Tank-raised trout released

OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. – The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory released thousands of young trout into local waters Tuesday as part of a replenishing program. A portable fish tank brought 12,000 speckled trout fingerlings from the lab to the Cedar Point boat launch. The fingerlings were released into the estuary waters of the Bay of St. Louis. The lab’s trout re-stocking program was launched several years ago. The fish are raised in tanks then released to replenish wild stock. (Source: WLOX-TV, 09/27/11)

Nonprofit proposes hatchery, aquarium

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. – The Destin-based nonprofit AquaGreen wants to build a marine life center on Okaloosa Island. The pitch for the proposed fish hatchery and aquarium was made to Okaloosa County commissioners at a board meeting. The county owns a 35-acre parcel on the north side of U.S. Highway 98 where the group wants the aquarium. AquaGreen’s facility would include a 30,000-square-foot interactive aquarium and 50,000 square feet of hatcheries, nurseries, classrooms and labs. (Source: Northwest Florida Daily News, 09/20/11)