Photo Gallery on Bowen Island Undercurrent
Farewell fair chums
Last weekend at the lagoon, the Bowen Island Fish and Wildlife Club (with Department of Fisheries and Oceans support) released approximately 20,000 chum salmon fry into the lagoon.
In June the club will invite islanders to Coho Bon Voyage, when they'll release the coho fry at the Terminal Creek Hatchery.
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A couple of families showed up to help send off the chum. DFO employees distributed batches of fry in small buckets.
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Bronwyn Beairsto/Bowen Island Undercurrent
Even the puppy wanted to get in on the chum release!
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Bronwyn Beairsto/Bowen Island Undercurrent
Pat Adams showed off her soon-to-be-released chums.
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Bronwyn Beairsto/Bowen Island Undercurrent
Fry like marshy areas with lots of hiding spots.
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Bronwyn Beairsto/Bowen Island Undercurrent
The youth were particularly excited about seeing the wee fishies.
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Bronwyn Beairsto/Bowen Island Undercurrent
Unlike coho fry, chums make for the ocean soon after release.
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Bronwyn Beairsto/Bowen Island Undercurrent
There were plenty of fish and plenty of smiles to go round.
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Bronwyn Beairsto/Bowen Island Undercurrent
The geese were on hand to supervise the release (and to make sure their own fry, er, goslings, were safe).
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Bronwyn Beairsto/Bowen Island Undercurrent
