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2026 Weekly Alaska Salmon Harvest Update #8

UNITED STATES
Thursday, August 06, 2026, 03:00 (GMT + 9)

Alaska commercial salmon harvest reaches just 36% of forecasted total as of August 1 Cumulative catch continues to trail last season across all five Pacific salmon species, with drastic declines of over 90% in pink salmon and a 61% drop in keta salmon compared to 2025. Harvest Through 8/1/2026 (Statistical Week 31). Click on the image to enlarge it Alaska’s commercial salmon harvest through August 1, 2026 (statistical week 8) reached just 36% of the total forecasted for the season. Total catches across the state remain below the pace set last season for all five Pacific salmon species, with an exceptionally severe slowdown in pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) harvests.

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