Lower Fraser Area, North Side, Burnaby to Maple Ridge October 2007, Representative Dianne Ramage
Fish and Fish Habitat
Early unofficial
Fraser Chinook, early, lower than expected, return delayed
Fraser Chinook Summer Chinook ok
Fraser Chinook, Harrison White, OK, coming down east coast of Van Island though
Fraser, Pink lower than expected
Lower Fraser Chum reporting lowest number ever recorded
Brunette, None have been seen in the
Hoy and Scott CKs, very low
Stoney Ck, just starting to come in
Coquitlam R., starting to come in
Maple Ck., very low (3 males) Run may be up to 3 weeks late
Spanish Banks Cr. starting to come in 
Lower Fraser Coho not in yet
Other
Lake Washington Sockeye, lower than expected
Barkley Sound Sockeye, lower than expected
Northwest Sockeye, lower than expected
Coast Pink, lower than expected
Hake, pelagic, lower than expected
Oolichan, lower than expected
Herrin, improved, still depressed
These return numbers may be indicating an unpredicted and unusual shift that is delaying and reducing the adult returns.  Migration patterns are shifting from inside to outside Vancouver Island indicating changes in salinity, feed, water temperatures (indicating additional and more severe problems than currently understood)
Good news: Silverdale Ck: released 400,000 pink fry last year, >twenty spawning pink, first significant
return of pink salmon since 1970's
Habitat Protection
Second DFO-ENGO Workshop, Ottawa Nov 4 ,5 2007, Objective: To bring together representatives of
ENGOs (including fish habitat stewardship groups) and DFO from across Canada to discuss ways to improve the implementation of the habitat management program. More specifically, this workshop will focus on the risk management framework and the habitat compliance framework.
Scrutiny and publicity
High and Dry, Suzuki Report
No Response, West Coast Environmental Law
Development
Stewards want DFO to post Authorizations and compensation agreements on line, and Province RAR Reports and Assessment, to help public and stewards to monitor sites and effectiveness. Can SEHAB please officially ask again.
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Lower Fraser Area, North Side, Burnaby to Maple Ridge Oct 2007
Capacity and Processes
UBCM Resolution B172 Salmon Habitat Protection Passed, Oct 4, 2007
Endorsed as amended:
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Union of British Columbia Municipalities request that the provincial and federal governments work in partnership with local governments to ensure the sustainability of wild Pacific salmon as a key priority and to mitigate threats so that wild Pacific salmon maintain robust populations, are resilient to climate change and benefit future generations.
Lower Fraser Coho Rehabilitation Initiative
Musqueam Fisheries have asked PSF to help them find a process to work with stewardship community and all five levels of government to reverse the declining trends for local coho stocks looking at habitat protection and stock enhancement.  Regional workshop planned for mid January 2008
City Vancouver
Declares September Salmon Month, second year, many celebrations, including dine out events throughout the city
City Coquitlam
The City of Coquitlam, Kwikwetlem FN, Watershed Watch and DFO have stepped forward and committed to forming a management body to contract a Watershed Coordination Initiative.  The stewards have been asking for this since the end of HCSP.  We are fortunate that the PSF has undertaken the Fraser Salmon and Watershed Program, this is the source of some of the cash that is complimenting the community’s cash and in kind.
Province of BC
Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services invited citizens to give presentations or to send in responses to questions on greening of the economy, many great presentations throughout the province, not enough from volunteer groups
Groups Staying Steady
Not enough capacity to participate in all the consultations: development, rezoning, major projects, attend the council meeting, work on streams…
Events
Salmon Come Home, Hyde Creek Festival, EagleFest over next 4 weeks.
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