Mora National Fish Hatchery and Technology Center

The Mora National Fish Hatchery and Technology Center is one of seven federal fish hatchery technology centers in the United States. Located in Mora County, New Mexico, on State Route 434 (milepost 1.5),[1] it is mainly involved in the restoration and recovery of the threatened Gila trout, a fish found only in the upper headwaters of the Gila River in New Mexico and Arizona. Formal cooperative agreements between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and New Mexico Game and Fish call for the Mora hatchery to also establish a brood stock of Rio Grande cutthroat trout and provide fish culture training to other biologists. The Mora hatchery also works to conserve the bonytail chub. The hatchery accepts a limited number of volunteers to assist in conservation activities.[2]

  1. ^ "Office directory: Mora National Fish Hatchery and Technology Center" U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  2. ^ Brodowsky, Pamela K. (2010). "Mora National Fish Hatchery". Ecotourists Save the World: The Environmental Volunteer's Guide to More Than 300 International Adventures to Conserve, Preserve, and Rehabilitate Wildlife and Habitats. New York: National Wildlife Federation and Penquin Books. pp. 130–131. ISBN 978-1-101-18659-6.