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Burg Slough Remote Site Incubator Project
Aptly named, the Burg Slough Remote Site Incubator Project due to the location near Humptulips, Washington, the project incubates Coho eggs received from the Humptulips Hatchery. This process of hatching the eggs in an incubator on site (rather than at a local hatchery) and releasing the fry into the water produces fish that are as close to native stock as possible.
Since the project’s beginning in 1994, the survival rate of eggs and fry remains high. Although salmon have not existed in Burg Slough for many years, remote site project volunteers remain vigilant in their endeavor to produce a ‘native’ Coho that will return to Burg Slough each spawning season.