Alaska Department of Fish and Game

Alaska fishermen could see a record sockeye salmon harvest of 74 million fish this year, most of which will come from Bristol Bay. In Upper Cook Inlet, Fish and Game forecast predicts a commercial harvest of about 2.05 million sockeye.

The beaches at Ninilchik and Clam Gulch have been closed to harvesters since 2015. Officials say recovery of razor clams on the east side of Cook Inlet has been slow since a crash a decade ago.

The decision is the latest in a legal battle dating back to 2016.

Fish and Game has kept the beaches on the east side of Cook Inlet closed to digging since 2015. But the department says improvements in clam abundance at Clam Gulch and Ninilchik could warrant a limited reopening of the fishery.

The department said the policy will give the set-netters the 24 hours they’re allowed to fish during the week while also moving fish into the rivers for dip-netting on the weekends.

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