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Biological Status

This assessment provides information on the abundance of spawners relative to biological benchmarks for the selected Conservation Unit(s). PSF’s standardized assessment of biological status is shown alongside assessments by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC), and the Province of BC (PROVINCE) for steelhead, when available.

  • Smoothed Abundance
  • Upper Benchmark
  • Lower Benchmark
  • Current Abundance

Individual Conservation Units (32)

Anderson-Seton-Early Summer

Sockeye
Lake Sockeye
PSF
2022
DFO
2014
NAR
COSEWIC
2015

Chilko-Summer

Sockeye
Lake Sockeye
PSF
2022
DFO
2014
NAR
COSEWIC
2015

Chilliwack-Early Summer (cyclic)

Sockeye
Lake Sockeye
PSF
2022
DFO
2014
NAR
COSEWIC
2015

Francois-Fraser-Summer

Sockeye
Lake Sockeye
PSF
2022
DFO
2014
SC
COSEWIC
2015

Harrison River (river-type)

Sockeye
River Sockeye
PSF
2022
DFO
2014
NAR
COSEWIC
2015

Harrison-Upstream Migrating-Late

Sockeye
Lake Sockeye
PSF
2022
DFO
2014
E
COSEWIC
2015

Kamloops-Early Summer

Sockeye
Lake Sockeye
PSF
2022
DFO
2014
SC
COSEWIC
2015

Lillooet-Harrison-Late

Sockeye
Lake Sockeye
PSF
2022
DFO
2014
SC
COSEWIC
2015

Nadina-Francois-Early Summer

Sockeye
Lake Sockeye
PSF
2022
DFO
2014
NAR
COSEWIC
2015

Nahatlatch-Early Summer

Sockeye
Lake Sockeye
PSF
2022
DFO
2014
SC
COSEWIC
2015

Pitt-Early Summer

Sockeye
Lake Sockeye
PSF
2022
DFO
2014
NAR
COSEWIC
2015

Quesnel-Summer (cyclic)

Sockeye
Lake Sockeye
PSF
2022
DFO
2014
E
COSEWIC
2015

Shuswap-Early Summer (cyclic)

Sockeye
Lake Sockeye
PSF
2022
DFO
2014
NAR
COSEWIC
2015

Shuswap-Late (cyclic)

Sockeye
Lake Sockeye
PSF
2022
DFO
2014
NAR
COSEWIC
2015

Takla-Trembleur-Stuart-Summer (cyclic)

Sockeye
Lake Sockeye
PSF
2022
DFO
2014
E
COSEWIC
2015

Adams-Early Summer

Sockeye
Lake Sockeye
PSF
DFO
COSEWIC
2021

Conservation Units (CUs) are considered extinct when there are no longer any spawning salmon within that CU. All extinct CUs shown in the Pacific Salmon Explorer are based on field observations and documented by Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

Alouette-Early Summer

Sockeye
Lake Sockeye
PSF
DFO
SC
COSEWIC
2021

the status for this Conservation Unit cannot be assessed under PSF's standard approach due to no available spawner estimates.

Bowron-Early Summer

Sockeye
Lake Sockeye
PSF
2022
DFO
2014
E
COSEWIC
2015

Chilko-Early Summer

Sockeye
Lake Sockeye
PSF
1989
DFO
2014
NAR
COSEWIC
2015

the status for this Conservation Unit cannot be assessed under PSF's standard approach due to no estimates of spawner abundance in the most recent generation.

Coquitlam-Early Summer

Sockeye
Lake Sockeye
PSF
DFO
SC
COSEWIC
2021

the status for this Conservation Unit cannot be assessed under PSF's standard approach due to no available spawner estimates.

Cultus-Late

Sockeye
Lake Sockeye
PSF
2022
DFO
2014
E
COSEWIC
2015

Fraser-Early Summer

Sockeye
Lake Sockeye
PSF
DFO
E
COSEWIC
2021

the status for this Conservation Unit cannot be assessed under PSF's standard approach due to no available spawner estimates.

Harrison-Downstream Migrating-Late

Sockeye
Lake Sockeye
PSF
2022
DFO
2014
SC
COSEWIC
2015

Kawkawa-Late

Sockeye
Lake Sockeye
PSF
DFO
COSEWIC

Conservation Units (CUs) are considered extinct when there are no longer any spawning salmon within that CU. All extinct CUs shown in the Pacific Salmon Explorer are based on field observations and documented by Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

Momich-Early Summer

Sockeye
Lake Sockeye
PSF
DFO
E
COSEWIC
2021

the status for this Conservation Unit cannot be assessed under PSF's standard approach due to no available spawner estimates.

North Barriere-Early Summer

Sockeye
Lake Sockeye
PSF
DFO
COSEWIC
2021

Conservation Units (CUs) are considered extinct when there are no longer any spawning salmon within that CU. All extinct CUs shown in the Pacific Salmon Explorer are based on field observations and documented by Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

North Barriere-Early Summer (de novo)

Sockeye
Lake Sockeye
PSF
2022
DFO
2014
T
COSEWIC
2021

Seton-Late (de novo)

Sockeye
Lake Sockeye
PSF
2022
DFO
2014
E
COSEWIC
2021

Seton-Summer

Sockeye
Lake Sockeye
PSF
DFO
COSEWIC
2021

Conservation Units (CUs) are considered extinct when there are no longer any spawning salmon within that CU. All extinct CUs shown in the Pacific Salmon Explorer are based on field observations and documented by Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

Takla-Trembleur-Early Stuart (cyclic)

Sockeye
Lake Sockeye
PSF
2022
DFO
2014
E
COSEWIC
2015

Taseko-Early Summer

Sockeye
Lake Sockeye
PSF
2022
DFO
2014
E
COSEWIC
2015

Widgeon (river-type)

Sockeye
River Sockeye
PSF
2022
DFO
2014
T
COSEWIC
2015