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The baywide catch yesterday was 860,000, with over half of those fish coming from the Nushagak district. Northline's floating processor experienced an electrical fire, severely damaging one of their spiral freezers. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is limiting sport fishing for king salmon. We see how next week will look with another Weather Wednesday from Rick Thoman.

The bay-wide catch is up to nearly 472,000 fish so far this season, with most fish yesterday caught by Egegik and Ugashik fleets. Commercial drift netting is set to open in the Nushagak district at 6 p.m. tonight. Hear from Tim Sands as many crews out on the water are waiting for the opener. Net Your Problem and the Curyung Tribe try to bring new life to old nets. Rick Thoman is back with this week's Weather Wednesday for the tale behind the gale.

The baywide catch is up to nearly 230,000 fish so far this season, with Egegik fleets bringing in 97,000 of those fish yesterday. The Blessing of the Fleet took place in Dillingham on this year's Harbor Day. Hear from Jack Darrel as he catches up with new and returning fishermen.

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.

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.

Across the bay, fishing crews hauled in almost 2.6 million fish, the highest catch this season by far. A forecast from the University of Washington predicts a larger run with smaller fish. A total of 21 fishing violations have been reported by State Troopers. We hear more voices across Bristol Bay, some fishing and others processing.

Fleets on Sunday brought in 1.5 million fish, with numbers continuing to come in across the districts. A fisherman passed away in the Kvichak due to a gear entanglement. We received an update from the Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development on marketing efforts to promote Bristol Bay sockeye.

Fleets in the Nushagak made their biggest daily catch so far this season, bringing in 740,000 fish, and escapement at the Wood River counting tower and Nushagak River sonar is starting to slow down. Alaska State Troopers recovered the missing body of a Dillingham man. Kings caught by test fisheries go to Curyung elders.

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!

Catch and escapement numbers continue to fall bay-wide, with a total catch of under 400,000 on Sunday. Peter Pan owner Rodger May is trying to get some of the company’s assets back. The Department of Fish And Game says that so far, this year’s Bristol Bay sockeye are the smallest they’ve ever seen. This spring, Dillingham resident Lancee Whetman published a book of poetry.