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Oregon Hatchery Research Center Educational Outreach Program Very Upbeat!


Tidewater, OR. ~ In 2015 Alsea Sportsman’s Association based in Tidewater, Oregon linked up with the Oregon Hatchery Center,


Research Waldport


Schools and Oregon’s Salmon Trout En- hancement Program (STEP). Four chillers and aquariums with all necessary equip- ment were placed in classrooms in Wald- port Schools and loaded with about a hundred eyed eggs for each tank. Te Steelhead eggs were placed by the STEP biologist and came from the Alsea Hatchery. About five weeks later eighty kids and


four hundred hatched fry were transported to the OHRC. Te students were provided with classes


on the


Salmon Cycle, fish anatomy, stream inverte- brates and finally watched as their hand raised fish were placed into the Alsea River system. Te OHRC is a


world class facil- ity engaging in fisheries research and stream stud-


ies. Located on the campus is Fall Creek and Tissell Pond. Te self-guided tour, the labo- ratory and the meeting room


make


this an ideal


teach-


ing cen- ter for educat- ing kids about


Oregon’s migra- tory


fish.


Te 2015


program came off so well that all those concerned decided to expand the process to four ad- ditional schools in the Willa- mette Valley. Tis year almost five hundred students were bussed to the OHRC for these classes and allowed to release their fry. With generous grants from the timber industry an additional sixteen tanks and chillers were purchased to now accommodate a total of twenty


The Oregon Hatchery Research Center is located two miles up a gravel logging road on Fall Creek which is 27 miles east of Waldport, Oregon.


classrooms. Additional funds will be used to train teachers on how the Egg to Fry programs and classes may be integrated into their English, Mathemat- ics and Science curricula with- in the classrooms. Te OHRC supports fisheries related pro- grams at the two nearby uni- versities. Te center’s mission statement provides for educa- tional experiences not only for ... continued on page 24


YOUR FISHING REPORTS • STORIES & EDUCATION FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND COAST OF OREGON by Marc Davis ~


President, Alsea Sportsman’s Association


Weird Facts & Fun Trivia - 7 Albacore can reach 47


inches in length and 80 pounds of weight. Males are larger than females.


Albacore is a carnivore (meat-eater). Its diet is based on sardines, anchovies, pilchards, crustaceans and squids. Albacore has high metabolic rate and it needs to eat 1/4 of its own body weight each day to meet its energetic needs.


Albacore is able to swim at the speed of 50 miles per hour.


Albacore needs to swim constantly to ensure proper breathing. While it swims with open mouth, it ingests water rich in oxygen that travels to the gills.


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