Jackson National Fish Hatchery

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 (47,000 km²) 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

References

1. "Wyoming Fish Stocking Location Map". Retrieved 2008-01-16.
2. "Jackson Species and Production". Retrieved 2014-11-20.

External links

• "Jackson National Fish Hatchery". United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

Coordinates: 43°32′10″N 110°43′59″W / 43.53611°N 110.73306°W