Though still early for predictions, a combination of market and supply issues may reduce local income from chum salmon, the species that drives the value of the commercial fishery in Haines.
Fishermen say they fear a smaller harvest and lower prices for the fish they catch next year.
Chum account for about 80 percent of all fish caught by Lynn Canal gillnetters and more than half the fleet’s income. Prices paid by processors slid this…
