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Proceedings 2022/011

Proceedings of the Pacific regional peer review on Recovery Potential Assessment – Fraser River Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) – Ten Designatable Units; March 16–18, 2021

Chairperson: Ben Davis

Editor: Jill Campbell

Summary

These Proceedings summarize the relevant discussions and key conclusions that resulted from a Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS) Regional Peer Review (RPR) meeting held on March 16-18, 2021 via the online meeting platform Zoom. The working paper focusing on the recovery potential assessment of nine designatable units of Fraser River Sockeye Salmon, Terms of Reference (ToR) Elements 1-11, 14, 16-18, was presented for peer review.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in person gatherings have been restricted and a virtual format for this meeting was adopted. Web-based participation included Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Science, Species at Risk Program (SARP), and Fisheries Management Sectors staff, and external representatives from First Nations, Province of British Columbia (BC), industry, environmental non-governmental organizations, and academia.

The conclusions and advice resulting from this review will be provided in the form of a Science Advisory Report providing advice to decision makers in DFO’s Ecosystem Management Branch, Species at Risk Program, and Committed on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) to inform Species at Risk Act (SARA) recovery planning.

The Science Advisory Report and supporting Research Document will be made publicly available on the Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS) website.

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