hatchery
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The Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District even has its own fish hatchery, where it rears the aptly named Western mosquitofish.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
Chris Weston, senior hatchery technician at the National Lobster Hatchery in Padstow, Cornwall, has observed colour changes in lobsters raised in captivity.
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
I said quietly, “Auntie, when is Uncle Katsuhisa going to quit his job at the hatchery and become a land surveyor?”
From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata
When environmentalists countered with expensive government salmon hatcheries, the bass adapted, hiding in the shallows surrounding the hatcheries, where they are treated to an endless buffet of salmon fingerlings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
As detailed by National Geographic, it is a common practice in salmon hatcheries to harvest salmon sperm, which requires a scientist to squeeze a salmon in the right spot — also known as abdominal massaging.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2024
But the population has surged in recent years, thanks to a curbing of harvests, habitat restoration and use of hatcheries to bolster populations.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
Many are now raised in government-run hatcheries before being released back into their native waters to later return to those same hatcheries.
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2024
He ended up getting a job at one of the few hatcheries in the state that wasn’t owned by Mr. Lyndon.
From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata
