Ugashik posts above-average sockeye harvest as Bristol Bay ramps up

The Ugashik District has pulled 79,000 sockeye from Bristol Bay as of Monday, June 22, a figure the Alaska Department of Fish and Game's statewide inseason commercial salmon summary characterizes as above average for the date. That early benchmark comes as the broader Bristol Bay sockeye season continues to build.

Statewide, Alaska's commercial salmon harvest had reached approximately 3.26 million fish, including about 1.99 million sockeye, according to the June 22 summary. The source notes that the statewide total has not been confirmed against the detailed inseason report and should be treated as preliminary.

The inseason figures play out against a strong preseason outlook. ADF&G's 2026 statewide commercial salmon harvest forecast projects a total of about 125.5 million fish: 56 million pink salmon, 49.7 million sockeye, 17.2 million chum, 2.4 million coho, and 197,000 Chinook.

The June 22 statewide summary is the source for both the Ugashik above-average note and the broader inseason harvest totals.