HATCHERY & ENHANCEMENT ACTIVITIES


A splashing salmon on the spawning beds (126kb) The hatchery building on the upper reaches of the Mettican Burn (105kb) The hatchery water source (97kb) Salmon holding tanks inside the hatchery (65kb) Egg development trays inside the hatchery (92kb)
A salmon ready for stripping (61kb) Salmon awaiting stripping (87kb) Stripping a salmon (59kb) Putting the fertilised eggs into the development tanks (65kb) Full development tanks normally kept dark (77kb)
Planting out swimup fry (130kb) Planting out swimup fry in the headwaters (111kb) Carrying out fry density surveys on the feeder streams (938kb) An artificial groyne to hold gravel for spawning salmon (81kb) Building Stiles & bridges throughout the river (129kb)
Ongoing river enhancement work (130kb) Clearing out Garvagh Weir a major job some years ago (75kb) The official opening of the disabled path around the upper stretch of Garvagh Weir, the scheme was part grant aided by Northern Ireland Electricity (110kb) Seized illegal nets and salmon (94kb) The devastating results of a pollution incident (105kb)