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Bill,
I double-checked the NOAA website and see that Hood Canal (summer run)
and Columbia River chum are only listed as threatened (both in 1999),
and while the chum season in Puget Sound and Southern Strait of Georgia
was a little bleak last year, those stocks do not appear to be anywhere
near endangered status. In fact, the Washington Dept. of Fish and
Wildlife website notes that chum salmon are the most abundant salmon
species in the region. Your fish, although listed as Canadian, could be
from Alaska stocks, the majority which are quite healthy. So, I would
say you can enjoy your salmon with a guilt-free conscience.
Regards,
Bob Pacunski
Wash. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife
Marine Fish Science
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