Alaska's salmon harvest is beginning to pick up, although it is still early in the season and early numbers for 2019 are mixed, according to an update produced by McDowell Group for the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI).
In a typical year, less than 10 percent of the annual harvest occurs in June.
While sockeye production in Kodiak, Cook Inlet, and Chignik are off to a slow start, Prince William Sound (PWS) landings have been strong.
Year to date, statewide harvest of sockeye is more than three times that seen this time last year.
