The massive slide on the Fraser River has prompted drastic action by Chilcotin area First Nations.
The Tŝilhqot’in National Government has issued a closure for salmon on a number of rivers and streams.
The TNG says retention of Sockeye, Chinook, and Coho is prohibited on the Chilcotin, Chilko, and Taseko Rivers as well as their tributaries
Calling it a crisis, the Tŝilhqot’in says less than one percent of spawning salmon have been able to get past the the slide bottle-necking the Fraser River near Big Bar.
First Nations, the province, and federal government have been working since June to get migrating salmon past the slide site.
To date, an estimated 28,780 salmon have passed the slide on their own, while nearly 57-thousand have been transported by helicopter.
The B.C. government says salmon stuck at the site can now be transported upstream by truck after a successful test over the weekend.
