Alaska All's Quiet on the Western Front One Week Before the Traditional Peak of Harvest in Bristol Bay SeafoodNews by Peggy Parker - June 26, 2026 Bristol Bay's estimated harvest forecast is 32.3 million sockeye, assuming a total run of 44.1 million red salmon. That harvest is usually taken in a whirlwind five to seven days, around or shortly following the Fourth of July. If this week was the quiet before the storm, it was indeed silent. Commercial catches as of June 23 are 8