Experts believe that the sighting of thousands of fish in a Port Coquitlam creek on Saturday is a positive indicator for salmon returns.
Many onlookers paused to observe the salmon on the side of a trail because there were so many spawning Coho below the hatchery at Noon’s Creek in Port Moody.
The record-breaking stretch of late summer weather and drought conditions had many worried about the state of local salmon runs, which have a biological clock that dictates when they leave the ocean to spawn.
According to Tracy Green, a representative for the Pacific Salmon Foundation, “We were here just a few weeks ago and this area was entirely dry and impassable for fish.”
We didn’t hold out much hope that the salmon would have a chance to return.
A few weeks ago, a video went viral that showed thousands of dead fish that had entered dried-up streams.
The salmon are currently making their way back to their breeding areas thanks to an inflow of fall rain.
Although experts claim it is too early to determine how the drought harmed local returns, the current situation shows resiliency.
Salmon are returned, according to Green. “That’s definitely a good (sign). ”.
Recent rains is facilitating B.C. salmon’s return to breeding sites, according to an expert
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