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In 2023 the National Fish Hatchery System raised and stocked more than 120 million fish and aquatic wildlife for conservation!
- National Fish Hatchery System: By The Numbers (2021)
106 million – Sport fish stocked to support recreational...
- National Fish Hatchery System: By The Numbers (2022)
118 million – Sport fish stocked with states and Tribes to...
- National Fish Hatchery System: By The Numbers (2021)
May 31, 2022 · 118 million – Sport fish stocked with states and Tribes to support recreational fisheries. 24 million – Fish distributed to Tribal lands. 486,000 – Fish distributed to military Lands. 60 – Tribes stocked with fish for recreational and subsistence fisheries.
Currently, [when?] the system comprises 70 national fish hatcheries, nine fish health centers, seven fish technology centers, and a historic national fish hatchery. [2] [3] National fish hatcheries are located in 35 states and produce more than 60 different species of fish.
Most public and private hatcheries throughout the United States focus on producing fish for the primary purposes of commercial use and recreational fishing, but the 67 hatcheries in the National Fish Hatchery System are supposed to play a different role.
Aug 19, 2021 · Abstract. Fish stock enhancement or “stocking” is one of the oldest, most common, and most popular ways of improving recreational fisheries. Stocking is usually supposed to increase the number of fish available for anglers to catch. Unfortunately, stocking does not always achieve this goal.
