The bay-wide catch is just under 300,000 fish so far this season, with Egegik fleets bringing in 98% of yesterday’s catch. The most recent Port Moller stock composition estimates show 28% of the fish sampled are on their way to Egegik, with Kvichak fish coming in a close second. Registered permits in the Nushagak will increase to 412 in the next two days, as anticipation for the first opener builds.

The bay wide catch is up to 42,000 fish so far this season, with almost all of those fish caught in Egegik and Ugashik nets over the last two days. AMSEA points out the importance of set net safety in Dillingham. Biologist Travis Ellison gives an update on the Naknek/Kvichak. Hear from fired up fisherman, Sam Hanson.

Catches around the bay remain slow, but escapement numbers picked up yesterday in the Nushagak and Wood Rivers. Catches in the outer stations at Port Moller are ramping up too, which test fishery crews say is a good sign. We also have the first stock composition estimates of the season, with lots of fish heading to the Wood and Kvichak Rivers.

Warmer Pacific waters could bring more rain and stormy weather to the region.

Further out along the Alaska Peninsula, Area M crews almost doubled their season’s total catch for pink salmon yesterday and have brought in about 365,000 sockeye salmon so far. Undercurrent News Reporter Kirsten Dobroth brings an update on the Alaska Seafoods Market. Biologist Aaron Tiernan gives the latest on Egegik and Ugashik. The very first Weather Wednesday of the season takes a look at the effect of abnormal temperatures in Bristol Bay.

It’s a different start to the season than last year, with a forecasted bay-wide run of 39 million fish. This is down from last year’s total run of 54.5 million fish, and less than half of 2022’s record breaking 79 million fish run. The boatyard buzz of the 2024 season seems to be cautiously optimistic. In an attempt to protect king salmon, sockeye season will have a delayed opening. Plus, take a look at the 2024 Fisheries Report team!

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's bids come as Alaska seafood processors are struggling to sell their fish, and many fishing crews are contending with extremely low prices for their catch.

Commercial fishing is one of the most dangerous occupations in the United States. Leann Cyr, the executive director of the Alaska Marine Safety Education Association sat down with KDLG’s Christina McDermott to talk about the scope of mental health challenges fleets may face and what’s being done to address these challenges.