Salmon Hatching in Division 18

Division 18 (Grade 1/2 French) is working in conjunction with Federal Fisheries and Oceans to have salmonids in the classroom. They began in January with about 50 Coho eggs, which are currently hatching. In one of the photos you can see an alevin lying on its side. They like to stick their heads in the gravel and you might see their tail waving. Their yolk sac is their food source for the next month. Then they will begin feeding them four times per day. Once they reach Fry size, about one inch, they will release them in early May to Stoney Creek.