Action now on wild salmon

August 25, 2009
Times Colonist

The collapse of the Fraser River sockeye salmon run this year should be a wake-up call to the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans that its management plans are simply not working.

Unfortunately, DFO has shown no indication that it understands the depth of the problem, even as fewer than 20 per cent of the anticipated Fraser run have returned this year.

The Pacific Salmon Commission now forecasts 1.7 million sockeye will return to spawn in the Vancouver-area watershed this summer, compared to DFO's pre-season estimate of 10.4 million fish.

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Read background news stories on the crash of the Fraser River sockeye