All salmon are released directly into Chapman Creek, where they will migrate downstream to the ocean. To release the juvenile salmon, they are crowded in their rearing container with a seine net by our staff and volunteers, they are then netted into either buckets filled with some water to walk them to the creek or they are directly netted into a transport hose via a hopper partially filled with running water that will get them to the creek.
“Brood year” meaning – this is the specific year that the juvenile’s parents returned to spawn.
2026Releases – updated Dec 29/24
COHO
56,597 eggs are currently incubating (2024 brood year), scheduled for release May or June 2026
PINK
Awaiting the return of the adults this upcoming summer and fall 2025 to produce these
CHUM
Awaiting the return of the adults this upcoming summer and fall 2025 to produce these
CHINOOK
Awaiting the return of the adults this upcoming summer and fall 2025 to produce these
2025Releases – updated Dec 29/24
COHO
18,420 fish are rearing here (2023 brood year), scheduled for release May or June 2025
CHUM
1,669 eggs are currently incubating (2024 brood year), these will produce the fry for release sometime in the spring, 2025
CHINOOK
69,629 eggs are currently incubating (2024 brood year), these will produce the smolts for release May or June 2025
2024 Releases
COHO
22,200 (2022 brood year) May 18th and 23rd 2024
PINK
106,900 (2023 brood year) Feb 21st, March 20th and April 3rd 2024
CHINOOK
14,150 (2023 brood year) May 30th 2024
FISH ON SITE – AUGUST 2023
2023 Releases
COHO
39,000 (2021 brood year) May 20th and May 25th 2023
CHUM
28,700 (2022 brood year) May 24th, June 2nd and June 9th 2023
CHINOOK
65,100 (2022 brood year) May 26th 2023
CHAPMAN CREEK HATCHERY FISH RELEASES 2022
2022 Releases
COHO
22,700 (2020 brood year) May 21st and 26th 2022
PINK
69,600 (2021 brood year) March 6th, March 20th and April 4th 2022
CHINOOK
68,100 (2021 brood year) June 7th 2022
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Sunshine Coast Salmonid Enhancement Society
4381 Parkway Dr, Sechelt, BC V7Z 0G8
(604) 885-4136 Toll Free: 1 887-330-4326
admin@scsalmon.org
Office Hours: M-F, 9 AM to 3 PM, Closed Weekends and Stat Holidays. Closed for Lunch Noon to 1 PM.
Visitor Hours 7 Days a Week - 9 AM to 3:30 PM. Please come and see the operations.