Summary of reported Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) catches and sightings in British Columbia in 1992 / by A.J. Thomson and S. McKinnell.: Fs97-4/2215E-PDF

"A program to monitor the abundance and distribution of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in British Columbia was conducted jointly by the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans and the British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in 1992. The study consisted of contacting a total of 108 individuals, primarily fisheries officers, conservation officers, community advisors, hatchery managers, and major commercial fish buyers, advising them to return or report all encountered Atlantic salmon. Catches of Atlantic salmon in the Department of Fisheries and Oceans sales slip and mark recovery databases were reviewed. A total of 408 Atlantic salmon were either returned or reported, 49 of which were sighted or captured in freshwater. Of the 408, 61 were returned to the Pacific Biological Station for analysis and species verification. An additional 4 fish were returned but were found not to be Atlantic salmon, suggesting that some of the reported Atlantics may also have been misidentified. The vast majority of Atlantic salmon reported were caught in statistical area 12, upper Johnstone Strait. In addition one Atlantic salmon was reported commercially caught in Alaskan waters in 1992 and 165 were commercially caught in Washington State waters in the same period"--Abstract, page iii.

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