Community Advisor - Central West Coast of Vancouver Island, East to Nanaimo, South to Chemainus

"SEP community stewardship groups continue to show commitment and involvement towards protecting and restoring fish habitat and salmon stocks. Project activities include: conservation, enhancement, habitat assessment and restoration, adult and juvenile surveys, stewardship and education.

Increasingly, groups are becoming active in watershed stewardship as well and that offers hope for the future of Vancouver Island streams and their fish stocks."

– Barry Cordocedo, CA

Main Enhancement Facilities

Nitinat River Hatchery

Initiated 1980

PO Box 369, Port Alberni V9Y 7M8

Tel: 250-745-3321 Fax: 250-745-3416

Robertson Creek Hatchery

Initiated 1972

PO Box 1100, Port Alberni V9Y 7L9

Tel: 250-724-6521 Fax: 250-724-6603

Community Involvement Groups

Alberni Salmon Enhancement Society

Jake Leyenaar

6231 Moore Road, Port Alberni V9Y 7J8

250-723-5143

Number of Members/Students - 25

Initiated 1979. Incubation and fry stocking on Rogers, Kitsuksis and Beaver Creeks.

Alberni Valley Enhancement Association

Dave Chitty

6666 Horne Lake Road, Port Alberni V9Y 8T6

250-723-3242

Number of Members/Students - 50

Initiated 1995. Education, habitat protection, assessment, restoration and stock enhancement in Port Alberni.

Bonsall Watershed Committee

Bert Thomas

RR1 Chemainus Road, Chemainus V0R 1K0

250-246-2330

Number of Members/Students - 30

Initiated 1994. Habitat assessment and restoration for Chemainus.

Chemainus First Nation

John Elliot

12611 Trans-Canada Hwy, Ladysmith V9G 1M5

250 245-7155

Initiated 1992. Habitat/stock assessment, enhancement, fry salvage and education.

Cherry Creek Enhancement Society

Dave Chitty

6666 Horne Lake Road, Port Alberni V9Y 8T6

250-723-3242

Number of Members/Students - 50

Initiated 1990. Habitat improvement, juvenile assessment and education on Cherry Creek.

Clayoquot Sound Chinook

Diana Dobson

3225 Stephenson Point Rd., Nanaimo V9T 1K3

250 756-7186

Clayoquot Sound chinook rebuilding plan.

Halalt First Nation

Bert Thomas

RR1 Chemainus Road, Chemainus V0R 1K0

250-246-4736

Number of Members/Students - 4

Initiated 1992. Habitat improvement, stock enhancement and education on Chemainus River and Bonsall Creek.

Huu-ay-aht First Nation (Pachina River, under direction of Nitinat Hatchery)

Stefan Ochman

PO Box 70, Bamfield V0R 1B0

250 728-3080

Hatchery, habitat restoration.

Ladysmith Sportsmen's Club

David Judson

PO Box 623, 426 Root Street, Ladysmith V9G 1A4

250-245-3690

Number of Members/Students - 15

Initiated 1993. Incubation, stocking and education on Bush, Walker, Holland, Stocking and Rocky Creeks.

Lantzville/Nanoose Streamkeepers

John Dunn

7090 Winslow, Lantzville V0R 2H0

250-390-4229

Number of Members/Students - 20

Initiated 1997. Habitat assessment, restoration, stock assessment and fry salvage for Lantzville and Nanoose.

Lyackson First Nation

Cristin Thomas

9137 Chemainus, Chemainus V0R 1K0

250-246-5019

Initiated 1992. Habitat assessment, restoration, stock enhancement, fry salvage and education.

Malaspina University

Frank Dalzeil

900 - 5th Street, Nanaimo V9R 5S5

250-740-6370

Number of Members/Students - 40

Initiated 1985. Hatchery, assessment and education on Chase River.

Nanaimo Area Land Trust

Gail Adrienne

#8 - 140 Wallace Street, Nanaimo V9R 5B1

250-714-1990

Stewardship.

Nanaimo Fish and Game

Steve Corscadden

PO Box 211, Nanaimo V9R 5K9

250 390-4391

Millstone River coho adult assessment.

Nanaimo River Stewardship Society (CEDP)

Henry Bob and Brian Banks

PO Box 281, Nanaimo V0R 1H0

250-245-7780

Number of Members/Students - 5

Initiated 1979. Hatchery, lake and sea pens, education and assessment on Nanaimo River.

Nanoose First Nation

Howie Edwards

209 Mallard Way, Lantzville V0R 2H0

250-390-3661

Initiated 1997. Habitat and stock assessment, enhancement, fry salvage and education.

Peneelakut Band

Bruce Thomas

Kuper Island V0R 1K0

250-246-2321

Initiated 1992. Habitat assessment and restoration, stock enhancement, fry salvage and education.

Sea Spring Farms

David Groaves

2694 Mount Sticker Road, Chemainus V0R 1K0

250-246-9191

Number of Members/Students - 7

Initiated 1982. Hatchery on Chemainus River.

Shannon Farms

Danny Shannon

8973 Marlowe Road, Port Alberni V9Y 8N7

250-724-0537

Number of Members/Students - 3

Initiated 1999. Enhancement and stewardship on Deer, Spaht, Beaver Creeks.

Snuneymuxw First Nation

Juan Moreno

668 Center Street Nanaimo V9R 4Z4

250-740-2316

Initiated 1992. Stock assessment on Nanaimo River.

Sproat Lake Salmon Enhancement

Phil Edgell

9231 Faber Road, Port Alberni V9Y 9C3

250-724-6244

Initiated 1993. Habitat improvement, fry salvage, assessment and enhancement on Sproat Lake.

Thornton Creek Volunteers

Doug Kimoto

PO Box 77, Ucluelet V0R 3A0

250-726-4236

Initiated 1981. Moist cassette incubation, lake and sea pens on Kennedy River.

Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations (CEDP)

Terry Tom

PO Box 18, Tofino V0R 2Z0

250-725-3233

Number of Members/Students - 5

Initiated 1984. Hatchery, stock assessment, Kennedy River.

Tla-o-qui-aht Tribal Park

Seit Cha

Tofino

250-725-3233

seitcha (at) hotmail.com

Kennedy Lake watershed planning.

Tofino Salmon Enhancement Society

Mike White

PO Box 42, Tofino V0R 2Z0

250-725-3435

Initiated 1985. Stock Assessment, hatchery, education.

Tofino Streamkeepers Society

Gary Thomas

902 Jensen Bay Road, PO Box 885, Tofino V0R 2Z0

250-725-1259

Number of Members/Students - 32

Initiated 2004. Habitat restoration and stewardship in Tofino.

Thornton Creek Enhancement Society (CEDP)

Richie Smith

PO Box 255, Ucluelet V0R 3A0

250-726-7566

Number of Members/Students - 3+

Initiated 1981. Hatchery, lake pens and education on Thornton Creek.

Ucluelet Aquarium Society

Philip Bruecker

343 E 11th Street, North Vancouver V7L 2H1

604-987-6991

pbruecker (at) telus.net

Public aquarium and education

Education Activity

Nanaimo, Ladysmith, Chemainus School District

20 School Incubators

3 Instruction Workshops

500 Students

Nanaimo CEDP hatchery hosts 2 field programs, fall and spring

Alberni Valley School District

12 School Incubators

12 Instruction Workshops

300 Students

Tofino and Ucluelet School District

1 School Incubator

1 Instruction Workshop

25 Students

Thornton Creek CEDP has school tours in fall