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March 5, 2021

Hatchery to rely on native steelhead

INDEX, Snohomish County (AP) — A fish hatchery in Snohomish County has said it will stop importing steelhead trout from the Columbia River and instead rely on native fish.

State Department of Fish and Wildlife project coordinator Jim Scott said using fish from the region helps maintain genetic diversity of steelhead trout in the Skykomish River near the community of Index about 60 miles northeast of Seattle, The Daily Herald reported.


 
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