Uvalde National Fish Hatchery

National Fish Hatcheries raise fish and other aquatic species – like crayfish and mussels - to help restore and sustain important fish and other aquatic species for the benefit of the American people. Freshwater mussels play very important roles in our rivers and lakes filtering the water and creating habitat for fish and aquatic insects fish like to eat. With declining fish populations and declining freshwater mussel populations becoming prevalent across the world, fish hatchery operations are important than ever. 

Uvalde National Fish Hatchery is part of a concerted effort with the Edwards Aquifer Authority and San Marcos Aquatic Resource Center to maintain refugia populations of Edwards Aquifer species as a safe guard against extinction.