A few updates from the Seymour Salmonid Society and the Seymour River Hatchery.

The hatchery's steelhead, coho, and chum are well on their way to the Pacific Ocean. Over half a million chum were release in late April, followed by 65,000 coho in early-May, and 30,000 steelhead in mid and late-May.

Our POST program was in full swing this year with 150 steelhead implanted with acoustic transmitters. The tagged steelhead along with the rest of the steelhead were released in four different sites. This included a group that was barged from the Seymour River to Lighthouse Park!

The barge release and other new release strategies are an attempt to boost survival of juvenile steelhead in Burrard Inlet. Several media groups did an excellent job covering our work. You can read the story that appeared in the North Shore News here.

CBC Radio's "On The Coast" also featured the story and the Society hopes to have our own video of the project out soon!

Splash! BC Family Fishing Day and Watershed Tours Kickoff will be on June 21st this year (Father's Day). Come and learn how to fish, enjoy our wild salmon BBQ, win some great prizes, and check out some cool exhibitors like O.W.L. and BC Hydro. No fishing gear necessary, we have everything you will need to fish!

Activities start at 10 am and run until 3 pm. Carpool or take the bus if you can. All proceeds from the event go towards the Seymour Salmonid Society.

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You can read more about the Green Cone on their website. Follow this link to order your Green Cone.

You can order the Green Cone from now until June 28th, 2009. You'll also be able to check out the Green Cone and ask questions at Family Fishing Day. Once all the individual orders are taken the Green Cone's will be ordered. Ordering in bulk saves you shipping costs.

Pick up will be in the Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve on July 9th from 3 PM to 6 PM or on July 11th from 10 AM to 2 PM. A portion of proceeds from each sale are donated to the Seymour Salmonid Society. Be sure to follow the Society's sale link!

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