milt
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They grabbed fish, one after another, by the tail and slid them down a chute into the hatchery building, to be stripped of their eggs and milt.
From Seattle Times
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources spokeswoman Faith Heaton Jolley says the fish eggs and milt, or sperm, are sent to a fish hatchery.
From Washington Times
Salmon are heading up Issaquah Creek to spawn, and staff and volunteers at Issaquah Salmon Hatchery are at work, too, collecting fish for their eggs and milt.
From Seattle Times
Males then curve around the females and release milt, which fertilizes the eggs.
From Washington Times
“Although we usually hope to catch more fish that are producing more milt, we are still jumping for joy with this.”
From Washington Times
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