Powell River Project

Information

Project Name: Powell River Project Partner Group: Powell River Salmon Society Contact Info: Shane Dobler, CEDP Manager Telephone: 604-483-9440 E-mail: prsalmon@telus.net Website: http://www.prsalmon.org/

Project Description

The Powell River project, located on Lang Creek near Powell River on the Sunshine Coast, was initiated in 1983 to rebuild Lang Creek summer coho and enhance other local streams for coho. Currently, the project consists of three net pens, and three main sights – the spawning channel is at Lang Creek Brood Facility, there two rearing facilities as well. Conventional hatchery methods are used to produce Chinook, chum, and coho.

The Introduction of Chinook and building of the spawning channel occurred in 1989 at the Duck Lake facility. The project began an extensive water monitoring program for the province for the Haslem Lake/Lang Creek Integrated Watershed Management Plan in 1996. In 1998, the project began rearing Chinook in Duck Lake net pens to address limited rearing, increase survival, and increase growth rates. A new hatchery was constructed at the MacMillan Bloedel Mill site, currently the Catalyst Mill site, in 2000.

Current Project Objectives are:

• Stock assessment;
• Fish production;
• Community involvement;
• Habitat enhancement and protection;
• Public education; and
• Resource conservation

Photos of the Powell River Project

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Monument and signage marking our Mill Hatchery operation at Powell River	Signage marking our Mill Hatchery operation at Powell River

Additional Photos

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Group of children at Lang Creek	PRSS Manager, Shane Dobler checking female Chinook for ripeness

Skill Testing Questions/Answers

1. Did you know that the PRSS receives over 6000 man hrs of volunteer labour every year?
2. Did you know that Lang Creek has gone to 30 degrees Celsius in the past, and regularly hits 25 degrees in the upper reaches during summer.
3. Did you know that the PRSS hatchery is located on the Catalyst Paper Mill Site?