Key Sustainability Features: 14,000 salmon fry released in 1998, first returns in 2001. Coho returns: 27 in 2001, 28 in 2002, 4 in 2003, 100 in 2004 Since 1999, Coho Salmon accessing upstream spawning sites Lower stream utilizes waste sea water from the Vancouver Aquarium whale pools Waste recirculation system replaces park's former freshwater to wastewater stream and pond system Interpretive programming available to Stanley Park's 4 million annual visitors The BC Hydro Salmon Stream project is a human-made stream developed on the site of a former parking lot in Stanley Park. Though the $2 million sculpted concrete basin is not a stream restoration project it does help to highlight the importance of habitat restoration projects throughout the province. The Vancouver Aquarium uses the stream project as part of their mandate to promote public education and stewardship of wild salmon. The project calls attention to the life cycle of BC salmon and shows that habitat damage can be mitigated. It also shows that hard landscape areas can be reclaimed with permeable, natural surfaces. READ MORE