BC Fisheries News Watch Sept.1 to Sept 13, 2013 - Salmon
Another huge run of salmon in British Columbia
Canada: While the regular critics of the salmon farming industry in the province are still singing the same old tune, B.C. salmon return is once again one of the largest seen in this region
http://www.fishfarmingxpert.com/index.php?page_id=76&article_id=101194
Pink salmon reaching Fraser River in massive numbers
MARK HUME, VANCOUVER — The Globe and Mail, Published Thursday, Sep. 12 2013
...The massive return of one species – pinks – coming on the heels of a disastrous run of another – sockeye – may be linked to a dramatic shift in ocean conditions last year. And it has raised questions about the possible role of a controversial experiment that took place when the Haida Salmon Restoration Corp. dumped iron material in the ocean last summer, stimulating plankton growth just as the pink salmon were moving through the area.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/pink-salmon-reaching-fraser-river-in-massive-numbers/article14298697/
Pink salmon surge up local waterways
'We’ve seen this up and down the coast. The returns of pink salmon have been very, very good'
Kamloops Daily, Sept. 11, 2013
Fisheries on Kamloops Lake and the Thompson River are open again as a better-than-expected return of pink salmon swim through rivers and lakes, the DFO’s area manager said Wednesday.
http://www.kamloopsnews.ca/article/20130911/KAMLOOPS0101/130919967/0/kamloops/pink-salmon-surge-up-local-waterways
Fall chinook run smashing all records on Columbia
Spokesman Review, Sept. 12, 2013
SALMON FISHING — It's not a run of fall chinook coming up the Columbia River this season, it's a stampede...“It’s a string that is mind-boggling, historic — Chin-pocalypse in the words of one angler who stands to reap the benefits, king-ageddon,” exclaims Andy Walgamott of Northwest Sportsman magazine. “It’s not just the Columbia. There are signs that Puget Sound pink salmon were hugely underforecast, and the Oregon and California Coasts’ Chinook season was bonkers.”
http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/outdoors/2013/sep/12/fall-chinook-run-smashing-all-records-columbia/
Record number of chinook pass Bonneville Dam
TDN, Sept. 13, 2013
http://tdn.com/lifestyles/record-number-of-chinook-pass-bonneville-dam/article_4e471bac-1bfc-11e3-bf69-0019bb2963f4.html
British Columbia salmon return one of largest seen in region
BBC, September 11, 2013
An estimated 26 million pink salmon have crowded British Columbia's waterways, nearly three times more fish than expected, officials have reported.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24057397
Bumper return of pink salmon surge up B.C.’s rivers
CP September 11, 2013
http://www.theprovince.com/news/vancouver/Bumper+return+pink+salmon+surge+rivers/8899932/story.html
'The numbers are staggering'
By Neil Horner - Parksville Qualicum Beach News, September 10, 2013
There was a time when you could practically walk across Nile Creek on the backs of spawning pink salmon. There was also a time — not that long ago — when the watercourse was nearly devoid of fish. Thanks to Ken Kirkby and the Nile Creek Enhancement Society though, the creek is once again near — or even beyond — its original abundance.
http://www.pqbnews.com/news/223162051.html
Sechelt creek celebration
Coast Reporter, Christine Wood Photos - Sept. 6, 2013
The shíshálh (Sechelt) Nation celebrated a record salmon return of more than 20,000 fish that came back to spawn in Sechelt Creek last week.
http://www.coastreporter.net/apps/pbcs.dll/tngallery?Site=GW&Date=20130909&Category=SECHELT&ArtNo=909009999&Ref=PH
Strong pink salmon run a boon for Bellingham Cold Storage
By SAMANTHA WOHLFEIL — THE BELLINGHAM HERALD,: September 9, 2013
BELLINGHAM - This year's pink salmon run is looking good, both locally and regionally.
Business is going strong at Bellingham Cold Storage, which helps process, pack and ship salmon throughout the season.
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2013/09/09/2775319/strong-pink-salmon-run-a-boon.html
Dungeness River has biggest salmon run in a half-century
Pink salmon, also known as humpbacks or humpies, are thick in the Dungeness River watershed this year.
By Arwyn Rice, Peninsula Daily News, September 8, 2013
SEQUIM — The biggest run of pink salmon in the Dungeness River since 1963 is underway.
