Fish harvesters net $657.6 million
Alaska fish harvesters netted $657.6 million in payment by processors and other purchasers during the 2019 summer salmon season, according to preliminary Dept. of Fish and Game data. The preliminary total is 10 percent over 2018 payments with sockeye salmon accounting for the increase. Sockeye payments to harvesters accounted for $421 million, or about two-thirds, of the total. The figure will be updated next spring when final post-season payments to fishermen are included.