Fisheries Expands Mass Marking of Hatchery Chinook in Southern B.C.

Canada Says It Will Clip Most Southern BC Hatchery Chinook By 2027

Canadian salmon overseers today announced they plan to mass mark 90 percent of Department of Fisheries and Ocean-produced Chinook released from southern British Columbia hatcheries by 2027, more than doubling the current mark rate. The post Canada Says It Will Clip Most Southern BC Hatchery Chinook By 2027 appeared first on .

Fisheries expands mass marking of hatchery chinook in southern B.C. – Energeticcity.ca

VANCOUVER — The Fisheries Department is expanding its program that marks chinook from hatcheries in southern British Columbia, distinguishing them from wild salmon. A statement from the department says the marking by removal of the adipose fin — a small dorsal near the tail — does not affect the health or survival of the fish. It says differentiating between wild chinook and those from hatcheries is important for fishery management, hatchery ope…

Fisheries expands mass marking of hatchery chinook in southern B.C.

DFO says the practice can facilitate more selective fisheries that focus on fish from hatcheries and avoid vulnerable wild stocks.