Illegal sockeye salmon sales are “rampant” on the Fraser River, especially in the Lower Mainland, according to B.C. Wildlife Federation.
The Surrey-based organization says thousands of sockeye salmon cleaned and apparently prepared for sale are being dumped along riverbanks.
“We are seeing evidence of illegal fish sales all over social media and Craigslist,” said Jesse Zeman, the federation’s executive director, in a news release sent Thursday (Sept.
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