All examples are based in British Columbia Salmon industries -
Commercial Fish Stock
in
Trouble
North Pacific Sockeye Salmon
Introduction
The Fraser river watershed produces more Pacific salmon than any other in the world and is one of
the most productive natural watersheds in the world. In the early 1800s, salmon were abundant along the
length of the Fraser and its tributaries. Aboriginal communities used as much salmon as they wanted
without jeopardizing the stocks. Beginning in 1930, cured salmon and other fish were exported, and the
salmon industry s…
