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hatchery

[hach-uh-ree] / ˈhætʃ ə ri /
NOUN
brooder
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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

It continued when they were hauled about 50 miles north to a hatchery in Fillmore, where they hung out until 266 of them made it to Arroyo Hondo the following month.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2025

That night, 271 Southern California steelhead trout were transported to a hatchery in Fillmore for safe keeping.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2025

Next, a coalition of those tribes, state agencies and nonprofits unleashed a limited supply of hatchery fish to boost runs in places like the Big Quilcene River.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2024

Just as I was drifting off I heard shouting from the main part of the hatchery.

From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata