2022 Brood Year Results
| Type of Salmon | Number | Date Received | ATU's | Ponding Date | ATU's | Release Date | ATU's | Survival From Egg to Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coho | 5,270 | Feb 27, 2023 | 256 | Apr 5, 2023 | 703 | Jun 18, 2023* | 1,339* | 87% |
* Note: 1,567 fry were released to Terminal Creek on June 15 at 1,299 ATU
| Coho Fry Release Numbers and Location on June 18, 2023 | |
|---|---|
| Upper Terminal Creek | Nil |
| Terminal Creek (Upstream & Downstream of Hatchery) | 3,336 |
| Killarney Creek | Nil |
| Grafton Creek | Nil |
| Explosives Creek | 1,223 |
| Total Coho Fry Released | 4,559 |
NOTE: 2021 and 2022 brood year fry had their adipose fins clipped to identify them as hatchery stock
2021 Brood Year Results
| Type of Salmon | Number | Date Received | ATU's | Ponding Date | ATU's | Release Date | ATU's | Survival From Egg to Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chum | 104,711 | Dec 30, 2021 | 360 | Apr 5, 2022 | 762 | May 2, 2022 | 968 | 64.9% |
| Coho | 9,903 | Feb 18, 2022 | 251 | Apr 26, 2022 | 649 | Jun 30, 2022 | 938 | 93.4% |
| Coho Fry Release Numbers and Location on June 30, 2022 | |
|---|---|
| Upper Terminal Creek (Between Old Firehall and Grafton Dam) | 2,000 |
| Terminal Creek (Upstream & Downstream of Hatchery) | 4,991 |
| Killarney Creek (too warm for coho release) | Nil |
| Grafton Creek | 1,109 |
| Explosives Creek | 1,146 |
| Total Coho Fry Released | 9,246 |
2020 Brood Year Results
| Type of Salmon | Number | Date Received | ATU's | Ponding Date | ATU's | Release Date | ATU's | Survival From Egg to Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chum | 100,502 | Dec 18, 2020 | 368 | Mar 29, 2021 | 852 | Apr 22, 2021 | 1,030 | 96.4% |
| Coho | 10,170 | Feb 26, 2021 | 263 | May 5, 2021 | 731 | Jun 23, 2021 | 1,315 | 81.7% |
| Coho Fry Release Numbers and Location on June 23, 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Upper Terminal Creek (Between Old Firehall and Grafton Dam) | 1,833 |
| Terminal Creek (Upstream & Downstream of Hatchery) | 2,645 |
| Killarney Creek (About 300 meters downstream from dam) | 1,131 |
| Grafton Creek | 1,056 |
| Explosives Creek | 1,639 |
| Total Coho Fry Released | 8,304 |
2019 Brood Year Results
| Type of Salmon | Number | Date Received | ATU's | Ponding Date | ATU's | Release Date | ATU's | Survival From Egg to Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pink | 100,000 | Nov 19, 2019 | 474 | Feb 8, 2020 | 870 | Feb 13, 2020 | 890 | 98.1% |
| Coho | 13,500 | Feb 13, 2020 | 265 | Apr 25, 2020 | 676 | Jun 19, 2020 | 1331 | 97.2% |
| Coho Fry Release Numbers and Location on June 19, 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Upper Terminal Creek (Between Old Firehall and Grafton Dam) | 3,000 |
| Terminal Creek (Upstream & Downstream of Hatchery) | 2,500 |
| Lower Terminal Creek (Below Horse Bridge) | 2,000 |
| Killarney Lake | 500 |
| Killarney Creek (About 300 meters downstream from dam) | 1,000 |
| Grafton Creek | 2,500 |
| Explosives Creek | 1,628 |
| Total Coho Fry Released | 13,128 |
The temperature varied between 11.7C in Explosives Creek to 20.5C in Killarney Lake
2018 Brood Year Results
| Type of Salmon | Number | Date Received | ATU's | Ponding Date | ATU's | Release Date | ATU's | Survival From Egg to Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chum | 20,000 | Dec 18, 2018 | 310 | Apr 2, 2019 | 731 | Apr 27, 2019 | 940 | 97.2% |
| Coho | 20,000 | Feb 8, 2019 | 286 | Apr 23, 2019 | 642 | May 23, 2019 | 975 | 97.5% |
2017 Brood Year Results
| Type of Salmon | Number | Date Received | ATU's | Ponding Date | ATU's | Release Date | ATU's | Survival From Egg to Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pink | Nil | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Chum | 106,531 | Jan 5, 2018 | 356 | Mar 28, 2018 | 723 | Apr 15, 2018 | 878 | 98.4% |
| Coho | 20,222 | Feb 9, 2018 | 253 | Apr 28, 2018 | 710 | May 31, 2018 | 1134 | 98.5% |
2016 Brood Year Results
| Type of Salmon | Number | Date Received | ATU's | Ponding Date | ATU's | Release Date | ATU's | Survival From Egg to Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chum | 199,892 | Dec 17, 2016 | 352 | Mar 27, 2017 | 721 | Apr 15, 2017 | 852 | 99.1% |
| Coho | 19,803 | Feb 10, 2017 | 267 | Apr 25, 2017 | 731 | May 29,2017 | 1143 | 99.4% |
2015 Brood Year Results
| Type of Salmon | Number | Date Received | ATU's | Ponding Date | ATU's | Release Date | ATU's | Survival From Egg to Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pink | 101,360 | Nov 25, 2015 | 428 | Feb 18, 2016 | 860 | Feb 22, 2016 | 884 | 94.4% |
| Chum | 100,012 | Jan 6, 2016 | 338 | Mar 23, 2016 | 805 | Apr 11, 2016 | 987 | 97.1% |
| Coho | 12,379 | Feb 10, 2016 | 278 | Apr 15, 2016 | 837 | Jun 3, 2016 | 1481 | 93.4% |
Over 1,100 chum spawners returned to The Lagoon and Davies Creek throughout October and November, 2016. Most were the result of brood year 2012 chum released in the spring of 2013.
Bob Turner, whose passion for Howe Sound is only exceeded by his passion for the Bowen community, video’d and produced a fantastic film (below) which captures the excitement in the community.
November 29, 2016 – read Here comes the Coho!
– article by Tim Pardee for the Bowen Island Undercurrent
This is our “incubation” room. The eggs develop in these trays until they are ready to be transferred into the troughs. If the water temperature averages about 10 degrees then they will be in the trays for about 45 days.
On a good year we will have about 200,000 Chum eggs and about 40,000 Coho. When the eggs develop to where they no longer have an “egg sack” they are transferred into the hatchery troughs.
The next photographs show many thousands of healthy Chum that will be soon be released into our Bowen Creeks.
