The sockeye salmon run in Upper Cook Inlet is forecasted to be average this year, according to recent estimates published by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
Fish and Game projects a run of about 5.12 million sockeye in the inlet this year, with about 3.12 million available for commercial harvest.
But commercial fishermen in the area are still heading into the season with a high degree of uncertainty, and one fleet might not be gearing up at all.
