The Skeena River Salmon Fishery, with Special Reference to Sockeye Salmon
The general history of the Skeena River commercial salmon fishery is presented from 1877 to 1948. The changes in fishing areas, seasons and fishing methods are described, together with the trends in the catches obtained. The most accurate data pertain to the important sockeye salmon gill-net fishery...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/f55-026 2023-12-17T10:48:47+01:00 The Skeena River Salmon Fishery, with Special Reference to Sockeye Salmon Milne, D. J. 1955 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f55-026 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f55-026 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada volume 12, issue 3, page 451-485 ISSN 0015-296X General Medicine journal-article 1955 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/f55-026 2023-11-19T13:39:30Z The general history of the Skeena River commercial salmon fishery is presented from 1877 to 1948. The changes in fishing areas, seasons and fishing methods are described, together with the trends in the catches obtained. The most accurate data pertain to the important sockeye salmon gill-net fishery. The sockeye catch attained a maximum of 187,000 cases in 1910 and since then has declined to a minimum of 28,000 cases in 1933 and 1943. In recent years the catches have tended to level off. The pink salmon catches declined markedly after 1930. The chum catches also appear to have declined in recent years. Whether or not the spring and coho salmon catches have declined is not known. The size of the sockeye catch appears to be the best available measure of the relative size of the population. An analysis of the age cycles in the catch of sockeye and pink salmon did not reveal a practical basis for prediction. Some possible changes in the fishing regulations are discussed and the need for more data on the fluctuations in the size of the stocks during the fresh water phase is stressed. Article in Journal/Newspaper Pink salmon Canadian Science Publishing (via Crossref) Sockeye ENVELOPE(-130.143,-130.143,54.160,54.160) Skeena ENVELOPE(-130.198,-130.198,53.646,53.646) Skeena River ENVELOPE(-130.113,-130.113,54.015,54.015) Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada 12 3 451 485 |
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The general history of the Skeena River commercial salmon fishery is presented from 1877 to 1948. The changes in fishing areas, seasons and fishing methods are described, together with the trends in the catches obtained. The most accurate data pertain to the important sockeye salmon gill-net fishery. The sockeye catch attained a maximum of 187,000 cases in 1910 and since then has declined to a minimum of 28,000 cases in 1933 and 1943. In recent years the catches have tended to level off. The pink salmon catches declined markedly after 1930. The chum catches also appear to have declined in recent years. Whether or not the spring and coho salmon catches have declined is not known. The size of the sockeye catch appears to be the best available measure of the relative size of the population. An analysis of the age cycles in the catch of sockeye and pink salmon did not reveal a practical basis for prediction. Some possible changes in the fishing regulations are discussed and the need for more data on the fluctuations in the size of the stocks during the fresh water phase is stressed. |
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The Skeena River Salmon Fishery, with Special Reference to Sockeye Salmon |
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The Skeena River Salmon Fishery, with Special Reference to Sockeye Salmon |
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The Skeena River Salmon Fishery, with Special Reference to Sockeye Salmon |
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The Skeena River Salmon Fishery, with Special Reference to Sockeye Salmon |
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The Skeena River Salmon Fishery, with Special Reference to Sockeye Salmon |
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skeena river salmon fishery, with special reference to sockeye salmon |
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ENVELOPE(-130.143,-130.143,54.160,54.160) ENVELOPE(-130.198,-130.198,53.646,53.646) ENVELOPE(-130.113,-130.113,54.015,54.015) |
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