Glenwood Springs Hatchery
History
Glenwood Springs Hatchery was inaugurated in 1906. This hatchery was one operated by the state before 1914. The building was originally large and barn-like framed. An electronic egg-picking machine used to separate live and dead eggs were developed by Neil Van Gaalen, superintendent of Glenwood Springs hatchery, in the 1960s. This technology is utilized at all state-operated hatcheries.
Fish Species
Hatchery staff works to support the raising of rainbow trout, kokanee salmon, and arctic grayling. Annually they stock around 3 million sub-catchable fish for the waters of northwest Colorado. The facility also has broodstocks of rainbow and cutthroat trout. Eggs that are produced are shipped to other state-operated fish hatcheries to be hatched, raised, and stocked at various sizes.
References
- ^ "Glenwood Springs Hatchery". cpw.state.co.us. Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Archived from the original on 30 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ Wiltzius, William. "Fish Culture and Stocking in Colorado, 1872-1978" (PDF). Native Fish Lab. Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ "Fish Hatcheries". cpw.state.co.us. Colorado Parks & Wildlife. Archived from the original on 2019-04-16. Retrieved 2019-04-30.