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• Alaska FishingAKNews deskSeptember 10, 2026

  Alaska’s commercial salmon harvest climbs past 87 million fish

  ADF&G’s preliminary Blue Sheet statewide total is about 87.4 million salmon so far in 2026, led by pink and sockeye, with figures still updating and subject to change.

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  Alaska FishingAKNews deskSeptember 8, 2026

  Kenai Silver Salmon Derby canceled for 2026

  Kenai’s Chamber-run Silver Salmon Derby is sitting out 2026 after organizers cited weak in-season coho data — the same week ADF&G kept the Kenai River coho bag at two fish through Nov. 30.

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  Alaska FishingAKNews deskSeptember 8, 2026

  Seward Lagoon youth-only coho extended through Oct. 5

  ADF&G stretched the Resurrection Bay terminal coho fishery for anglers 15 and under through Oct. 5 — two fish a day, bait OK, adults may help but the kid has to hook it.

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  Alaska FishingAKNews deskSeptember 3, 2026

  Haines salmon runs look middling — dock prices do not

  Alaska Public Media reports Haines fishermen saw mediocre 2026 salmon volume but decades-high ex-vessel prices, with sockeye cited near $3.25/lb and ADF&G saying Chilkoot and Chilkat sockeye still hit escapement goals.

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• Alaska FishingAKNews deskSeptember 1, 2026

  NMFS closes directed Pacific cod for larger hook-and-line boats in Central GOA

  Effective noon Alaska time Sept. 1, NOAA Fisheries prohibited directed Pacific cod fishing by hook-and-line catcher vessels 50 feet or longer in the Central Gulf of Alaska to protect that sector’s 2026 TAC.

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• Alaska FishingAKNews deskAugust 27, 2026

  Kenai River coho stay at two fish through November

  ADF&G emergency order 2-SS-1-49-26 keeps the Kenai River bag and possession limit for coho 16 inches or longer at two fish from Sept. 1 through Nov. 30.

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• Alaska FishingAKNews deskFebruary 9, 2026

  ADF&G closes Kenai River king salmon sport fishing for the 2026 runs

  Alaska Fish and Game shut both early- and late-run Kenai king sport fisheries, including catch-and-release, to protect a weak return.

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