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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: RainbowMan on October 24, 2010, 11:00:09 PM

Title: Alaskan volcano helped B.C. sockeye bounce back
Post by: RainbowMan on October 24, 2010, 11:00:09 PM

This is a very interesting theory.

http://m.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/alaskan-volcano-helped-bc-sockeye-bounce-back-scientists-suspect/article1771042/?service=mobile

Title: Re: Alaskan volcano helped B.C. sockeye bounce back
Post by: Matt on October 25, 2010, 02:12:03 AM

Was a little skeptical at first, but I've read scientific papers about iron seeding in the ocean and its plausible.  Good find, thanks.

Title: Re: Alaskan volcano helped B.C. sockeye bounce back
Post by: brownmancheng on October 25, 2010, 07:20:29 AM

Very interesting!!! Thanks

Title: Re: Alaskan volcano helped B.C. sockeye bounce back
Post by: arimaBOATER on October 25, 2010, 11:16:01 AM

Sure sounds promising.

Such an increase of healthy & numbers increase in the early 70's experiment happening when the ash or iron was put in Great Central Lake looks quite possibly conclusive.
More experimentation should be started & see what happens.
If it works I guess the next question is is the costs ($$$) & data on how to do it worth the results.
But it the salmon population increases "leaps & bounds" & it doesn't cost too much money WOW what a break thru.

Would it work though for only some types of salmon as some act dif than others after being hatched...some staying in lakes some going down-river etc.... VERY INTERESTING FOR SURE.