New Manager at Leadville National Fish Hatchery
to Guide Whirling Disease Clean-Up and Fish Production for Colorado
After two years without a permanent manager, the 112-year old Leadville National Fish Hatchery in Leadville, Colorado, has a new leader. John Seals, a ten-year veteran of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, has taken over operations as the new Hatchery Manager at the federal facility.
The hatchery manager position has been vacant while the Service determined the future of the hatchery, which is the only facility in the National Fish Hatchery System to have tested positive for whirling disease. While not harmful to humans, the pathogen inhibits the ability of young trout to survive. Seals will direct the clean-up, as well as new initiatives at the hatchery.
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