Adult and Juvenile Coho Salmon Enumeration and Coded-Wire Tag Recovery Analysis for Zolzap Creek, BC, 2002

Adult and juvenile coho migrations were monitored at Zolzap Creek, British Columbia, as part of the 2002-2003 Nisga'a Fisheries Program. The 2002 season is the eleventh year of continuous operation of the Zolzap Creek fences since 1992. This report includes eleven year summaries of the most pertinent data. Smolt trapping was conducted from 29 April to 26 June 2002 using an in-stream wire-mesh fence. A total of 15,001 coho smolts were captured during the trapping period, and an unknown number migrated out during periods when the fence was not operational. Of those captured, 12,318 were released with coded-wire tags. Migration timing, mean length and weight at age, and age composition are presented.