date:Apr 23, 2014
news for buyers, the projected Alaska sockeye salmon harvest is 14 percent higher than in 2013, forecast for nearly 34 million. Plus, ADFG projects 4.4 million coho and 19.9 million chum salmon.
In addition, the British Columbia sockeye salmon season is expected to offset some of the lower Alaska pink salmon harvest. If early predictions are correct, the Fraser River could have the biggest salmon run in B.C. history this summer.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada said the forecast ranges from a low o