We have been finding Chinook in the estuary since late March
This lengthy stay illustrates how important the estuary is to Fraser River Chinook salmon.

And that’s a wrap! We managed to catch one last salmon today. We have been sampling in the Fraser estuary for six years and this is the latest (by a day) that we have ever caught a Chinook.
We have been finding Chinook in the estuary since late March. Their five month presence illustrates how important the Fraser estuary is to the feeding and rearing of juvenile Fraser River Chinook salmon. Not pictured are the adult pink salmon were jumping everywhere today, preparing for their spawning migration into the Fraser River.


Thanks to my amazing field team for another great season. @paige.roper @jackhall437 @sam.rho @lauren.g.mitchell @christianlackey
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