Powell River Salmon Society

June has been a busy month of maintenace and repairs, as well as the launch of our new education initiative, salmoneducation.org.

We hope that everyone is staying safe! Our crew has been working very diligently while respecting  social distancing recommendations in response to the Covid19 pandemic.  We have been following through with our transports and releases and we will complete rearing and release operations in early May. Here is a brief look into April 2020  

With the Ponding of our last Coho our incubation is now complete. Both hatcheries are stocked with fish. The sun has been shining and the fish have been feeding well. Growth patterns are within the typical seasonal range. We would like to thank our community and specifically our volunteers for their understanding during this time […]

Our biomass has nearly doubled in February. Our fish are growing at a very healthy rate. There have been many transports from our Mill Hatchery to Duck Lake Hatchery to accommodate the increasing biomass. This fish distribution process is also important because the fish need to imprint on Lang Creek.  With increasing daylight hours we […]

  January is now behind us and February is forecast to be cold. Overall fish growth has been as we would expect. We continue to work closely with volunteers on administering feed during the rearing production cycle. Feed application takes place seven days a week and is a crucial component of raising healthy fish for […]

December marks the start of our full rearing season. Three of our five chinook batches are feeding, and our chum and coho are progressing nicely!