Stock Status Resources
Pacific Salmon Commission
Management of Pacific salmon has long been a matter of common concern to the United States and Canada. In 1985, after many years of negotiation, the Pacific Salmon Treaty was signed, setting long-term goals for the benefit of the salmon and the two countries. The Pacific Salmon Commission is the body formed by the governments of Canada and the United States to implement the Pacific Salmon Treaty.
Current Salmon Stock information from DFO
Beginning with the 2002 Outlook, DFO Stock Assessment has been developing a categorical outlook for salmon stock status. The intent of providing such an outlook is to provide an objective and consistent context within which to initiate fisheries planning. In particular, the broad outlook provides a preliminary indication of potential fishing opportunities and the stocks of concern around which fisheries might be shaped. Annual provision of this outlook is part of ongoing development of an effective, objective and timely salmon fisheries planning process in the Pacific Region.
FISS (Fisheries and Oceans Canada)
The Fisheries Information Summary System (FISS) provides spatially represented summary level fish and fish habitat data for waterbodies throughout British Columbia and the Yukon.
Taking stock: Assessment of salmon stocks on the north and central coasts of BC
2002
Thomson, S. and M. MacDuffee. In Harvey, B. and M. MacDuffee (eds.) Ghost Runs: The Future of Wild Salmon on the North and Central Coasts of British Columbia. Raincoast Conservation Society. Victoria, BC. Pp. 35-91.
Report: Historical trends regarding Fraser River sockeye runs
Pacific Salmon Commission.
State of the Salmon: A bioregion project assessing salmon stocks across borders in the North Pacific.
Catch-22: Conservation, Communities and the Privatization of B.C. Fisheries
2005
A study by Ecotrust Canada that investigates the economic, social, and ecological impacts of federal fisheries licensing policy, especially those promoting individual fishing quotas (IFQs).
