Thursday, October 14, 2010

Field Trip to Roderick Haig-Brown Provincial Park Adams River Sockeye Run






The school had a field trip to see the biggest salmon run that BC has had in 97 years.   The Fisheries Department has predicted 10 to 20 million salmon coming through this year.     The Roderick Haig- Brown park was started in 1977 to protect the sockeye spawning beds.  It was named for the conservationist Roderick Haig-Brown for all his work in the province.

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  1. Thank you for telling me who Roderick (saves me asking). Poor fishies. Bizzare life born,eat,swim around for a bit then swim up stream,mate and then die. Is it legal to fish for ssalmon in spawing season???
    'Cause in Qld the fisheries will take away your car,boat and children if you are caught catching barramundi in spawning season.
    Can not wait to eat Mahi Mahi when we go to Hawai'i yummy xxxxxx

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