A new U. S. study on sockeye depicts that the salmon fishing approach for British Columbia needs to be restructured, so that, it can do a better job at shielding weak stocks, rather than on getting the most out of the catch when runs are big, salmon specialists say.

Craig Orr, Executive Director of Watershed Watch Salmon Society, said in reaction to a research paper that was released on Wednesday by the University of Washington, that it includes huge implications to the current sockeye environment.

The study could find that the key to maintaining hale and hearty salmon stocks over time lies in making sure that there is an extensive variety of stocks within a specified species.

The researchers scrutinized Bristol Bay, Alaska, where the yearly run of 30 million sockeye has continued to remain steady ever since 1950 owing to a harvest plan that ensures weak stocks are sheltered, whilst maximizing the profitable catch.

During that similar time, sockeye runs in B. C. Rivers, for example the Fraser and Skeena, have gone in the course from spectacular ups and downs.

The major thing is to acknowledge the seriousness of the situation and do something about it as soon as possible.