Lilliwaup Hatchery staff are preparing for the 4th field season of the Hood Canal Steelhead Project (HCSP).
Hatchery Manager Rick Endicott and Steelhead Biologist Joy Waltermire are readying the Lilliwaup facility for this year’s effort: replacing faulty tank drains and building new tank covers, cleaning and clearing winter debris, and making repairs to the Hamma Hamma smolt trap. Later this spring, Rick and Joy will begin conducting steelhead redd surveys on the Duckabush, Dosewallips, Hamma Hamma, and Little Quilcene rivers, as well as egg collection on the Duckabush.
LLTK provides fish-rearing and fieldwork on the west coast of Hood Canal, as well as administrative and communications support for The Hood Canal Steelhead Project, a unique basin-wide partnership that includes 8 agencies and the participation of 37 staff members.
