The Cycle starts again.

5/1/2023

The annual breeding program is with us once again. This is a very busy time at the hatchery because it entails stripping eggs from ripe female fish, fertilizing the eggs with milt from selected males, and incubating them in specially designed incubation towers. The whole process is labour intensive and has to be done in a professional manner if good results are to be achieved. Dryness of all receptacles is essential and hygiene is a must. There are strict protocols to be observed and the make up and history of each batch of eggs is recorded. So far this year we have processed 20 fish and have nearly 45,000 eggs under incubation. Our goal this year is the same as last year, 100,000 eggs. While we could do more, this is about the limit our team of volunteers can manage.