Alaska Department of Fish and Game has made a substantial adjustment to harvest and value statistics from the 2005 salmon season. The updated figures total 221 million fish, a new record. The largest adjustment was to the pink harvest, updated from 145 million to 161 million fish.
While the adjustment sets a new record for number of fish, the total poundage of 961 million pounds is slightly below the previous record poundage of 994 million, set in 1995. Pink salmon account for 58 percent of the 2005 harvest tonnage.
With the adjustments to harvest, total ex-vessel salmon value increased to $334 million for 2005, more than double the low point of $162 million in 2002. Average per-pound value for the harvest was 35 cents per pound, a five-year high.
