In 2009, the Campbell River and Quinsam River had record returns of pink salmon. At last count, an estimated 800,000 pink salmon returned, which is the highest return on record for this river system.

Campbell River is simply living up to it's name as "The Salmon Capital Of The World"!

The excellent salmon returns echo other Vancouver Island rivers such as the Nanaimo and Quatse rivers.

The Broughton Archipelago (near Port McNeill) was so over run with pink salmon, that a commercial seine and gill net fishery was opened in the area (Area 12) by late August 2009.