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

They’ll need to be transferred into hatchery trucks outfitted with large tanks.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 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

When he wasn’t working at his main hatchery, he worked at a different one in another town.

From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata