By Christopher Dunagan
DeWatto, Washington (AP)
Sean Hildebrant aimed the heavy hose toward the sky, then watched as hundreds of 7-inch steelhead fry flew out in a geyser of water, landing smoothly in the Dewatto River.
In a few minutes, the tanker truck was empty. The 2-year-old fish suddenly found themselves in a much larger space than the tanks in which they had been reared. Soon, they will head out to Hood Canal and beyond.
DeWatto, Washington (AP)
Sean Hildebrant aimed the heavy hose toward the sky, then watched as hundreds of 7-inch steelhead fry flew out in a geyser of water, landing smoothly in the Dewatto River.
In a few minutes, the tanker truck was empty. The 2-year-old fish suddenly found themselves in a much larger space than the tanks in which they had been reared. Soon, they will head out to Hood Canal and beyond.