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Published: August 13th, 2009 12:30 PM
Last Modified: August 13th, 2009 02:56 PM
Link: Globe and Mail, Canada: The Fraser River is experiencing one of the biggest salmon disasters in recent history with more than 9 million sockeye (reds) having vanished. Aboriginal fish racks are empty, commercial boats worth millions of dollars are tied to the docks and sport anglers are being told to release any sockeye they catch while fishing for still healthy runs of chinook. Between 10.6 million and 13 million sockeye were expected to return to the Fraser this summer. But the official count is now just 1.7 million. Canadian officials don't know what's killing the fish but believe they are dying in the ocean, not in the river. Climate change and lice are leading suspects. [Slide show: Aboriginal harvest on the Fraser River]
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