Sunday 29 March 2015

Salmon Release


  Last week our class was invited to release salmon into our nearby creek!   The Ministry of Fisheries, along with a  group of volunteers from a local organization, brought 20,000 baby salmon to the creek area just past our school.  We took turns going to the edge of the creek with a bucket of fish, dumping them into the fast-running creek with the help of the volunteer.  We couldn't believe how fast they could swim while they were waiting in our bucket, and the volunteer told us that it would only take one day for them to make their day down to the ocean. 


 It's hard to see our faces under our hoods, but we were very excited!  The rain was not so fun for us, but it made for perfect conditions for the little salmon!












Thank you to the wonderful volunteers who gave us the opportunity to participate in such a worthwhile activity!

Have you ever seen baby salmon?  Did you know that these salmon will return back to this creek in four years to spawn?

2 comments:

  1. once i went boating with my daddy and caught salmon.danielle

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    1. My dad used to take me fishing too! We took our kids fishing when they were little too! Now they love to go themselves. I love catching salmon! Do you like to eat salmon too? I love eating barbequed salmon, it is my favourite!

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