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Warm water puts B.C.’s Fraser River sockeye run at risk
Record low river levels and warm water temperatures could have a devastating effect on millions of sockeye salmon headed for the Fraser River to spawn, according to a UBC biologist. If this summer’s unusual weather conditions continue, few salmon will brave the stifling temperatures of the river, and many of those that do will die trying, Tony Farrell said.
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This summer has been really hard on freshwater fishes. I just keep seeing more and more articles about mass fish death and stressed spawning populations. It ranges from fish of huge economic importance like sockeye to bio-indicator species like California's delta smelt. They're saying the delta smelt may go extinct in part because of the drought.