Sockeye Salmon Return Low in B.C. Despite Federal Response
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [THE CANADIAN PRESS] October 2, 2017
Cohen commission was launched after the fish’s near disappearance in the Fraser River system in 2009
The federal government says it has implemented most recommendations from a 2012 report aimed at revitalizing B.C.’s Fraser River sockeye salmon run, but the outlook for the species remains murky.
The Cohen commission was launched by the federal government after the near disappearance of the sockeye salmon run in the Fraser River system in 2009. Former B.C. Supreme Court judge Bruce Cohen made 75 suggestions for change, and Fisheries and Oceans Canada said Thursday it has acted on 64 of the recommendations.
Despite these efforts, officials say only 1.5 million salmon have returned to the Fraser River this year, well ...
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