Another wonderful video, thanks Jenny. I worked a full season at a salmon hatchery on the Sunshine Coast many years ago. I can attest to the hard work that goes into a day of collecting broodstock and getting the eggs into the incubator trays but I sure felt a lot of satisfaction at the end of those days.
This is a feel good video, nicely shot and with a compelling storyline. Recreational fishers coming together with Indigenous locals to produce more salmon for all stakeholders Unfortunately the risk of such interference in nature is not properly outlined. In particular the opening segment with Brent Gill is full of misinformation as he makes the suggestion that such a hatchery is a conservation initiative to preserve large fish. In reality, the opposite is the likely result. Hatcheries improve the survival rate between egg to smolt. Essentially speeding up the growth rate of juvenile fish and protecting them from predation until the point of release. If the funding is there, hatcheries can improve the number of catchable fish returning to a system. However this upside comes at a cost to the remaining wild fish in the river. Long term effects associated with a project like this include a loss of diversity and smolt fitness leading to an overall reduction in fish size. If you want an example of this look no further than the Deep Creek hatchery on the Kalum River, once famous for 7 year old fish that could approach 80#, the average size is greatly reduced after 30+ years of hatchery intervention.
My granddad was a fisherman on the Fraser and my uncle was a fisherman out in the sound...I found this very fascinating and wish I'd asked more questions before they passed! Thank you for a very informative video!
Thank you for bringing this to us, I live in Alabama, but earlier in my life lived in Puget Sound, Great to see the dedication and love these fisherman have for protecting our wild salmon. Looking forward to to your next post.
Hi Jenny, what a wonderful endeavor to make sure as many as possible get a chance of living a full life cycle. I THANK THEM ALL for their hard work. I am lucky enough to live meters from the little Campbell River, which in all honesty is a stream most of the year and I am north past the fish Hatchery where I get to see the ones they let pass to spawn naturally and they do .what I see is the change in weather as the water levels are staying low later all the time, but still a couple make it in the shallowest of water .but then the storm will come large enough to bring the water level up. and then they show up . And this happens for a few different runs. I HAVE felt lucky to be so close to a wonderful event. And at this same time, a family of eagles come back, and some blue herons play their part in this natural event. As always, thank you for sharing your exciting lifestyle with us. Stay safe and happy 😊. 🇨🇦 Craig
This is such a wonderful comment Craig. Thank you for sharing. it sounds like you live in a little piece of heaven. It’s so neat to see nature up close like you do. I felt very grateful to be a part of such a wonderful process at the hatchery. Thanks again so much for your comment and for watching . Take care.
I visit British Columbia from Australia often , can i take this opportunity to thank all of you at Percy Walkus hatchery for your efforts. Thankyou very much Jenny for sharing this video
What a great video Jenny, nice way to end the season. Have a great winter, looking forward to next season. We are currently building in our boat shop a 14 foot wide 44 feet long landing craft for Owekeeno, you will see it next spring. It is a beauty, twin 480 HP Cummings diesel motors on Hamilton water jets for going up the river. It has a small crane and can carry a pickup truck.
Yeah that's a wonderful thing you're doing and there and that Hatchery is doing . I have been told that one of the biggest Chinook salmon was caught on the Kispiox River. Especially it was over 100 lb. I know I have seen on very close to 80 lb huge fish. That River is known for the incredible size of the steelhead to come back every year. My cousin had a quarter section at one time on the top part of the river and I have fished it and I'm telling you it's huge
Seems like awesome work you guys are doing. Do you clip the smolts to know if you are making any difference at all or are you just rolling the dice and think you are doing good. Would be interesting to know what kind of returns from the hatchery are adding to natural spawners.
@jenny_adrift That's great. So,did you net any clipped fish this fall? Have guided and fished there on and off for decades and have yet to hear of anyone getting a clipped fish. When did you start clipping the smolts?
This subject is SOOOOO important. Not only is salmon, in general, in a huge decline but Chinook are extremely important for the Resident Orca population. The Northerns are doing fine but the Southern Resident Orca are on life support and Chinook is their main food source. It's so great to see Ted and his crew working so hard for the salmon. They need all the help we can give them. I'm a regular donator to these causes and I wish others would do the same.
Hopefully you are not donating to "wild fish conservancy" because they are actively trying to stop hatcheries from existing. At this point unfortunately the Southern residents will never recover due to their lack of genetic diversity and niche food source. This scenario is mostly our fault for habitat destruction but most orca species are thriving while this subspecies will perish just like the millions of species have for millennia for whatever reasons
@@flyingdutchman2195I don’t support the elimination of responsible hatcheries. They are needed but some are releasing subpar stock and that hurts the fishery. It’s a tangled web and there’s too many conflicting voices. I know the Southern Residents are probably doomed but I hope for a miracle. Like them moving north, changing their feeding habits, maybe mating with Northern’s to improve their genetic diversity which has been so damaging. All probably unlikely but who knows what might happen. Theres a chance albeit a small one.
