What a fantastic morning we had! Me, Rod, Chris, Cerith and Gwenan!
These are young salmon only weeks old!
Sewin eggs are lighter in colour than those of salmon!
We were very privileged to be allowed to visit the Llyn-Y-Fan Hatchery! Thank you Cerith for arranging this for us. It was a memorable morning and one that I am sure we all enjoyed without exception!
Most of these trays contain salmon eggs but the lighter coloured ones are sewin! What ever the case they must not be disturbed or they may die!
When we finally arrived at the hatchery (its somewhere up in the mountains miles from anywhere and the closer we got to it the worse the condition of the road was!). Anyway, when we arrived at Llyn-Y-Fan we were welcomed by Viv and Olwen and invited into their farmhouse for a cup of tea and a chat first before the tour began. As soon as they started to tell the story of how they came to get involved in this project one could see the passion that they both had for the preservation of migratory fish. Their knowledge of the subject was without doubt exceptional and their enthusiasm was amazing!
They showed us around the egg trays and the various tanks that contained parr and of course their brood stock. They showed us Cerith's 15 1/2 lb hen sewin who had already donated her eggs to the hatchery. They hope to get her to feed so that she can be released maybe in the future! I have to say that if any of you reading this blog get the chance to go and see this for yourselves you will not be disappointed, it is fascinating.
Just in case Viv and Olwen ever see this blog then I would like to thank them for being such excellent hosts and an inspiration to us all! May their work continue for many years to come!
