Researchers project record-smashing sockeye salmon run in Bristol Bay next season

The volume is 'a different animal these days,' the president of the region's seafood development group said of the huge predicted return.

A crewman aboard the Sea Falcon in Bristol Bay hauls in a sockeye salmon. A new University of Washington forecast calls for a record run in 2022.
A crewman aboard the Sea Falcon in Bristol Bay hauls in a sockeye salmon. A new University of Washington forecast calls for a record run in 2022.Photo: Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association/www.bbrsda.com
Published 15 November 2021, 23:51Updated 16 November 2021, 18:14