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  2. Fraser River - Wikipedia

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    The Fraser River is known for the fishing of white sturgeon, all five species of Pacific salmon (chinook, coho, chum, pink, sockeye), as well as steelhead trout. The Fraser River is also the largest producer of salmon in Canada. [24] A typical white sturgeon catch can average about 500 pounds (230 kg). [25]

  3. White sturgeon - Wikipedia

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    Alternate common names include: Pacific sturgeon, Oregon sturgeon, Columbia sturgeon, Snake River sturgeon and Sacramento sturgeon. The specific name is derived from the Latin words acipenser (sturgeon), trans (over or beyond), and montanus (mountain). [7] A white sturgeon at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, California

  4. Sturgeon - Wikipedia

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    Globally, sturgeon fisheries are of great value, primarily as a source for caviar, but also for flesh. [42] Several species of sturgeon are harvested for their roe which is processed into caviar—a delicacy, and the reason why caviar-producing sturgeons are among the most valuable and endangered of all wildlife resources. [43]

  5. Green sturgeon - Wikipedia

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    Scott and Crossman 1973 reported potential spawning in the Fraser River in Canada, but Moyle 2002 reported that there was no evidence of green sturgeon spawning in Canada or Alaska. Green and white sturgeon enter the Feather River system annually and spawning of green sturgeon was documented for the first time in 2011. [43]

  6. Alexandria First Nation - Wikipedia

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    Formerly, the people of this region were known as ʔElhdaqox-t'in, the people of the Sturgeon River (Where ʔElhdaqox refers to what is now called the Fraser River - ʔElhdachugh being sturgeon, and Yeqox being the river).

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  8. Rick Hansen - Wikipedia

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    Hansen is a supporter of the conservation of Fraser River White sturgeon and Pacific Salmon. He has served as chair for the Founding Chair of both Fraser River Sturgeon Conservation Society (FRSCS) and the Pacific Salmon Endowment Fund Society, helping to restore and protect sturgeon and salmon populations in British Columbia.

  9. Serpentine Wildlife Management Area - Wikipedia

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    The Ramsar designation for the Fraser River Delta covers six key locations Burns Bog, Sturgeon Bank, South Arm Marshes, Boundary Bay Wildlife Management Area, Serpentine, and the Alaksen National Wildlife Area (no longer considered a Ramsar site). According to their website, the designation is due to its international importance as a "stopover ...