hatchery
noun
hatch·ery
ˈha-chə-rē 
plural hatcheries
: a place for hatching eggs (as of poultry or fish)
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More than a century of overfishing, industrialization, and hatchery mismanagement has brought several populations of salmon and their close relative the steelhead to critically low levels in the Pacific Northwest.
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Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
Aquariums featuring cold water and warm water fish, and information on how hatchery technicians stock waters across the state.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
The Black Lake sturgeon facility in Cheboygan County is centered around a stream-side research and hatchery facility.
—Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 5 Jan. 2026
The headquarters manages fisheries, hatchery operations, wildlife and forests.
—Lulu Jaeckel, Twin Cities, 29 Nov. 2025
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Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
Aquariums featuring cold water and warm water fish, and information on how hatchery technicians stock waters across the state.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
The Black Lake sturgeon facility in Cheboygan County is centered around a stream-side research and hatchery facility.
—Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 5 Jan. 2026
The headquarters manages fisheries, hatchery operations, wildlife and forests.
—Lulu Jaeckel, Twin Cities, 29 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hatchery
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“Hatchery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hatchery. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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