hatchery
Example Sentences
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"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
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
Later in the spring, state hatchery managers plan to release nearly 2 million Chinook salmon smolts into the river.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2024
His newest schedule was to work for ten to twelve hours, then eat and sleep a few hours at the hatchery, and then get up and work six hours.
From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata
