Fundraiser – Fish Quilt Donated to Mossom Creek Hatchery
Check out this spectacular fabric art piece created by local artist and hatchery volunteer, Lynne Kaempffer. It is crafted with a selection of batik materials in shades of blue and green evocative of our coastal waters. We are in the midst of a SILENT AUCTION on this and all proceeds will go towards the operation […]
Tailed Frogs in Mossom
The presence of tailed frogs in the Mossom Creek watershed is a testament to Mossom’s excellent water quality and quantity. Mossom Creek flows clear and cold year round. Partially spring fed, it does not dry down significantly in summer. Its largely intact forest canopy keeps the water well shaded and cool. Pacific Tailed Frogs are […]
Volunteer Profile – Jim Mattson – What a valuable guy!
At its February 2012 annual general meeting, the Port Moody Ecological Society recognized Jim Mattson’s many years of environmental volunteer service with a well-deserved life time membership. Jim has been serving in the capacity of PMES director for the water quality lab at Noon’s Creek Hatchery for about ten years. A busy volunteer, he has […]
End of the Year at Mossom Creek.
The Mossom watershed is beautiful in the winter season. If you arrive early on a nippy morning, you might see something quite special on some pieces of dead wood by the gravel roadside. This ephemeral phenomenon could be called ‘candy floss frost’ or ‘Santa Claus whiskers’. You might be able to suggest another name. This […]
Chum Egg Takes, 2011 Coho Return.
Altogether this fall there have been four chum egg takes for Mossom Creek Hatchery broodstock. One was on Mossom, and three have occurred on the Alouette River. Big thanks to all the Centennial students, community volunteers and our Fisheries and Oceans Canada experts Sandie and Scott for their assistance. We now have over 100,000 chum eggs […]
The Chum Are Back. Egg Take Planned!
The wait is over. Chum have returned to Mossom Creek, no doubt encouraged by recent rain events and the consequent higher water level in the stream. Only a few spawners have been spotted in the lower reaches of the creek so far. Yet we have had encouraging reports of some chum venturing much farther upstream than we have hitherto seen them do […]
Beach Seining: How it’s done.
Watch the ‘What Swims Beneath’ crew as they conduct a beach seine at Reed Point in Port Moody Arm and see what they caught!
Breeding Male Sharpnose Sculpin Video
This male sharpnose sculpin was captured in Port Moody Arm on January 25th during a beach seine as part of the What Swims Beneath project. Much to our surprise this particular fish displayed its genital papilla when handled.
Spawning salmon at Mossom – video by Rufus McIntyre
What Swims Beneath
Port Moody, at the end of Burrard Inlet, is a place that is rich in natural assets. From lush coastal mountains to a beautiful and productive marine waterfront, the residents of Port Moody have a lot to be proud of! But there has been something a little unusual in the Arm during the summer and […]