The Vancouver Island Fishing For Fun Society
The Vancouver Island Fishing for Fun (FFF) Society's vision is to help kids get teh tools and knowledge to get our fishing.
A Place We Call Home – Salmon Enhancement In Nootka Sound
Five watersheds and estuaries see an annual return of over 65,000 locally reared Chinook thanks to the Conuma River Hatchery.
Working Together: South Vancouver Island’s Salmon Enhancement Programs
A few of the Salmon Enhancement Programs (SEPs) operating in the south Vancouver Island area, along with the information you need to help them out.
VISF Facebook Group Donates Funds to the New Jack Brooks Hatchery
Created in 2012 by Nanaimo's Aaron Slingsby as a way for other local sport fisherman to share fishing reports, the Vancouver Island Salmon Fishing (VISF) Facebook group has since grown to over 10,000 active members.
Salmon Enhancement & Stewardship Programs in the Comox Valley
Organizations in the Comox Valley and surrounding areas that are making great strides in efforts to protect and enhance our salmon stocks. Here's how to get involved.
Vancouver Island Salmon Enhancement & Habitat Restoration
Vancouver Island is home to approximately 37 hatcheries, seven of which are major federally operated facilities. In addition, there are also 45 First Nations and non-profit community-based groups working toward one common goal: helping to enhance salmon stocks as well as to protect, maintain, and restore their natural habitat. In 2018...
700,000 Juvenile Chum Dead at Powell River Hatchery
A security breach involving tampering with outside valves at the Duck Lake Hatchery in Powell River has cost the lives of approximately 700,000 juvenile chum salmon. Local residents have responded with outrage and support, and Ed Oldfield, president of the Powell River Salmon Society, says not to think of this a doom-and-gloom situation but as a true testament as to how one community is working together toward a common goal.
