The goal is to capture 25 male and 25 female Chinook for hatchery broodstock
Fish previously seined and tagged are released.
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Phillips River, BC - 2017
Hatchery cabin at Phillips Lake
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Phillips River, BC - 2017
Jet boat with seine net
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Phillips River, BC - 2017
Bags for transporting fish to net pens
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Phillips River, BC - 2017
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Phillips River, BC - 2017
"This is why we're here ..."
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Phillips River, BC - 2017
The young man did his share
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Phillips River, BC - 2017
Hatchery manager Greg, deck hand Jono
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Phillips River, BC - 2017
Setting the seine
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Phillips River, BC - 2017
Diver standing by
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Phillips River, BC - 2017
Closing the circle
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Phillips River, BC - 2017
Keeping the seine taut
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Phillips River, BC - 2017
Gradually pulling in the seine
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Phillips River, BC - 2017
This shows that it was a small set, but it caught a hundred or so large fish
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Phillips River, BC - 2017
Two divers keep the lead line from hanging up
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Phillips River, BC - 2017
Jono Hale
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Phillips River, BC - 2017
Greg watching fish being bagged
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Phillips River, BC - 2017
Nice fish but ...
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Phillips River, BC - 2017
... tagged, had to be released
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Phillips River, BC - 2017
A keeper
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Phillips River, BC - 2017
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Phillips River, BC - 2017
Chinook bagged to go to net pen
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Phillips River, BC - 2017
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Phillips River, BC - 2017
This man did a heck of a job
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Phillips River, BC - 2017
Big fish
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Phillips River, BC - 2017
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Phillips River, BC - 2017
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Phillips River, BC - 2017
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Phillips River, BC - 2017
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Phillips River, BC - 2017
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Phillips River, BC - 2017
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Phillips River, BC - 2017
All the fish are large ...
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Phillips River, BC - 2017
... except this one
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Phillips River, BC - 2017
Carrying a fish to net pen
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Phillips River, BC - 2017
Releasing into net pen
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Phillips River, BC - 2017
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Phillips River, BC - 2017
Rupert getting bagged fish from transport tank
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Phillips River, BC - 2017
Two bagged fish on way to net pen