecast. Southeast was the only region to record movement in the final week. Cook Inlet finished at 106 percent of forecast.
Southeast Sockeye Pulls Back 13.7 Percent, Week's Top Move
Statewide at 74 percent of forecast as Southeast Alaska sockeye eases 13.7 percent on the week. Bristol Bay sockeye holds at 92 percent. Cook Inlet sits above its forecast at 106 percent.
Bristol Bay Sockeye at 92 Percent of Forecast
Statewide salmon harvest at 89.2 million fish, 74 percent of ADF&G's April forecast. Bristol Bay sockeye sits at 92 percent. Southeast Alaska chum drove the week's moves, up 5.3 percent to 9.72 million fish.
Southeast Alaska Sockeye Posts 21-Percent Gain in Late Season
Statewide harvest at 88.6 million fish, 74 percent of the ADF&G forecast. Southeast Alaska sockeye up 21 percent on the week to 525K fish. Bristol Bay sockeye at 92 percent of forecast.
Southeast Alaska Chum Reaches 9 Million as Season Closes Out
Statewide harvest at 88.3 million fish, 74 percent of forecast. Southeast Alaska chum posted the week's only gain, reaching 9 million fish. Bristol Bay sockeye sit at 92 percent of forecast.
Southeast Alaska Coho at 791K, Up 6 Percent on the Week
Statewide at 87.8 million fish, 73 percent of forecast. Southeast Alaska coho was the week's top mover at 791K fish, up 6 percent on the week. Bristol Bay sockeye reached 92 percent of its forecast.
Southeast Alaska Chum at 8.7 Million, Week's Biggest Mover
Statewide harvest at 87.6 million fish, 73 percent of forecast. Southeast Alaska chum tops 8.7 million, the week's biggest mover. Bristol Bay sockeye reaches 92 percent of forecast.
Statewide at 73 Percent as Coho Build Across Southeast and Sound
Statewide salmon harvest sits at 73 percent of forecast through September 11. Sockeye are at 85 percent statewide while coho build in Prince William Sound and Southeast Alaska.
Prince William Sound Coho Adds 30 Percent Week Over Week
Statewide harvest at 87.4 million fish, 73 percent of forecast. Sockeye at 85 percent statewide, Bristol Bay at 92 percent. Prince William Sound coho up 29.8 percent week over week to 322K fish.
Prince William Sound Pink Surges to 3.8 Million Fish
Statewide harvest reaches 87.0 million fish, 73% of the ADF&G forecast. PWS pink surged 50% week over week to 3.8 million. Bristol Bay sockeye is at 92% of forecast. Coho builds as September opens.
Coho Harvest More Than Doubles in Prince William Sound
Statewide salmon harvest reaches 83.6 million fish, 70% of ADF&G's forecast. Sockeye are at 85% statewide, Bristol Bay at 92%. Coho are surging across Prince William Sound, Kodiak and Southeast Alaska.
Cook Inlet Tops Its Forecast at 111 Percent
Cook Inlet reached 111 percent of forecast this week, driven by a sockeye harvest up 317.7 percent week over week to 969K fish. Statewide, reds are at 85 percent of the 44.1M fish forecast.
Southeast Alaska Pink Reaches 4.5 Million Fish
Sockeye at 82 percent of ADF&G's statewide forecast, Southeast Alaska pink at 4.53 million fish from 616,000 a week ago, Bristol Bay reds at 92 percent.
Pink Salmon Climb Across Kodiak and Southeast Alaska
Statewide harvest at 49.5M fish, 41 percent of ADF&G's April forecast. Sockeye reach 82 percent of their 44.1M-fish forecast statewide. Kodiak and Southeast pink volume builds fast as August enhanced harvests peak.
Bristol Bay Reds Close In on Forecast at 91 Percent
Bristol Bay sockeye reached 91 percent of its in-area forecast at 29.4 million fish. Statewide reds are at 78 percent of the 44.1 million fish forecast. Cook Inlet sockeye and Southeast pinks drove the week's biggest moves.
Bristol Bay Reds at 71 Percent of Forecast
Statewide salmon harvest at 32.3 million fish, 27 percent of the commercial-comparable preseason forecast. Bristol Bay sockeye leads at 71 percent of its in-area forecast, with Southeast chum more than doubling on the week.
Statewide Harvest at 22 Percent, Sockeye at 53
Statewide salmon harvest at 26.8 million fish, 22 percent of the commercial-comparable forecast. Sockeye stand at 53 percent of the commercial-comparable projection, with Bristol Bay leading districts at 60 percent. ADF&G Blue Sheet, preliminary.
Bristol Bay Sockeye Crosses 50 Percent of Forecast
Statewide sockeye harvest stands at 21.4 million fish, 49 percent of the 44.1 million fish commercial-comparable sockeye forecast. Bristol Bay leads the district scoreboard at 54 percent with 17.3 million fish on the Blue Sheet.