Up to 1995 only??! Why no data for the last 22 years, which might be even more enlightening.......I called the Victoria DFO office and they promptly sent over all the commercial catch data from 1951 to 1995. It is in millions of pounds for all salmon species and includes halibut and later on hereing, cod etc. I'll go through it all and post the pertinent info in a short form.
Your 1965 steelhead number looks wrong. Out by a million maybe?Well here is some of the data. It is taking some time as DFO changed their weight measurements at least times during the span I have on record....from hundreds of thousands of pounds to CWT to metric tonnes. So it is taking some time to standardize them all to pounds for continuity. Here is 1951 to 1970. 1970 to 1995 will come quicker as I have them writen down, just have to convert.
Commercial Catch In Pounds
Chinook (all) Coho Sockeye Steelhead
1951 11,657,200 32,210,600 29,815,500 408,200
1952 12,870,400 19,608,300 30,866,700 508,600
1953 14,071,700 21,104,900 35,337,100 463,200
1954 12,207,400 18,928,400 47,001,200 561,900
1955 11,306,600 21,534,500 16,543,000 242,200
1956 12,209,300 23,216,800 21,497,400 229,000
1957 11,170,700 20,611,200 15,719,500 163,700
1958 12,849,100 22,356,000 74,010,900 436,800
1959 12,214,200 17,823,400 18,017,000 125,200
1960 9,365,300 12,846,300 15,470,000 245,100
1961 8,198,900 22,507,000 26,595,500 204,200
1962 8,184,400 20,077,200 24,146,000 239,800
1963 9,141,900 23,071,500 11,852,400 145,100
1964 12,100,200 28,588,200 22,922,300 234,700
1965 11,355,700 33,157,000 16,203,000 1234,300
1966 9,729,051 35,030,400 25,633,300 306,400
1967 13,788,500 20,398,500 36,813,700 254,400
1968 13,611,200 29,994,100 41,206,500 220,800
1969 12,598,800 15,710,400 23,976,600 141,700
1970 12,982,600 25,497,800 24,789,500 125,000
Salmon Extinction ProliferationDid SEP have another meaning?... Seal enhancement program
Year Chinook Coho Sockeye Steelhead Totals
1951 11657200 32210600 29815500 408200 74,091,500
1952 12870400 19608300 30866700 508600 63,854,000
1953 14071700 21104900 35337100 463200 70,976,900
1954 12207400 18928400 47001200 561900 78,698,900
1955 11306600 21534500 16543000 242200 49,626,300
1956 12209300 23216800 21497400 229000 57,152,500
1957 11170700 20611200 15719500 163700 47,665,100
1958 12849100 22356000 74010900 436800 109,652,800
1959 12214200 17823400 18017000 125200 48,179,800
1960 9365300 12846300 15470000 245100 37,926,700
1961 8198900 22507000 26595500 204200 57,505,600
1962 8184400 20077200 24146000 239800 52,647,400
1963 9141900 23071500 11852400 145100 44,210,900
1964 12100200 28588200 22922300 234700 63,845,400
1965 11355700 33157000 16203000 1234300 61,950,000
1966 9729051 35030400 25633300 306400 70,699,151
1967 13788500 20398500 36813700 254400 71,255,100
1968 13611200 29994100 41206500 220800 85,032,600
1969 12598800 15710400 23976600 141700 52,427,500
1970 12982600 25497800 24789500 125000 63,394,900
1971 16307500 26859800 37564600 176800 80,908,700
1972 16158600 20844000 20943000 179600 58,125,200
1973 14755000 22470000 47303000 124000 84,652,000
1974 14816000 20545000 46906000 108000 82,375,000
1975 14189000 15633000 12423000 107000 42,352,000
1976 15078000 18259000 27107000 102000 60,546,000
1977 14879000 19579000 38170000 130000 72,758,000
1978 15401475 17945607 48089376 125663 81,562,121
1979 13421727 20154227 31629683 103617 65,309,254
1980 12676565 17612709 16991006 114640 47,394,920
1981 11447930 14745601 46187110 177913 72,558,554
1982 13854714 18126165 63909068 229280 96,119,227
1983 10655647 20224963 31301856 125663 42,103,391
1984 12119237 19355241 28208774 299387 59,982,639
1985 10664849 17572365 68481009 440924 97,159,147
1986 9744861 25717774 65721486 348109 101,532,230
1987 10025950 16219830 32439881 163583 58,849,244
1988 11326897 13565688 26108874 204809 51,206,268
1989 10414845 16983511 74240579 70107 101,709,042
1990 10115238 20328140 79060098 98987 109,602,463
1991 9975465 19253608 54069408 56438 83,354,919
1992 10225469 14044532 45824570 39904 70,134,475
1993 9299749 8301497 92241080 16755 109,859,081
1994 6873564 14903672 65647852 11684 87,436,772
1995 2929940 9321353 23076419 8157 35,335,869
Thanks Profisher because charts are cool too!
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Hmmmm 1958, my grandpa worked on the fish traps off sooke then and I remember him telling a story of a big chinook hall back then off sooke.