Egg Take and Centennial Salmon Club

‘Twas a busy day at Mossom yesterday. Not only did we put 56,000 pink salmon eggs into our incubation system, but we spawned one of our Mossom cohos. The Centennial School Salmon Project club was there for its regular after school Wednesday work party. The students got a lesson from our DFO community advisor Sandie […]

Port Moody Mayor and Council Tour the Mossom Watershed

On Sunday May 19th, our volunteers were delighted to host a tour for the Mayor and Council of the City of Port Moody.  First they visited  Mossom Creek Hatchery itself which is located in Mossom Creek Park, Port Moody, adjacent to Bert Flynn Park.  At the hatchery they were introduced to this year’s coho fry […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.