Maricao Fish Hatchery

Vivero de Peces de Maricao
Vivero de Peces, 2018
Maricao Fish Hatchery is located in Puerto Rico
Maricao Fish Hatchery
LocationPR-401 Km 1.7 Maricao Afuera, Maricao, Puerto Rico
Coordinates18°10′14″N 66°59′14″W / 18.17056°N 66.98722°W / 18.17056; -66.98722
Area3.32 acres
Built1938
ArchitectCivilian Conservation Corps
NRHP reference No.100000667
Added to NRHPFebruary 21, 2017

The Maricao Fish Hatchery (Spanish: Vivero de Peces de Maricao), also known as the Insular Fish Hatchery (Criadero Insular de Peces), is a historic 3.32 acre fish hatchery located along the Río Rosario in the Maricao Afuera district (barrio) of the Puerto Rican municipality of Maricao, within the Maricao State Forest jurisdiction.[1] The hatchery is located at approximately 1,500 feet (460 meters) above sea level, 1.2 kilometers from downtown Maricao.[2]

  1. ^ "Historia del Vivero de Peces de Maricao — Puerto DRNA "Navega por el ambiente"". www.drna.pr.gov. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
  2. ^ United States Department of the lnterior, National Park Service. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for Vivero de Peces de Maricao" (PDF).