Fraser River sockeye salmon: data synthesis and cumulative impacts

Commentsopen again. It is acceptable to enter values for differentgroups of stocks each year.Additional comments on the record for a particularyear.Qualitative MetricComments specific to qualitative assessment belowComments on how the qualitative evaluation valueswere generated. Were they the expert opinion of oneperson or many? What sorts of factors were consideredor excluded?ValuesYearsProvide qualitative estimate of metric (1-5 scale, referto below) for EVERY year in the template.StocksIf a qualitative estimate of the metric can be providedby stock, enter values by stock for each year, otherwiseenter values under the ALL column.To the extent possible, provide a qualitative estimate ofthe metric as it would have applied to other non-Frasersockeye stocks within BC.Value/Rating The qualitative rating should be a qualitativeassessment based on your expert knowledge. Youshould be rating the LEVEL of the particular metric,not the impact it may have had on productivity (thelatter will emerge from multivariate analyses). Ratingsare on a 1-5 scale as follows:1 = very low, lowest 20% of the observed values2 = low, second quintile (21 st to 40 th percentiles of thedistribution of values)3 = moderate level, third quintile (41 st to 60 thpercentiles)4 = high level, fourth quintile (61 st to 80 th percentiles)5 = very high level, fifth quintile (81 st to maximumvalue)271