Sockeye Salmon

• Fraser River sockeye salmon run smashing pre-season predictions

  Experts said the key is harvesting just enough fish to boost communities and the industry without putting future salmon runs at risk.

  Environment

  Aug 15, 2025
  
• $17M-boost for wild salmon restoration as First Nations call for ‘drastic action’

  Fisheries and Oceans Canada says many Pacific salmon stocks are declining to "historic lows" due to the impacts of climate change, habitat loss and other threats.

  Environment

  Jun 1, 2023
  
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• kʷikʷəƛ̓əm First Nation breaks ground on vital sockeye salmon hatchery

  Sockeye salmon are inseparable from kʷikʷəƛ̓əm culture, identity and livelihood, and once sustained the nation's people from season to season.

  Environment

  Nov 10, 2022
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• Poaching fears as Fraser River salmon are dumped to rot, even as returns slump

  Fisheries and Oceans Canada, meanwhile, says it has a strong enforcement program in place and needs buyers to do their part to stop black-market sales.

  Environment

  Sep 22, 2022
• Woeful Fraser River sockeye run renews fish farm debate

  Test fisheries for the region are abysmal and it's reopened the debate over the impact of fish farms that once populated the waters of discovery passage.

  Environment

  Sep 2, 2022
• Concern for B.C. sockeye salmon as Fraser River return estimates drop by millions

  The Pacific Salmon Commission’s pre-season estimate of 9.8 million returning fish went down to 5.5 million on Monday, prompting concern.

  Environment

  Aug 24, 2022
• B.C. salmon, shellfish may soon become luxury of the rich, experts warn

  Rising temperatures and heatwaves are threatening B.C.'s iconic fisheries, but embracing Indigenous knowledge could help illuminate the path forward.

  Canada

  Aug 19, 2022
• Salmon getting through Big Bar slide area prompts excitement in Indigenous communities

  Some 280,000 salmon have already been counted above the Big Bar slide site north of Lillooet -- a contrast from three years ago when barely 100 salmon were counted.

  Environment

  Aug 12, 2022
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• ‘Best season in my lifetime’: B.C. salmon returns strong, Indigenous fisherman says

  A Indigenous B.C. fisherman says this year's salmon run is the biggest he's seen in more than 40 years and the department of fisheries and oceans confirms strong returns.

  Environment

  Aug 10, 2022
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• B.C. government rejects proposal for gold and copper mine for third time

  The province rejected the open-pit copper, gold and molybdenum mine in Lake Babine Nation territory. It was expected to produce 30,000 tonnes of ore per day for 21 years.

  Environment

  Feb 7, 2022