Thornton Creek Hatchery

Thornton Creek Hatchery Support this salmon enhancement project in Ucluelet, on Vancouver Island. Last spring Thornton Creek released over 500, 000 Chinook and around 600, 000 Chum.

The Thornton Creek Hatchery harvests eggs from returning salmon as they are about to spawn in the creek, or other waterways the hatchery works in. Then they take the eggs back to the hatchery, fertilize and incubate, hatch and raise them, and then release them back into the wild. Coho is raised in holding tanks for a year and around 50,000 are released in April/May. They will continue to release s

almon into particular water systems until its number of returning salmon increases to a healthy level and it is able to sustain itself. Then they move on and enhance another system.

11/07/2022

We are now closed for the winter and we’ll be opening again in the spring!

09/21/2022

We are excited to announce that Thornton Creek Hatchery will be OPEN for wildlife viewing during this years salmon run! Opening hours are from 10am to 3pm. To be able to stay open as much as possible we are looking for volunteers to help guide our visitors. Opening up the hatchery to the public is an important part of our society’s mission by creating a rich educational experience for locals, families and tourists. We are looking for people who can volunteer once or twice a week starting as soon as possible until mid-November. Keen individuals will have the opportunity to learn more about salmon, meet people from all around the world, and see some wildlife. If you are interested please email us at: [email protected] or message us on Instagram.

09/14/2021

The hatchery will remain closed for wildlife viewing during this 2021 season. We are sorry to make this announcement, but we are doing our best to follow guidelines and prioritize everyone's safety. We hope to have visitors return when it is safe to do so.

If you would like to inquire about an educational opportunity for a school group, please call us at 250-726-7566.

We have set September 19th at 6:00pm for our AGM!If you are interested in joining the team as a member on our Board of D...
08/31/2021

We have set September 19th at 6:00pm for our AGM!

If you are interested in joining the team as a member on our Board of Directors, please send an expression of interest to [email protected] and attend the AGM. We are happy to answer any question you may have about joining our team!

It will be on Zoom (Meeting ID: 690 0581 9565, Passcode: 374795)

Last month we had an excellent day at the river with our volunteers, board members, and staff! These folks work hard yea...
08/31/2021

Last month we had an excellent day at the river with our volunteers, board members, and staff! These folks work hard year-round, so celebrating with a swim and a snack was very well deserved.

We wanted to give a huge shout out to Tofino Brew Co., Picnic Charcuterie, Gaia Grocery, and Adrianna's for making the day extra yummy.

Underwater photos by Marcus Paladino Photography

TCES would like to give a very special shout-out to Jeremy Riley for his generosity to our society! All of the gutters o...
03/09/2021

TCES would like to give a very special shout-out to Jeremy Riley for his generosity to our society!

All of the gutters on the hatchery building were damaged in the snow storm we experienced a few weeks ago, and today Jeremy donated materials and his time to completely refit our facility. Many thanks to you for this incredible donation Jeremy - we are very grateful for your excellent work!

02/11/2021

The Thornton Creek Enhancement Society would like to send out a huge Thank You To Cermaq for supporting our WCVI Juvenile Chinook Survival and Release Strategy Project with a $1,000 donation!

This study is an exciting partnership with Tom Balfour of Central Westcoast Forest Society, Toquaht Nation, DFO, BC Conservation Foundation, Clayoquot Biosphere Trust and the Pacific Salmon Foundation. Tom is doing his Master’s Program on this study and Tom and TCES will co-publish a paper on our findings.

We also look forward to an in-kind consultation visit from Cermaq’s manager of Fresh Water Operations to advise on some upgrades to our facility. Thanks to Janice Valant for assisting and thanks to the Cermaq organization for supporting this research!

02/08/2021

Work on our West Coast Vancouver Island Juvenile Chinook Survival and Release Strategy research project has been in the works the past few months and the final plan is taking shape. None of this work would be possible without the support of two fantastic organizations. The Clayoquot Biosphere Trust (CBT) selected our project application for the Biosphere Research Award which provides funding of $20,000! The Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF) has also supported this project with a grant of $12,000!

Thornton Creek Hatchery, on behalf of our partners Tom Balfour of Central Westcoast Forest Society, Toquaht Nation and DFO, would like to send a big shout out of gratitude to CBT and PSF for these leadership donations!

02/05/2021

2020
Organization: Thornton Creek Enhancement Society
Project: West Coast Vancouver Island Juvenile Chinook Survival Project
Principal Investigator: Tom Balfour
Description: Gain a better understanding of hatchery release strategies, growth rates, survival and spatial/temporal habitat preferences of WCVI Chinook during the year of life in both freshwater and marine environments.

We have dropped off ornaments at The Factory Tofino, Caravan Beach Shop, and Central Westcoast Forest Society just in ti...
12/17/2020

We have dropped off ornaments at The Factory Tofino, Caravan Beach Shop, and Central Westcoast Forest Society just in time to give away those final keepsakes & stuff those stockings!

We have heard there are delays with a few of your online orders, and we are so sorry for that. Unfortunately, we cannot speed up Canada Post and are still hopeful your orders will arrive in time. Thank you SO much for all of the support so far.

Our elves have been busy packaging & shipping your ornaments this week and your shipments should be arriving soon! There...
12/08/2020

Our elves have been busy packaging & shipping your ornaments this week and your shipments should be arriving soon!

There are still a few more days to place order online before we close the store and solely have local sales: https://www.obabika.org/product-page/salmon-in-your-stocking

Best fishes this holiday season!

Address

Ucluelet, BC
V0R3A0

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 3pm
Tuesday 10am - 3pm
Wednesday 10am - 3pm
Thursday 10am - 3pm
Friday 10am - 3pm
Saturday 10am - 3pm
Sunday 10am - 3pm

Telephone

2507267566

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