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The National Fish Hatchery System works to support healthy, self-sustaining populations of fish and other aquatic species across the country. Every year we raise and stock over 100 million fish to support the recovery and restoration of imperiled species, recreational fishing, and Tribal subsistence fisheries.
Many states and Tribes rely on the National Fish Hatchery System to stock lakes and rivers with fish for sustainable recreational fishing and to support fisheries that have been impacted by a federal dam. In 2023 national fish hatcheries raised 118 million sport fish to support recreational fisheries.
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124 million – Fish released by national fish hatcheries.50 million – Eggs transferred through the National Broodstock Program.Many states and Tribes rely on the National Fish Hatchery System to stock lakes and rivers with fish for sustainable recreational fishing. The National Fish Hatchery System works closely with state and Tribal partners to produce and stock fish using advanced genetic tools and techniques to maximize performance and to minimize negative impact on wil...
The National Fish Hatchery System plays an important role in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife’s mission to conserve, protect, and enhance, fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats. Every year more than 20 million threatened or endangered fish and wildlife are raised on national fish hatcheries for eventual release into a natural setting or to protect t...
In additional to a network of hatcheries, the National Fish Hatchery System operates 13 applied science facilities that assist fish production programs by advancing the fields of genetics, physiology, pathology, and nutrition. Our Fish Health and Fish Technology Centers and the Aquatic Animal Drug Partnership Programplay leading roles in guiding th...
Aug 27, 2021 · The following are the top priorities of the National Fish Hatchery System, the funding comes from Bureau of Reclamation and from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, both agencies under the Department of Interior. Hotchkiss NFH currently is in priority 3 (b &d), and 5 (a & b): 1. Recovery of aquatic species federally listed as threatened or ...
The original purpose of the NFHS was to supplement declining native stocks of coastal and lake food fish through fish propagation. The NFHS has extensive experience culturing over 100 different aquatic species, and now propagates fish for reasons beyond supplementing declining food species.
May 24, 2022 · The Carson National Fish Hatchery was among the first hatcheries funded by Congress over 80 years ago to be part of the salvation of salmon, facilities created specifically to replace the...
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.
