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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Published in:Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada
Main Author: Milne, D. J.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1955
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f55-026
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