WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — Plans to help migrating salmon make it up British Columbia’s Chilcotin River to spawning grounds are in the works after a massive landslide breach created barrier challenges, but officials will wait to see if the water carves a new route for the fish, says Nathan Cullen, the provincial water, land and resource stewardship minister.

Cullen said Thursday that the breach created a new “choke point” on the river that could impede sockeye salmon movement upstream, but the fish are extremely resilient and face many challenges on their journey to spawning grounds.