Fisheries
Bristol Bay in Late May: Drift Permit Prices, Set-Net Sites, and the Year Before the Season
The Bristol Bay sockeye salmon fishery is the largest wild salmon run on Earth. The economy that surrounds it — permits, processors, set-net sites, charter pilots, tender captains — runs on a fragile combination of biology, price, and timing. The 2026 forecast is, by Bristol Bay standards, modest.