Jackson National Fish Hatchery Explained

Jackson National Fish Hatchery is a National fish hatchery in Jackson, Wyoming. The hatchery is run by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The hatchery is physically located on the National Elk Refuge, a protected feeding ground for elk that winter in the Jackson Hole valley. The fish hatchery produces fish for a 18000sqmi distribution area in Wyoming and Idaho.^[1]

Species

The Jackson National Fish Hatchery rears one species of fish: the Snake River fine-spotted cutthroat trout (Oncoryhnchus clarki behnkei).^[2]

See also

• List of National Fish Hatcheries in the United States
• Saratoga National Fish Hatchery

External links

• Web site: Jackson National Fish Hatchery. United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

43.5361°N -110.7331°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wyoming Fish Stocking Location Map. 2008-01-16.
2. Web site: Jackson Species and Production. 2014-11-20. 2014-11-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20141129200120/http://www.fws.gov/jackson/production.htm. dead.