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Become a FISH member today!
This fall is a perfect time to re-up your Friends of Issaquah Salmon Hatchery (FISH) membership. Your subscription: 1. Supports for educational programs and workshops, on salmon conservation and habitat restoration.2. Opportunities to participate in hands-on activities like fish tagging and monitoring.3. Network with like-minded individuals passionate about preserving salmon populations.4. Provides early access to […]
The 80% ???
The 80% StoriesThere is a remarkable recurrence of a particular portion in our shared field of interest: 80%. There are many sources for this data, and some might take umbrage at my rounding off their data, but for the sake of argument: 1) 80% of the Southern Resident Orca population diet consists of Chinook (Lynda […]
Spawning Season is here!
Happenings at the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery Great time to visit the hatchery! The hatchery is in peak season with 100s of chinook and coho in the stream and 1000s in the holding ponds! Last week 895,000 eggs were taken, 4,000 chinook were trapped and 426 spawned. Thirteen were sent upstream! The hatchery has a self […]
Fin Clipping Trailer
Per Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife policy, all hatchery-origin Chinook and coho are marked by the removal of the adipose fin. That marking activity is going on right now at the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery! Monica is in charge of this brand-new automated facility, which can mark (clip the adipose) and/or tag (insert a coded […]
Live Salmon Cam Feed!
Smile for the Camera: http://Keep the Salmon Coming Home (issaquahfish.org) The Issaquah Salmon Hatchery, built in 1937 and operated by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, has long been the most visited hatchery in Washington State. The hatchery raises both Chinook and coho salmon, which are released at a young age to spend the majority […]