hatchery

noun

hatch·ery ˈha-chə-rē

plural hatcheries

: a place for hatching eggs (as of poultry or fish)

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Leaders of Producers United began making their case not that long after the settlement of a WGA strike the leaned into the preservation of writers rooms the guild argued is a hatchery where future showrunners learn the craft. —

Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2024 For now, there are two areas where spring-run chinook return annually in the Klamath’s lower tributaries: one in the Trinity River, where some spawning occurs in a hatchery, and in the undammed Salmon River and the creeks that feed it. —

Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024 In the present day, weirs are used for research, to collect fish for hatchery operations and for traditional harvests. —

Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2024 Ongoing restoration projects that bolster salmon ecosystems and hatcheries are also credited with helping rebuild populations, per the Times. —

Christine Clarridge, Axios, 17 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hatchery