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National fish hatcheries raise big fish like the endangered pallid sturgeon and tiny fish like the colorful candy darter. They raise familiar fish, like salmon, and ancient species like paddlefish. They raise sunfish to help support mussel conservation, and walleye that help feed communities.
National fish hatcheries use aquaculture to raise threatened, endangered, or at-risk species in a safe captive environment for eventual release into a natural setting. This work, along with habitat restoration, and other federal protections, can help boost and support wild populations of fish and aquatic wildlife.
Mar 16, 2023 · Getting 3.2 million hatchery-raised trout into waterways, as well as sustaining wild trout populations, is a critical part of the worldclass fishing for which Pennsylvania’s mountain streams are renowned.
Since 1872, national fish hatcheries have been raising fish and aquatic wildlife to improve sustainable recreational fishing, support fisheries that have been impacted by a federal dam, recover federally listed threatened or endangered species, fulfil our Tribal Trust responsibilities, and prevent at-risk species from becoming endangered.
Sep 30, 2022 · Fish hatcheries were created with the best of intentions to help restore and maintain fish populations. However, there are a lot of different sides to these fish stocking systems, and while they’re all well-intentioned, not all of them may have been as good for the fish as we hoped.
STATE FISH HATCHERIES. Corry State Fish Hatchery. Fairview State Fish Hatchery. Linesville State Fish Hatchery. Oswayo State Fish Hatchery. Pleasant Mount State Fish Hatchery. Tionesta State Fish Hatchery. Bellefonte State Fish Hatchery. Benner Spring State Fish Hatchery.
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