New Bristol Bay sockeye harvest projection shows fishery will fall short of original 36 million fish forecast

Has the 2021 sockeye salmon run in Alaska's Bristol Bay peaked?

That's the burning question for fishermen scrambling to decide in which fishing area in the bay they should set their nets.

The fish caught through July 6 now account for around 51 percent of the 36.4 million fish Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG) forecasted to be harvested in the Bay this season.