fish hatchery

American  

noun

1. a facility where fish eggs are hatched and the fry raised, especially to stock lakes, streams, and ponds.

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Etymology

Origin of fish hatchery

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

Example Sentences

About 25,525 smolts that were thrown onto the creek banks “were not able to flop down into the water,” Andrew Gibbs, the department’s fish hatchery coordinator for eastern Oregon, said in an interview on Wednesday.

From New York Times • Apr. 3, 2024

The smallest of the four dams, Copco 2, will come down in 2023, and crews will improve roads and bridges, move a municipal water line, and build a new fish hatchery.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2023

For years, the Westbrooks and tribal leaders even sat together on the board of the local fish hatchery.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2021

Possible future uses include stormwater treatment, and perhaps even a fish hatchery, powered by a massive water main built to provide fresh water from the Nooksack River to the old mill.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 6, 2018

She told him of her work at the fish hatchery, after her discharge from the Birthing Center.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry