This Year's Hokkaido Fall Chum Return Forecast To Reach 17.02 Million Fish
Local Independent Administrative Agency Hokkaido Research Organization announced on June 21 the characteristics of fall chum return in 2023 and this year's forecast of (total of coastal catch and river counts) 17.03 million fish, a 24.5% decrease from the 2023 forecast. The 2024 forecast is lower than the lowest figure of 17.37 million in 2017.
Fall chum salmon return to Hokkaido in 2023 was 22.57 million, a 33% decrease from the previous year's forecast of 34.83 million. The total harvest the Hokkaido Federation of...
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