(b) Pink Salmon 



This fall a second step was taken towards the experimental Intro- 

 duction of Pacific salmon to Northern Ontario waters. Arrangements were 

 made through the co-operation of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada and 

 the Department of Fisheries at Ottawa to collect pink salmon eggs from the. 

 Skeena River run in British Columbia for transfer to Ontario, The Inter- 

 national Salmon Commission also assisted in the procurement of this stock 

 by providing the facilities at their Horsefly Lake hatchery for the care 

 and incubation of the eggs to the eyed stage, prior to their transfer to 

 the Port Arthur hatchery in November, 



The consignment of approximately 787*000 eyed eggs was received 

 in Ontario in excellent condition. The stock was cultured at the Port Arthur 

 hatchery for subsequent transfer and planting in the eyed egg and fingerling 

 stages in Goose Creek, a tributary to Hudson Bay, 



The pink salmon is noted particularly for its keen homing instinct 

 and its consistent behaviour of maturing and returning to spawn in a two 

 year cycle. Both characteristics will be of particular value in the assessment 

 of the results of this Introduction, 

 (c) Splake 



The culture and planting of the hybrid splake, produced by the 

 cross-breeding of female lake trout with male speckled trout, was continued 

 and further developed this year on an experimental basis. The stock, which 

 was collected in the fall of 1954 from an experimental lot of first gener- 

 ation hybrids at the Dorlon trout rearing station was transferred to the 

 Hill Lake trout rearing station in the eyed egg stage for further experi- 

 mentation. 



The distribution and planting of yearling hybrid stock this year 

 was made from the Codrington and VJhite Lake hatcheries. The waters stocked, 



their location and the number of fish planted were as follows: 



(Yearlings) 

 VJaters County Township Planting 



Opeongo Lake Nipissing Jones -Dickens 4,000 



Redrock Lake Nipissing Bower 4,000 



McGee Lake Peterborough Burleigh 1,200 



V Lake Hastings Mayo 1,200 



Romes Pond Northumberland Brighton 50 



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