Salmon Stocks

(Background Paper by Carl Walters and Josh Korman, June 1999) Providing a broad species by species overview of stock status and trends for BC as a whole.

Climate Change and Salmon Stocks

A one day workshop, hosted by the PFRCC had a focus on: "What is the most alarming potential impact of climate change on salmon stocks?" and "What is the best strategy to adopt?

Managing Pacific Salmon for Ecosystem Values: Ecosystem Indicators and the Wild Salmon Policy

The PFRCC has released a report on the role that Pacific salmon play in shaping aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. The report proposes indicators that might be used to measure this ecosystem role and future work needed to eventually guide policy…

Does Over-Escapement Cause Salmon Stock Collapse?

This report looked at all available information from British Columbia on whether large spawning populations that exceeded “normal”, target or historical numbers, were followed by stock collapses. There was evidence that there was a levelling-off…

Pacific Salmon Resources in Central and North Coast British Columbia

This report was prepared by Dr. Brian Riddell to inform the PFRCC and the public about the status and prospects of salmon stocks and habitat in the northern and central coastal regions of British Columbia. It chronicles the serious problems…

Fraser River Sockeye

(Background Paper authored by Richard Routledge and Ken Wilson, June 1999) This paper detailed historical trends regarding Fraser River sockeye runs.

Status of Pacific Salmon Resources in Southern British Columbia and the Fraser River Basin

The present report updates, through recent information provided by field survey and analyses, the information contained in the Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council (PFRCC) 2002 report on the abundance and diversity of Pacific salmon…

Conference on Early Migration and Premature Mortality in Fraser River Late-Run Sockeye Salmon: Proceedings Forest Sciences Cent

This is a report on the proceedings of a conference held at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in June of 2008. Close to 70 participants attended, from universities, private consulting companies, fisheries management organizations,…

Coast Wide Coho

(Background paper authored by Richard Routledge and Ken Wilson, June 1999) Abstract: Canada's management and protection of freshwater coho habitat leaves much to be desired. The effect of loss and degradation of freshwater coho habitat in the…