Chilko Lake sockeye are expected to be the biggest run of fish on the Fraser River this summer, but their spawning grounds are above the area of a landslide near Williams Lake.
WATCH: The Chilcotin River may be flowing once again, but so are concerns about fish stocks. An Indigenous community downstream fears spawning salmon will not be able to bypass the slide. As Paul Johnson reports, a slow salmon run would put their livelihood in jeopardy.Chilko Lake sockeye are expected to be the biggest run of fish on the Fraser River this summer, and their spawning grounds are above the landslide area.
The government estimates about 170,000 Chilko sockeye will try to get through the slide in the next several weeks. And given how quickly the rivercourse is changing, it may not be apparent until the fish reach the slide site in big numbers later this month.
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