The number was presented to the SFAC at last night's meeting. At this point DFO is sticking with 600,000.

Some concerns noted regarding the lack of snowpack and potential for lethally warm water temperatures by mid-summer. That means the sox will stack up out in the Inlet most likely. Also means that serious consideration will be given to a somewhat later start for all sectors to allow "front end loading" of the fish into the lakes. Now to convince the local FN's to play ball with that, and perhaps, just perhaps we can start to rebuild this once HUGE run.

No news on the local returning springs as of yet beyond "it doesn't look very good". Just what DID you expect following four years of raping it to death with seiners??

Offshore springs and coho opportunities noted as Very Good - the former of course based on US origin fish.

More to come in the weeks ahead, but at least we now know there will be a recreational sockeye fishery this spring.

Cheers,
Nog

thanks for the write up nogs, was there any mention of the clayquot sound springs, are they still hovering on the edge?