Jackson National Fish Hatchery

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Jackson National Fish Hatchery in Jackson, Wyoming
Jackson National Fish Hatchery in Jackson, Wyoming

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 18,000 square mile distribution area in Wyoming and Idaho[1].

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[edit] Species

The Jackson National Fish Hatchery rears one species of fish: the Snake River Cutthroat Trout[2].

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  1. ^ Wyoming Fish Stocking Location Map. Retrieved on 2008-01-16.
  2. ^ Jackson Species. Retrieved on 2008-01-16.

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