Wisconsin DNR collects 3.5 million Chinook eggs for Lake Michigan stocking
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Wisconsin DNR fisheries crews handled 4,580 king salmon at the Strawberry Creek facility near Sturgeon Bay this fall, about 10% above than the long-term average.
More than 3.5 million Chinook eggs were taken from more than 600 of the healthiest females and fertilized with sperm from a cross-section of males. After a series of steps designed to produce disease-resistance and improved hatching success, the eggs were trucked to the Wild Rose State Fish Hatchery.
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