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It’s the penultimate day of Fish and Game’s daily run summary. Another half-million fish came through the bay on Thursday and the total run is now 76.5 million sockeye. With harvest also at 58.2 million fish, this year’s records keep on growing. Let’s dive in.

In the penultimate fish report for the 2022 season we look at the ecology, biology and management of the fishery.

It’s the last week of the 2022 fish report. Our final three shows are today, Wednesday and Friday. Today we’re going to look at the industry — prices, processors, harvest capacity, sleep and more.

The Bristol Bay sockeye run is now 69.7 million fish, the largest run on record. Harvest is also about 25% higher than the next-highest haul, at 53.3 million fish as well.

Across the bay, fleets hauled in 1.5 million sockeye on Friday, for a total harvest of 54.8 million — far past the second-highest catch of 44 million fish recorded in 1995. The third-highest harvest on record was 43 million fish in 2019.

Harvests slowed down Saturday. The bay-wide haul was 851,000. This year’s all-time biggest harvest now totals 55.6 million fish. But escapement is still below the record. 17 million fish have made it to spawning grounds across the bay — short of last year’s bay-wide escapement of 25.6 million. Still, the runs up a few rivers have exceeded their maximum escapement goals, and many others have met escapement.

Bristol Bay’s sockeye run has reached 76 million. As we head toward the end of July, harvests continue to drop off. But some runs are still going strong – the Kvichak’s escapement was over 100,000 fish on Wednesday. And the Nushagak District’s run is now 30 million fish.

Bob Cherry.

The Alaska Sea Ice program gives an update for Bristol Bay's ice movements on Tuesday, Jan. 2.

David’s family and friends remember him as a kind, devoted man who loved his family. He was a fountain of knowledge about the Bristol Bay region; a humble man who enjoyed doing things “the hard way.”