hatchery

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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

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

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

In still another comparative study, DDT was found in the tissues of fish from a hatchery where the water supply originated in a deep well.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson