Millions of Sockeye Salmon expected to return to the Fraser River in the summer of 2009 did not show up.  Just over 8 million missing fish were the initial numbers with official numbers coming in later even higher. The 8 million initiative aims to put meaning to a number so large and to drawing attention to the 2009 Fraser Sockeye run and the loss of so many in hopes that we can prevent further collapse and in fact restore the health of the natural system.