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-'''National Fish Hatchery System''' (NFHS) is a Department of the Interior initiative led by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Fish and Aquatic Conservation Program that operates 70 national fish hatcheries, nine fish health centers, and seven fish technology centers across the United States, raising and stocking over 126 million fish and aquatic wildlife annually as of 2023 to bolster conservation, recreation, and tribal subsistence fisheries.
+'''National Fish Hatchery System''' (NFHS) is a Department of the Interior initiative led by the [[Fish and Wildlife Service|U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service]]’s Fish and Aquatic Conservation Program that operates 70 national fish hatcheries, nine fish health centers, and seven fish technology centers across the United States, raising and stocking over 126 million fish and aquatic wildlife annually as of 2023 to bolster conservation, recreation, and tribal subsistence fisheries.
 Established in 1871 by Congress, it has released more than 1 billion fish since its inception, conserving over 121 aquatic species—including threatened and endangered ones like pallid sturgeon and Lahontan cutthroat trout—supporting 57 tribes with 20 million fish, and enhancing recreational fishing at 340+ wildlife refuges, with 2025 efforts advancing bison conservation and post-Helene recovery like trout transfers to the Cherokee Nation.