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Show Trout Suffocate 1 At. Ft. Green Approximately 1,000 pounds of rainbow trout were recently lost through suffocation at the state's Fountain Green hatchery, according accord-ing to department of fish and game spokesmen. The loss occurred occur-red through an inadvertent water shut-off to a section of the hatchery hatch-ery ponds during the night. A large portion of the fish were salvaged and given to the state hospitals at Provo and American Fork. The loss amounts to about three per cent of the hatchery's yearly production. |