Many hands make light work and so it was with the help Hatchery volunteers gave Fish and Game to conduct some testing at RSL. Trapping was carried out for nearly 2 weeks day and night. Many a cold night was spent at the site however the big cook ups made a difference. Around 10,000 hatchery fish were released into the Rangitata at Arundel for which the Hatchery was adequately compensated. No results are available as yet.
6 adult fish were removed from an area of the river near the intake where spawning was impractical and taken to the hatchery where the eggs were incubated and returned to a remote incubator at the RSL spawning race.
6 adult fish were removed from an area of the river near the intake where spawning was impractical and taken to the hatchery where the eggs were incubated and returned to a remote incubator at the RSL spawning race.
 Removal of an adult to the Hatchery |  One of the Fish & Game traps used for the testing. |