Preliminary harvest and value figures for the 2017 commercial salmon fishery indicate the season was a step up above the previous year’s disastrous harvest.
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game reported a 66.7-percent increase in exvessel value between the two years, with 224.6 million wild salmon worth around $678.8 million brought in by the state’s fishing fleet.
Chum salmon saw the biggest boon of the year, breaking records with 25.2 million fish, worth about $128.3 million.
Source: http://www.petersburgpilot.com/story/2017/10/26/news/seafood-production-about-wrapped-up-for-winter/6603.html
