Sockeye
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Spawning kokanee counted in Okanagan, numbers vary per lake: Ministry reportThe number of spawning kokanee in the main valley Okanagan lakes for fall of 2021 has been counted.EnvironmentNov 10, 2021
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Climate change makes Okanagan dam ‘inadequate for managing future floods’'It is inadequate for managing future floods in its current state, given the increased volume and frequency of floods as a result of climate change.'CanadaOct 1, 2021
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12,000 salmon have now cleared Big Bar landslide under their own power: officialsAn additional 44,000 fish have been flown over the obstruction by helicopter.Aug 28, 2019
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Here’s why the Fisheries department tweeted about Narwhals doing ‘it’ for Valentine’s DayIt's not every day that you see an official Twitter account for a federal government tweet about animals doing 'it.'PoliticsApr 1, 2019
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Salute to the Sockeye draws thousands to the ShuswapThe Salute to the Sockeye Festival runs every four years during salmon spawning season. This year about one million salmon are expected to come through the Adams River.EnvironmentOct 10, 2018
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Access dispute at Okanagan Falls pits homeowner against Okanagan Nation AllianceAn Okanagan Falls homeowner says members of the Okanagan Nation Alliance are trespassing on her land to access Okanagan River for fishing.Jul 14, 2016
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Kokanee greeted with celebration in PeachlandThe Kokanee are spawning in Deep Creek at Peachland.CanadaAug 30, 2015
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Despite large sockeye forecasts, Feds wary of repeating 2009 blunderFive years after the collapse of the run that prompted a $26-million federal inquiry, Fisheries and Oceans Canada is forecasting a massive summer return of sockeye salmon.CanadaJun 30, 2014
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This year’s Fraser River salmon run could be biggest in recorded historyMore than 72 million sockeye could be in this year's run, which is more than double the previous record four years ago.Mar 6, 2014
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