Fish Eggs to Fry: Week 6 Update

Greetings everyone,

Reminder to mark your calendars!  We have set the date for the release!  Wednesday, December 11, 3:00pm, we’ll be releasing the fry in the creek at Al Griffin Memorial Park in Bay City.  Tillamook Estuaries Partnership will be hosting a special Explore Nature program at the release.  We hope to see you there.

Tank updates for Bay City (BC) & Garibaldi (G) as of 11/27/24:

Water temperature: BC-52, G-53

Thermal Units (TUs): BC-1,432, G-1,1458

Mortalities (Morts): BC-Eggs 0, Fry 0, G-Eggs 0, Fry 0

Salmon trivia question:

Question: How long do salmon usually live?

Answer: Two to seven years (4 to 5 average).

Visuals:

They’re really working on their swimming muscles!

Video link:  https://photos.app.goo.gl/cMuPj76qfBipbcdt6 

Handouts:

• Salmon species informational slides from ODFW
• Salmon Life Cycle Coloring Sheet

More to come next week! Click here to go back to the Fish Eggs to Fry weekly update page.