hatchery
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The Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District even has its own fish hatchery, where it rears the aptly named Western mosquitofish.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
But scientists and hatchery experts are now questioning whether these beautiful electric blue crustaceans are truly as rare as once was believed.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2025
"Interestingly, when we deploy them into containers in the sea, they often shift to a darker, more natural blue. But when they return to the hatchery, they become lighter again."
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2025
In February, roughly 260 trout were transferred from a hatchery in Fillmore to a creek in Santa Barbara County.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2025
Just as I was drifting off I heard shouting from the main part of the hatchery.
From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata
As Mr. Ogilvy writes, “now the abalone live in hatcheries, the sardines in tanks, the tuna in the fish holds of charter boats and gourmet custom cans.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Mr Weston believes this may be due to environmental factors such as light exposure, as hatcheries may be brighter than the seabed, influencing pigmentation.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2025
For decades, government-run hatcheries in the Central Valley have reared and released millions of salmon each year to help boost their numbers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2025
As detailed by National Geographic, it is a common practice in salmon hatcheries to harvest salmon sperm, which requires a scientist to squeeze a salmon in the right spot — also known as abdominal massaging.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2024
In the spring of 1961 an epidemic of liver cancer appeared among rainbow trout in many federal, state, and private hatcheries.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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