Alaska salmon LIVE UPDATES: Bristol Bay s Nushagak sets yet another single-day record at 1 8 million fish harvested intrafish.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from intrafish.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The wild salmon season in Alaska officially kicked off May 17.
IntraFish will be tracking the latest developments throughout the season as they happen, from Copper River to Bristol Bay and beyond. We ll have prices, catches, real-time analysis and news throughout the season. Bookmark this page or sign up for one of our daily newsletters to keep up with the latest news, updates, social media posts and analysis.
More records set amid windy weather
High winds didn t stop Bristol Bay s Nushagak district fishermen from setting another single-day catch record at over 1.8 million fish on Thursday, smashing the previous day s record. The total catch in Bristol Bay as of July 1 now stands at 9 million, which is nearly a quarter of the way to the 34.6 million fish ADFG predicted would be harvested this season.
The wild salmon season in Alaska officially kicked off May 17.
IntraFish will be tracking the latest developments throughout the season as they happen, from Copper River to Bristol Bay and beyond. We ll have prices, catches, real-time analysis and news throughout the season. Bookmark this page or sign up for one of our daily newsletters to keep up with the latest news, updates, social media posts and analysis.
Nushagak sets single-day record
Wednesday s harvest in Bristol Bay s Nushagak river district set a single-day record for sockeye salmon with nearly 1.8 million fish caught.
This year s Bristol Bay total sockeye harvest stands at nearly 6.5 million fish, which is 24 percent ahead of the previous five-year average through June 30. The total Bristol Bay sockeye harvest forecast is for 36.4 million fish. The total run in Bristol Bay is at around 10.6 million.
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The University of Alaska Anchorage will offer Unangam Tunuu courses as part of its Alaska Native Studies coursework.
This fall students can take a course in Unangam Tunuu the Unangax̂ language at the University of Alaska Anchorage. Course instructor Haliehana Stepetin says it ll be a regular part of the school s offerings for the next two years. It s really wonderful to include it in the Alaska Native Studies curriculum because it shows this density and it will hopefully teach more people about who we are and where we come from in our differing experiences and our similar goals of cultural revitalization presence, Stepetin said. And more than just that, but thriving.
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