
Ray Webster
115:21 - 115:35
"The price of the chum salmon bait that we use remained at the average price for 2026 of $2.40 per pound. We already know, assumption is not true. It's close to $4 a pound."
“The price of the chum salmon bait that we use remained at the average price for 2026 of $2.40 per pound. We already know, assumption is not true. It's close to $4 a pound.”
- Speaker
- Ray Webster
- Timestamp
- 115:21 – 115:35
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
- Captured at
- September 23, 2026
From the transcript
And depending on projected catch rates and bait costs, and projected Pacific halibut average sales price of $27 is unchanged from our best estimate of $26, and that has evolved since we made these projections now that the survey is complete. Projected halibut landings per station remain unchanged in each charter region from the 2026 values, which were based on partial data from 2026 and data from last year. The price of the chum salmon bait that we use remained at the average price for 2026 of $2.40 per pound. We already know, assumption is not true. It's close to $4 a pound.