Three years ago when I ws just starting college we took a field trip to the Oneida (NY) Fish Hatchery where they raise walleye, paddlefish and sturgeon. I FINALLY got the pictures developed this week and here they are.
All the water that the fish are raised in comes from the area itself, here is a stream that emptys into the lake that the water comes from. The building you see is the hatchery.
These giant tanks treat the water before it goes into the hatchery.
Eatch spring around May nets are set in the lake to collect the walleye that are ready to breed. Males and females are stripped of their eggs and milt and then released back into the lake. The eggs and milt are mixed together and put in these incubation jars.
I took this picture in early fall so obviously there wer no eggs in them.
The eggs are aerated and when eggs die they float to the top where they are collected and gotten rid of. In about three weeks the eggs hatch and the fry themselves swim through a hose and into the fiberglass tanks known as raceways. Here are the raceways.
Here are some pictures of the walleye fingerlings. Most are released back into the lake and in other lakes around NY at this size. A few are grown larger...up to 5" before stocking. How they release the fry is interesting, they have a giant tank in the back of a truck and shoot them out through a hose.
Here are some lake sturgeon and paddlefish from the hatchery. The hatchery is trying to re-establish these species back in NY.
If you have any questions feel free to ask. hope you liked the pictures. The walleye pics are my favorites.
All the water that the fish are raised in comes from the area itself, here is a stream that emptys into the lake that the water comes from. The building you see is the hatchery.
These giant tanks treat the water before it goes into the hatchery.
Eatch spring around May nets are set in the lake to collect the walleye that are ready to breed. Males and females are stripped of their eggs and milt and then released back into the lake. The eggs and milt are mixed together and put in these incubation jars.
I took this picture in early fall so obviously there wer no eggs in them.
The eggs are aerated and when eggs die they float to the top where they are collected and gotten rid of. In about three weeks the eggs hatch and the fry themselves swim through a hose and into the fiberglass tanks known as raceways. Here are the raceways.
Here are some pictures of the walleye fingerlings. Most are released back into the lake and in other lakes around NY at this size. A few are grown larger...up to 5" before stocking. How they release the fry is interesting, they have a giant tank in the back of a truck and shoot them out through a hose.
Here are some lake sturgeon and paddlefish from the hatchery. The hatchery is trying to re-establish these species back in NY.
If you have any questions feel free to ask. hope you liked the pictures. The walleye pics are my favorites.
