Sunshine Coast Salmonid Enhancement Society

Sunshine Coast Salmonid Enhancement Society ABOUT OUR ORGANIZATION
These goals are achieved mainly through overseeing and funding the operations of the Chapman Creek Hatchery.

The Sunshine Coast Salmonid Enhancement Society is a charitable organization dedicated to sustaining and building salmon stocks in local waterways and facilitating public education regarding salmonid habitat and life cycles. The Sunshine Coast Salmonid Enhancement Society is a non-profit organisation dedicated to sustaining and building salmon and trout stocks in local waterways and facilitating p

ublic education regarding salmonid habitat and life cycles. We are fortunate to have the assistance of Howe Sound Pulp Mill as their colder water is instrumental in providing summer tank facilities for the coho. The hatchery could not operate on the scale that it does without the tremendous efforts of the community, the Chapman Creek Hatchery volunteers, and our two staff. We can always use another hand around the place be it working with the fish, the machinery, the office, the fund-raising or the grounds. Most of all, we could not sustain our production numbers without the on-going donations of time, gifts-in-kind, and cash from many sources such as our members, the general public, Sechelt & Gibsons town councils, Sechelt Community Forest, BC Gaming, and many, many local businesses. Please consider purchasing a membership, sending a donation or even volunteering your time to help maintain the Chinook, Coho, Pink and Chum salmon stocks on the Sunshine Coast.

06/19/2026
☀️ Enjoy the summer with the Explore the Wild Camps! ☀️🐟 There are limited spots available: 🐟July 6 – 10: 13 spots avail...
06/19/2026

☀️ Enjoy the summer with the Explore the Wild Camps! ☀️

🐟 There are limited spots available: 🐟
July 6 – 10: 13 spots available
July 13 – 17: 11 spots available
July 20 – 24: 6 spots available
July 27 – 31: 11 spots available
Aug 4 – 7: FULL (short week, 4 days due to B.C. Day stat holiday on Monday, Aug 3rd)
Aug 10 – 14: 4 spots available
Aug 17 – 21: 1 spot available
Aug 24 – 28: 9 spots available

🌲 Register now at scsalmon.org/explorethewild or email us at [email protected] with answers to the following questions: 🌲
The week(s) you are interested in attending
Your child’s name
Your child’s age
Any health concerns your child has
The guardian’s name and contact information
The names and contact information of anyone who will be picking up the child

04/14/2026

And off they go! Goodbye little pinks, until 2027 👋

The ~64,000 Chinook have been ponded into tank 19! These Chinook were produced from adults in the fall of 2025 from Chil...
04/06/2026

The ~64,000 Chinook have been ponded into tank 19! These Chinook were produced from adults in the fall of 2025 from Chilliwack Hatchery and then moved here as eyed eggs.

They should stay with us until May/June 2026, then be released into Chapman Creek. Of these 64,000, between 64 and 3,200 will reach adulthood.

04/01/2026

The pinks have been ponded!

There are approximately 3,700 pinks that were fertilized on October 6th, 2025. They’ll be staying in tub 2 for about 10 days before being released.

Out of the all the little fry in the tub, only around 18-185 adults will come back home. 🏠 🐟

03/25/2026

Fish Update!! Checking in on all our species for buttoning up. None are quite ready to be taken out of incubation, but the Pinks look like they'll be winning the race for first out!

03/17/2026

Feisty little coho feeding! There are about 22,000 coho in tank 31 here on site. These are the same coho that will be released during our upcoming 2026 release festival on May 16th 🐟

03/09/2026

Incubation work is slowing down as we have finished picking and remeasuring the last group of coho. Most groups have hatched into alevin, and the chinook (first video) and pinks (second video) are nearly buttoning up! Soon, it'll be time to pond these little ones.

New auction items added to the online auction site! To see items, enter https://www.32auctions.com/HelptheHatchery2026 i...
03/04/2026

New auction items added to the online auction site!

To see items, enter https://www.32auctions.com/HelptheHatchery2026 into your browser, or screenshot this post to scan the QR code from your photos.

Once on the website, scroll down to click "View All Items." Once you are ready to bid, create an account with your Name and Email address to start bidding!

02/26/2026

A huge thank you to all our Smolt Supporters! Your lovely logos have been displayed on our fence. Feel free to come down and check them out.

Interested in becoming a corporate donor? Email us at [email protected] or visit our Grants and Donors page on our website in our bio!

Address

4381 Parkway Drive
Sechelt, BC
V7Z0G8

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 3:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 3:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 3:30pm
Thursday 9am - 3:30pm
Friday 9am - 3:30pm
Saturday 9am - 3:30pm
Sunday 9am - 3:30pm

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