The biannual summer run of pink salmon, also known as humpbacks or humpies, has filled the river with spawning fish so full that people easily can see the fish just about anywhere in the Dungeness River, said Scott Chitwood, natural resources director of the Jamestown S'Klallam tribe.
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20130908/news/309089987/0/news/dungeness-river-has-biggest-salmon-run-in-a-half-century
Fishing experiment a success: DFO
Future of commercial fishing in Howe Sound still up in air
Squamish Chief, September 5, 2013
There's a good-news story swimming up Howe Sound, a fisheries official says.
http://www.squamishchief.com/article/20130905/SQUAMISH0101/309059986/-1/squamish/fishing-experiment-a-success-dfo
Pink salmon back in big numbers
By Erin Haluschak - Comox Valley Record, Published: September 04, 2013
Although it's only the first few days of September, it's looking like a good start to fall for fisherman in the Comox Valley.
http://www.comoxvalleyrecord.com/news/222413791.html
Federal monitors say latest sockeye salmon numbers aren’t great but an improvement
Vancouver, BC, Canada / (CKNW AM) AM980, Marcella Bernardo, September 04, 2013
http://www.cknw.com/2013/09/04/federal-monitors-say-latest-sockey-salmon-numbers-not-great-but-better-than-before/
Reference: The REVISED September 3, 2013 Fraser River Panel Regulatory Announcement is now available on the Pacific Salmon Commission website at:
http://www.psc.org/NewsRel/2013/Announcement18_Revised.pdf
No end in sight just yet for huge pink salmon return
Posted by Mark Yuasa, Seattle Times, September 4, 2013
The fun times for pink salmon keep on rolling, and it looks like the migrating coho are bringing up the rear from the Strait of Juan de Fuca clear into Puget Sound...The Pacific Salmon Commission has now updated the run-size estimate of Fraser River pinks to a whopping 24-million compared to a preseason forecast of more than 8.9-million.
http://blogs.seattletimes.com/reeltimenorthwest/2013/09/04/no-end-in-sight-just-yet-for-huge-pink-salmon-return/
Chilcotin River fishery remains open
By Monica Lamb-Yorski - Williams Lake Tribune, Published: September 03, 2013
...In mid August, Fisheries and Oceans Canada approached the TNG to discuss the possibility of closing the fishery, but the First Nations said they would not accept a closure, Alphonse said.
“We told them we would have a road block,” Alphonse said. “We said we’d prevent fisheries officers from getting to the river and we would keep the river open for our fishermen.”
http://www.wltribune.com/news/222271121.html
Salmon fishers allowed on Fraser
Chilliwack Times, Sept. 3, 2013
Salmon fishers were back on the Fraser River this weekend.
Cooler water, improved sockeye run-size forecasts and reports that sockeye had started to arrive at spawning grounds in “good shape,” prompted fisheries officials to lift a ban on Fraser salmon fishing imposed in mid-August to protect the vulnerable species.
http://www.chilliwacktimes.com/news/salmon-fishers-allowed-on-fraser-1.610532
Scotch Creek sockeye run shows healthy numbers
Salmon Arm Observer, Published: September 03, 2013 4
There is joy amid the sense of gloom.
While concern continues about the state of the Adams River sockeye run, the sockeye that return to Scotch Creek have dramatically exceeded expectations. Fisheries officials believed the run would amount to about 1,000 fish – or 1,800 at the most.
As of Saturday, Aug. 31, 18,000 sockeye had come home to spawn.
http://www.saobserver.net/news/222264871.html
PAA Note: Article includes DFO comments re: Adams River Run, Johnston Strait, Gulf of Georgia, freshwater parasites/mortality
"Wall of Salmon", Island Pool 2013
Destiny River Adventures, Sept 3, 2013 (10:29 min)
Here is a better quality video of "The Wall of Salmon", it is an amazing sight to see cutthroat and rainbow trout hiding in the sticks. Enjoy, Share and Like with Destiny River Adventures. Watch it in HD.
https://www.facebook.com/DestinyRiverAdventures/posts/230617397089504
Rob Phillips: Big run of fall chinook has started
Yakima Herald, September 3, 2013
The fish counters are going to have to throw some cold water on their calculators, because there have been some absolutely huge counts of fall chinook salmon climbing through the fish ladders.
http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/yhr/tuesday/1467069-8/rob-phillips-big-run-of-fall-chinook-has
