Haterchy Tour

Had a fun time riding down to the Medvejie Hatchery on an Allen Marine boat for a fun 3 1/2 hour tour and lunch, This hatchery is one of the most successful hatcheries in Alaska because of two reasons. Low impact: Hatchery salmon can be harvested in Sitka Sound without impacting wild salmon stocks. #2 Pure water: Our water source is outstanding for incubation that flows through rock and gravel that acts as a natural, organic filter. They gave us an informative tour and after the tour they served us a wonderful lunch. They cooked fresh salmon over an open fire and served salmon, salad, baked potatoes, rolls and watermelon. For $15 a person it was quite a deal. The boat ride took about 1/2 hour so Mom got to see Sitka from the water. 

Coming up to the haterchy

Different stages of developement

Incubation room, all those trays were full of fish eggs

Feeding time, those are all little fish scrambling for food

Pallets of fish food, first ingredient was chicken meal. Funny

Fish jumping

Was really hard to catch them in the air!

Got one!lol

they served us a wonderful lunch. They cooked fresh salmon over an open fire and served salmon, salad, baked potatoes, rolls and watermelon. For $15 a person it was quite a deal. The boat ride took about 1/2 hour so Mom got to see Sitka from the water.