Upper Skeena Roundtable Report for Feb./09

As we start  another year there are a lot concerns on the  horizon, such as a potential lack of funds to support the Morice River chinook study.It is funded by the P.S.C. Northern Fund which is short of funds.

We have been told the coded Wire Tagging Team is not coming north this year so we are waiting further developments. "No hatchery fish should be released unmarked."

The Toboggan Creek Hatchery is going well, survivals are good. The fish ponds require new bulkheads as they are like the rest of us, "getting old and weak".

I talked to Jim Lemky from the Chicago Creek Hatchery, he reports they have 18,000 eyed Coho eggs on hand for Mission Creek. They had a run of 400 Coho last fall. Everything is going well.

There is a source of funds for all this. Put all of the funds from the Salmon Conservation Stamp, and the Conservation Surcharge Stamp into conservation and research instead of a large part of it into General Revenues.

Ev Person