Bristol Bay Fleet Forecast Webinar - UW Alaska Salmon Program - Recording


Recorded Webinar Thursday, May 15 at 12 AK time

BBRSDA hosted a webinar with the science team behind the 2025 Bristol Bay Sockeye salmon forecast from the University of Washington AK Salmon Program.

The 2025 UW-FRI Bristol Bay sockeye salmon preseason forecast is 54.1 million. This forecast is 12% lower than the recent 10-year average (61.2 million) and 8% higher than the recent 20-year average (49.9 million) of observed sockeye runs to Bristol Bay.


Agenda & Presentation Slides

  • 2025 Bristol Bay Forecast review; Chris Boatright, UW - Aquatic&Fishery Sciences - presentation slides

  • State of the climate N. Pacific and Bering Sea; Daniel Schindler,  UW - Aquatic&Fishery Sciences - presentation slides

  • Use of Eastern Bering Sea surface trawl survey data to inform Bristol Bay forecast; Curry Cunningham, UAF - Fishery&Ocean Sciences - presentation slides

  • Optimal Escapement Goals;  Ray Hilborn, UW - Aquatic&Fishery Sciences - presentation slides