Chilliwack River Adipose Clip Sockeye Alert
Posted on July 4th, 2006 by Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Beginning in 2004, adipose-clipped sockeye will be returning to Cultus Lake. These enhanced fish are part of a recovery program effort to rebuild the numbers. The adipose clip is the only mark which allows biologists to differentiate between wild and enhanced fish while giving the fish its best chance for survival.

Please do not mistake these fish with coho or any of the other salmon species. If you catch an adipose-clipped fish ensure it is not a sockeye before deciding to retain it. Cultus Lake sockeye migrate through the Chilliwack/Vedder and into Cultus Lake from late July to early December.

All sockeye in the Chilliwack–Vedder River must be released unharmed.

Differences between Sockeye and Coho Salmon

For more information, please download this poster.

Cultus Lake Sockeye are ENDANGERED

Over the next few years the expected return is extremely low.
Every fish counts!

It’s every sport fisher’s responsibility to know their fish and the regulations. If you capture a sockeye in the Chilliwack/Vedder, please release the fish unharmed. For more informatio, please contact David Barnes at the Cultus Lake Salmon Research Laboratory.

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