Nearly 250K fish escape from Washington fish hatchery
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The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced that 249,770 young steelhead fish went missing from the Lyons Ferry Hatchery near the Snake River basin.
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced that 249,770 young steelhead fish went missing from the Lyons Ferry Hatchery near the Snake River basin, the Associated Press reports. It is believed that the fish escaped into the river and it’s unknown how many, if any, survived.
The hatchery typically releases about 60,000 steelhead fish into the river, although this normally doesn’t occur during the fall or winter.
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