fingering

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The bass have consumed so many fingerlings that state officials have resorted to the ridiculous extreme of transporting baby salmon in tanker trucks, from upstream hatcheries to downstream locations closer to the San Francisco Bay.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

However, they are battling a species which reproduces at speed: females are able to produce 500 fingerlings at a time.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2024

At one point, it was able to hold 3 million fingerlings that were used to stock ponds, other hatcheries and nearby lakes.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2023

If a road crossed a fish-bearing stream, the new standard required a crossing design that allowed fish to be able to pass through the culvert at every stage of life, including tiny fingerlings.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 24, 2023

It had seeded trout streams with fingerlings and the lake itself with baby big-mouthed bass.

From Operation Terror by Leinster, Murray