A legislation passed in August 2020 by the California state legislature in the U.S. is expected to make key contributions to a white seabass hatchery program in Carlsbad.
Established in 1995, the Leon Raymond Hubbard Jr. Marine Fish Hatchery releases between 80,000 and 100,000 white seabass into the ocean each year. The hatchery is owned and operated by Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute (HSWRI), which is contracted by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife as part of the Ocean Resources Enhancement and Hatchery Program (OREHP). The OREHP is a partnership between California state resources agencies, public utility companies, volunteer user groups and the scientific community. Its aim is to address the depletion of coastal marine fisheries through stock enhancement. In 1986, the first juvenile white seabass were released into Mission Bay in San Diego. Since then, over 2.6 million have been tagged and released into coastal waters off southern California…
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