Broodstock definition

Broodstock means sexually mature aquatic organisms, either domesticated or wild, used to propagate cultured aquatic stock.
Broodstock means a group of fish that are held and eventually artificially spawned to provide a source of fertilized eggs for hatchery programs.
Broodstock means sexually reproductively mature aquatic animals and/or preselected future broodstock that have been selected or used as part of a defined breeding program. (See each species group for size definitions).

Examples of Broodstock in a sentence

  • Based on Decision rules and annual runsize predictions HOR catch + HOR escapement HOR catch, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ rack returns, HOS 3 SH2 Broodstock Collected Size of hatchery program Based on Decision rules and annual runsize predictions HOB + NOB HOB, NOB 3 SH3 pNOB Size of hatchery program.

  • Broodstock development efforts are expected to continue through 2021.

  • Broodstock trapped at the Dam and volunteering into ▇▇▇▇▇ Hatchery are held in adult holding ponds supplied with water fed from the reservoir.

  • Broodstock are currently maintained and in active use at Horsethief Canyon Native Fish Facility.

  • For the purpose of this policy, all captive broodstock that are reared on surface water will be considered to be “Free Ranging Broodstock” • Free-Ranging Broodstock – All adult salmonids collected or captured from the waters of Washington State, for the purpose of collecting gametes, which have spent at least part of their life cycle free-ranging, either in salt or fresh water.


More Definitions of Broodstock

Broodstock means reproductively mature aquatic animals that have been selected or used as part of a defined breeding program (See each species group for size definitions).
Broodstock means sexually mature aquatic organisms, either domesticated or wild, used to propagate cultured
Broodstock means pearl oysters which are intended to be used for breeding for the purposes of hatchery production;
Broodstock means sexually mature fish from which eggs or milt have been or will be extracted for use of the gametes in artificial propagation. (Eff. 3/31/85, Register 93; am 4/28/95, Register 134; am 8/15/2008, Register 187)
Broodstock means sexually mature aquatic animals and/or preselected future broodstock. (See each species group for size definitions).
Broodstock means specimens of a species collected to produce seed stock;
Broodstock means fish used to generate gametes.