2013 had the largest
pink salmon run in 50 years.
This area hosts the largest
pink salmon runs in Southeast Alaska, which attracts both brown and black bears and bald eagles.
Not exact matches
But others suggest that the health of some of the region's
salmon populations — such as bountiful
pink salmon off of Oregon and Washington and still thriving Alaskan
runs — shows that with proper management we may be able to retain lively populations of both wild
salmon and fishers.
Runs of chum,
pinks, and now silver
salmon are in Hallo Bay's numerous creeks.
All five species of Pacific
salmon can be found over the course of the fall
run, starting with
pinks in late July and finishing with chum in October.