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COHO
SUMMER & WINTER STEELHEAD
CHUM
PINK
COHO
Age Collected3 years
Collection LocationUpper river seines and broodstock angling
Spawning TimeDec-Jan
Number Spawned Annually75 – 100 pair
Number of Eggs per Female2,500 average
Release DateLate May
Age Released1.5 years
Release LocationFry: Released above dam and upper river habitat
Smolts: Released in the Lower Seymour River               Adults: Released above the dam to spawn naturally
Number ReleasedFry: 80,000
Smolts: 40,000
SUMMER & WINTER STEELHEAD
Age Collected3 – 7 years
Collection LocationBroodstock angling throughout the River
Spawning TimeMarch – May
Number Spawned Annually8 pair Winters & 12 pair Summers
Number of Eggs per Female3,000 average
Release DateEarly June
Age Released1.5 years
Release LocationBurrard Inlet, West Vancouver
Number ReleasedSummers: 20,000
Winters: 10,000
CHUM
Age Collected3 – 5 years
Collection LocationFish Fence & Allouette River
Spawning TimeNovember
Number Spawned Annually200 pair
Number of Eggs per Female3,000 average
Release DateMarch / April
Age Released5 Months
Release LocationLower Seymour River
Number Released500,000
PINK
Age Collected2 years
Collection LocationLower River seines & Tenderfoot Creek
Spawning TimeSept – Oct
Number Spawned Annually500 pair
Number of Eggs per Female1,200 average
Release DateJan – Feb
Age Released5 months
Release LocationLower Seymour River
Number Released500,000
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  • (604) 288-0511
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  • PO Box 30085, North Vancouver, BC V7H 2Y8
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