Forecast for salmon season

[capman]

Has anyone heard of any forecasts for the upcoming salmon season? Washington fish & wildlife has posted theirpredictions and estimated numbers for this upcoming season

 

[Offshore]

It will be mostly sunny and in the high 20's

 

[JWS]

Has anyone heard of any forecasts for the upcoming salmon season? Washington fish & wildlife has posted theirpredictions and estimated numbers for this upcoming season

What is Washington’s prediction?

 

[salmonkiller01]

Dfo estimates between 10 and 10,000,000 sockeye. They may get it right at the range

 

[Whole in the Water]

Most of the time these forecasts are seldom useful other than saying there will be lots or few of a species. With so many environmental, predator, climate and human etc. impacts it is even harder to accurately predict.

 

[searun]

Posted the WA forecasts to this thread:

USA TODAY

West Coast king salmon are so depleted officials just canceled the Oregon and California season https://news.yahoo.com/regulators-rare-step-canceling-next-024410322.html

sportfishingbc.com

Barkley Chinook will be around same as last season at approximately 130 - 150K, or abundant category 4. Several stocks of concern came in above forecast last season - noting favourable ocean conditions as a factor in higher than expected returns.

 

[sly_karma]

Very generalized, but ocean temps this year should be cool-ish with the La Niña tapering off. Ie, favorable for salmon.

But... acidification continues unabated due to high atmospheric CO2.