B.C.’s South Coast marine recreational salmon fishery is growing—but so is the number of chinook and coho dying after release. Limiting fishing effort, updating regulations and gear, licensing guides, and implementing real-time monitoring could put the fishery on a more sustainable footing.

In his 2026 mid-season fisheries update, fisheries expert Greg Taylor examines poor pink salmon returns, missing four-year-old sockeye and what they could mean for the Fraser and other B.C. salmon runs.

Sockeye returns on the Skeena and Fraser are falling short of preseason forecasts—but fishing pressure continues. Here’s how delayed in-season decisions and a broken treaty are putting Canadian salmon at risk.

Explore Port Coquitlam’s waterways, salmon habitat and flood infrastructure by bike. Join our guided ride on August 8 or take the self-guided tour anytime from August 1 to September 7.

Watershed Watch's fisheries expert Greg Taylor provides a forecast for 2026 salmon returns.

Climate change, poor freshwater conditions and DFO monitoring cuts make 2026 salmon returns harder to predict, manage and defend for B.C. communities.