Fish hatcheries are a critical part of the effort to restore salmon runs in the Pacific Northwest. But hatchery fish are less ...

HEATHER WALDMAN EXPLAINS WHAT HAPPENED. WELL, THIS IS THE TIME OF THE YEAR WHEN NATIVE CHINOOK SALMON RETURN FROM THE OCEAN TO THEIR NATIVE RIVERS IN ORDER TO BEGIN SPAWNING SEASON AND THE SALMON ...

In celebration of National Hunting and Fishing Day, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is hosting its 26th annual Salmon River Fish Hatchery Open House on Saturday, Sept. 27, ...

The ability of salmon hatcheries to increase wild salmon abundance may come at the cost of reduced diversity among wild salmon, according to a new University of Alaska Fairbanks–led study. The number ...

Correction: A previous version of this story misspelled Purdy's first name. Nimbus Fish Hatchery releases around 4 to 4.5 million young salmon and 430,000 yearling steelhead into California waterways ...

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The U.S. government will invest $240 million in salmon and steelhead hatcheries in the Pacific Northwest to boost declining fish populations and support the treaty-protected fishing rights of Native ...