In 1959, statewide salmon harvests were about 25 million salmon a year. In 1999 (forty years later) Alaska's commercial wild salmon catch was 214 million fish, the second largest in the state's history.
Interval Basics. Swim times vary according to age and ability. In general, average lap swimmers in a 100 m pool comfortably complete a 100 m swim in two minutes. A swimmer who has an easy interval time of two minutes would consider a 100 m time of one minute 30 seconds very good.
Well, his speed in miles per hours sounds lower than it really is. According to ESPN, Michael Phelps' swimming speed capped off at about 6 miles per hour in 2010. If you're thinking 6 miles per hour sounds less than impressive, imagine trying to swim across a 6 mile-wide body of water in just an hour. Doesn't seem so easy now, right?