SEYMOUR hatchery salmon and the salmon ‘society that rears them have been given the keys to a better home. -The Greater Vancouver "Thon says society presi- ‘dent Bill McLallen, is a breakthrough. - After years of cajoling the “GVRD, which worried abour ‘the’ possible pollution prob- lems from the fish, the ‘salmonid society released 20,000 coho fry into five eder streams behind the . dam, said McLallen. “There’s no way they could pollute anything,” said McLallen. “Twenty thousand is peanuts, but it’s a nice start. That habitat back there is just going begging. “The stiain thing is we're delighted we've managed to work this kind of arrange- ment with the GVRD.” The salmonid society has made a request to release another 100,000 fry from the 1996 brood, which would Not go into the watershed until 1997, By that time, the 20,000 "fish from the. 1995 brood would have migrated down- stream and out of the water- shed. Releasing the fry in the “fantastic fish habitat” behind the dam serves several pur- poses, said McLallen. It allows fish to fora; and live on natural food. That serves a dual purpose, “Twenty thousand is peanuts, but it’s a nice start.” — Seymour Saimanid Seclety president Bill MCLallen because it saves the salmonid socicty about $10,000 a year in feed. Also, the fish will stay in the river system longer, allowing them to grow toa larger size than hatchery fish before entering the Seymour. “The bigger they are, the ¢ for Ur SHAaWwnhing gre faster they are and the better they can get away from predators,” said McLallen. Although the fish will have to go over the Seymour Dam to reach the ocean, McLallen expects the mortali- ty rate from drepping over the dam to be low. He said the Capilano hatchery is allowed to release fish in the river system feed- ing the Capilano watershed. Bur the huge drop over the dam causes high mortality among the fish. 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