Stocking fish in a river in California

Fish stocking is the practice of raising fish in a hatchery and releasing them into a river, lake, or the ocean to supplement existing populations, or to create a population where none exists. Stocking may be done for the benefit of commercial, recreational, or tribal fishing, but may also be done to restore or increase a population of threatened or endangered fish in a body of water closed to fishing.

In the United States, common species that are stocked for sport include trout, muskellunge, walleye, and several species of panfish. Fish stocking may be done by governmental agencies in public waters,^[1] or by private groups in private waters.

[edit] References

1. ^ "Stocking". Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. http://www.fish.state.pa.us/stocked.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-21. 

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