CHELAN, Wash. - Significant flooding to fish hatcheries across Washington this month challenged hatchery staff in maintaining operations and protecting fish life. The Washington Department of Fish and ...

Hatcheries, which release massive numbers of fish into the wild after raising them in captivity, have long been used to supplement fish supplies affected by human activity. But with the 18 dams on the ...

To start the process of euthanasia, Minto Fish Facility workers funnel Spring Chinook salmon into a water tank treated with a natural anesthetic to put them to sleep. (Alanna Madden/Courthouse News) ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Southwest Washington hatchery is ceasing production due to funding constraints. The Skamania Hatchery — which produces about 250,000 summer steelhead, 100,000 winter ...