Pacific Northwest Wild Salmon News Watch – July 28 to August 1, 2014

Canada: Record runs of salmon are returning to rivers in British Columbia and down the west coast of the United States - all the way down to California.

Odd Grydeland, FishfarmingXpert, July 31, 2014

Despite predictions by environmentalists that the sky is falling on Pacific salmon populations due to activities like logging, fishing and fish farming, the fact remains that this part of the world has never seen such strong returns of adult salmon as are expected this year.

 

Carla Wilson / Times Colonist , July 26, 2014

Chinook salmon are returning to Island waters in strong numbers, making this one of the best years in recent memory for recreational fishermen and charter boat operators, especially off the east coast...About 7,000 chinook were caught in June in the Campbell River area, considerably higher than the five-year average of 2,000, according to the department’s survey.

 

by  Candace Wu - Parksville Qualicum Beach News, posted Jul 31, 2014

Parksville Qualicum Beach is experiencing its best season of fishing in the last decade. That's the word on the dock at least — from experienced guides, weigh scales and tackle shops in the area. French Creek Harbour Store owner Kari Wheatley described this year's salmon run as "epic."

 

Sockeye smashed all expectations in the river in 2010. Out on the ocean, there are early signs of big sockeye returns again.

by Rob Shaw, Vancouver Sun July 26, 2014

 

By Rob Shaw, Vancouver Sun,  July 25, 2014

VICTORIA — B.C.’s commercial fishing industry has been building capacity to handle this year’s forecast big sockeye run after being caught off guard by the record flood of the fish in 2010.

 

Predictions don’t always come to pass

By Donald Noakes, Special to the Vancouver Sun July 31, 2014

... Nature is a funny thing. No matter how you look at the numbers, you rarely get what you expect...This year marks the return of sockeye produced by the record setting 2010 run of more than 28 million salmon, a number that was well beyond expectations and now setting the excitement of another record bounty...

 

Seriously, who's excited about the massive Sockeye run this year?! Here's an awesome aerial photo of the Adams River run courtesy of Terrasaurus Ltd.

 

Vicki Jensen, Published on Jul 29, 2014

A Plentitude of Pink Salmon returning to the Quinsam Hatchery on the Quinsam River, Campbell River, BC, July 29, 2014

 

There's a few Pinks in the River! Thank you Shawn for this awesome shot of the Quinsam!

 

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Pacific Northwest Wild Salmon News Watch – July 4 to July 11, 2014
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