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The Hatchery Through the Lens

Dive into Sooke River Jack Brooks Hatchery with our gallery, showcasing snapshots of key moments and activities throughout the years. Take a look at salmon at different stages of their life, what volunteering looks like, the comradery of the hatchery, and historic photos!

  • Close up shot of salmon fry in troughs at Sooke River Jack Brooks Hatchery
  • Sooke Salmon Enhancement Society volunteer at Sooke Potholes releasing Sooke River Jack Brooks Hatchery salmon fry into the wild
  • Sooke Salmon Enhancement Society volunteers at Sooke River Jack Brooks Hatchery collecting salmon fry for release from round tanks
  • Sooke River Jack Brooks Hatchery donor plaque
  • Chinook Salmon fry close up
  • Sooke Salmon Enhancement Society volunteers at Sooke River Jack Brooks hatchery with the forest behind them
  • Two volunteers from the Sooke Salmon Enhancement Society working at Sooke River Jack Brooks Hatchery
  • Sooke Salmon Enhancement Society volunteers at Sooke Potholes preparing to release Sooke River Jack Brooks Hatchery salmon fry
  • Chinook Salmon eggs being weighed by a volunteer to be put into incubation trays.
  • Chinook Salmon eggs being placed into incubation tray after being fertilized.
  • Four round tanks at Sooke River Jack Brooks Hatchery with Chinook Salmon fry inside
  • Two large round tanks at Sooke River Jack Brooks Hatchery.
  • Incubation room with incubation trays at Sooke River Jack Brooks Hatchery.
  • Spawning Chinook Salmon in tanks at Sooke River Jack Brooks Hatchery.
  • Underwater image from Sooke River of spawning Chinook, Chum, and Coho salmon.
  • Underwater image from Sooke River of spawning Chinook, Chum, and Coho salmon swimming away from the camera.
  • School of Chinook Salmon smolts in the ocean.
  • School of Chinook Salmon smolts in the ocean from a side view.
  • Close up underwater image of spawning Chinook Salmon in tanks at Sooke River Jack Brooks Hatchery. Many fish with one close up at a side view.
  • Group photo of volunteers at the Jack Brooks hatchery old location in Rocky Creek. 2018. 20 000 000 Fry released since 1981 milestone
  • SESS volunteers at the broodstock taking event in the fall to capture male and female salmon for the upcoming season. Volunteers at Sooke River near tank on shore that is holding the broodstock.
  • Group of SESS volunteers at Sooke River to catch salmon for broodstock. Volunteers watching from shore, while others use a seine net to collect salmon.
  • SESS volunteers at the broodstock taking event in the fall to capture male and female salmon for the upcoming season. Volunteers in Sooke River with a seine net and nets to pick up salmon.
  • The front of Sooke River Jack Brooks Hatchery.
  • The front of Sooke River Jack Brooks Hatchery at an angle.
  • Salmon fry going into the trough at the hatchery to be fed. This is called ponding, when they are taken out of their incubation trays after their yolk sac is gone
  • Salmon fry being ponded into trough at a salmon hatchery. They have 'buttoned up' indicating their yolk sac is gone and now need to be fed
  • Ponding salmon fry into trough at a salmon hatchery from their incubation tray. They have 'buttoned up' indicating their yolk sac is gone and now need to be fed by volunteers
  • Ponding salmon fry into trough at a salmon hatchery. They have 'buttoned up' indicating their yolk sac is gone and now need to be fed by volunteers
  • Drone shot birds eye view of Charters Creek, Sooke River Jack Brooks Hatchery, and Charters River Salmon Interpretive Centre.
  • Chinook Salmon eggs with eyes in them
  • Sooke Salmon Enhancement Society volunteer at Sooke Potholes releasing Sooke River Jack Brooks Hatchery salmon fry close up
  • Sooke Salmon Enhancement Society volunteer at Sooke Potholes releasing Sooke River Jack Brooks Hatchery salmon fry into the wild for restoration
  • Drone shot birds eye view of the Sooke Basin
  • Sooke Salmon Enhancement Society volunteer at the Sooke Harbourside Lions Club annual duck day race
  • Rubber ducks on Sooke River for the Sooke Harbourside Lions Club annual duck day race

Our Photographers

A big thank you to the many photographers over the years that have captured moments at the hatchery. Below are some of our wonderful photographers who have contributed their work!