The Terminal Creek hatchery was the scene of the yearly release of salmon fry last Sunday, June 3. Again children brought along their parents to learn about fish conservancy first-hand. It was the 19th Bowen Coho Bon Voyage and it was well-attended.
"We've had the best turnout," Bowen Fish and Wildlife club director Bill Newport said earlier this week. "Usually it slows down at about 1:30 p.m. but this year it didn't slow down at all." Newport said the lagoon causeway location was less well-attended.
Along with officials from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, the club released some 30,000 wild Coho salmon fry into Bowen streams on May 20. They kept back 6,000 and most of those were released at on Sunday. But a few are still at the hatchery for further educational purposes, Newport said.
Fish and Wildlife members who were on hand at the bon voyage event to help out and educate included Tim Pardee, Roger Milsted, Hans Behm, Gord Janzen, Albert Schaly, Mike von Zuben, David Storry and Newport.
