Feed the Fish - Spokane Fish Hatchery - Spokane, Washington - Feeding the Animals on Waymarking.com

Managed by the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife, this hatchery produces many thousands of sport fish annually. We counted 33 individual outdoor tanks for rearing fish of several species. This hatchery primarily raises trout and steelhead for release throughout the state. For 25 cents one can even feed the fish - but only the big ones, no feeding the little guys.

Sustainable fisheries, wild stock conservation

For more than a century, WDFW hatcheries have produced fish for harvest. Today, hatcheries provide the foundation for the state's vastly popular recreational fisheries and the thousands of jobs that depend on them.

But in recent years, hatcheries have taken on an additional new role. They are becoming an essential tool in the conservation of native salmon stocks. Indeed, as far back as 1977, long before any fish species was listed under the Endangered Species Act, a WDFW hatchery was being used to stave off extinction for a spring chinook stock. Presently, about a third of the state's hatcheries are used in some capacity for wild stock conservation work.

To ensure hatcheries can carry out this dual role of wild stock conservation and sustainable fisheries in an environmentally sound manner, WDFW has joined with tribal, federal and private scientists to examine hatchery operations and determine what structural and operational changes are necessary. The goal of this unprecedented collaborative effort, launched in 2000 and facilitated by the non-profit conservation group Long Live the Kings, is to make sure the best available science is developed and applied in the years ahead as hatcheries fulfill their new dual role.
From WDF&W

The Hatchery's address:
2927 West Waikiki Road
Spokane, WA|
99208

Cost to feed the animals: Not listed Types of Animals: In Captivity Price of Admission (if any): Not listed Location: 2927 W. Waikiki Road Spokane, Washington Operating Season and Hours: Seven days per week 7:00 to 4:00. Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]

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