Egg-taking combines eggs from euthanized female fish with milt, which contains sperm, from male salmon. The fertilized eggs are then submerged in a water tank and later taken to a holding area in the hatchery to continue the fertilization process. The egg-taking is done to aid in the conservation of the species.
California Department of Fish and Wildlife workers harvest eggs from salmon at the Nimbus Fish Hatchery in Gold River in 2017. Visitors can watch the process this year from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Dec. 11 and 14 at the hatchery located at 2001 Nimbus Road in Gold River. Randall Benton Sacramento Bee file
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