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Cynthia Breau for:

Cindy Samaha

Resource Management Biologist

BC Interior

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Date

September 28, 2020

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Mid and Upper Fraser River First Nations Salmon Harvest for Week Ending September 20, 2020.

A pre-recorded message of the Mid and Upper Fraser River First Nations fishing times is available Toll-Free at 1-877-256-4854.

Current and past weeks Open Times and Harvest Reports may be viewed online at:

http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/index-eng.html > under Services click Fisheries Management (left hand side) > under Fishing Information click Fraser River Fisheries (left hand side) > Indigenous Fisheries (left hand side) > Mid and Upper Fraser River.

Monitoring

Sawmill Creek to Kelly Creek (including the Thompson River downstream of the Bonaparte River)

A sample survey program was conducted by Fisheries and Oceans Canada staff along the Fraser River between Sawmill Creek and Kelly Creek. Technicians and officers interview all fishers encountered during vehicle patrols to obtain catch and effort (CPUE) information. Monitoring programs in the NNTC area ramped up to include access site monitoring. In the St’at’imc territory, monitoring resumed with monitors covering the area of Xwisten. In addition, interview and effort data is provided to Resource Management from any Conservation and Protection (C&P) patrols conducted during that week.

Barney Creek to French Bar

High Bar Indian Band monitors their fisheries using a sample survey, expanded post-season. Monitoring began July 31^st and ended September 9^th.

Deadman Creek to Marguerite Ferry/Chilko and Chilcotin Rivers

Esketemc First Nation, Northern Shuswap Tribal Council (NSTC), Tsilhqot’in National Government (TNG), all monitor their own fisheries using an interview census survey. Incomplete catch interviews are expanded post-season. Lhtako Dene and Nazko also conduct interview census surveys but with no expansion as yet. Monitoring began early July and finished the mid-September .

Naver Creek to Salmon River/Nechako River downstream of Isle Pierre/Bowron River

Lheidli T’enneh Indian Band monitors their fisheries using an interview census survey. No monitoring program is currently in place for 2020.

Nechako River upstream of Isle Pierre/Stuart River System

Carrier Sekani Tribal Council, Saik’uz, Stellat’en and Tl’azt’en Nations all monitor their own fisheries using interview census surveys. No monitoring program is currently in place for 2020.

Thompson River upstream of the Bonaparte River (including the Middle Shuswap River)

The Secwepemc Fisheries Commission monitors their fisheries using an interview census survey. Monitoring began the first week of August.

Middle Shuswap River between Mabel Lake and Shuswap Falls

The Okanagan First Nation monitors their fisheries using a creel survey. Though monitoring has begun, data is submitted to DFO post-season.

Catch and Effort

Table 1. 2020 Mid and Upper Fraser River - mainstem - Weekly and cumulative Adult Chinook catch estimates