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Fraser River sockeye salmon: data synthesis and cumulative impacts

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Table A3.4-4. Summary of the life history of the <strong>Fraser</strong> <strong>River</strong> <strong>sockeye</strong> <strong>salmon</strong>. This table shows the timingof major stages <strong>and</strong> processes for the dominant age-types, including the year (relative to broodyear) during which each occurs. This information was used to guide the process of aligning theobservation values within each received <strong>data</strong> series with the brood year to which it would apply.BY = brood year. SoG = Strait of Georgia. LFR = Lower <strong>Fraser</strong> <strong>River</strong>. Sources: Burgner (1991);McKinnell et al. (2011)Life historyDevelopmentalStageProcessTiming of Dominant Age-TypeAll non-Harrison <strong>Fraser</strong> <strong>River</strong> stocks(age-type 4 2 )Harrison stock(age-type 4 1 )Season Year Comment Season Year CommentEGG Spawning Aug-Nov BY BYIncubation Winter BY+1 Winter BY+1ALEVINEmergenceApril -early JuneSummer - BY+1FRY toPARRFreshwaterrearingWinterWinter - BY+2SpringSMOLT Outmigration April/May BY+2BY+2POST-SMOLTADULTEstuaryrearingSoG passageCoastalmigrationGrowth <strong>and</strong>maturation inNorth PacificMigratetowards<strong>Fraser</strong> <strong>River</strong>Lower <strong>Fraser</strong><strong>River</strong> passageUpstreammigrationSpawningBY+1 Spring BY+1minimal orn/aby late May BY+2 dispersedN&W from<strong>Fraser</strong>byJune/JulybyAug/Septby lateAutumn/earlyWinterBY+2BY+2BY+2BY+3most leftSoGspreadalong coastmoveoffshoreSpring/SummerBY+1 up to 5months inestuaryby late July BY+1 enter <strong>Fraser</strong>plumebyBY+1 dispersed intoAug/SeptSoGby Autumn BY+1 migration tocontinentalshelfBY+1BY+2BY+3Spring BY+4 Spring BY+4July - earlySeptmid-June -mid-OctBY+4BY+4BY+4PassingthroughStrait ofGeorgiaFiner scaleby runtiminggroupmid-Aug -early OctBY+4late run groupAug-Nov BY+4 Sept-Oct BY+4 (based onLFR passage)177

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