Would love to know what percentage of fish die from being caught in a gill net and placed in a holding pen/tube before being spawned. Probably pretty low with the cold water, but just curious.
I dont know all the details but i see how the salmon has gotten smaller within the past decade. Im not happy with how washington state is running their salmon hatcheries. I've heard they're breeding jacks. Common chinook size is under 5 pounds nowadays. Its like catching a 4 pound trout 🤨. Love these videos and wish washington state could do something like bc.
As a 67 year old who has grown up , working and living on BC's west coast. Thank you to all of the people involved in this. A few years ago this giants were common. However not so much anymore. I am very happy natives have taken up where government has almost completely failed
I know in Washington state hatcheries and overregulation overfishing have just messed things up beyond an easy solution. Warmer waters, overfishing, a decline in strong species due to many hands in the pot.
They can, but the fertilization and survival rate are much higher giving them a helping hand. And they only need to use 40 salmon to do it. We should hope that populations get high enough that this work doesn’t need to be done.
The sad human desire to always kills the biggest and strongest. When a sport fisher catches a behemoth, they have no incentive to release it given they pay so much to visit these remote lodges.
Duncanby Lodge, Legacy Lodge and Good Hope Cannery all have a great catch and release programs. It’s becoming normal to release tyees. But yes, unfortunately humans enjoy keeping trophies.
Funny Brent talks about Commercial and the sporties, who take the least fish, but doesn’t talk about the non selective native gill nets strewn across every river intercepting those very fish he’s talking about. Unsubscribed. If you aren’t talking about all the shareholders then you’re not telling the whole story. Unsubscribed.
@@raymondgordon8477 That’s a bit severe…that hatchery is performing a valuable service to Rivers Inlet and the local economy. As the Wannock is the main area of Brent’s purview and discussion, the mention of in-river netting in other parts of the Province aren’t really related to the success or failure of that hatchery or the local Rivers Inlet salmon. But you are absolutely correct- non-selective First Nation gill nets are inflicting significant damage to various stocks in other river systems. The steelhead by-catch in the Skeena during sockeye fisheries by the FN is of particular concern and it is nothing short of astounding how DFO doesn’t lift a finger too try and collect any sort of meaningful data on what that by-catch is. The FN netters yawn and report zero steelhead by-catch. The DFO says thank you very much for the report and enters zero after zero after zero. Same thing occurs during the seemingly endless Fraser chum salmon gill net openings--the FN report zero steelhead by-catch, the DFO says thank you very much, and enters more zeros for steelhead by-catch. Meanwhile the Thompson, Chilcotin, Stein and Nahatlatch steelhead have been essentially wiped off the face of the earth by those nets. DFO knew it was happening and knowingly let it happen. Look what’s happening this year--huge chum openings in the Fraser despite the Albion fish counts showing steelhead down to MAYBE a few hundred fish in the THompson…..absolutely shameful
A very polarizing issue and an issue I don’t come to your channel to watch. I’d rather see you stay in your lane. I will not unsubscribe due to this your latest video but it will be the only time I give it a pass, or fail! My thoughts and my opinion but you do you and the ball will fall where it falls. 🎣
These folks are heroes to care enough to run this program for everyone. 👍👍
So true! Thank you for watching!
Another wonderful video, thanks Jenny.
I worked a full season at a salmon hatchery on the Sunshine Coast many years ago. I can attest to the hard work that goes into a day of collecting broodstock and getting the eggs into the incubator trays but I sure felt a lot of satisfaction at the end of those days.
This is a feel good video, nicely shot and with a compelling storyline. Recreational fishers coming together with Indigenous locals to produce more salmon for all stakeholders
Unfortunately the risk of such interference in nature is not properly outlined. In particular the opening segment with Brent Gill is full of misinformation as he makes the suggestion that such a hatchery is a conservation initiative to preserve large fish.
In reality, the opposite is the likely result.
Hatcheries improve the survival rate between egg to smolt. Essentially speeding up the growth rate of juvenile fish and protecting them from predation until the point of release.
If the funding is there, hatcheries can improve the number of catchable fish returning to a system. However this upside comes at a cost to the remaining wild fish in the river. Long term effects associated with a project like this include a loss of diversity and smolt fitness leading to an overall reduction in fish size.
If you want an example of this look no further than the Deep Creek hatchery on the Kalum River, once famous for 7 year old fish that could approach 80#, the average size is greatly reduced after 30+ years of hatchery intervention.
