Richard Cronin National Salmon Station. Sunderland, MA - Fish Hatcheries on Waymarking.com

This fishery is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 4 PM. You can park just inside the gate and walk down to the outdoor, public-viewing pools. Most of the fishery station is private and there is no visitor center, but the staff will answer questions if they are at the public viewing pools

From the U.S. Fish and Wildlife website:

Each spring, adult Atlantic salmon trapped at the Holyoke Dam on the Connecticut River and the DSI Dam on the Westfield River are taken to the Cronin Salmon Station. Upon arrival, the salmon are weighed, measured, tagged, and vaccinated. They are then gently eased into their indoor pools, where they rest until spawning in the fall.

In October and November, when the fish are ready, hatchery staff spawn the salmon. Volunteers help to fertilize, rinse, and disinfect the eggs .After major construction in 2008 following detection of the IPN virus in wild salmon, the hatchery was equipped with and began to incubate salmon eggs for the first time. These eggs once had to be shipped to the White River hatchery for incubation.When the eggs hatch, the fry are released into streams throughout Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, and New Hampshire.

Type of Facility: Fish Hatchery Management Agency: National/Federal Government Relevant Web Site: [Web Link] Has a Vistor Center: Not Listed Offers Tours: Not Listed

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