Seymour Salmonid Society

Seymour River Hatchery
North Vancouver, BC
NORTH
VANCOUVER
BURRARD INLET
ENGLISH BAY
VANCOUVER
The Seymour
River has been a
key water supply
since 1907.
The Seymour Hatchery plays a vital role in
mitigating the change in habitat.
Seymour Falls provides clean drinking water,
but also altered access to salmon.
~30,000 steelhead
~55,000 coho
~45,000 coho fry above dam
~ 500,000 pink (even years)
~ 500,000 chum
Tours
Education
>5,500
volunteer
hours
GOAL: Sustainable population
• Junior Creek
• Homestead
Habitat
construction
• Mid Valley
- Adult channels
- Juvenile rearing
Over 40,000
2
m
Mortality remains
high in the
estuary and inlet
≈75-80%*
• Food and shelter
• Salt acclimation
Estuaries provide
* graphic courtesy of David Suzuki Foundation
1949
2013
Nearly $500,000
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•
Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Pacific Salmon Foundation
North Vancouver District
Metro Vancouver
• Royal Bank of Canada
• Warner Bros.
• Squamish Nation
• BC Institute of Technology
Establish natives
Before…
Now…
Next steps?
Thank
you