The Souris & Area Branch of the PEl Wildlife Federation would like to thank the following for their generous donations towards our 18th annual fund raiser wildlife dinner.

A.D.L. A & M Auto Parts Aqua Bounty Farms Bay Berry Boutique Burke's Ultramar, Furtune Cameron Ross Woodcarving Cavendish Farms Daisy A Day Dover Fish Hatchery Eastern Video Gowan Brae Craft Village Home Hardware Souris Island Nature Trust MacPhee's IGA McCain's Fertilizer Mt. Stewart Irving Rest. PEI Wildlife Federation RolIo Bay U-Fish Souris Esso South Lake Garage Donnie Birt JamesFall Darren MacLean Blake Wood "Sales Agent"

Agro Co-op Atlantic Aqua Farms Babineau Fisheries Blue Fin Restaurant Campbell Service Station Cardigan Feed Mill Cheverie Construction Deagles Service Station Eastern Feed & Seed Elliott's General Store Holiday Inn Express Inn on the Hill Lea Mac Elecronics Maclnnis Fuels M&M Groceries North Lake Fish Co-op Rollo Bay Inn Rite Bite Cafe Souris Ultramar Ultramar Home Energy Souris Freddy Cheverie Cliffy Joe MacDonald Randy Gallant Eric Carter

Agra West Atlantic Super Store Back Door Video Bodie Dixon Chain Saw Canadian Tire Cardigan Fish Hatchery Clinton & MacAulay Dicky Dixon Weld Shop East End Shell Esso Barry Wood Ltd. Home Hardware Ellis Bros. Island Fertilizer MacPhee's Boat Hauling Marks Work Warehouse Montague Dairy Prince Edward Hotel Rollo Bay Greens Souris Co-op Souris Pharmasave Vernon d'Eon Donna Gills Allan McCormack Barry MacLeod

Special thanks to all those who donated wild game and those who helped in the preparation of food especially Louis & Reta Carter and their help. The Souris Wildlife Branch would like to wish everyone a Happy Holiday, and all the best in the upcoming year. Again, thank you all.
Sincerely Branch President Joe MacDonald

- from The Beacon - January 28, 1999

Satellite rearIng system installed in Souris

SOURIS --The Souris branch of the P.E.I. Wildlife Federation is one of five salmon conservation organizations that have been awarded a grant by Orvis Services Inc. and the Atlantic Salmon Federation to install satellite rearing systems during 1999.

These grants in the amount of $2,000 - are in response to a challenge issued by David Perkins, president of Orvis Services, and Bill Taylor, president of ASP, in 1999 to match all monies raised by ASP members and affiliated organizations for such programs in the Atlantic provinces and Quebec.

Six were awarded in 1997 and 10 in 1998. These current awards increase the total monies invested in this program to date to $84,000.

"ASF is very pleased with the continuing interest shown in this program. While wild Atlantic salmon populations hit another all-time low this year, it's not all bad news," said Taylor. "In many rivers juvenile salmon production is increasing, in some cases as a result of enhancement programs such as the ASF/Orvis satellite rearing program. By optimizing juvenile salmon production in our waterbeds, we help compensate for the severe losses currently occurring in the ocean."

Perkins is also gratified with affiliate participation.

"Interest in the satellite rearing program clearly proves the conservations and angling partners are concerned about the Atlantic salmon's future survival and are willing to work toward saving this precious fish," he added.

"Orvis is pleased to co-sponsor this partnership with ASF and the conservation community and looks forward to sponsoring even more tanks in the future. We believe this program is making a difference."

A fiberglass satellite rearing tank that can accommodate over 5,000 salmon fry costs approximately $4,000, including materials and technical support.

Once a tank has been installed, the cost of maintaining fry is minimal.

In addition to the cost benefit, satellite rearing allows salmon fry to adapt to their natural environment gradually. The result is a healthier young salmon that quickly develops the characteristics needed to survive in the wild. Hatchery-raised fry are introduced to the open outdoor satellite rearing tanks in the spring.

Volunteers feed and care for them over the summer and release them in the fall as under-yearlings to continue their life cycles.

From the Island Harvest - August 1999

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