Higher sockeye salmon returns predicted for Fraser River but not enough for a harvest
The forecast of 1.3 million sockeye returning in the Fraser River is at least higher than last years record-low return of 293,000. The 2019 return set
(CANADA, 4/26/2021)
The following is an excerpt from an article published by The Times Colonist:
Sockeye salmon returns to the Fraser River are forecast at 1.3 million this year — higher than the past two disastrous seasons, but still so low that fishing opportunities are not anticipated.
“There isn’t any expectation to harvest any of those fish,”said Fiona Martens, chief of fisheries management programs with the Canada-U.S. (More Info)
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