It's looking to be another big year for Bristol Bay sockeye salmon production in Alaska, according to forecasters with the University of Washington's Alaska Salmon Program.

Chris Boatright, a program manager and research scientist, predicted 50.9 million sockeye are expected back to Bristol Bay this summer, when he spoke during a Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association (BBRSDA) webinar held online in February.

That forecast follows several years of record-setting salmon runs for Bristol Bay, which have all hovered above 50 million fish since 2015.