Vandalism causes broodstock loss at New Zealand hatchery

摘要

The Dunedin Community Salmon Trust in Dunedin, New Zealand was recently the victim of vandalism, causing the loss of nearly 200 of the hatchery's broodstock. As police continue to investigate the incident, representatives for the hatchery are stymiedas to what motives could have inspired the incident. Luckily, however, the local community has rallied to support the hatchery."They were our broodstock for the coming year and we were about to strip the eggs to produce the next batch of smolt for this year's round," says Steve Bennett, chairperson for the Dunedin Community Salmon Trust. "We lost probably about a ton and a halfof salmon weight-wise, but for us it was the loss of the eggs that puts our production of smolts for release into the harbor back a year."