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Topic: 2013 Predicted Sockeye Returns  (Read 2750 times)

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Kyle M

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Can anyone explain why ODFW would make the following 2013 prediction considering so many fish came through last year, and recent years?.  Just seems a bit low considering the strong upward trend since 2007.:

Sockeye
2012: 515,700 counted at Bonneville
2013: 180,500 predicted at Bonneville


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Biologists make predictions based on more than just previous counts.  There are a lot of other factors that play into the equation.

-Allen


Kyle M

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