2013 Stocking Totals

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Originally Posted by UglyStick

It's not all even exchanges... I forget what Craig told me but I'm not sure if in 2013 we got anything but the salmon from outside. All of these fish are provided at no charge to neighboring states as part of an ongoing fish exchange that has been in place for many years. Most of the cool and warm water programs started in New Jersey with eggs and fry from PA and NY. It's sort of a pay back for when we got help and a pay it forward for when we may need help from other states. These arrangements may very well come into play to help NJ get past the furunculosis problem at pequest.

x100 on the job that Craig and team do at the hatchery. If you've never been over there or talked to any of the workers, you'd be amazed how a little state like ours has the best warmwater hatchery in the Northeast. Thank you guys for everything you do.

And Jim is exactly right. We often wind up with a surplus and some of these fish are picked-up by other states when they are very small and raised at their hatcheries. I forget Craig's exact words, but it was something to the effect of helping out and never knowing when it's going to be us that needs the favor. Lots of things can go wrong raising so many different species, and the neighboring states depend on each other to fill the gaps.