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Sockeye salmon returning to the Fraser River in numbers not seen in a decade
Sockeye salmon returns to the Fraser River are more than triple initial projections with over 49,000 fish caught in a two-day test fishery, prompting calls to reopen commercial fishing.
- Stakeholders credit the strong Fraser River sockeye returns to farm removals and cooler ocean conditions, though the reasons remain unclear, with levels not seen in over a decade, according to Paul Kershaw.
- The DFO gave some credit to the Big Bar landslide clearance, and stakeholders attribute efforts related to the salmon farms for this year's strong Fraser River sockeye return.
- Kershaw noted, `returns could be double the latest projections`, while Bob Chamberlin said, `It's an incredibly welcome bump in the salmon returns this year`.
- First Nations can harvest in Fraser River fisheries, and limited sockeye fishing resumes in Johnstone Strait this weekend, while commercial fishers urge the federal fisheries minister.
- Given this is the first brood since 2021 after the Big Bar landslide was cleared, Kershaw said, `We need as many of those fish to get to the river and spawn so we can see even greater returns in four years' time.
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