June 18th - A Visit to Quatse River Hatchery

The Hatchery is located near Port Hardy on the Quatse River. The northern Vancouver Island Salmonid Enhancement Assoc. is non-profit and was founded in 1983


The Hatchery has produced and released over 62.5 million juvenile salmonids since 1983.

This is a container of eggs waiting to be fertilized.


Here are the different stages of Salmonid growth.

When the Salmon Frye are ready to be released into the river they are transported by this truck. There is also a Salmon Interpretive Center for residents and tourists in development to provide much needed education on the importance of restocking the dwindling supplies of fish in the surrounding rivers.
The association can be contacted at: nvisea@island.net