The annual Alaska Department of Fish and Game preseason survey of Bristol Bay sockeye salmon processing capacity is complete. Results indicate there will be adequate processing capacity for the number of sockeye salmon expected to be available for harvest during the 2011 Bristol Bay season. This conclusion is obtained by comparing the processing capacity survey data with the ADF&G sockeye salmon forecast for 2011.
...said. "There is still time to correct for overharvest." Harsilla noted that the 2008 Bristol Bay sockeye salmon processing capacity survey indicated processors are prepared to purchase and process 36.3 million sockeye this summer. However...
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