Fishery Notice

Category(s):
Yukon/TBR - General
Subject:
FN1293-YUKON/TBR - Salmon - Stikine and Taku Rivers - 2022 Chinook Salmon Forecasts for the Stikine and Taku Rivers


Stikine River (drainage):

The 2022 forecast of large Stikine River Chinook salmon terminal run is 7,400 with a 95% confidence interval of 3,600 to 11,200 fish. The Stikine River terminal run forecast is below the lower bound of the escapement goal range of 14,000 to 28,000.

Taku River (drainage):

The 2022 forecast of large Taku River Chinook salmon terminal run is 6,600 with a 95% confidence interval of 4,000 to 9,200 fish. The Taku River terminal run forecast is below the lower bound of the escapement goal range of 19,000 to 36,000.

For more information contact:

Bill Waugh, Fisheries and Oceans Canada - (867)393-6764 

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN1293
Sent December 6, 2021 at 1407