Broodstock Collection: Are Hatcheries Losing Fish?
Every hatchery program that relies on wild broodstock faces a version of the same problem. Fish have to be collected from the river, transported to the facility, held, and processed for spawning. Each step in that chain is an opportunity for stress accumulation, injury, and mortality before the fish ever serves its reproductive purpose. Broodstock collection has been a handled-fish problem for...
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