Location: Kenai River (late-run sockeye)
Species: Sockeye
Method: Sonar

The selected years are color-coded in the graphs below:

• 2017
• 2016

Description: The DIDSON (sonar) is used to estimate passage of late-run sockeye salmon at river mile 19 of the Kenai River. The department manages Kenai River late-run sockeye salmon to achieve a sustainable escapement goal (SEG) of 700,000–1,200,000 late-run sockeye salmon, and also follows inriver management targets established by the Alaska Board of Fisheries. The primary inseason management target for late-run Kenai River sockeye salmon is the inriver goal. These inriver goals vary year to year depending on the estimated run size in the Kenai River. In 2017 the inriver goal is now 1,000,000–1,300,000 late-run sockeye salmon.

Contact: Upper Cook Inlet Assnt. Comm Fish Biologist,
(907) 262-9368

Weekly Sportfish Fishing Report for this area