Welcome
Quilcene National Fish Hatchery lies in a narrow valley
on the east side of Washington's Olympic Peninsula on Highway 101 two
miles south of Quilcene and at the confluence of the Big Quilcene River
and Penny Creek. Covering slightly over 47 acres, Quilcene NFH's main
facilities include 39 raceways, each 8 feet wide and 80 feet long,
three water intake structures (two on the Big Quilcene River and one
on Penny Creek,) a pre-settling pond, a pollution abatement pond, a
hatchery building containing the office, laboratory, and tank room,
an isolation/quarantine building, and a shop building all located on
the west bank of the Big Quilcene River. A small satellite facility
for capturing and spawning chum salmon is located at Walcott Slough,
ten miles further south on Brinnon Flats along the shores of Dabob
Bay. Quilcene National Fish Hatchery has
a long history and has been in
continuous operation since 1911. We raise coho salmon for on-station
release and provide coho salmon eggs and fingerlings for tribal programs.
We also work closely with other groups in monitoring the local summer chum salmon runs.
Quilcene NFH's fish production programs
were reviewed by the Hatchery
Scientific Review Group (HSRG). They reviewed programs from July
9, 2007, and made recommendations to each facility. Many of these recommendations
are reflected in our current fish production programs. |
