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  • noun Plural form of hatchery.

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Examples

  • His decision flatly rejects the idea that if enough salmon can be produced in hatcheries, there is little need to protect wild stocks.

    Hatchery Fish Can't Replace Wild Salmon, Says Judge Tim Romano 2007

  • WATER FLOW in hatcheries IS LIFE SUPPORT TO THE FISH!

    Boing Boing: September 24, 2006 - September 30, 2006 Archives 2006

  • In practice, the diverse sources of S. trutta imported from Germany, England, and Scotland during the period from 1883 to about 1890 were inextricably mixed in American hatcheries.

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

  • In practice, the diverse sources of S. trutta imported from Germany, England, and Scotland during the period from 1883 to about 1890 were inextricably mixed in American hatcheries.

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

  • In practice, the diverse sources of S. trutta imported from Germany, England, and Scotland during the period from 1883 to about 1890 were inextricably mixed in American hatcheries.

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

  • In practice, the diverse sources of S. trutta imported from Germany, England, and Scotland during the period from 1883 to about 1890 were inextricably mixed in American hatcheries.

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

  • Threatened by poaching and habitat destruction, initiatives such as hatcheries and stricter conservation measures might help these turtles bounce back.

    TreeHugger 2010

  • "The first lesson [of this paper] is that a wild multi-stock fishery can function very well on its own - better than we've ever done with any kind of hatcheries," says Jack Stanford, an ecosystem scientist at the University of Montana who was not involved with the research.

    RedOrbit News - Technology 2010

  • "The first lesson [of this paper] is that a wild multi-stock fishery can function very well on its own - better than we've ever done with any kind of hatcheries," says Jack Stanford, an ecosystem scientist at the University of Montana who was not involved with the research.

    EurekAlert! - Breaking News 2010

  • Pilgrim's Pride, which contracts with Mr. Smith to supply its hatcheries with eggs, was relocating what birds it could to other facilities.

    Twisters Pummel Poultry Industry Ryan Dezember 2011

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