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From milk cans packed with ice to freezers preserving fish genetics, fisheries conservation has always been about innovation.
As part of our limited series honoring America’s 250th anniversary, The Future of Conservation Podcast is highlighting the people and innovations shaping the next chapter of conservation in the United States.
A recent episode focuses on fisheries conservation and traces its roots from early fish transport methods such as ice packed milk cans shipped by rail to today’s modern hatcheries and advanced genetic preservation techniques. The episode features U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service fisheries professionals Daniel Gallegos of Mora National Fish Hatchery and Valerie Kearney of Warm Springs Fish Technology Center.
Gallegos works to protect and recover the Gila trout, a native species and ecological treasure of the Southwest. Kearney leads cryopreservation research that allows fish genetic material to be stored indefinitely. This work strengthens the resiliency of the National Fish Hatchery System and supports long term conservation and recovery efforts for species of national and economic importance. Listen to the full episode.
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