hatchery
noun
hatch·ery
ˈha-chə-rē 
plural hatcheries
: a place for hatching eggs (as of poultry or fish)
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That last detail was crucial for the truck's cargo: some 102,000 spring Chinook smolts, or young salmon, that had been raised in a hatchery.
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Bill Chappell, NPR, 4 Apr. 2024
Earlier this month, Cal-Maine purchased a broiler processing plant, hatchery and feed mill in Dexter, Missouri from Tyson Foods TSN -0.1% Inc.
—Gurufocus, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
The company is actively seeking shellfish nurseries and hatcheries to partner with on future projects.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Mar. 2024
The hatchery still has millions of fish scheduled to be released later this year, and teams from the Karuk Tribe’s fisheries department have also been finding healthy wild salmon in the river.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2024
Tiger trout are easy to produce, however, and many states include them with their hatchery rainbows and browns for spring and fall stockings.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 28 Feb. 2024
Last year’s bounty approached the hatchery’s record levels of close to two billion in 2016 and again in 2017.
—Louise Schiavone, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
Fishing records should only be kept for native species that are truly wild, not for those, like that Antietam rainbow, raised in hatcheries.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2024
The plan said Newsom commits to entering agreements with Tribal Nations on co-managed hatchery operations and other salmon management processes, highlighting their contributions.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
Bill Chappell, NPR, 4 Apr. 2024
Earlier this month, Cal-Maine purchased a broiler processing plant, hatchery and feed mill in Dexter, Missouri from Tyson Foods TSN -0.1% Inc.
—Gurufocus, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
The company is actively seeking shellfish nurseries and hatcheries to partner with on future projects.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Mar. 2024
The hatchery still has millions of fish scheduled to be released later this year, and teams from the Karuk Tribe’s fisheries department have also been finding healthy wild salmon in the river.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2024
Tiger trout are easy to produce, however, and many states include them with their hatchery rainbows and browns for spring and fall stockings.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 28 Feb. 2024
Last year’s bounty approached the hatchery’s record levels of close to two billion in 2016 and again in 2017.
—Louise Schiavone, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
Fishing records should only be kept for native species that are truly wild, not for those, like that Antietam rainbow, raised in hatcheries.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2024
The plan said Newsom commits to entering agreements with Tribal Nations on co-managed hatchery operations and other salmon management processes, highlighting their contributions.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
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