2020 Preliminary Alaska Commercial Salmon Harvest - Blue Sheet
The Blue Sheet reports cumulative salmon harvest during the commercial fishing season in thousands of fish. Historically, this information was updated each Friday between mid-May and September. Beginning with the 2013 season, these harvest estimates will be updated twice daily. Please note, inseason harvest estimates published in this report are preliminary and subject to change. Confidential catch information is not included in these cumulative totals. Questions about methods and individual estimates should be directed to the fishery area management biologists.
For more information on the Blue Sheet, inseason summaries, and harvest timing charts please see our Blue Sheet, Inseason Summary, and Harvest Timing Charts Overview page.
- Inseason Alaska Salmon Summary
- Inseason Harvest Timing Charts
- Harvest in Thousands of Fish
| District or Fishery | Fishery Start Date | Chinook | Chum | Coho | Pink | Sockeye | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kotzebue Area | |||||||
| Kotzebue | — | 150 | — | 1 | — | 151 | |
| Kotzebue Total | — | 150 | — | 1 | — | 151 | |
| Kuskokwim Area | |||||||
| Kuskokwim Bay | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Kuskokwim River | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Kuskokwim Total | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Norton Sound Area | |||||||
| Norton Sound | 1 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 51 | |
| Norton Sound Total | 1 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 51 | |
| Yukon River Area | |||||||
| Lower Yukon | — | 14 | — | 5 | — | 19 | |
| Upper Yukon | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Yukon River Total | — | 14 | — | 5 | — | 19 | |
| AYK Region Total | 1 | 190 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 221 | |
| District or Fishery | Fishery Start Date | Chinook | Chum | Coho | Pink | Sockeye | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Bay Area | |||||||
| Egegik District | — | 3 | 23 | 1 | 13,402 | 13,429 | |
| Naknek-Kvichak District | — | — | — | — | 14,121 | 14,121 | |
| Nushagak District | 5 | 256 | 74 | 26 | 8,935 | 9,296 | |
| Togiak District | Jun 1 | — | 6 | — | 32 | 167 | 205 |
| Ugashik District | — | — | — | — | 2,624 | 2,624 | |
| Bristol Bay Total | 5 | 265 | 97 | 59 | 39,249 | 39,675 | |
| Upper Cook Inlet Area | |||||||
| Central District | Jun 1 | — | 25 | 82 | 318 | 645 | 1,070 |
| Northern District | May 25 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 24 | 43 | 120 |
| Lower Cook Inlet Area | |||||||
| Eastern District | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Kamishak Bay District | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Outer District | — | 11 | — | 1,480 | — | 1,491 | |
| Southern District | — | 2 | 3 | 987 | 86 | 1,078 | |
| Cook Inlet Total | 1 | 39 | 136 | 2,809 | 774 | 3,759 | |
| Prince William Sound Area | |||||||
| Bering River Drift | — | — | 61 | — | — | 61 | |
| Coghill District Drift | — | 214 | — | 99 | 106 | 419 | |
| Copper River Drift | 4 | 1 | 162 | — | 94 | 261 | |
| Eshamy District Drift/Set | — | 66 | — | 325 | 426 | 817 | |
| Montague District | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| PWS General Seine | — | 901 | 30 | 17,721 | 57 | 18,709 | |
| PWS Hatchery | — | 809 | — | 3,575 | 253 | 4,637 | |
| Unakwik District Drift | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Prince William Sound Total | 4 | 1,991 | 253 | 21,720 | 936 | 24,904 | |
| Central Region Total | 10 | 2,295 | 486 | 24,588 | 40,959 | 68,338 | |
| District or Fishery | Fishery Start Date | Chinook | Chum | Coho | Pink | Sockeye | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annette Island | 1 | 66 | 2 | 452 | 9 | 530 | |
| Hatchery Cost Recovery | 2 | 1,223 | 37 | 855 | 1 | 2,118 | |
| Hatchery Terminal Gillnet | 12 | 414 | 3 | 41 | 4 | 474 | |
| Hatchery Terminal Seine | 12 | 1,098 | 7 | 82 | 2 | 1,201 | |
| Hatchery Terminal Troll | 1 | 37 | 10 | 1 | — | 49 | |
| Lynn Canal Gillnet | 1 | 163 | 11 | 63 | 44 | 282 | |
| Prince of Wales Gillnet | 1 | 128 | 32 | 109 | 11 | 281 | |
| Seine-Northern | — | 421 | 6 | 490 | 2 | 919 | |
| Seine-Southern | 5 | 418 | 64 | 5,323 | 230 | 6,040 | |
| Stikine River Gillnet | 3 | 42 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 70 | |
| Taku-Snettisham Gillnet | 1 | 110 | 14 | 66 | 28 | 219 | |
| Tree Point Gillnet | 2 | 135 | 16 | 186 | 9 | 348 | |
| Troll-Spring | May 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 12 |
| Troll-Summer | 139 | 41 | 705 | 42 | 2 | 929 | |
| Troll-Winter | Oct 11 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 16 |
| Yakutat Gillnet | Jun 7 | — | — | 51 | 15 | 26 | 92 |
| Southeast Region Total | 208 | 4,296 | 970 | 7,735 | 371 | 13,580 | |
| District or Fishery | Fishery Start Date | Chinook | Chum | Coho | Pink | Sockeye | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Peninsula Area | |||||||
| North Peninsula | 1 | 10 | 39 | 25 | 1,727 | 1,802 | |
| South Peninsula | Jun 6 | 20 | 642 | 122 | 4,133 | 832 | 5,749 |
| Alaska Peninsula Total | 21 | 652 | 161 | 4,158 | 2,559 | 7,551 | |
| Aleutian Islands Area | |||||||
| Aleutian Islands | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Aleutian Islands Total | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Chignik Area | |||||||
| Chignik | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Chignik Total | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Kodiak Area | |||||||
| Kodiak | 8 | 371 | 413 | 21,302 | 1,490 | 23,584 | |
| Kodiak Total | 8 | 371 | 413 | 21,302 | 1,490 | 23,584 | |
| Westward Region Total | 29 | 1,023 | 574 | 25,460 | 4,049 | 31,135 | |
| Chinook | Chum | Coho | Pink | Sockeye | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statewide Totals | 248 | 7,804 | 2,045 | 57,796 | 45,381 | 113,274 |