. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. International INTERNATIONAL PACIFIC SALMON FISHERIES COMMISSION 1955 FRASER RIVER SOCKEYE RUN BELOW EXPECTATIONS: The July 1955 runs of Fraser River sockeye salmon did not equal expectations, but the runs con- tributing to the catch during the month of August were as anticipated, reports the International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission. The average size of sockeye f/il\ throughout the sea- -> *->*. —B»^»^—|—p^^ ^^?lfiifl^tiliiiKS^J@'^il> 1 ^^^ ^^^ been from 5 .2 pounds for the early fish to between 5 .7 and 5 .9 pounds on the
. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. International INTERNATIONAL PACIFIC SALMON FISHERIES COMMISSION 1955 FRASER RIVER SOCKEYE RUN BELOW EXPECTATIONS: The July 1955 runs of Fraser River sockeye salmon did not equal expectations, but the runs con- tributing to the catch during the month of August were as anticipated, reports the International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission. The average size of sockeye f/il\ throughout the sea- -> *->*. —B»^»^—|—p^^ ^^?lfiifl^tiliiiKS^J@'^il> 1 ^^^ ^^^ been from 5 .2 pounds for the early fish to between 5 .7 and 5 .9 pounds on the later runs . These average weights are consid- erably less than the average weights existent for a number of years past, and the weight this season has actually been held up by a rather high percentage of 5-year- old fish. It is obvious that ocean feeding conditions were exceptionally poor for the 1951 brood which return this year. While the 1955 run is the third largest, if not the second largest, of the cycle since 1903 it is problennatical what the run would have been if a more favourable ocean life had been experienced. 1955 FRASER RIVER SOCKEYE ESCAPEMENT: The 1955 Fraser River sock- eye escapement to some of the tributaries in which spawning occurs was curtailed by record high-water levels prevailing during the early runs. An estimated 50,000 fish failed to reach the spawning grounds and were found distributed in the smaller tributaries from Hope, ., to Quesnel, No production can be expected from the diverted fish. It is obvious that the 1959 sockeye fishing season cannot start until at least July 15 in either the United States or Canada. Escapements to spawning areas considered to be the mainstay of the cycle have not been estimated, but indications exist that these escapements will be consider- ably less than those of the brood year. This will be the case in spite of only a three- day fishing week on the Fraser as well as additional restrictions effecti
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