Powell River Salmon Society
CBC Podcast
Posted by shanedobler in News on February 21, 2012
Here is a link to a CBC podcast : “On The Island “with Gregor Craigie; discussing concerns about how a court ruling on protecting killer whale habitat could affect fishing and vessel traffic in our coastal waters. There are some very interesting points made in this interview. http://www.cbc.ca/video/news/audioplayer.html?clipid=2199134225
The Importance of Salmon to Our Community
Posted by shanedobler in In The Classroom on February 6, 2012
In the first weeks of January the classroom incubators were set up at local schools. The Powell River Salmon Society Classroom Incubator Program focuses on salmon, biology and stewardship. We encourage educators to integrate science with social studies. Hands-on participation and the knowledge gained in salmon biology and environment are critical building blocks toward fostering a [...]
Tide Guide
Posted by shanedobler in News on February 6, 2012
Here it is ! A reminder that the The Powell River Salmon Society(PRSS) PRSS 2012 Tide Guide is now on store shelves!! The tide guide is a PRSS product and it contributes directly towards our salmon enhancement efforts. We thank all of our customers who advertise in the handy tide reference booklet. Cheers Shane
January 2012
Posted by shanedobler in News on January 31, 2012
Marine Traders is one of our top local business supporters for many local salmon enhancement projects and activities. The continuous supply of goods from their many vendor contacts for our fundraisers and spreading the word about our current activities helps to keep the public aware of our projects. We greatly appreciate these valuable contributions to [...]
December 2011
Posted by shanedobler in News on December 31, 2011
The Powell River Salmon Society would like to thank the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) for its support in 2011. The RBC contributed to our salmon enhancement objectives at the local branch level as well as through the RBC Blue Water Program. We greatly appreciate the contributions to our program and understand the value of [...]
Save a third of fish
Posted by shanedobler in News on December 22, 2011
Here is a link to an interesting article on sea birds from cbc.ca. It begs the question, why don’t fisheries managers take sea birds into account when setting fish quota’s? http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2011/12/22/technology-.htmly
November 2011
Support for the Powell River Salmon Society’s Monthly Report is brought to you by the Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF). October’s gala fundraising dinner event provided 250 membership renewals to the Powell River Salmon Society. In addition, the PSF has provided more than $117 000 in project funding in the past six years to help us meet our salmon enhancement objectives. [...]
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 [...]
Virus Update
Posted by shanedobler in News on November 9, 2011
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/
Tide Guide
Buy a handy pocket-sized copy of our tide guide at your local store and support the Powell River Salmon Society.
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