The Numbers
The bay-wide catch continues to barrel ahead at 41.8 million fish, and an estimated 730,000 fish are swimming up the plentiful rivers around the bay.
Yesterday’s catch was up again as fishermen hauled in 2.2 million fish. The total catch is now around 25 million. Escapement yesterday kept steady as 1.6 million fish swam up river. Total escapement this season is now 16 million.
The total run for the bay is now 41.8 million.
Nushagak District
The Nushagak District saw another below-million harvest yesterday. The fleet caught another 830,000 fish. But, the average drift delivery increased with 1,393 sockeye. The Nushagak’s total harvest is now 14.4 million.