Highest return of Sockeye salmon to Okanagan lakes and rivers
Oct 8, 2024 · Since May 2004, the Okanagan National Alliance (ONA) has been releasing salmon back into Okanagan rivers and lakes to replenish the salmon population. ONA’s first release was in the range of 350,000 sockeye salmon and more recently, it’s been as high as 4.2 million sockeye salmon.
The sockeye salmon finally has a passage to Okanagan Lake
Oct 17, 2019 · For the very first time since the Penticton Dam was built in 1953, spawning sockeye salmon can now enter their old stomping grounds of Okanagan Lake. The historical opening occurred at 10:30...
Record breaking return of sockeye salmon to Okanagan …
Sep 12, 2024 · Hundreds of thousands of sockeye salmon returned to spawning grounds in Osoyoos Lake and Skaha Lake after swimming up the Columbia River all summer, an incredible 1,000-kilometre journey.
Okanagan Nation looks towards egg-citing salmon return
Oct 28, 2024 · With over 3.5 million sockeye salmon eggs collected and between 300 to 400,000 being collected every day, 2024 is looking to be one of the best years yet for the Okanagan Nation Alliance's broodstock program.
After a 1,000-km journey, lone chinook salmon makes ‘milestone’ …
Sep 16, 2024 · For the first time in known recent history, a lone adult Okanagan summer chinook salmon successfully made its way home to kɬúsx̌nítkw (Okanagan Lake) from the ocean last week.
Highest return of Sockeye salmon to Okanagan lakes and rivers
Jan 7, 2022 · Since May 2004, the Okanagan National Alliance (ONA) has been releasing salmon back into Okanagan rivers and lakes to replenish the salmon population. ONA’s first release was in the range of 350,000 sockeye salmon and more recently, it’s been as high as 4.2 million sockeye salmon.
Celebrate record-breaking salmon return in South Okanagan
Sep 26, 2024 · On Sunday, Oct. 6, join interpreters at either the Okanagan River Restoration Initiative site just north of Oliver or at Penticton's Okanagan Lake dam to learn more about the salmon...
Okanagan First Nation fishery celebrates record return of sockeye salmon
Sep 3, 2022 · The Okanagan Nation Alliance fishery crew has harvested 50,000 sockeye salmon from Osoyoos Lake this summer, destined for First Nation communities and commercial sale. (Brady Strachan/CBC)
Okanagan Select | Sustainably harvested Sockeye salmon from the Okanagan
WILD SALMON. The Okanagan Sockeye perfectly expresses the unique conditions of our land and water. Peachy rose in colour, this sockeye offers near perfect balance: buttery light and juicy yet refined.
Record sockeye return expected in the Okanagan Valley
Oct 23, 2024 · Okanagan Nation Alliance anticipates record sockeye salmon return in the Okanagan River this year, highlighting successful conservation strategies.