Southeast Alaska’s treaty-determined Chinook salmon catch limit returns to normal levels

By: Yereth Rosen

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: April 3, 2026

Words: 543

Last Updated: 3 months, 4 weeks ago

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Fishers in Southeast Alaska will be allowed to harvest 205,300 Chinook salmon this year, returning to a normal total after last year’s ultra-low harvest limit.

The Southeast Alaska Chinook harvest total, set in accordance with the U.S.-Canada Pacific Salmon Treaty, was announced this week by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

Last year’s Southeast Chinook catch limit of 133,500 fish was the lowest in any year since the Pacific Salmon Treaty …

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