Fraser River sockeye run at lowest level in more than 120 years

The Pacific Salmon Commission estimates a run of 853,000 sockeye salmon on the Fraser River this year, the lowest number since estimates began in 1893, reports The Vancouver Sun.

And the reason for the run being the lowest in more than 120 years all has to do with climate change, according to the Watershed Watch Salmon Society (WWSS).

“The salmon are suffering because of the changing environment of which we, as British Columbians, have some responsibility for,” said WWSS Fisheries Adviser Greg Taylor of the fishery, which ended Aug.