hatchery
noun
hatch·ery
ˈha-chə-rē 
plural hatcheries
: a place for hatching eggs (as of poultry or fish)
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Government-run hatcheries rear and release millions of salmon a year to help prevent population decline.
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Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 23 May 2024
Read Next National Man poisons 18,000 fish with bleach at Oregon hatchery, officials say.
—Helena Wegner, Idaho Statesman, 17 May 2024
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Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 23 May 2024
Read Next National Man poisons 18,000 fish with bleach at Oregon hatchery, officials say.
—Helena Wegner, Idaho Statesman, 17 May 2024
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“Hatchery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hatchery. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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