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The Mount Whitney Fish Hatchery, located in Independence, California, is a historic fish hatchery that has played an important role in the preservation of the golden trout, California's state fish.
When construction was completed in 1917, it was the largest and best equipped hatchery in California and could produce 2,000,000 fish fry per year. Initially, fish eggs were collected from the Rae Lakes and were transported to the hatchery by mule train. Since 1918, golden trout eggs have been collected from the Cottonwood Lakes. This program is the sole source of California golden trout eggs, currently operated by the nearby Black Rock Fish Hatchery since the closure of Mt Whitney Hatchery in 2008. From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Whitney_Fish_Hatchery
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