In advance of the commercial salmon fishery openers in the summer of 2025, Alaskans and visitors to the state continue to show a preference for wild Alaska sockeye salmon entrees on Anchorage menus.
Granted, the share of salmon sold in Alaska is tiny overall in domestic and overseas markets. However, demand from residents and visitors alike has been steady to date, with no signs of slowing down.
Anchorage restaurants with wild Alaska seafood on the menu are finding on average that upwards of 50 percent of locals and 75 percent of visitors are ordering wild Alaska seafood entrees and that price to date has not been a factor. Meanwhile how salmon prices will play out as major commercial salmon fisheries begin opening in late May and June is still anyone’s guess, as well as how restaurant menu prices may be adjusted…