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Alaska has improved significantly since pre-treaty periods. Based on data provided by the Pacific 

 Salmon Commission, 85% of the Southeast Alaska harvest of Chinook come from hatchery stocks or 

 wild stocks rebuilt or rebuilding, 9% from stocks categorized as indeterminate, and only 6% from 

 stocks not rebuilding. 



Although production, and thus harvest, of some far-north migrating chinook stocks originating in 

 southern Treaty areas has declined due to poor survival conditions, escapement goals are still 

 generally being met. 



In summary, salmon returns in northern treaty areas are generally healthy. This can be attributed to 

 favorable environmental conditions, environmentally sensitive development activities, and 

 conservation directed and cooperative fisheries management activities associated with the Pacific 

 Salmon Treaty. 



