ADF&G: 2016 Alaska Peninsula Salmon Season Summary

ADF&G has released a summary of our 2016 salmon season.

Download the 2016 Alaska Peninsula Season Summary (PDF 834 kB)

“The following is an overview of the 2016 Alaska Peninsula, Aleutian Islands, and Atka-Amlia Islands Areas commercial salmon fishing season. Total harvest presented from the 2016 commercial salmon fishing season should closely approximate final harvest numbers for all species. The 2016 commercial salmon harvest in the Alaska Peninsula, Aleutian Islands, and Atka-Amlia Islands Management Areas totaled 15,345 Chinook, 5,981,217 sockeye, 260,922 coho, 2,883,577 pink, and 513,338 chum salmon. Subsistence salmon harvest will be reported in the 2016 annual management report (AMR). Data detailed in this report are considered preliminary. Preliminary exvessel value of salmon harvested in Area M totaled $27,730,204. Exvessel value information was generated from fish tickets and does not include postseason adjustments paid to fishermen.”