Spawning a male spring Chinook salmon

One man presses milt from a salmon into a plastic bag held by another man.

Photo By/Credit

Julia Pinnix

Date Shot/Created

11/03/2021

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Image

At Winthrop National Fish Hatchery, milt from male spring Chinook salmon is collected in baggies and mixed with eggs later in the nursery.

Facility

Winthrop National Fish Hatchery

Species

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

Subject tags

Anadromous fish

Fish hatcheries

Fishes

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