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Article: Rainbow trout fuel economic engine.(SPORTS)(WEEKEND ATHLETE: OUTDOORS)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- August 20, 2006
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Byline: Gene Mueller, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Craig Springer, of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, says a recent study by USFWS economist Dr. James Caudill shows that when you toss a lure toward a rainbow trout that was reared at national fish hatchery, you're fueling an economic engine that roars.
Springer says Dr. Caudill's research was based on trout stocking information and the dollar's value back in 2004. He used stocking information from 11 national fish hatcheries that produced the largest quantities of rainbow trout among 70 such national hatcheries across the country.
The 11 hatcheries used in the 2004 study raised 9.4 million rainbow ...