Port Moller advisory #10 signals final week of Bristol Bay monitoring window

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game issued Port Moller Commercial Salmon Fishery Advisory #10 on Wednesday, one of the final data-driven signals before the monitoring window closes around July 15. The advisory is part of the department's in-season management of the Bristol Bay commercial salmon fishery, where openings and closures are adjusted using Port Moller daily catch information and composition summaries.

The Bristol Bay commercial salmon season opened by regulation on June 1. The Port Moller Test Fishery became operational June 10 and runs through approximately July 15, according to the Bristol Bay Science and Research Institute. The season's preseason forecast put the 2026 Bristol Bay inshore sockeye run at 44.1 million fish, with a potential surplus of 32.3 million available for harvest.

The full contents of Advisory #10 are available in the PDF posted on ADF&G's commercial fishing announcements page and Bristol Bay salmon page. The publicly visible index listing alone does not reveal whether the advisory contains a major schedule change, closure, or emergency order. The advisory is primarily operational in scope, affecting commercial permit holders, crew, processors, and transport and logistics operators tied to the Bristol Bay sockeye fishery.