| New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife |
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Below are summaries of fish raised at the Pequest Trout Hatchery for the 2000 stocking seasons. There was a grand total of 731,055 trout produced. This included 690,105 production and broodstock fish, and 41,050 surplus production fish for New Jersey's public waters.
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Spring 2000 Trout Stocking
Summary
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| Species |
Type
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Avg.
Length |
Lbs.
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# Fish
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| Rainbow Trout | Production |
10.7"
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105,556
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240,860
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| Broodstock |
16.2"
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3,760
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2,135
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| Brook Trout | Production |
10.6"
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106,422
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232,275
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| Broodstock |
17.1"
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5,138
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1,780
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| Brown Trout | Production |
10.5"
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58,525
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120,245
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| Broodstock |
17.5"
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5,222
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2,010
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| Totals |
284,623
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599,305
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Fall 2000 Trout Stocking
Summary
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| Species |
Type
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Avg.
Length |
Lbs.
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# Fish
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| Rainbow Trout | Production |
9.8"
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20,9676
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60,080
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| Broodstock |
19.3"
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4,033
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1,415
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| Surplus |
6.5"
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1,265
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12,540
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| Brook Trout | Surplus |
6.2"
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1,380
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16,425
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| Brown Trout | Sea Run (Manasquan River) |
8.8"
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8,550
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29,205
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| Surplus |
5.4"
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798
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12,085
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| Totals |
36,993
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131,750
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