Fraser Sockeye Salmon Recommended for Listing Under Canada's Species at Risk Act
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [The Globe and Mail] by IVAN SEMENIUK - December 5, 2017
Scientists say the Fraser River sockeye are declining at an alarming rate
For centuries, sockeye salmon have raced up British Columbia’s Fraser River to spawn in the millions, completing an astonishing life cycle that spans four years and thousands of kilometres.
Now, scientists have determined that many populations of Fraser River sockeye are in such alarming decline that they should be listed under Canada’s Species at Risk Act.
The recommendation, announced Monday by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada, an independent...
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