ADF&G Issues Its 2027 Bristol Bay Sockeye Salmon Forecast
Alaska Department of Fish & Game, 333 Raspberry Road, Anchorage, Alaska 99518, United States
Alaska Department of Fish and Game
ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins68% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 68%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 41 daysEstimated: ADF&G issued its Bristol Bay sockeye forecasts on 3 November 2023, 7 November 2024 and 13 November 2025 (all at 12:00 p.m.), so the 2027 forecast is put on Thursday 12 November 2026.[1]
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.
