Science Response 2015/020

Pre-COSEWIC Review of the Sakinaw Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Population 2014

Context

The Sakinaw Lake population of Sockeye Salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka, was designated as endangered by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) in an emergency listing in 2002 (COSEWIC 2003). Their status was reviewed and confirmed in 2003, with an emergency reassessment in 2006.  Though designated endangered by COSEWIC, this population was not listed under the Species at Risk Act (SARA). COSEWIC is currently (2015) re-assessing the status of Sakinaw Sockeye. When an aquatic species is assessed, and Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is a primary data holder, it is common practice to provide corporately held data in the form of a pre-COSEWIC review. The purpose of this Regional Science Response Process (RSRP) is to review available DFO information relevant to the COSEWIC criterion to assess the status of Sakinaw Sockeye.  Results of this RSRP will be made available to COSEWIC, the author(s) of the species status report, and the co-chairs of the applicable COSEWIC Species Specialist Subcommittee.

This Science Response results from the Science Response Process of January 2015 on the Pre-COSEWIC Assessment for Sockeye Salmon Sakinaw Population.

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