Bristol Bay’s salmon run is usually starting to taper off by mid-July, but this year’s proving an unusually late run for many districts. An expert  isn’t ruling out the chance that the Bay’s total run could crack 60 million.

Comparison of daily cumulative C+E observed for Bristol Bay in 2018, and expected daily values (blue curve). Expected daily values are calculated relative to the 2018 preseason forecast and the average distribution of inshore arrivals (1980–2017). Connected gray dots show the 2018 observed daily cumulative C+E. Green dashed line represents expectations if the run is 2 days early, red dashed line if the run is 2 days late. Read more…