4,700 salmon carcasses added to Puntledge River Watershed

Photo: Courtenay and District Fish and Game Protective Association

Adding nutrients to the Puntledge River Watershed

4,700 chum salmon carcasses from the Puntledge River Hatchery have been added to the upper Puntledge River Watershed with funding from the FWCP. The carcasses will introduce essential marine-derived nutrients and benefit the entire food web.

More: COA-F22-F-3526