Fraser Panel In-Season Information

The Fraser River Panel has special responsibility for in-season regulation of Fraser River-origin sockeye and pink salmon fisheries in southern British Columbia and northern Puget Sound. In-season meetings of the Fraser River Panel typically occur every Tuesday and Friday each week during the period of active fishery management, and occasionally on other days as needed. Following these meetings, the Fraser River Panel and Commission Secretariat staff issue regular news announcements and information updates throughout the fishing season.

Regulatory Announcements

The latest fishery regulations for fishing areas under Fraser River Panel control are issued periodically by the Panel…

Weekly Reports

During the Fraser River commercial salmon fishing season the Fraser River Panel issues weekly reports.

Information Packages

In-season meeting information packages  which summarize the most recent information obtained from the various assessment programs.

Test Fishing Results

The Commission’s Secretariat staff manage a number of in-season test fishing programs in Fraser River Panel waters and coordinate with Fisheries and Oceans Canada on other test fisheries in the marine off northern Vancouver Island.

Sockeye and Pink Salmon In-Season Status Reports

A Fraser River Sockeye and Pink salmon status report is updated after each in-season meeting of the Fraser River Panel.

The status report summarizes: Fish passage past the PSC hydroacoustic counting station near Mission, B.C., catch to date, current estimates of run size compared to pre-season expectations, and current estimates of migration timing compared to pre-season expectations.

Fish Passage Past PSC's Hydroacoustic Counting Station

In-season migration estimates of Fraser River sockeye and pink salmon passage past the Commission’s hydroacoustic counting station near the town of Mission on the Fraser River, typically between June and September. These passage estimates represent the total number of fish that are available in the river above Mission for catch, spawning escapement and en-route losses.