Propagation in Oregon 



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Aneroid Lake, Wallowa County, Stocked with Eastern Brook Trout (Photo D ere mo) 



The State of Oregon owns twelve different fish stations and hatch- 

 eries. Up to the time the State Board of Fish and Game Commissioners 

 took office, these hatcheries were used almost solely for 

 the propagation of salmon to increase commercial fishing. 

 Game Fishes There was little or no co-operation in the work carried 

 on by the Hatchery Fund and the work carried on by the 

 Game Protection Fund. The establishment of the Commission made it 

 possible to use these hatcheries for the propagation of both commercial and 

 game fishes. Although the Hatchery Fund and the Game Protection 

 Fund are still held separate, inasmuch as the Commission oversees the 

 spending of both funds, equitable arrangement is made whereby both the 



Central Hatchery at Bonneville Showing Pond System (photo Gifford) 



