Goodbye Salmon Fry

Aquarium Invites Public to Release Hundreds of Baby Salmon

May 12, 2005 - The Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre will be holding its third annual Goodbye Salmon Fry event this weekend and next, allowing visitors to release a baby salmon fry into the BC Hydro Salmon Stream Project in Stanley Park.

Goodbye Salmon Fry, hosted by the Vancouver Aquarium and Vancouver Park Board, will take place in the Aquarium and in Stanley Park, May 14-15 and 21-23 from 11:00 am-3:30 pm daily, rain or shine. The event will send hundreds of young salmon off on their journey to the Pacific Ocean.

The release event also includes free tours of the salmon stream and a family bug hunt, both of which will be taking place outdoors.

Special salmon-themed activities will be taking place inside the Aquarium to complement the celebration, including special entertainment, a salmon dive show, crafts and gyotaku fish painting.

For more information, please visit: www.vanaqua.org

Background

A joint venture between the Vancouver Aquarium and the Vancouver Park Board, the $2-million demonstration stream winds its way from the Aquarium, through Stanley Park and into Coal Harbour. The Aquarium began releasing the first salmon fry back in June 1998, and the stream itself opened in October 2000. The first return of spawning salmon occurred in the Fall of 2001. Canada's largest outdoor classroom, the BC Hydro Salmon Stream Project in Stanley Park educates the four million annual visitors to the park about the importance of salmon and their habitat.

For more information, please contact: Mary Cardle, Public Relations Manager,
Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre at 604-659-3450.

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