Another big sockeye year projected at Bristol Bay

摘要

Bristol Bay forecast: Commercial gillnetters scored a huge sockeye catch this year at Bristol Bay. And they have a chance for another big haul in 2016.The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is forecasting a catch of 29.5 million sockeye next season.This past season, the bay produced a catch of 35.7 million sockeye, with many of the fish landed during a late surge in the run.Big catches are fine, but many fishermen no doubt are more concerned at the moment with price. Processors this year paid an average base ex-vessel price of 50 cents a pound, far below the$1.20 paid in 2014.