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# Statewide Harvest at 22 Percent, Sockeye at 53

_Jul 11, 2026_

> 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.

_Numbers as of Jul 11, 2026, 9:00 AM PT pull._

Statewide commercial salmon harvest stands at **26.8 million fish**, 22 percent of The Run's 119.9 million fish commercial-comparable forecast, per the Blue Sheet. Sockeye (reds), the season's value driver, are at **23.4 million fish statewide, 53 percent** of the 44.1 million fish commercial-comparable sockeye forecast. Bristol Bay leads the sockeye board with 19.3 million fish, 60 percent of its 32.26 million fish in-area sockeye forecast.


[Chart: Statewide cumulative sockeye harvest, 2026 (thousands of fish)](https://therun.news/scoreboard/statewide) ([data](https://therun.news/scoreboard/statewide.md) — chart image: https://therun.news/charts/scoreboard/statewide/chart.png)


- **Bristol Bay** sockeye: 19.3M fish, **60% of forecast** (32.26M fish in-area). Top district on the sockeye scoreboard.
- **Alaska Peninsula** sockeye: 4.32M fish, **38% of forecast** (11.3M fish projected).
- **Chignik** sockeye: 369K fish, **23% of forecast** (1.64M fish projected).
- **Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim**: 2% of forecast, furthest behind among reporting districts.

July is the peak of the Bristol Bay sockeye run. The statewide 22 percent overall figure covers all five species; pink (humpies), chum (dogs), coho (silvers) and Chinook (kings) build through July and August, so their early-season percentages are low by design.

Week-over-week harvest changes are not available this issue. The scoreboard is in its initial data-load period. All Blue Sheet figures are preliminary and subject to revision.

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