Robust salmon prices turned an average harvest into an above-average season for Haines gillnetters.
The surge in prices to their highest point in more than a decade is attributed to factors including the successful marketing of wild salmon and development of new salmon products, the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, and disease problems at fish farms.
“Price helps. You don’t need the numbers (of fish) to make a decent week, and obviously, that’s greatly received…
