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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Additional Info

Field	Value
Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 18:18 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 18:18 (UTC)
contact_email	Nicholas.Komick@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
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"}
criticality_level	[]
data_dictionary	["biota"]
geographic_scope	[]
open_canada_collection	primary
open_canada_date_modified	2026-01-16 00:00:00
open_canada_date_published	2026-01-06 00:00:00
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_subject	["nature_and_environment", "science_and_technology"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr	Échantillonnage de la pêche au saumon à l’aide de micromarques codées -- Données capturées/échantillonnées
update_frequency	as_needed