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Joseph Manning Fish Hatchery in Brandywine

Joseph Manning Hatchery is located in Cedarville State Forest in Brandywine. The hatchery opened in 1980 and is named after Joseph Manning, former director of Tidewater Fisheries (a predecessor to The Fisheries Service).
Manning hatchery is situated on 180 acres of land which consists of 28 fish production ponds, two fish culture buildings, one water supply reservoir, a combination building (garage, shop, office and laboratory) and three water supply wells. The facility cultures warm water, cold water and anadromous species for stocking in Maryland waters including the Chesapeake Bay. Manning hatcheries current species of attention include: American Shad, Hickory Shad, Striped Bass, Atlantic Sturgeon, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Golden Shiners, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Hybrid Sunfish, Redear Sunfish, Green Sunfish, Walleye, Black Crappie, and Muskellunge.
Manning hatchery's primary culture building consists of spawning tanks, laboratory, culture tanks, raceways, brine shrimp culture tanks and a tagging room for tagging fish with coded wire tags (CWT). Fish are cultured using many methods, depending on the species. Propagation can be as simple as stripping fertilized eggs from mature females to more complex methods such as implanting fish with a hormone delivery system to induce spawning in hatchery tanks. Fish cultured at Manning hatchery are used to satisfy various program goals including restoration of fish populations and enhancement of recreational fishing opportunities. (Maryland DNR Website)

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