The first catch report from the Kodiak commercial salmon fishery is in, with a first-day total of more than 32,000 fish harvested. The bulk of the catch is sockeye salmon, accounting for 29,530 of the total. Almost 3,000 are chum salmon. There were 129 kings and 11 early and eager pinks rounding out the catch.
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Jay Barrett is the news director at KMXT in Kodiak.