How Alaska's salmon season fared

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has posted its summary of the 2022 salmon harvest.

The harvest value was $720.4 million, a nearly 12 percent increase from the prior year, the department reports.

A total of 160.7 million fish were harvested, almost exactly as forecast.

Sockeye was the dominant catch, accounting for two-thirds of harvest value, the department said.