North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission

Technical Report 11

Table of Contents

An Introduction to Canada’s New State of the Salmon Program

Authors:
 Sue C.H. Grant and Bronwyn L. MacDonald

Abstract Excerpt:
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has recently initiated a State of the Salmon (SOS) Program within its Pacific Region. The goal of this new program is to improve our shared understanding of the state of Pacific salmon populations, and the factors that contribute to their state, both within and outside of DFO. Fostering collaboration among scientific experts on salmon and their ecosystems is a key feature of this emerging program, and is necessary to accomplish its goals. Trends in abundance, productivity, and other biological characteristics of Pacific Salmon, such as fecundity, size-at-age, and run timing, will be tracked and compared across populations. Information on salmon will be linked to more detailed stock assessment monitoring, trends in the freshwater and marine ecosystems they occupy, and broader scientific research conducted on these populations and their ecosystems.

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.23849/npafctr11/39.43

Citation

Grant, S.C.H., and B.L. MacDonald.  2018.  An introduction to Canada’s new State of the Salmon Program.  N. Pac. Anadr. Fish Comm. Tech. Rep. 11: 39–43.  https://doi.org/10.23849/npafctr11/39.43