Capilano River Hatchery - Fish Production

Annual fish releases are also available through either the Mapster project, or through a query to the release database. For more detailed information, contact an Assessment Biologist

Average annual release of smolts into the Capilano River from the Capilano Hatchery:

Coho	525,000
Chinook	500,000
Steelhead	15,000

Returns

Average annual return of adults to the Capilano Salmon Hatchery from the Capilano River:

Coho	14,000
Chinook	740
Steelhead	30

Fry for Public Involvement Projects

Coho

100,000

For Classroom Incubation Programs

Coho eyed eggs	3,000
Coho adults for dissection	2,500

For University and Government Research

Eggs, fry, smolts

1,500