The 2006 results of a sockeye parasite sampling program that was initiated in 1996 to monitor the infection rate.

Infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHNV) occurs naturally in wild and enhanced stocks of Sockeye Salmon, where it can result in severe infectious hematopoietic necrosis (IHN) disease. We report the occurrence of an IHN epizootic in Sockeye Salmon fry...

Studies conducted by the Fisheries Research Board of Canada have indicated that sockeye fry densities are consistently lower in the main basin than in North Arm, despite similar densities of planktonic organisms. Basic productivity, as measured by the...

The Fisheries Service of the Department of the Environment is currently attempting to increase sockeye production by increasing the number of fry entering the lake, thus making fuller use of its potential as a nursery area (Dep. Fish 1965; McDonald 1969)....

Possible causes of low egg-to-fry survival of sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) in the Babine Lake artificial spawning channels were studied from November, 1971 to March, 1972. Concurrent studies were conducted on the Fulton River and Pinkut Creek...