River never sleeps FestivalBandBooth scanother boothbooth w kids sand dadsburgers on the grillcareful carry by kidCooks cookingDFO boothfamily releases smoltGreeting tentJens at FB booth w kidsKid w Fisheries boatMore setupMosaic boothOystersPopcornRandy w parking signSetup readyTent setupVal w eggs
Rosewall Hatchery in Action
Rosewall Hatchery in Action
Our welcome is warm no matter the weather.Class picture time for a visiting school group.Fish feeding is a daily chore at every hatchery, rain or shine.Fish rearing is in tanks under shelter, and in raceways.Adipose fin clipping is a essential job that marks hatchery stock that we make sure is also a enjoyable group activity.Proper egg handling is essential to the success of the brood stock.We have a tree nursery on site that supplies groups all over Vancouver Island.At our site on Rosewall Creek, we work together with contract biologists to seine net our Coho brood stock for egg take.Each Coho female produces about 1500 eggs and two males are used to fertilize them to ensure gestation and genetic variety.
Wilfred Hatchery
Wilfred Hatchery
Wilford Creek produces wild Coho, Chum and pink salmon and is the sight of our first HatcheryFrom 1990 to today, our Wilfred Creek Hatchery has grown from a simple upwelling box to a complete projectThe Hatchery is a simple frame Building located on Mosaic Forest Management Corporation proper with their supportBoth coho and chum wild fish are captured on the creek and their eggs raised to supplement the natural population as a part of the conservation hatchery strategy FBSES volunteers perform all the usual egg take operations and fish raising activities in these remote settings FBSES volunteers perform all the usual egg take operations and fish raising activities in these remote settings When fry are ready, they emerge from raising tanks to Capilano troughs to finish their growth Ours volunteers are known as the “Wilfred creek boys” and they use their skills in all parts of hatchery operations Ours volunteers are known as the “Wilfred creek boys” and they use their skills in all parts of hatchery operations A hatchery is a year round commitment by volunteers who overcome challenges of remoteness, lack of power, the weather to ensure the survival of a wild creek and its salmon inhabitants.
