Media Advisory - Volunteers Raising 10,000 Young Salmon in Port Credit
MISSISSAUGA, ON, April 4, 2013 /CNW/ - Volunteers with the Port Credit Salmon and Trout Association will welcome spring by introducing 10,000 young Chinook salmon into a floating pen in the heart of Port Credit village.
When: | Saturday, April 6 at 11:30 a.m. |
Where: | Credit Village Marina, 12 Stavebank Road South, Mississauga. |
Why: | The 10,000 salmon will be nurtured and fed for about four weeks, allowing their natural instincts to identify the Credit River as home. Once they have 'imprinted' on the river and grown larger, they will be released into Lake Ontario, returning three or four years later to spawn as 20-40 pound adults. |
Photo: | Local volunteers and kids will place salmon into buckets and transfer them into a 5 foot by 10 foot floating pen, located in the river mouth. Elected officials and community leaders will be present, along with 50-100 residents. |
The Port Credit Salmon and Trout Association (PCSTA) was formed in 2010 to build awareness about and to support Lake Ontario's salmon and trout populations.
SOURCE: Port Credit Salmon and Trout Association
For further information:
Brian Lambie, President
Port Credit Salmon and Trout Association
416-729-5425
[email protected]
www.pcsalmonandtrout.com
Twitter: @PCSalmon_Trout
You Tube: www.bit.ly/PCSalmonPen
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