Friday, August 26, 2016The Fraser River Panel met Friday, August 26 to receive an update on the migration of Fraser River sockeye.
There were no changes to the 2016 Fraser River sockeye return of 853,000 fish.
The Panel agreed to relinquish Regulatory Control of U.S. Panel Area Waters, Areas 6, 6A, 7 and 7A on September 3, 2016, one week earlier than scheduled. All other Panel Area Waters remain under Regulatory Control at this time.
All Panel Area Waters remain closed to Commercial salmon fisheries. This was the last scheduled in-season Panel meeting for 2016.
http://www.psc.org/NewsRel/2016/Announcement14.pdf