people come literally from all over the world to be witness to this event of
world to be witness to this event of
world to be witness to this event of incredible odds you know each female
incredible odds you know each female
incredible odds you know each female brings four thousand eggs here from the
brings four thousand eggs here from the
brings four thousand eggs here from the ocean and deposits them here in the
ocean and deposits them here in the
ocean and deposits them here in the system and yet four years later we’re
system and yet four years later we’re
system and yet four years later we’re lucky if we get two of those back is as
lucky if we get two of those back is as
lucky if we get two of those back is as adults and it’s this incredible struggle
adults and it’s this incredible struggle
adults and it’s this incredible struggle between life and death every single day
every four years these amazing animals
every four years these amazing animals have returned to their birthplace many
have returned to their birthplace many
have returned to their birthplace many cases within meters where they were born
cases within meters where they were born
cases within meters where they were born but you know it’s sort of the end in the
but you know it’s sort of the end in the
but you know it’s sort of the end in the beginning all the same time
beginning all the same time
beginning all the same time the death of the salmon is the birth of
the death of the salmon is the birth of
the death of the salmon is the birth of the child and the birth of the child you
the child and the birth of the child you
the child and the birth of the child you know is dependent upon the death of the
know is dependent upon the death of the
know is dependent upon the death of the adult before them they never meet
adult before them they never meet
adult before them they never meet they never connect like so many other
they never connect like so many other
they never connect like so many other animals do and so I think that when
animals do and so I think that when
animals do and so I think that when people come here they come here to
people come here they come here to
people come here they come here to witness that that moment of transition
witness that that moment of transition
witness that that moment of transition and it’s a very powerful and poignant
and it’s a very powerful and poignant
and it’s a very powerful and poignant story for people it’s really you know it
story for people it’s really you know it
story for people it’s really you know it sounds like a cliche but really is a
sounds like a cliche but really is a
sounds like a cliche but really is a miracle that they make it and
miracle that they make it and
miracle that they make it and four out of four thousand or something
four out of four thousand or something
four out of four thousand or something actually make it back is pretty
actually make it back is pretty
actually make it back is pretty spectacular
when they go out to the ocean they go a
when they go out to the ocean they go a long ways these fish that are spawned up
long ways these fish that are spawned up
long ways these fish that are spawned up and you know near the near the Rocky
and you know near the near the Rocky
and you know near the near the Rocky Mountains up in the upper Fraser will go
Mountains up in the upper Fraser will go
Mountains up in the upper Fraser will go you know several hundred kilometers over
you know several hundred kilometers over
you know several hundred kilometers over a thousand kilometers out to the mouth
a thousand kilometers out to the mouth
a thousand kilometers out to the mouth of the Fraser then up along the coast up
of the Fraser then up along the coast up
of the Fraser then up along the coast up into the Gulf of Alaska so they’re
into the Gulf of Alaska so they’re
into the Gulf of Alaska so they’re traveling several thousand kilometers in
traveling several thousand kilometers in
traveling several thousand kilometers in their lives and then they come back and
their lives and then they come back and
their lives and then they come back and so it’s a it’s a massive migration every
so it’s a it’s a massive migration every
so it’s a it’s a massive migration every four years there’s this massive
four years there’s this massive
four years there’s this massive population here which is what we’re in
population here which is what we’re in
population here which is what we’re in now and then there’s a shadow year about
now and then there’s a shadow year about
now and then there’s a shadow year about half as many is called a sub dominant
half as many is called a sub dominant
half as many is called a sub dominant run and there’s two years of really
run and there’s two years of really
run and there’s two years of really relative quiet but generally speaking
relative quiet but generally speaking
relative quiet but generally speaking it’s evolved beyond this four year cycle
so 2009 we’ve got a lot of attention
so 2009 we’ve got a lot of attention because we had unexpectedly low returns
because we had unexpectedly low returns
because we had unexpectedly low returns the total run size that year was about
the total run size that year was about
the total run size that year was about 1.5 million sockeye coming back to the
1.5 million sockeye coming back to the
1.5 million sockeye coming back to the Fraser four years previous to that we
Fraser four years previous to that we
Fraser four years previous to that we had in the order seven million so that
had in the order seven million so that
had in the order seven million so that was a significant decline and raised
was a significant decline and raised
was a significant decline and raised concerns where we’re at today obviously
concerns where we’re at today obviously
concerns where we’re at today obviously looking at about nineteen point six or
looking at about nineteen point six or
looking at about nineteen point six or nineteen point eight million coming back
nineteen point eight million coming back
nineteen point eight million coming back to the Fraser and I would say things
to the Fraser and I would say things
to the Fraser and I would say things perhaps looking a little better for
perhaps looking a little better for
perhaps looking a little better for placer sockeye than people feared back
placer sockeye than people feared back
placer sockeye than people feared back in 2009 their mother we used to see
in 2009 their mother we used to see
in 2009 their mother we used to see returns like this on a regular basis
returns like this on a regular basis
returns like this on a regular basis over a hundred years ago one thing that
over a hundred years ago one thing that
over a hundred years ago one thing that we do know about Fraser Sakai’s they’re
we do know about Fraser Sakai’s they’re
we do know about Fraser Sakai’s they’re being increasingly affected by climate
being increasingly affected by climate
being increasingly affected by climate change we have in the Fraser River
change we have in the Fraser River
change we have in the Fraser River increasing high water temperatures in
increasing high water temperatures in
increasing high water temperatures in the summer and we have number of weeks
the summer and we have number of weeks
the summer and we have number of weeks now in the in a lot of summers where the
now in the in a lot of summers where the
now in the in a lot of summers where the water temperatures reach a lethal
water temperatures reach a lethal
water temperatures reach a lethal threshold for salmon and that’s going to
threshold for salmon and that’s going to
threshold for salmon and that’s going to increase as as the climate warms and as
increase as as the climate warms and as
increase as as the climate warms and as the river system increasingly changes as
the river system increasingly changes as
the river system increasingly changes as a result of that
we have this abundant planet that we all
we have this abundant planet that we all share and when you look at the cosmos
share and when you look at the cosmos
share and when you look at the cosmos and the universe is around us it’s an
and the universe is around us it’s an
and the universe is around us it’s an anomaly it’s it’s it’s something so
anomaly it’s it’s it’s something so
anomaly it’s it’s it’s something so unique that has come together from so
unique that has come together from so
unique that has come together from so many thousands of potential disastrous
many thousands of potential disastrous
many thousands of potential disastrous conditions and we have a responsibility
conditions and we have a responsibility
conditions and we have a responsibility to care for it we have a responsibility
to care for it we have a responsibility
to care for it we have a responsibility to be a part of it and we have a
to be a part of it and we have a
to be a part of it and we have a responsibility to embrace what it
responsibility to embrace what it
responsibility to embrace what it teaches us and I think when we do that
teaches us and I think when we do that
teaches us and I think when we do that then we become part of the planet we
then we become part of the planet we
then we become part of the planet we manage
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