Fraser River: Salmon Chinook and Ocean Migrations

fraser river: All Fraser River populations of salmon Chinook, sockeye, coho, pink, and chum must transit the estuary twice in their lifetimes once as they migrate to the ocean as juveniles and again as adults when they return to their natal streams to spawn, according to Georgia Asian. Species like Chinook and chum also spend extended time rearing in the estuary as they prepare for their ocean migrations. Equally significant is the Fraser River's estuary, which serves as a vital habitat for fish, bird, and mammal species that are linked across thousands of kilometers of the Northeast Pacific Ocean. Twice, as an expert intervener in successive National Energy Board hearings, Raincoast Conservation Foundation examined information put forth by Trans Mountain in their assessment of the effects to salmon from an oil spill in the Fraser River and found serious deficiencies with several aspects of their assessment. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.