Archive for November, 2011

Egg Picker

After the eggs have been shocked a machine is used to do the initial dead egg picking. All other dead egg picking is done manually and is carried out on a daily basis. This machine is known as a Jensorter and makes use of a photocell that can tell weather or not the egg is transparent [...]

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Egg Shocking

Hello Salmon Enhancement Community! I think some of you will find this short video link interesting. With the primary incubation process well under way now at the Mill Hatchery we have been shocking our egg production. A mechanical shock is provided during a procedure where we siphon the eggs into a bucket to break the [...]

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Virus Update

Here is an update on a recent news story regarding farmed salmon and virus’s http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/SciTech/20111108/cfia-bc-wild-salmon-anemia-test-results-111108/

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October 2011

Another brood season has passed and the cycle begins again! Your enhancement team put out an amazing effort which translates into more fish for our future! Here is our report for October 2011 Cheers Shane  

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