Sockeye salmon run in B.C. remains low while federal government amps up response
VANCOUVER — The federal government says it’s implemented most recommendations from a 2012 report aimed at revitalizing the salmon run in B.C. but the outlook for the species remains murky.
The Cohen commission investigated the decline of sockeye salmon in the Fraser River and made 75 recommendations in 2009.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada says 64 recommendations have been acted on.
Yet officials say only 1.5 million salmon have returned to the Fraser River to date, well below the 4.4 million forecasted for this year’s stock.