Recreational salmon fishing in the entire Skeena watershed will be closed until July 14, 2017 to facilitate First Nations harvesting of salmon.
Meanwhile recreational, commercial, and First Nations food, social and ceremonial harvesting of sockeye salmon will be closed for the 2017 season, unless there is an in-season indication of increased Skeena sockeye abundance.
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) initiated the closure June 15 due to predicted low returns of Skeena sockeye salmon.
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