Adipose Fin clipping
For a scheduled date of Wednesday 27th May 2015, the Port Moody Ecological Society called upon some volunteers to help with our annual Coho Salmon fry adipose fin-clipping (around 9,500 of them!). Special thanks to those volunteers that could make it on the day – to clip them before they are transferred to our rearing pond for the next 12 months while they smolt in readiness for their long journey to the Pacific.
For a scheduled date of Wednesday 27th May 2015, the Port Moody Ecological Society called upon some volunteers to help with our annual Coho Salmon fry adipose fin-clipping (around 9,500 of them!).
Special thanks to those volunteers that could make it on the day – to clip them before they are transferred to our rearing pond for the next 12 months while they smolt in readiness for their long journey to the Pacific.
Attending were: Eric Olsen, Cleone Todgham, Bruce Clark, Kuldip Manhas, Dave Bennie and Brian Wormald.
Super special thanks also to our friends at Mossom Creek (www.mossomcreek.org) who came along to help – special kudos to Ruth Foster (thanks for the muffins!), Neil Laffra, Kyle Pilon, Pat Dennett and Jennifer Madoc-Jones!
And the day would not have been so successful without the guidance of our Fisheries & Oceans Community Advisor, Sandie Hollick-Kenyon and Fisheries & Oceans Tech, Scott Ducharme – thanks guys, done and dusted!!!
Apart from Ruth’s home-made blueberry muffins, to replenish our energy during a couple of much needed breaks, a questionably healthy lunch was provided by the Noons Hatchery – consisting of Cobbs Bread cinnamon rolls and Starbucks coffee; fetched by Dave Bennie.
All in all, a job well done – and quick considering the novices at the clipping table (myself included). Thanks everyone……………….a fun an educational day!
There are photos below.
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For background, the adipose fin is clipped off so that the hatchery raised salmon can be distinguished from a ‘wild’ salmon when they are adults. Recreational fishermen are allowed to keep ‘hatchery’ raised salmon when they catch them, but can’t keep ‘wild’ salmon – they must release them after catching.
Here is a Youtube video of some actual clipping (not ours): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhjZjV42gMw
