Common name | Thaw'en |
Language | Salish |
Dialect | Saanich |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
Country | Canada |
Locality | Strait of Georgia, Vancouver, British Columbia |
Ref. | Danko, J.P., 1998 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
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Remarks | Coho salmon was fished during the moon 'chen'thaw'en', or 'time of the coho', September. Named for the abundance of coho. Saanich people gaffed coho at Goldstream and also used reef-nets to access this fishery. |