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2009 SALMON POST SEASON REVIEW
Here just
the ‘high points’ of meeting |
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Chum remain
very low – while Area 6 Pinks (arrow) came back exceptionally strong |
Big Picture
missing—example: did anyone get good Sockeye returns? Bristol Bay? SE Alaska? |
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In
fairness this is one meeting among numerous end of season ‘reviews’ and gripe
sessions --- the Review booklet is on DFO site as 2 large PDFs, plus the
meeting was told that the power point presentations would also be put up on
the North Coast Post Season Review
web page Sockeye
poor; Chinook continuing low trend from 2008, Coho and especially Pinks were
strong (Area 6 a record catch (maybe) |
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Chinooks as
indicator of near futures? |
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Note
how the tidal sports catch in 2008 was equal to the trollers --- Slow
economics meant fewer lodges etc in 2009 – but the message seems clear--- the
commercial fishery in rapid decline --- as are many of the stocks upon which
they depend More on fish & climate later |
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Note all those spring CUs – now 26 instead of
18 when above map drawn thanks to Gottesfel et al work in Skeena Watershed |
Good News
stories |
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Good
science seems to be unravelling the Chinook story using DNA – thus Allen
Gottesfeld and Ivan Winther doing ground breaking science to identify both
interior lake populations (CUs or Conservation Units) and link that with Tyee
test fishery timing when CUs move up the Skeena etc --- Then there is linking
that information to the previous and on-going work where DNA from West Coast
QCI catch identifies where returning migrating salmon are headed (homing to
what river – often in Washington and Oregon etc)---- Looking like many of the
Chinook in Chatham sound are also just passing through on way south etc – not
headed for Skeena/ Nass as previously
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Pellet Stove
burning its fuel on 3rd Ave |
Third Avenue
street sales |
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Fellow
gets very upset when he sees me take one of these pictures --- his point
seems to be that he pays lots of taxes therefore should get use of sidewalk
just like Cowpuccino etc do It
does seem to be another example how City treats people differently depending
upon ‘who they are or perhaps ‘grandfathering’ – what ever I have asked City
to clarify – as I might want to put up signs etc on 3rd |
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Clear Skies
and low flood plains |
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The
spell of sunny (but cold) weather allows picture of PR Secondary school which
I am told has a ‘water problem’ – thus when high tides and rainy weather the
furnace room etc have to pump out the water seeping in --- which should also
pose the question about other areas vulnerable to ‘rising sea levels’ around
town --- thus the Hays Creek valley and perhaps Moresby |
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Both the ships
waiting to load wheat |
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More on Salmon once the PPTs get
put up on the web site
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Created by LG on
Feb 1, 2006
Last updated on Sunday, December 06, 2009