The 1985 return of odd year pink salmon stocks to the Johnstone Strait study area / by A.P. Stefanson, L. Hop Wo and A.P. Gould.: Fs97-4/2195E-PDF

"Study Area pink salmon are harvested incidentally during Johnstone Strait fisheries targeting on Fraser River pink and sockeye salmon. The 1985 fishing season for commercial gillnets and seines opened July 14 and closed September 17. The total fishing days in Statistical Areas 12 and 13 were 25.0 for gillnets and 20.0 for seines. The 1985 pink salmon commercial catch (net plus troll) in the Study Area consisted of passing Fraser stocks and of returning Study Area stocks, and totalled 6.0 million. This exceeded somewhat the expected total pink catch of 5.3 million. Total pink stock destined to the Study Area streams in 1985 was estimated at 2.1 million, considerably below the pre-season expectation of 3.4 million. Pink escapement to the Study Area was estimated at 0.92 million. The 1985 sockeye salmon commercial catch (net plus troll) in the Study Area consisted of passing Fraser stocks and of returning Study Area stocks, and totalled 3.2 million. This exceeded considerably the expected total sockeye catch of 1.1-1.3 million. Total sockeye stock destined to the Study Area streams in 1985 was estimated at 91,500, compared to the expected 284,000. Sockeye escapement to the Study Area was estimated at 85,400"--Abstract, page v.

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