Summary of reported Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) catches and sightings in British Columbia and adjacent waters in 1995 / by A.J. Thomson and S. McKinnell.: Fs97-4/2357E-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 (D.F.O.) and the British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in 1995, with the cooperation of the British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks. The study consisted of contacting individuals and agencies involved with salmonid fisheries, research and enhancement as well as all commercial fish buyers, advising them to return or report all Atlantic salmon to D.F.O.. Catches of Atlantic salmon in the Department of Fisheries and Oceans sales slip database were reviewed. Six hundred and forty-eight Atlantic salmon were either returned or reported to D.F.O. from marine fisheries. Eighty-two Atlantic salmon were reported sighted or captured in freshwater. One hundred and sixty-three fish were returned to the Pacific Biological Station for analysis and species. verification. Ninety-two percent of the reported Atlantic salmon catch was caught in Johnstone Strait. Twenty-two Atlantic salmon were reported caught in Alaskan commercial fisheries in 1995 and 63 were reported caught in Washington State"--Abstract, page iii.

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