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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: ynot on September 01, 2010, 04:31:19 PM

Title: bristol bay alaska v fraser river
Post by: ynot on September 01, 2010, 04:31:19 PM

Bristol Bay run about 40 million sockeye harvest 31 millon about 75 percent. fraser river 34million . harvest about 10 million   30 percent. alaska has about the same size run for the last 7 yrs. fraser river run all over the place in numbers. what is the reason they take more and get better results.

Title: Re: bristol bay alaska v fraser river
Post by: BBarley on September 01, 2010, 08:21:04 PM

I think alot of the sockeye harvested are "ranched" fish.

Do a google search on salmon ranching in Alaska.

Title: Re: bristol bay alaska v fraser river
Post by: ynot on September 02, 2010, 07:03:58 AM

4 percent ranched socs in alaska, bristol bay sockeye wild.