This document presents an assessment of the status of coho salmon (Onchorhynchus kisutch) in the Canadian northern boundary areas with emphasis on the Skeena River. The content of this assessment has largely been drawn from published assessments. There are three sections to this report. The first deals with information derived from exploitation rate survival indicator populations. The second summarizes data from a variety of abundance indicators and presents an area-wide synopsis of status. The third presents some comparative analyses of stock productivity and discusses a hypothesis to explain the pattern of status across the area.