Question

What is the difference between hatcheries and fisheries

Answer 1

Hatchery: A facility where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions, especially those of fish or poultry.

Fishery: Fishing: the catching, processing and marketing of fish or other seafood.

Answer 2

Hatcheries provide artificial shelter for fish versus the natural shelter found in a stream.

Compared to hatchery fish, wild fish are usually more successful at surviving the rigors of the natural environment long enough to reproduce. Fewer than 1% of the smolts released from the hatchery return home to spawn.