Influx of parasitic lampreys are feasting on Fraser River's sockeye run
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [The Vancouver Sun] by Larry Pynn - September 2, 2014
The parasitic Pacific lamprey is taking a bite out of the estimated more than 21 million sockeye returning to the Fraser River this year - a bumper harvest but short of the unexpectedly high returns of 2010.
The latest median return estimates released Friday by the Pacific Salmon Commission include runs of 1.9 million early-summer sockeye, seven million summer, and 12.73 million latesummer, including the Adams River run. The early Stuart run also yielded more than 200,000 sockeye.
However, it's possible the late-run estimate will be lowered next week to nine million...
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