CRYSTAL LAKE HATCHERY

1. CRYSTAL LAKE HATCHERY

2. North of Zarembo Island South of Admiralty Island East of Kupreanof Island PETERSBURG CLH MITKOF ISLAND AND VACINITY

3. CLH HISTORY 1968 - $3,000,000 hatchery construction bond issue passed 1970 - Crystal Lake chosen for hatchery site 1971 - Construction of CLH begins 1972 - CLH becomes operational and receives first eggs 1973 - CLH construction “completed to funding level”. Anadromous Fish Act provides $100,000 for improvements to water supply and spawning facility 1975 - Construction of ten Burroughs pond raceways completed 1977- CLH transferred from Hatchery Services to FRED Division 1978 - BKD outbreak - all eggs and fish destroyed and hatchery disinfected

4. 1986 - Start cooperative chinook release project with SSRAA at Earl West Cove 1992 & 1993 - CLH receives 20% of operational funding by Sport Fish 1993 - FRED Division merged with Commercial Fisheries to become CFMD (Commercial Fisheries, Management and Development) 1993 & 1994 - Receives 100% of operational funding by Sport Fish, operated by CFMD 1994 - First adult returns from 100% Sport Fish Division funded operations 1995 - CLH transferred to Sport Fish Division 2000 - SSRAA takes over operation of CLH effective July 1

5. Andrew Creek weir – August, 1981

6. Stocking coho fry in Irish Creek – May, 1983

8. Stocking steelhead in Falls Ck. - June, 1983

9. Otter and Swans – February, 1982

10. Otter eating swan – February, 1982

11. Crystal Lake Hatchery Programs 150,000 coho released into Crystal Creek – mitigation, sport, commercial, broodstock 600,000 chinook released into Crystal Creek – sport, commercial, broodstock 450,000 chinook released at Anita Bay – commercial, (sport) 450,000 Chickamin chinook released at Neets Bay – sport, (commercial)

13. Crystal Lake – August, 1973

14. Crystal Lake Dam – August, 1973

15. Hydro plant and penstock

16. Penstock

17. Emergency pond and pumps

18. Employee housing and pond

19. Pump gallery

20. Water filters

21. Oxygen generators

22. Water chillers

23. Detroit generator – 250 kw

24. Onan generator – 300 kw

25. Mouth of Crystal Creek

26. Returning Chinook

27. Steep pass and weir

28. Steep pass

29. Spawn bldg. and adult ponds

31. Checking for ripeness

32. Spawning chinook

33. Heath tray, FAL incubators

34. Twelve start troughs

35. Twenty four Swede Ponds

36. Four raceways – 106' x 8'

37. Twenty raceways – 75' x 8'

39. Neets Bay transport

40. Transport vessel F/V Seven Seas

41. Anita Bay release site

42. Blind Slough - North

43. Blind Slough - South

44. Skaters at Blind Slough

45. The End!