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
But scientists and hatchery experts are now questioning whether these beautiful electric blue crustaceans are truly as rare as once was believed.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2025
In October, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife constructed a series of nests along the 12-mile stretch of gravel riverbed and then filled them with fertilized Chinook salmon eggs from a nearby hatchery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 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
The hatchery manager went to a phone, and we could hear him talking softly After awhile all he was saying was “Yes, sir,” over and over.
From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata
The bass have consumed so many fingerlings that state officials have resorted to the ridiculous extreme of transporting baby salmon in tanker trucks, from upstream hatcheries to downstream locations closer to the San Francisco Bay.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
Mr Weston believes this may be due to environmental factors such as light exposure, as hatcheries may be brighter than the seabed, influencing pigmentation.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2025
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
In January, Newsom responded to the salmon crisis with an action plan encompassing restoring salmon habitats, modernizing hatcheries, and removing impediments to salmons’ upstream migrations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 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