Thanks for another great season at Good Hope Cannery. Your the best !
Thank you so much for being here!
My granddad was a fisherman on the Fraser and my uncle was a fisherman out in the sound...I found this very fascinating and wish I'd asked more questions before they passed! Thank you for a very informative video!
Thank you for bringing this to us, I live in Alabama, but earlier in my life lived in Puget Sound, Great to see the dedication and love these fisherman have for protecting our wild salmon. Looking forward to to your next post.
Hi Jenny, what a wonderful endeavor to make sure as many as possible get a chance of living a full life cycle. I THANK THEM ALL for their hard work. I am lucky enough to live meters from the little Campbell River, which in all honesty is a stream most of the year and I am north past the fish Hatchery where I get to see the ones they let pass to spawn naturally and they do .what I see is the change in weather as the water levels are staying low later all the time, but still a couple make it in the shallowest of water .but then the storm will come large enough to bring the water level up. and then they show up . And this happens for a few different runs. I HAVE felt lucky to be so close to a wonderful event. And at this same time, a family of eagles come back, and some blue herons play their part in this natural event. As always, thank you for sharing your exciting lifestyle with us. Stay safe and happy 😊. 🇨🇦 Craig
This is such a wonderful comment Craig. Thank you for sharing. it sounds like you live in a little piece of heaven. It’s so neat to see nature up close like you do. I felt very grateful to be a part of such a wonderful process at the hatchery.
Thanks again so much for your comment and for watching . Take care.
I visit British Columbia from Australia often , can i take this opportunity to thank all of you at Percy Walkus hatchery for your efforts.
Thankyou very much Jenny for sharing this video
Thanks so much for not just this video, but for shedding light on such an important conservation initiative 🙏🏻
Very interesting video. So very informative. Such a sense of accomplishment. Thanks
What a great video Jenny, nice way to end the season. Have a great winter, looking forward to next season. We are currently building in our boat shop a 14 foot wide 44 feet long landing craft for Owekeeno, you will see it next spring. It is a beauty, twin 480 HP Cummings diesel motors on Hamilton water jets for going up the river. It has a small crane and can carry a pickup truck.
Hi Ken! That’s awesome! Good luck with the build and I look forward to seeing it.
Thank you so much for your kind words and support!
Very interesting and informative video Jenny. Thank you so much! And a guest appearance by Brent!
Glad you’re bringing awareness to this! Great video🇨🇦👍❤️
Another great video. Thanks!
You're a really good videographer.
You're very kind, thank you for watching!
Another great video Jenny and good explanation of why they are doing this to sustain a future for this species 👍👍
Thank you sharing 😊. Sharing as everyone needs see n know about this.
Nice work Jenn! Enjoy the beach 🏝️
This is just beautiful !!!
Very interesting glad you did the video
Excellent video Jenny.....take care...❤
Yeah that's a wonderful thing you're doing and there and that Hatchery is doing . I have been told that one of the biggest Chinook salmon was caught on the Kispiox River. Especially it was over 100 lb. I know I have seen on very close to 80 lb huge fish. That River is known for the incredible size of the steelhead to come back every year. My cousin had a quarter section at one time on the top part of the river and I have fished it and I'm telling you it's huge
Seems like awesome work you guys are doing. Do you clip the smolts to know if you are making any difference at all or are you just rolling the dice and think you are doing good. Would be interesting to know what kind of returns from the hatchery are adding to natural spawners.
Hi Roy, thank you so much for watching! The adipose fin is clipped on the hatchery fish so we know when we catch one.
@jenny_adrift That's great. So,did you net any clipped fish this fall? Have guided and fished there on and off for decades and have yet to hear of anyone getting a clipped fish. When did you start clipping the smolts?
What a great Program to help keep the salmon alive and returning spawn. What is the percentage of returning fish. . Thanks for sharing .
This subject is SOOOOO important. Not only is salmon, in general, in a huge decline but Chinook are extremely important for the Resident Orca population. The Northerns are doing fine but the Southern Resident Orca are on life support and Chinook is their main food source. It's so great to see Ted and his crew working so hard for the salmon. They need all the help we can give them. I'm a regular donator to these causes and I wish others would do the same.
Hopefully you are not donating to "wild fish conservancy" because they are actively trying to stop hatcheries from existing. At this point unfortunately the Southern residents will never recover due to their lack of genetic diversity and niche food source. This scenario is mostly our fault for habitat destruction but most orca species are thriving while this subspecies will perish just like the millions of species have for millennia for whatever reasons
@@flyingdutchman2195I don’t support the elimination of responsible hatcheries. They are needed but some are releasing subpar stock and that hurts the fishery. It’s a tangled web and there’s too many conflicting voices. I know the Southern Residents are probably doomed but I hope for a miracle. Like them moving north, changing their feeding habits, maybe mating with Northern’s to improve their genetic diversity which has been so damaging. All probably unlikely but who knows what might happen. Theres a chance albeit a small one.
Thank you, Daniel! I’m glad you enjoyed the video and you’re right, it is an important topic that I was happy to be able to share. Take care!!
How long has the hatchery been around? Love to see conservation work
Would love to know what percentage of fish die from being caught in a gill net and placed in a holding pen/tube before being spawned. Probably pretty low with the cold water, but just curious.
Awesome
Right?! Thanks for watching!
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I dont know all the details but i see how the salmon has gotten smaller within the past decade. Im not happy with how washington state is running their salmon hatcheries. I've heard they're breeding jacks. Common chinook size is under 5 pounds nowadays. Its like catching a 4 pound trout 🤨. Love these videos and wish washington state could do something like bc.
Why don’t they share the eggs/sperm or fry with any other hatcheries? It seems that would be the best way to preserve BC salmon up and down the coast?
As a 67 year old who has grown up , working and living on BC's west coast. Thank you to all of the people involved in this. A few years ago this giants were common. However not so much anymore. I am very happy natives have taken up where government has almost completely failed
I know in Washington state hatcheries and overregulation overfishing have just messed things up beyond an easy solution. Warmer waters, overfishing, a decline in strong species due to many hands in the pot.
Why wouldn't they be able to spawn on there own?
They can, but the fertilization and survival rate are much higher giving them a helping hand. And they only need to use 40 salmon to do it.
We should hope that populations get high enough that this work doesn’t need to be done.
gillnetting is the highest contributing factor to salmon fatality. there has got to be a better way
It’s all good if it’s shared by the community lol. Not like those other people who buy it at the store, they are not a community.
Decimate seems too small a word. Eradicated is more like it.
wouldnt these fish have there own baby fish naturally with out being caught?
The hatchery fish will home back into there north creek
my guess is they have been over fished
The sad human desire to always kills the biggest and strongest. When a sport fisher catches a behemoth, they have no incentive to release it given they pay so much to visit these remote lodges.
Duncanby Lodge, Legacy Lodge and Good Hope Cannery all have a great catch and release programs. It’s becoming normal to release tyees. But yes, unfortunately humans enjoy keeping trophies.
Maybe do some seal and saelion enhancement?
Too little Too late
Funny Brent talks about Commercial and the sporties, who take the least fish, but doesn’t talk about the non selective native gill nets strewn across every river intercepting those very fish he’s talking about. Unsubscribed. If you aren’t talking about all the shareholders then you’re not telling the whole story. Unsubscribed.
@ryanaines6617 hahaha I don't think you are the type of person that should be here any ways. Don't let the door slam your ass. See ya.
@@ryanaines6617 these are virtue signalling rich liberals. You won’t find truth here.
These are Liberals. No truth here.
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@@raymondgordon8477 That’s a bit severe…that hatchery is performing a valuable service to Rivers Inlet and the local economy. As the Wannock is the main area of Brent’s purview and discussion, the mention of in-river netting in other parts of the Province aren’t really related to the success or failure of that hatchery or the local Rivers Inlet salmon. But you are absolutely correct- non-selective First Nation gill nets are inflicting significant damage to various stocks in other river systems. The steelhead by-catch in the Skeena during sockeye fisheries by the FN is of particular concern and it is nothing short of astounding how DFO doesn’t lift a finger too try and collect any sort of meaningful data on what that by-catch is. The FN netters yawn and report zero steelhead by-catch. The DFO says thank you very much for the report and enters zero after zero after zero. Same thing occurs during the seemingly endless Fraser chum salmon gill net openings--the FN report zero steelhead by-catch, the DFO says thank you very much, and enters more zeros for steelhead by-catch. Meanwhile the Thompson, Chilcotin, Stein and Nahatlatch steelhead have been essentially wiped off the face of the earth by those nets. DFO knew it was happening and knowingly let it happen. Look what’s happening this year--huge chum openings in the Fraser despite the Albion fish counts showing steelhead down to MAYBE a few hundred fish in the THompson…..absolutely shameful
A very polarizing issue and an issue I don’t come to your channel to watch. I’d rather see you stay in your lane. I will not unsubscribe due to this your latest video but it will be the only time I give it a pass, or fail!
My thoughts and my opinion but you do you and the ball will fall where it falls. 🎣
Please explain what exactly is "her lane"?
@@240Turbo48 exactly how important do you think you are, lol? "...only time i will give it a pass...". Your so gracious, your highness.
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