Welcome to the Nicomekl Hatchery
Welcome to the NES Salmon HatcheryFront entrance signage
Main hatchery buildingMain hatchery building housing the egg room, cap troughs & tubs
Open side of hatchery buildingOpen side of hatchery building
Water towerThe water tower where we cycle it through plastic balls to add oxygen for salmon survival
Egg roomEgg room where it takes approximately 100 days to go from egg to alevins
Cap troughs for alvinsCap Troughs where we continually feed the alevins till they are large enough to go into the tubs
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WorkshopWorkshop
Holding binsThe holding bins for our rock and gravel
The NES strives to not only raise and release salmon, but to also improve their habitat, and to increase public awareness as well as involvement. As such we have a variety of ways to get involved:
- Broodstock capture
- Juvenile salmon rearing and release
- Habitat restoration, both in the river and along its banks
- Public Events and Shows
- Construction and Design
- Government Committees and Hearings
- Tours and Information Sessions
Take a virtual tour through our hatchery and learn how it’s grown over the years.
Find more of our photos in our gallery.
The Nicomekl River
The Nicomekl River Watershed runs from Aldergrove, through Langley and Cloverdale, to South Surrey finally exiting at Blackie Spit at Crescent beach.
All along its length numerous smaller creeks flow into the Nicomekl; from Anderson, Murray and Logan in Langley, to McClellan and Amstrong in Cloverdale and Chantrell and Elgin in South Surrey. These tributaries, and many others, are just as important as the Nicomekl itself, needing their own caretakers, allowing people to contribute close to home.