Salmon Coded-Wire-Tag Fishery Sampling -- Catch/Sample Data

The Coded-Wire Tag (CWT) database contains the Release, Recovery, Catch/Sample, and Location data. CWT is the Pacific Region’s centralized Oracle database that holds adult salmon escapement data.

Catch / Sample Data Tagged fish are sampled at various commercial, recreational, tribal and escapement fisheries Pacific Coastwide by sampling agencies. These agencies usually record the sampling area, number caught, and percent of catch that was sampled and related information. This information is called Catch/Sample data and is collected by sampling agencies for submission to the RMPC on a yearly basis by specific reporting agencies.

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Title (French)	Échantillonnage de la pêche au saumon à l’aide de micromarques codées -- Données capturées/échantillonnées
Update Frequency	as_needed
Geographic Scope	[]
Criticality Level	[]
Sensitivity Level	unrestricted
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Contact Person	{"en": "Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Ecosystems and Oceans Science/Pacific Science/Stock Assessment and Research Division,,Nicholas.Komick@dfo-mpo.gc.ca", "fr": "Gouvernement du Canada; Pêches et Océans Canada; Sciences des écosystèmes et des océans/Science Pacifique/Division de l'Évaluation et recherche des stocks,,Nicholas.Komick@dfo-mpo.gc.ca"}
Contact Email	Nicholas.Komick@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Data Dictionary	["biota"]
Open Canada Date Published	2026-01-06 00:00:00
Open Canada Date Modified	2026-01-16 00:00:00
Open Canada Subject	["nature_and_environment", "science_and_technology"]
Open Canada Keywords	{"en": ["Marine biology", "Fisheries", "chinook", "coho", "stock assessment", "distribution"], "fr": ["Biologie marine", "Pêcheries", "saumon quinnat", "saumon coho", "évaluation des stocks", "distribution"]}
Open Canada Collection	primary
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