htmlstart phillips . September 9 - Phillips River - Seining for Broodstock
txt The goal is to capture 25 male and 25 female Chinook for hatchery broodstock
txt Fish previously seined and tagged are released.
jpg 20170909_04043 . 1 BC PH Hatchery cabin at Phillips Lake
jpg 20170909_04044 . 1 BC PH Jet boat with seine net
jpg 20170909_04046 . 1 BC PH Bags for transporting fish to net pens
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jpg 20170909_04049 . 1 BC PH "This is why we're here ..."
jpg 20170909_04051 . 1 BC PH The young man did his share
jpg 20170909_04052 . 1 BC PH Hatchery manager Greg, deck hand Jono
jpg 20170909_04054 . 1 BC PH Setting the seine
jpg 20170909_04056 . 1 BC PH Diver standing by
jpg 20170909_04057 . 1 BC PH Closing the circle
jpg 20170909_04059 . 1 BC PH Keeping the seine taut
jpg 20170909_04060 . 1 BC PH Gradually pulling in the seine
jpg 20170909_04061 . 1 BC PH This shows that it was a small set, but it caught a hundred or so large fish
jpg 20170909_04062 . 1 BC PH Two divers keep the lead line from hanging up
jpg 20170909_04064 . 1 BC PH Jono Hale
jpg 20170909_04066 . 1 BC PH Greg watching fish being bagged
jpg 20170909_04069 . 1 BC PH Nice fish but ...
jpg 20170909_04070 . 1 BC PH ... tagged, had to be released
jpg 20170909_04071 . 1 BC PH A keeper
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jpg 20170909_04075 . 1 BC PH Chinook bagged to go to net pen
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jpg 20170909_04078 . 1 BC PH This man did a heck of a job
jpg 20170909_04080 . 1 BC PH Big fish
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jpg 20170909_04093 . 1 BC PH All the fish are large ...
jpg 20170909_04094 . 1 BC PH ... except this one
jpg 20170909_04095 . 1 BC PH Carrying a fish to net pen
jpg 20170909_04096 . 1 BC PH Releasing into net pen
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jpg 20170909_04098 . 1 BC PH Rupert getting bagged fish from transport tank
jpg 20170909_04099 . 1 BC PH Two bagged fish on way to net pen
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