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Craig Brook National Fish Hatchery: Maine Creston National Fish Hatchery: Montana D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery: South Dakota Dale Hollow National Fish Hatchery: Tennessee Dwight D. Eisenhower National Fish Hatchery: Vermont Dworshak National Fish Hatchery: Idaho Eagle Creek National Fish Hatchery: Oregon Edenton National Fish Hatchery
The National Fish Hatchery System (NFHS) was established by the U.S. Congress in 1871 through the creation of a U.S. Commissioner for Fish and Fisheries. [1] This system of fish hatcheries is now administered by the Fisheries Program of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), an agency within the United States Department of the Interior .
White Sulphur Springs National Fish Hatchery is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service facility located along the historic Midland Trail in the Allegheny Highlands of southeast West Virginia. Established in 1900 [ 1 ] or 1902 [ 2 ] to produce fish for the American public, the fish hatchery became part of the National Broadstock Program in 1976.
The hatchery closed in 1983 after budget cuts forced the closure of the site. The hatchery, still managed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, still allowed visitors but could not continue operations. The hatchery reopened in 1989 as the D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery, [9] in honor of Booth, [8] and after forming new partnerships. [10]
The name was originally applied to a land grant of over 700 acres dating from 1750 to John Carpenter, which was located near present-day Covington, Virginia. The Paint Bank Virginia Fish Hatchery run by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries is located in Paint Bank, and the trout that are raised there are released locally.
A hatchery is a facility where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions, especially those of fish, poultry or even turtles. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It may be used for ex situ conservation purposes, i.e. to breed rare or endangered species under controlled conditions; alternatively, it may be for economic reasons (i.e. to enhance food supplies or ...
The White River National Fish Hatchery is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service coldwater fish production facility located near Bethel, Vermont. Hatchery staff works to support both the Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Restoration Program (since 1978) and the Lower Great Lakes Lake Trout Restoration Program.
The hatchery is located just below Gavins Point Dam, near the Missouri River. The fish hatchery was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers , following construction of Gavins Point Dam. The purpose of the hatchery is to help maintain fisheries in the Missouri River Basin, following impacts to natural river flows and loss of habitat due to ...