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Article: The return of a lake-dwelling giant.(cutthroat trout)
- Article from:
- Endangered Species Bulletin
- Article date:
- February 1, 2007
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2007 U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Jay Bigelow holds a male Lahontan cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki henshawi), one about three years old and 16 inches (40 centimeters) long, and admires the sunlight reflecting off the black-spotted silvery-white flanks. It's part of a unique brood stock he's developing. Bigelow supervises operations at the Lahontan National Fish Hatchery in Gardnerville, Nevada, on the banks of the Carson River. The hatchery is part of a larger integrated fisheries complex that includes the Nevada Fishery Resources Office and Marble Bluff Fish Passage Facility. These stations coordinate programs to plan and implement the recovery of the threatened Lahontan cutthroat trout.
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