Run Forecasts and Harvest Projections for 2025 Alaska Salmon Fisheries and Review of the 2024 Season Published
— ADF&G Press Release

Doug Vincent-Lang, Commissioner
P.O. Box 115526
Juneau, Alaska 99811-5526

Press Release: May 13, 2025

CONTACT: Forrest R. Bowers, (907) 465-6139, forrest.bowers@alaska.gov

Run Forecasts and Harvest Projections for 2025 Alaska Salmon Fisheries and Review of the 2024 Season Published

(Juneau) — The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announces publication of the annual statewide salmon run forecast and commercial harvest projection report: Run Forecasts and Harvest Projections for 2025 Alaska Salmon Fisheries and Review of the 2024 Season. (PDF)

The Alaska all-species salmon harvest for 2024 totaled approximately 103.5 million fish. This harvest was composed of 42.2 million sockeye, 40.0 million pink, 19.3 million chum, 1.8 million coho, and 244,000 Chinook salmon. Most of the pink salmon harvest occurred in the Southeast region, and Bristol Bay continued to be the largest sockeye salmon producing region in Alaska.

The 2025 commercial salmon harvest forecast is 138.4 million pink, 52.9 million sockeye, 20.8 million chum, and 2.4 million coho salmon. If realized, the forecasted 2025 total Alaska commercial salmon harvest will be approximately 214.6 million fish.

For additional information and area-specific details about harvest projections and forecasts, please see the report at the link above.