Biologists and Fish Techs from the Unalakleet and Nome offices went to the Snake River in late September to continue an on-going salmon incubation project. In the late summer, eggs and milt are taken from spawning salmon; the eggs are fertilized and placed in heath tray incubators until they mature. Heath tray incubators allow embryos to be incubated through the hatch stage and live off their yolk sacs until they are released into their watersheds of origin in the spring, just prior to when they start foraging for food. Learn more about about FR&D’s incubation projects.
