Powell River Salmon Society
Archive for November 16th, 2011
Egg Picker
Posted by shanedobler in News on November 16, 2011
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 [...]
Egg Shocking
Posted by shanedobler in News on November 16, 2011
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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