DIPAC/Macaulay Salmon Hatchery

Specialties

DIPAC/​Macaulay Salmon Hatchery is a private-​non profit salmon hatchery with a goal to sustain and enhance valuable salmon resources of the State of Alaska for the economic, social, and cultural benefit of all citizens, and to promote public understanding of Alaska’s salmon resources and salmon fisheries through research, education, and tourism.

During the summer months (late June-​October) millions of salmon return to the hatchery to spawn creating quite the spectacle. The Ladd Macaulay Visitor Center at the hatchery opens its doors to visitors and locals alike for educational tours, aquarium viewing of local marine life, touch tanks, and a gift shop featuring salmon products from around the state.

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History

Established in 1976.

Douglas Island Pink & Chum, Inc. (DIPAC) was formed in 1976 by a group of Juneau residents responding to the legislation set in 1974 and our community’s depleted fisheries resource. The Kowee Creek Hatchery was formed in 1976 as the first «Mom and Pop» hatchery in the Juneau area. DIPAC received its first construction loan for the Sheep Creek Hatchery in 1980, after the first successful return at Kowee Creek in 1979. After significant returns and a positive contribution to local fisheries, the Macaulay Salmon Hatchery project was considered by our local state senator, representatives and their constituents. Through their efforts and local community support from Haines and Juneau, the Macaulay Salmon Hatchery and its various salmon enhancement programs became a reality for the Juneau community in 1989. Most recently, in July 1996, DIPAC took over the operations of the Snettisham Hatchery located 30 miles south of Juneau.

Meet the Manager

Katie H.

Manager

Manager of Tourism and Education