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In 2023, nearly a million people visited national fish hatcheries and conservation offices across the country. These visitors came to us to catch their first fish, welcome salmon returning upriver to spawn, and become more deeply engaged in conservation.
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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. 1. 71 National Fish Hatcheries 2. 7 Fish Technology Centers 3. 6 Fish Health Centers 4. 1 Historic National Fish Hatchery 5...
Hatcheries can be a unique and powerful tool for wildlife conservation when they are used to recover wild populations and support sustainable recreational fisheries. 1. 110 million – Fish released by national fish hatcheries. 2. 81 million – Eggs transferred through the National Broodstock Program. 3. 16.6 million – Threatened or endangered wildlif...
Many states rely on aquaculture to stock lakes and rivers with fish populations for sustainable recreational fishing. The National Fish Hatchery System works closely with our state and Tribal partners to produce and stock fish using advanced genetic tools and techniques to maximize performance and to minimize negative impact on wild fish. 1. 106 mi...
National fish hatcheries support conservation by raising aquatic wildlife to recover federally listed threatened or endangered species, improve sustainable recreational fishing, support fisheries that have been impacted by a federal dam project, and prevent at-risk species from becoming endangered. 129 – Total number of species raised on national f...
Sep 6, 2023 · Whether to increase stocks to fuel the demands of commercial and recreational fisheries, counteract the effects of habitat loss, or rescue species on the brink of extinction, hatcheries have been employed all over the planet as a tool to undo damage to fish populations caused by human beings.
The following table contain all taxonomic groups, all species including Distinct Population Segments (DPS) and Evolutionarily Significant Units (ESU) and all life stages (adults, juveniles, and eggs) for all species that were distributed in Fiscal Year 2021.
Aug 2, 2023 · The global consumption of fish and shellfish is a staggering 156 million tons per year, or the equivalent of one million blue whales. In North America alone, the average individual consumes between 18 and 19 pounds of fish and shellfish each year, for a total of 3.5 million tons.
Sep 29, 2022 · Between California, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, citizens are paying hatcheries to release nearly 280 million salmon and steelhead per year, which has cost billions of dollars.
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For the last 30 to 40 years, scientists thought that we could release hatchery fish everywhere and still have wild runs. Now they realize hatcheries—when misused—can be downright villainous to wild stock. There are nagging questions whether the system as a whole is worth the cost.
