The Bristol Bay sockeye salmon run is expected to come in just under preseason predictions based on data from the Port Moller test fishery, which experts say typically is a good indicator of run strength. Port Moller is a migration pathway for salmon headed to Bristol Bay.
The prediction of 31.7 million fish total for the Bristol Bay run had been adjusted slightly downward as of Thursday, Chris Boatright, a University of Washington research scientist, told IntraFish.
“We are now estimating the run to come in at about 28.6
