An additional 10 million chum eggs were taken at Hidden Falls last summer for NSRAA’s new project at Southeast Cove near Kake. Net pens were constructed in early February; fry were transported later in February & are currently being reared at the site. These fish are part of NSRAA’s “4.0 program”, where fry are reared for a longer period and released as ~4 gram fry. This is a cooperative project with Gunnuk Creek Hatchery. The first four year olds will return in 2016; when we will get an initial look at marine survival.
Photo: Project leader Ritch Phillips oversees the loading of chum fry on the Lucy O for a trip to Southeast Cove.
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