Tag: Environmental Conditions
Greg Taylor 2024 Salmon Fishery Recap: Part Two
In the second instalment of his annual salmon recap, Greg Taylor dives into the 2024 returns across B.C.’s North and Central Coast. From the Skeena and Nass regions to Haida Gwaii and the Great Bear Rainforest, he highlights the complexities of local salmon populations, the challenges of climate change, and the triumphs of community efforts like those of the Lake Babine Nation. With vivid anecdotes and cautionary tales, this report explores why strong marine returns no longer guarantee successful spawning and what this means for salmon conservation in a rapidly changing world.
Greg Taylor 2024 Salmon Fishery Recap: Part One
Greg Taylor 2024 Salmon Fishery Recap: Part One Reflecting on the 2024 Salmon Season Written by Greg Taylor, Fisheries Advisor It is that time of year again when I get to take my fellow salmon people on a journey through the season that was. As many of you have read, or hopefully experienced, this year’s […]
Greg Taylor: 2024 Season Outlook
Greg Taylor: 2024 Season Outlook Greg Taylor: 2024 Season Outlook By: Greg Taylor I’d like to start this update on the 2024 salmon fishing season with a shout out to Ocean Wise, a Canadian-based seafood eco-label that recently announced its seal of approval for 14 B.C. chinook and sockeye fisheries. Consumers and buyers can have […]
Summer Series: Skeena & North Coast Fisheries Updates 2024
SkeenaWild Executive Director Greg Knox and Fisheries Biologist Kaitlin Yehle, outline this season’s preliminary outlook and in-season updates for salmon and steelhead across the North Coast, Skeena and other tributaries in Northwest B.C. They also give updates on the current environmental conditions to give you up-to-date information on the actual returns we’re seeing.
Skeena 2024 Pre-Season Conditions and Forecast : How is it Affecting Wild Salmon?
Let’s take a look at what we’re expecting to see with salmon returns to the Skeena this summer. Here we cover pre-season forecasts, as well as some of the marine and freshwater conditions from the past five years that may influence this year’s salmon returns. In general, pre-season forecasting has become less accurate in recent years due to greater environmental variability – which is why we at SkeenaWild continue to advocate for sustainable fisheries with in-season monitoring and adaptability to in-season abundances and conditions.
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North Coast Salmon Update – September 6th 2022
Decisions on fisheries identified for longer-term closures
or additional mitigation requirements are provided in Appendix 10 of the IFMP.