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The Bristol Bay red king crab fishery reopened at noon on 15 October 2023 with a 2.15-million-pound catch limit after two years shut, while Bering Sea snow crab stayed closed for a second season.

Alaska forecast a 2026 Bristol Bay sockeye run of 45.32 million fish, a 'strong' year by its own scale, with a harvest of about 32.3 million fish in the bay.

Alaska's final tally put the 2026 Bristol Bay sockeye run at 45.7 million fish and the catch at 30.1 million, the first run under 50 million since 2014, though the salmon were worth $264.0 million to fishermen.

Alaska's forecast for the 2027 Bristol Bay sockeye run, the number the fleet and processors plan the next season around, is due in November after a 2026 run of 45.7 million fish.