The Alaska Department of Fish & Game (ADF&G) said Monday the commercial common property fish (CCPF) harvest projections for the 2017 salmon fishery in the Prince William Sound and Copper/Bering River areas is 63.71 million salmon, more than four times the 13.7 million fish harvested in 2016.
Here's a look at the breakdown by species:
- Pink salmon -- 58.924 million, more than six times the 8.65 million landed last year.
- Chum -- 2.162 million, 2 percent less than last year's harvest of 2.21 million
- Sockeye -- 2.097
