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hatchery

[hach-uh-ree] / ˈhætʃ ə ri /
NOUN
brooder
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But scientists and hatchery experts are now questioning whether these beautiful electric blue crustaceans are truly as rare as once was believed.

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2025

Smith said he hopes to see “responsible water management” where state officials prioritize river flows for fish, as well as efforts to restore floodplains and improve hatchery operations.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2025

“It doesn’t matter how many fish you have, or if you’re growing them in a hatchery, or what you’re doing,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2025

Next, a coalition of those tribes, state agencies and nonprofits unleashed a limited supply of hatchery fish to boost runs in places like the Big Quilcene River.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2024

The same mail who owned the hatchery for egg-layers where my father mainly worked also owned several processing plants for his roasters and fryers.

From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata




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