The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced a series of closures this week for salmon fishing at Saltery Cove and Saltery Creek. Most of Saltery Cove will close to sockeye salmon subsistence fishing starting on Thursday, July 30, according to one announcement . The news comes as sockeye salmon are returning to Saltery Creek in the lowest numbers since 2020 . Geoff Spalinger, the area management biologist for commercial salmon fishing at Kodiak’s ADF&G office, said Saltery sockeye have been regularly meeting or exceeding their escapement goal of 15,000-35,000 fish over the past several years. The Buskin River, one of the most popular fishing spots accessible from Kodiak’s road system, closed to all sockeye fishing last month because of a poor run.