NUMBERS GAME
From 29 to 34.2 million, the latest facts and figures that Canadian hunters and anglers need to know
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12,000
Chinook salmon that returned to their Yukon spawning grounds this year, far below last year’s count of 30,669 fish, as well as the 10-year historical average of 52,000. Predation and warming water due to climate change are thought to be the main reasons for the decline.