2006 Bristol Bay sockeye forecast pegged at 23.7 million fish

摘要

Bristol Bay gillnetters could haul in 23.7 million sockeye next summer, according to a forecast from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. A harvest that size would nearly equal the 24.5 million fish taken last year. State biologists say the catch is contingent upon a number of natural and industry factors, including the inherent uncertainty of forecasting fickle salmon runs and the possibility that the bay's downsized processing sector might not be able to handle the full harvest.