Thursday, August 05, 2010

Commercial fishing update

Latest Fishery Notice giving updates on runs and commercial fishing opportunity.
Skeena sockeye run holding at 1.1M which affords no commercial opportunity.


Category(s):
COMMERCIAL - Salmon: Gill Net,
COMMERCIAL - Salmon: Seine

Fishery Notice - Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Subject: FN0603-COMMERCIAL - Salmon: Gill Net & Seine - Areas 3 to 6 - Update

Salmon Gill Net & Seine

Area 3
Assessment of coastal pink streams continues, with no commercial surplus
identified.

Areas 4 & 5
Skeena sockeye run size prediction remains at 1.1M, with over 800,000 now in
the river. Assessment of coastal pink streams is underway. No commercial
fisheries at this time.

Area 6
Pink salmon are returning better than in the brood (2008) but no harvestable
surplus is available. Chum assessment and hatchery brood stock collection
continues, with no commercial surplus available. No commercial net fisheries
anticipated next week.

Next update Thursday Aug 12th.

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