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Morty

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What percentage of hatch Coho clipped ?
« on: September 09, 2023, 05:02:30 PM »
regarding the current Coho returns, anyone know what percentage of the hatchery Coho were actually clipped?
     Also, any clipping records/percentages for the recent 3 years?

(I wish fishers would stop calling all the unclipped fish "wild")
« Last Edit: September 09, 2023, 05:11:58 PM by Morty »
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Re: What percentage of hatch Coho clipped ?
« Reply #1 on: September 09, 2023, 05:13:03 PM »
Chilliwack hatchery? 100%.
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Re: What percentage of hatch Coho clipped ?
« Reply #2 on: September 09, 2023, 06:32:08 PM »
A few years ago I saw a roll call of most if not all the community hatcheries for the Strait of Georgia and they all said they clip 100% of their coho releases. Pretty much all the Federal hatcheries do with the exception of some in remote locations like the Northwest part of the Island as sufficient staff/volunteers aren't available. In those locations there is a retention on non-clipped fish. I think the old claim that many hatchery coho aren't clipped is mostly a myth.
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Re: What percentage of hatch Coho clipped ?
« Reply #3 on: September 09, 2023, 11:07:24 PM »


Will a tally of what percentage of unclipped Ho returning  to the hatchery indicate something ???
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Re: What percentage of hatch Coho clipped ?
« Reply #4 on: September 14, 2023, 12:42:56 AM »
Work at the Little Campbell Hatchery and can say that 100% of the Coho released have been clipped by volunteers under the supervision of DFO.
 In the fall on the returning coho the numbers last year were about 3 to 1 in favour of wild fish (unclipped) vs hatchery stock
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Re: What percentage of hatch Coho clipped ?
« Reply #5 on: September 14, 2023, 11:56:23 AM »
Not all Cap cohos are tagged. I've turned in several heads and the results show no tags.
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Re: What percentage of hatch Coho clipped ?
« Reply #6 on: September 14, 2023, 11:59:49 AM »
Quote from: RalphH on September 09, 2023, 06:32:08 PM
A few years ago I saw a roll call of most if not all the community hatcheries for the Strait of Georgia and they all said they clip 100% of their coho releases. Pretty much all the Federal hatcheries do with the exception of some in remote locations like the Northwest part of the Island as sufficient staff/volunteers aren't available. In those locations there is a retention on non-clipped fish. I think the old claim that many hatchery coho aren't clipped is mostly a myth.

I phoned around to a few hatchery's to prove this point a year ago, posted the hatchery managers information if people wanted to confirm and i was still called out for being a lier.

Some people don't want to believe this, even when you present them with all the information.
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Re: What percentage of hatch Coho clipped ?
« Reply #7 on: September 14, 2023, 12:01:07 PM »
Quote from: Fish Assassin on September 14, 2023, 11:56:23 AM
Not all Cap cohos are tagged. I've turned in several heads and the results show no tags.

most coho that are clipped are not tagged, its a very small percentage
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