August 1, 2025 — Sockeye salmon commercial harvests in Alaska reached 90% of the annual projection near the end of July, including 40 million reds from Bristol Bay, and Anchorage retail prices were holding at from $13.99 to $39.99 a pound.
Fishmongers at the New Sagaya seafood counter in Anchorage were also doing a brisk business in fresh troll-caught coho salmon fillets at $13.99 a pound, and whole trolled silvers from Sitka were on sale at $7.99 a pound. Shoppers at 10th & M Seafoods, another popular Anchorage fish shop, were stocking up on the sockeyes, at $13.99 a pound, with average orders of 10 to 15 pounds each, said store manager Tito Marquez. Costco warehouses in Anchorage also had their seafood display cases packed with sockeye fillets at $13.99 a pound.