Alaska salmon season scoreboard, 2026

Name: Alaska salmon season scoreboard, 2026
Creator: The Run
Keywords: alaska salmon harvest, bristol bay sockeye run, salmon harvest vs forecast, alaska salmon season 2026, adfg blue sheet

Alaska's 2026 commercial salmon harvest finished at 89.1M fish all species, 74% of The Run's 119.9M fish commercial-comparable preseason forecast, as of Nov 4, 2026. Cumulative commercial harvest by area, from ADF&G's Blue Sheet

Data through Nov 4, 2026 · source last checked Nov 4, 2026, 6:00 PM PT · page revised Nov 4, 2026

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Alaska's commercial salmon season scoreboard: 89.1M fish all species, 74% of The Run's 119.9M fish commercial-comparable forecast as of Nov 4, 2026 (The Run). The Run. https://therun.news/scoreboard/statewide

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<p style="font-size:11px;color:#6b6b6b;margin:2px 0 0">About this data: ADF&amp;G Preliminary Alaska Commercial Salmon Catch Report (Blue Sheet), over the April preseason forecast · Cumulative commercial harvest as a percent of the preseason forecast, by area · Common-property and hatchery cost-recovery catch, preliminary · Statewide, by ADF&amp;G management area · thousand fish · Cumulative in-season · through Nov 4, 2026</p>

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About this data

Source: ADF&G Preliminary Alaska Commercial Salmon Catch Report (Blue Sheet), over the April preseason forecast
Series: Cumulative commercial harvest as a percent of the preseason forecast, by area
Basis: Common-property and hatchery cost-recovery catch, preliminary
Geography: Statewide, by ADF&G management area
Unit: thousand fish
Calculation: Cumulative in-season
Last observation: Nov 4, 2026
Update frequency: Up to twice daily in season

Statewide, 89.1M fish are in against The Run's 119.9M fish commercial-comparable forecast, 74% of it. Sockeye, the value driver, is at 85% of its 44.1M fish commercial-comparable forecast. Cook Inlet is furthest along at 106% of forecast. Prince William Sound trails at 22%. For context, the season is closed; the next event is the April forecast.

The numbers
Area	Marquee species	Harvest to date (all species)	Forecast (all species)	% of forecast
Cook Inlet	Sockeye	1.12M fish	1.06M fish	106%
Kodiak	Pink	14.8M fish	15.0M fish	98%
Bristol Bay	Sockeye	30.0M fish	32.9M fish	91%
Southeast Alaska	Pink	28.9M fish	31.8M fish	91%
Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim	Chum	129K fish	151K fish	85%
Chignik	Sockeye	1.33M fish	1.64M fish	81%
Alaska Peninsula	Pink	7.60M fish	11.3M fish	67%
Prince William Sound	Pink	5.45M fish	24.8M fish	22%

Statewide harvest by species, as of Nov 4, 2026
Species	Statewide harvest	Commercial-comparable forecast	Share of forecast
All species	89.1M fish	119.9M fish	74%
Chinook	182K fish	197K fish	92%
Sockeye	37.6M fish	44.1M fish	85%
Coho	1.59M fish	2.42M fish	66%
Pink	37.8M fish	56.0M fish	67%
Chum	12.0M fish	17.2M fish	70%

About Alaska salmon season scoreboard, 2026

This is the season scoreboard: how far Alaska's commercial salmon harvest has come against the preseason forecast, area by area. The harvest is the cumulative common-property and cost-recovery catch from ADF&G's Blue Sheet, updated through the season in thousands of fish. The forecast is ADF&G's April "Run Forecasts and Harvest Projections". The percent of forecast climbs as each fishery opens and peaks, so early in the season low percentages are normal, not weak runs. Sport, subsistence and personal-use harvests are not included. In-season figures are preliminary and subject to revision.

The percent of forecast is the cumulative Blue Sheet harvest as a share of the full-season preseason forecast, measured commercial-comparable where ADF&G's projection mixes user groups. It is a share of the season's projection, not a good-or-bad call: a big number is income for a fisherman and supply for a buyer.

Scope note: ADF&G's statewide sockeye projection (49.7 million fish) and all-species projection (125.5 million fish) fold in about 5.60 million Upper Cook Inlet sockeye that ADF&G reports as available to all user groups, with no commercial-only figure. To measure the commercial harvest like for like, the percent of forecast here divides by The Run's derived commercial-comparable subtotal (44.1 million fish sockeye, 119.9 million fish all species), not the raw ADF&G total. The full ADF&G forecast, unadjusted, is on the forecast page.

Common questions

How is Alaska's salmon season going right now?

Alaska's 2026 commercial harvest finished at 89.1M fish, 74% of the commercial-comparable preseason forecast, as of Nov 4, 2026. The next event is the April forecast.

Is the harvest ahead of or behind forecast?

Behind: Alaska's 2026 harvest fell short of its preseason forecast at 74% of the projection. A season usually misses on poor ocean survival, and escapement-first management closes openers on a soft run until spawning goals are met, so the commercial catch falls further below forecast than the run itself.

Which species has the largest catch so far?

Pink leads the statewide catch at 37.8M fish. Sockeye, the value driver, stands at 85% of its commercial-comparable forecast; the sockeye page has the by-area detail.

Where does this data come from?

From ADF&G's in-season commercial harvest summary, the Blue Sheet, re-pulled up to twice a day in season, measured against ADF&G's April "Run Forecasts and Harvest Projections". In-season figures are preliminary and subject to revision. The methodology page has the full sourcing.