Two people are swimming in wetsuits and clear green water. Two other people are bent over on a wood bridge sifting through sand in a 2x3 metal tray. Cage covers and ropes are next to the wood plank
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TWRA C-RAC

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Mussels are pulled out, measured and counted to determine if they will be stocked out this year or replanted in cages to overwinter and continue to grow.
Facility
Dale Hollow National Fish Hatchery
Recreational Activity
Fishing
Subject tags
Animal health
Aquaculture
Aquatic environment
Biodiversity
Biological control
Biologists (USFWS)
Captive breeding
Ecological restoration
Endangered and/or Threatened species
Environmental quality
Farms and farming systems
Fish hatcheries
Fisheries
Fisheries management
Genetics
Harvest management
Human impacts
Mollusks
Population status
Research
Resource management
Science
Snorkeling
Species of concern