The biggest hatchery stories of 2025
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EDITOR'S NOTE

"Here's a look back at some of our biggest stories from 2025! I hope it reminds you of what we've accomplished and empowers you to take on 2026 with enthusiasm."

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Jean Ko Din, Editor

Top Stories of 2025

New catfish hybrid wants to be the “poultry of aquaculture” in the Philippines

The evolution of catfish re-started in the Philippines with Hito Central Philippines’ launch of the hybrid, Hityan, “a more culture-friendly catfish strain,” in Q1 2024. Owner Joel Sims told Hatchery International that the catfish industry...

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Hatchery Hack: How to put a $-value to your broodstock

Whether during business planning, valuing your business for sale, or calculating insurance value, at some point every hatchery will be asked to put a dollar value on its broodstock. This is often where the debate...

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Recirc in Action: Assessing nitrate-nitrogen levels for Atlantic salmon using heart rate biologgers

Over the last 15 years, the Freshwater Institute has characterized RAS water quality under different operating conditions while evaluating effects on fish growth, health, and welfare. Early studies identified accumulating nitrate, dissolved copper, and potassium...

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Feed for Thought: Feeding the future starts in the hatchery

When we think of successful aquaculture operations, the first factors we think about tend to be the advances in practices, such as the ones mentioned above (aeration, intensification, etc). Reality is, if the fish are...

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Featured in 2025

Keo Fish Farms marks 50 years of resilience

The history of Arkansas hatchery Keo Fish Farms, celebrating its official 50th anniversary this year, paints a picture of resilience. Today, that same grit and determination is fuelling the company to excel as a world-leading...

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50 years of Kentucky trout

Although Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery was established in 1975, it began its distribution program with fingerling rainbow trout stockings in 1976. The catchable rainbow trout program started in 1977 when the first lot of...

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Trout Summit 25: Empowering industry to tell the trout story

Jesse Trushenski said the trout industry needs to do a better job of telling stories about trout and empowering employees to do the same. “Our employees, people who work at the fish farms and hatcheries,...

https://www.hatcheryinternational.com/virtual-events/world-trout-culture-summit-2025/

HI Advantage: Advanced Genetics

Our first-ever HI Advantage webinar series breaks down the latest science in a way that’s easy to understand, giving you the tools and knowledge to boost your breeding programs and build a more sustainable future...

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Events

Jan. 7-9, 2026
Portland, Maine

NACE/Milford Aquaculture Series 

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March 10-12, 2026
Anchorage, Alaska

Mariculture Conference 2026  

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