Fry Rescue

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Every year, by the end of June, thousands of salmon fry are stranded in pools as the river flow decreases. Many tributaries to the Lake such as the Robertson River, Sutton Creek, Meade Creek and others also dry up. For a number of years, a dedicated crew of CLRSS volunteers, community members and Cowichan Tribes members collaborated to save as many fry as possible by relocating them to the lake for summer survival.

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CLRSS now asks community members who observe fry stranded in puddles not to move the fry but please contact the DFO Drought Impacts Hotline for professional intervention:

email : DFO.ORR-ONS.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

or call:  1-800-465-4336,

or report in on VHF channel 16