The global supply of wild salmon is set to increase, except for sockeyes

Published 2023년 2월 2일

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The global supply of wild salmon is expected to increase in 2023, particularly pink salmon, due to a two-year cycle that results in alternating run sizes. This could lead to a significant surplus of some species, following a year where sockeye salmon runs resulted in processing plant bottlenecks and a surplus of headed-and-gutted sockeye. There was also a growth in the Japanese chum salmon catch, primarily from Hokkaido. However, the impact of this increase on the U.S. fishery for chum salmon has been minimal. The article also discusses the potential for more Russian salmon to enter Western markets after being processed in a third country, despite the U.S. hesitancy to source it directly due to traceability concerns.

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From SeafoodSource by Chris ChaseFebruary 1, 2023 Global supply of wild salmon is poised to increase in 2023 – particularly pink salmon, which alternates run sizes on a two-year cycle. As a result, according to OBI Seafoods International Sales Manager Ron Risher, speaking during the salmon panel at the National Fisheries Institute Global Seafood Market Conference from 15 to 19 January in La Quinta, California, salmon runs in Alaska and Russia were down in 2022 but 2023 could see a big glut of some species. “2022 was an even year for both Alaska and Russia; It’s a low run year for pink salmon because it’s a two-year cycle,” Risher said. The one species in 2022 that saw large runs was sockeye, which resulted in bottlenecks at processing plants and a glut of headed-and-gutted sockeye compared to fillets. “We had this phenomenal sockeye salmon run in Bristol Bay and it just eclipsed all the other sources,” Risher said. Runs for pink salmon, meanwhile, were stable but non-peak, meaning ...

Source: AlaskaFish Radio