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Docee River Counting Fence
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The Docee River
Counting Fence
The Docee
River is located in the Central Coast district of British Columbia in
Management Area 10. The Docee River is less that
one kilometre long and drains Long Lake into Wyclees Lagoon which drains into Smith Inlet. The Docee River Fence is located at the outlet of Long
Lake.
The Docee
River counting fence has been in operation since 1972. A counting tower was
in operation from 1962 to 1971. Daily sockeye escapement information
recorded at the fence is used for the management of the commercial gillnet
fishery in Smith Inlet. The counting fence generally operates from late
June or early July to mid August.
Sockeye are sampled
from the fence for post orbital to hypural plate
length and tip of nose to the fork of the tail length. Scales are taken
from each fish for age determination.
In 1998, the fence
operation was expanded to include coho and chinook.
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