Public Notice

Fraser River Sockeye In-season Update –July 29, 2025

The below is a summary of the July 29 Fraser Panel Meeting. For specific details please refer to the Fraser Panel distribution from the call. This is the sixth in-season meeting of 2025 and information is building. Mission hydroacoustic and marine and in-river test fisheries have been running for a several weeks with recent seines showing strong, early results. Strong, early-season returns for Early Stuarts were observed across the assessment programs, with variable migrations conditions experienced by this stock. Only July 18 the panel adopted an in-season Early Stuart run size of 725,000 with a pMA of 1.86. Early Summers are tracking slightly above expectations with variability among stocks. Summers are building in marine waters with strong early results. Pinks are starting to show in outer marine waters. Water temperatures are above average and discharge remains near record lows which could increase en route loss. No further recommendation were provided at this time. Information will be further evaluated during the tech meeting on July 31. If you have any questions or notice any errors in the summary, please contact Colin.Schwindt@dfo-mpo.gc.ca so that adjustments can be made.