Alaska salmon catch makes forecast; relief checks coming

摘要

Salmon summary: Alaska's salmon harvest exceeded the relatively modest expectations coming into the season.On Aug. 23, with the season winding down, the statewide all-species catch stood at 139 million fish, well beyond the Alaska Department of Fish and Game forecast of 133 million.Alaska, of course, has seen much larger salmon harvests. In 2013, for instance, the catch tallied nearly 273 million fish on the strength of a record pink salmon haul.